Contents
Main
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
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Contents
1 WARNING: Safety Instructions
4 Hardware Installation
3 Features
2Overview
5 Installing the Drivers
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8 Appendix A
7 Troubleshooting
6 RAID Configuration and Management
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WARNING: Safety Instructions
SAFETY: General
SAFETY: When Working Inside Your System
Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge
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Overview
Introduction
General Information, Intended Audience, and Prerequisites for Use
Related Documentation
PERC S100 Adapter or PERC S300 Adapter Descriptions
Supported Platforms
Platform Requirements for the PERC S100 Controller and PERC S300 Controller
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About RAID
Summary of RAID Levels
RAID Terminology
Disk Striping
Disk Mirroring
Spanned RAID Levels
Parity Data
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Features
General Features
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Specifications
Table3-2 compares the specifications of the PERC S100 adapter and PERC S300 adapter.
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Hardware Installation
Before You Begin
General Considerations
Installing the PERC S300 Adapter
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Connect Physical Disks to the PERC S300 Adapter
Complete the Hardware Installation
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Installing the Drivers
Installing the Microsoft Windows Drivers
Downloading the Controller Driver Media
Pre-Installation Requirements for the Controller Drivers
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Performing the PERC S100 Controller or PERC S300 Controller Management Setup Procedure
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RAID Configuration and Management
Configuring the Controller: Using the PERC Virtual Disk Management Utility
Accessing the PERC Virtual Disk Management Utility
Understanding the Text Colors in the PERC Virtual Disk Management Utility
Initializing Physical Disks
Creating Virtual Disks
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Deleting Virtual Disks
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Swapping Two Virtual Disks
Managing Global Hot Spares
Viewing Physical Disk Details
Viewing Virtual Disk Details
Rescanning Disks
Controller Options
Continuing to Boot
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Troubleshooting
System Startup Problems
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Warning Messages: Dell Inc. PERC S100 Adapter or Dell Inc. PERC S300 Adapter BIOS Screen
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Virtual Disk-Related Errors
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Use the information on the following tables as guidelines for troubleshooting the controller.
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Physical Disk-Related Errors
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Appendix A
Controller Specifications
Read, Write, and Cache Policy
Controller Tasks
Physical Disk Tasks
Virtual Dis k Tasks
TableA-4 indicates the virtual disk tasks that are supported/not supported by the controllers.
Supported RAID Levels
Virtual Disk Specifications
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Appendix B
RAID Technology - Understanding Disk Arrays and Virtual Disks
Understanding RAID Levels
A PERC S100 controller or PERC S300 controller supports the following RAID levels:
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Disk States - Virtual and Physical Disks
Failure States
Creating Virtual Disks: Future Expansion
Understanding Physical Disks
Dedicated Hot Spares
Global Hot Spares
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Appendix C
Regulatory Notices
FCC Notice (U.S. Only)
FCC, Class A
FCC, Class B
Industry Canada Notice (Canada Only)
Industry Canada, Class A
Industry Canada, Class B
CE Notice (European Union)
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Appendix D
Contacting Dell
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