Dell H200 manual Driver Installation

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Driver Installation

The Dell™ PowerEdge™ RAID Controller (PERC) H200 and 6Gbps SAS HBA cards require software drivers to operate with Microsoft® Windows®, Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®, and SUSE® Linux operating systems.

This section contains the procedures for installing the drivers for the following operating systems:

•Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Server family

•Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Server family

•Windows Server 2008 R2

•Red Hat Linux version 4 Update 7 and later, and version 5 Update 3 and later

•SUSE Linux Enterprise Server version 10 Service Pack 2 and later (64-bit only), and version 11 Gold and later (64-bit only)

The three methods for installing a driver that are discussed in this chapter are:

•During operating system installation

•After adding a new PERC H200 or 6Gbps SAS HBA controller on an existing operating system

•Updating existing drivers

NOTE: The Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system includes native support for the PERC H200 card. The driver is automatically installed. For driver updates, see the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.

NOTE: Operating system installation on a RAID 1, RAID 0 or a RAID 10 virtual disk is supported only when the virtual disk is in an optimal state.

NOTE: To ensure you have the latest version of any driver mentioned in this section, check the Dell Support website at support.dell.com. If a newer version exists, you can download the driver to your system.

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Contents User’s Guide July Contents Installing the RPM Package With Installing the Perc H200 and 6GbpsInstalling a Windows Server 2003, Windows Installing Suse Linux Enterprise ServerMigrating and Activating a Virtual Disk Bios Fault Code Messages Booting With Multiple ControllersStarting the Configuration Utility Assigning a Preferred Boot Device ContentsTechnical Support and Customer Service Firmware Package Update UtilityAutomated Order-Status Service Corporate Contact Details Contents Safety General Page Safety Battery Disposal Page Overview OverviewGbps SAS HBA Hardware Architecture Operating System SupportRAID Terminology About RAIDRAID Levels Example of RAID Stripe element Stripe element 1 duplicated Overview Specifications of Perc H200 Perc H200 and 6Gbps SAS HBA FeaturesPerc H200 and 6Gbps SAS HBA Features RAID 0, RAID Specifications of 6Gbps SAS HBA Lists the specifications of the 6Gbps SAS HBALater 64-bit only LED Port Activity Feature for 6Gbps SAS HBA Only Unsupported Drives Physical Disk Cache PolicyInstalling the Perc H200 and 6Gbps SAS HBA Cards Hardware InstallationHardware Installation SAS HBA Connecting the Cable for Perc H200 Connecting the Cable for 6Gbps SAS HBA Installing the Perc H200 Modular Card To install your new storage controller card Driver Installation Driver InstallationPre-Installation Requirements Installing the Windows DriverCreating the Driver Media Boot the system using the Windows Server 2003 media Driver Installation Locate Driver Files screen Follow the step below according to your operating system Updating the Windows DriverCreating a DUD Installing Linux DriverUnzip the package using gunzip Untar the file using tar -xvf Creating a DUD Using Dkms Installing Suse Linux Enterprise Server Using the DUD Upgrading the Kernel Installing the RPM Package With Dkms SupportDriver Installation Post Messages Perc H200 and 6Gbps SAS HBA BiosBios Fault Code Messages Perc H200 and 6Gbps SAS HBA BiosFunctions Performed Configuration UtilityBooting With Multiple Controllers Starting the Configuration UtilityFunctions of the Configuration Utility Description RAID Configuration and Management Screens Create New Volume Select New Volume TypeVolume Field Descriptions RAID Volume Field Descriptions Assign a hot spare, RAID 1 and RAID 10 configurations only View VolumeManage Volume Manage Volume Field DescriptionsExit Screen Performing Configuration TasksCreating a RAID 0 Virtual Disk Creating a RAID 1 Virtual Disk Creating a RAID 10 Virtual Disk Perc H200 and 6Gbps SAS HBA Bios Activating a Virtual Disk Viewing Virtual Disk PropertiesDeleting a Virtual Disk Migrating and Activating a Virtual DiskReplacing and Rebuilding a Degraded Virtual Disk Hot Spare FailoverAssigning a Preferred Boot Device Current Boot Device set to volume at handle Background Activities TroubleshootingBios Boot Order TroubleshootingGeneral Issues Physical Disk Related Issues Configuration Utility Configuration Utility Error MessagesFor Configuration Utility Bios Error Messages Meaning Bios Error MessagesBios Error Messages MessageMeaning Bios Fault 01 No I/O port assigned to the adapter Message indicates that the preferred boot Troubleshooting Updating the Firmware Firmware Package Update UtilityAppendix a Updating the Firmware Appendix a Updating the Firmware Getting Help Technical Support and Customer ServiceAppendix B Getting Help Online Services Automated Order-Status Service Dell Enterprise Training Problems With Your OrderProduct Information Before You Call Returning Items for Warranty Repair or CreditAppendix C Regulatory Notices Regulatory NoticesAppendix C Regulatory Notices Appendix D Corporate Contact Details Taiwan Only Corporate Contact Details Taiwan OnlyAppendix D Corporate Contact Details Taiwan Only Glossary GlossaryDkms Glossary Operating System PHY RAID Sata Smart Page Glossary Index IndexIndex