Dell UCPM-800 Supported Operating Systems, Best Practices For Shared Perc, Related Documentation

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Specification	Description

Multipath support	Required for systems with Fault Tolerant Shared PERC 8 card
	configuration.
	NOTE: Multipath is not supported on systems running Linux
	operating system.

Controller failover	Available only for systems with Fault Tolerant Shared PERC 8
	card configuration.

Supported Operating Systems

The Shared PERC 8 card supports the following operating systems:

•Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

•Microsoft Windows Server 2012

•Microsoft Windows Server 2008 including Hyper-V virtualization

•Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2

•Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 5

•SUSE Enterprise Linux 11 SP3

•VMware ESXi 5.1 UP1 and above

•VMware ESXi 5.5, ESXi, 5.5 UP1 and above

NOTE: For information on supported software and hardware for the PowerEdge VRTX system, see the PowerEdge VRTX Storage Subsystem Compatibility Matrix at dell.com/support/manuals.

Best Practices For Shared PERC 8

•Always use the latest firmware and drivers from dell.com/support/drivers.

•Always keep a copy of your virtual disk configuration and server node mapping information. To document your virtual drive configuration and mapping information, perform the following steps:

a.Open CLI terminal and run the command racadm raid get vdisks –o. Take a screen shot of the results page and save the captured screen shot to a location of choice, or write down the information and store it in a safe, secure location.

b.Click Chassis Overview → Storage → Virtual Disks → Assign to view the virtual disk mapping by the CMC GUI. Take a screen shot of the results page and save the captured screen shot to a location of choice, or write down the information and store it in a safe, secure location.

c.Click Chassis Overview → Storage → Virtual Disks to get the virtual disk configuration information by the CMC GUI. Take a screen shot of the results page and save the captured screen shot to a location of choice, or write down the information and store it in a safe, secure location.

Related Documentation

WARNING: See the safety and regulatory information that shipped with your system. Warranty information may be included within this document or as a separate document.

•The Dell PowerEdge VRTX Getting Started Guide shipped with your system provides an overview of system features, setting up your system, and technical specifications.

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Contents User’s Guide Page Contents Deploying The Shared Perc 8 Card Driver InstallationGetting help About The Shared Perc 8 Card Configurations of the Shared Perc 8 cardStorage Subsystem Compatibility Matrix at dell.com Specifications of a Shared Perc 8 cardPage Supported Operating Systems Best Practices For Shared PercRelated Documentation Contacting Dell Locating your system Service TagDocumentation Feedback Physical Disk Power Management Shared Perc 8 Card FeaturesConsistency Checks Virtual Disk InitializationBackground Initialization Of Virtual Disks Physical Disk RoamingFull Initialization Of Virtual Disks Fast Initialization Of Virtual DisksUsing Physical Disk Roaming FastPathVirtual Disk Migration Virtual Disk Cache Policies Migrating Virtual Disks If The Target System Is Turned OffMigrating Virtual Disks If The Target System Is Turned On Write-Back Virtual Disk Write Cache PoliciesConditions Under Which Write-Back Is Employed Write-throughPhysical Disk Write Cache Policy Fault ToleranceConditions under which write-through is employed Virtual Disk Read Cache PoliciesPatrol Read Smart FeaturePhysical disk failure detection Physical Disk Hot SwappingShared Perc 8 Card Cache Preservation Controller Failover Feature Battery Transparent Learn CycleConfiguring Multipath Support In VMWare Configuring Multipath Support In WindowsMultipath Support Multipath support in LinuxInstalling a New Shared Perc 8 Card Deploying The Shared Perc 8 CardReplacing a Shared Perc 8 Card Removing The Shared Perc 8 Card Prerequisites For Removing The Shared Perc 8 CardRemoving and Installing the Shared Perc 8 Card Post-Installation Tasks For Shared Perc 8 Card Installing The Shared Perc 8 CardUpdating firmware Firmware installation or updateDriver Installation Installing Or Updating Windows Drivers For Shared Perc Installing Or Updating VMware Drivers For Shared Perc Installing Or Updating Linux Drivers For Shared PercManagement Applications For Shared Perc 8 Card Shared Perc 8 Card Boots Into Safe Mode TroubleshootingGeneral Issues Degraded State Of Virtual DisksShared Perc 8 Card Not Seen In Device Manager Unable to rebuild a fault tolerant virtual disk Physical disk issuesShared Perc 8 Cards Fail To Function Physical Disk In Failed StateFatal Error Or Data Corruption Reported Multiple Disks Become InaccessibleRebuilding a Failed Physical Disk Virtual Disk Fails During Rebuild Using a Global Hot Spare Controller cache issuesPhysical disk takes a long time to rebuild Smart Errors Source Disk Fails Auto Replacement Member ErrorsTarget Disk Fails General Disk FailsHard-Drive Indicators Hard-Drive Indicator PatternsDocumentation feedback Getting help