Dell H310, H710, H710P, H810 manual

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Main Notes, Cautions, and Warnings Contents Page Page Page Page Page Overview Supported Operating Systems Getting Help Contacting Dell Related Documentation Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) H310, H710, H710P, and H810 User's Guide Documentation Feedback Page Features Physical Disk Power Management default mode Configured Spin Down Delay Types Of Virtual Disk Initialization Background Initialization Of Virtual Disks Full Initialization Of Virtual Disks Fast Initialization Of Virtual Disks Consistency Checks Disk Roaming Using Disk Roaming FastPath Configuring FastPath-Capable Virtual Disks Virtual Disk Migration Migrating Virtual Disks Owners Manual Virtual Disk Write Cache Policies Write-Back And Write-Through Conditions Under Which Write-Back Is Employed Conditions Under Which Forced Write-Back With No Battery Is Employed Virtual Disk Read Cache Policies Reconfiguration Of Virtual Disks Page Fault Tolerance The SMART Feature Automatic Replace Member With Predicted Failure Patrol Read Redundant Path Support (For PERC H810 Only) Physical Disk Failure Detection Using Persistent Hot Spare Slots Owners Manual Physical Disk Hot Swapping Using Replace Member And Revertible Hot Spares Controller Cache Preservation Cache Preservation With Non-Volatile Cache (NVC) Recovering Cache Data Battery Transparent Learn Cycle TLC Time Frame Page Deploying The PERC Card Removing The PERC Controller Page Installing The PERC Controller Support For Internal Multiple Controllers Setting Up Redundant Path Support On The PERC H810 Adapter Reverting To Single Path Support From Redundant Path Support For PERC H810 Page Page Driver Installation Pre-Installation Requirements For Windows Driver Installation Dell Systems Service and Diagnostics Tools Getting Started Creating The Device Driver Media For Windows Driver Installation Downloading Drivers From The Dell Support Website For Windows Installing Driver During a Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 Installation Installing Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 For A New RAID Controller Updating Existing Windows Server 2008 Or Windows Server 2008 R2 Updating The Linux Driver Installing Or Updating The RPM Driver Package With DKMS Support rpm -Uvh <package name> Installing Or Updating The RPM Driver Package With KMOD Support Installing Or Updating The RPM Driver Package With KMP Support Upgrading The Kernel Page Page Management Applications For PERC Cards Dell OpenManage Storage Management Dell OpenManage Storage Management User's Guide BIOS Configuration Utility Entering The BIOS Configuration Utility Exiting The Configuration Utility Menu Navigation Controls Setting Up Virtual Disks Page Virtual Disk Management Creating Virtual Disks Selecting Virtual Disk Parameters Converting Physical Disk To RAID Capable For PERC H310 Converting Physical Disk To Non-RAID For PERC H310 Initializing Virtual Disks Checking Data Consistency Running A Data Consistency Check Importing Or Clearing Foreign Configurations Using The VD Mgmt Menu Importing Or Clearing Foreign Configurations Using The Foreign Configuration View Screen Page Break Mirror Break Mirror In BIOS Configuration Utility Managing Preserved Cache Managing Dedicated Hot Spares Deleting Virtual Disks Deleting Disk Groups Clearing The Configuration BIOS Configuration Utility Menu Options Virtual Disk Management (VD Mgmt) Page Virtual Disk Actions Physical Disk Management (PD Mgmt) Physical Disk Actions Rebuild Controller Management (Ctrl Mgmt) Controller Management Actions Foreign Configuration View Physical Disk Management Setting LED Blinking Creating Global Hot Spares Removing Global Or Dedicated Hot Spares Replacing An Online Physical Disk Restrictions and Limitations Stopping Background Initialization Performing A Manual Rebuild Of An Individual Physical Disk Controller Management Enabling Boot Support Enabling Boot Support For A BIOS-Enabled Controller Enabling BIOS Stop On Error Enabling Auto Import UEFI RAID Configuration Utility Entering The UEFI RAID Configuration Utility Exiting The UEFI RAID Configuration Utility Configuration Options Controller Management Menu Virtual Disk Management Physical Disk Management Menu Enclosure Management CacheCade CacheCade Virtual Disk Characteristics Configuring And Managing CacheCade Virtual Disks CacheCade Virtual Disk Management Creating CacheCade Virtual Disks Deleting CacheCade Virtual Disks Reconfiguring CacheCade Virtual Disks Automatic Reconfiguration Of CacheCade Virtual Disks Manual Resizing Of CacheCade Virtual Disks Page Security Key And RAID Management Security Key Implementation Security Key Management In The BIOS Configuration Utility Local Key Management (LKM) Creating A Security Key Changing The Security Key Deleting A Security Key Creating Secured Virtual Disks Securing Pre-Existing Virtual Disks Importing Or Clearing Secured Foreign Configurations And Secure Disk Migration Instant Secure Erase Troubleshooting Security Key Errors Secured Foreign Import Errors Failure to Select Or Configure Non Self-Encrypting Disks (Non-SED) Page Troubleshooting BIOS Error Messages Discovery Error Message Extra Enclosure Error Message Cache Data Lost Error Message Missing Disks In Virtual Disk Error Message Previous Configuration Of Disks Removed Error Message Missing Virtual Disks Error Message Dirty Cache Data Error Message BIOS Disabled Error Message Drive Configuration Changes Error Message Adapter At Baseport Not Responding Error Message Offline Or Missing Virtual Drives With Preserved Cache Error Message Virtual Disks Offline Error Message Virtual Disks Degraded Error Message Virtual Disks Partially Degraded Error Message Memory Or Battery Problem Error Message foreign Firmware Fault State Error Message Foreign Configuration Found Error Message Foreign Configuration Not Found In <Ctrl> <R> Error Message Previous Configuration Cleared Or Missing Error Message Invalid SAS Topology Detected Error Message Multibit ECC Errors Detected Error Messages Configured Disks Removed Or Not Accessible Error Message Degraded State Of Virtual Disks Memory Errors Preserved Cache State General Issues PERC Card Has Yellow Bang In Device Manager PERC Card Not Seen In Device Manager Physical Disk Issues Physical Disk In Failed State Unable to Rebuild A Fault Tolerant Virtual Disk Fatal Error Or Data Corruption Reported Physical Disk Displayed As Blocked Multiple Disks Become Inaccessible Rebuilding A Failed Physical Disk Virtual Disk Fails During Rebuild Using A Global Hot Spare Virtual Disk Fails During Rebuild Using A Dedicated Hot Spare Physical Disk Fails During Reconstruction On Redundant Virtual Disk SMART Errors Smart Error Detected On A Physical Disk In A Redundant Virtual Disk Smart Error Detected On A Physical Disk In A Non-Redundant Virtual Disk Replace Member Errors Source Disk Fails During Replace Member Operation Target Disk Fails General Disk Fails Linux Operating System Errors Driver Does Not Auto-Build Into New Kernel Unable To Register SCSI Device Error Message Page Appendix: RAID Description Summary Of RAID Levels RAID Terminology Disk Striping Disk Mirroring Spanned RAID Levels Parity Data