Contents

	Safety Instructions	1
1	Overview
	PERC 3 Overview	24
	PERC 3 Features	24
	SCSI Channels	25
	Non-volatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM) and Flash
	Read-only Memory (ROM)	25
	SCSI Connectors	25
	Single-Ended and LVD SCSI Buses	26
	Maximum Cable Length for SCSI Standards	26
	SCSI Bus Widths and Maximum Throughput	26
	Operating System Support	27
2	Introduction to RAID
	RAID Definition	30
	PERC 3 Host-Based RAID Solution	30
	Components and Features	31
	Physical Array	31
	Logical Drive	31
	Fault Tolerance	31
	Consistency Check	32
	Disk Striping	32
	Disk Mirroring	34
	Disk Spanning	35
	Spanning for RAID 10 or RAID 50	36

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Perc 3 User’s Guide July 5C229 General Safety Instructions When Using Your Computer When Working Inside Your Computer Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge Ergonomic Computing Habits Battery Disposal W . d e l l . c o m s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o m Contents Configuration on Disk Configuration Perc 3/SC Fault Tolerance FeaturesOperating System Software Drivers Perc 3/SC Bios Hardware Architecture Features Array Performance Features Configuring Scsi Physical Drives Perc 3/QC Features Planning the Array Configuration 102103 119 118120 131 135 136150 163 Enabling and Disabling the Cluster Mode 185167 173 Designating Drives as Hot Spares 195 190196 197 Glossary Index Figures Figures Tables Perc 3/QC Specifications 182 Bios Boot Error Messages C T I O N E r v i e w Perc 3 Overview Perc 3 Features Scsi Channels Scsi Connectors Single-Ended and LVD Scsi Buses Maximum Cable Length for Scsi StandardsScsi Bus Widths and Maximum Throughput Scsi Standard Scsi Bus Width Scsi Throughput Operating System Support Over view Introduction to RAID RAID Definition Perc 3 Host-Based RAID Solution Fault Tolerance Components and FeaturesPhysical Array Logical Drive Disk Striping Consistency Check Stripe Width Stripe SizeG u r e 2 1 . E x a m pl e o f D i s k S t r i p i n g G u r e 2 2 . E xa m pl e o f D i s k M i r r or i n g Disk Mirroring G u r e 2 3 . E x a m pl e o f D i s k S p an n i n g Disk Spanning Spanning for RAID 10 or RAID Describes how to configure RAID 10 and RAID 50 by spanningParity Ta b l e 2 2 . Ty pe s o f Par i t y G u r e 2 4 . E x a m pl e o f Par i t y Hot Spares Disk Rebuilds Global Hot SpareDedicated Hot Spare Scsi Drive States Hot SwapRebuild Rate Scsi drive states are listed in Table Enclosure Management Logical Drive StatesLogical drive states are listed in Table Ta b l e 2 3 . S C S I D r i v e S t a t e s RAID Levels Overview Perc 3 also supports independent drives configured as RAIDSelecting a RAID Level Tab l e 3 1 . R a I D Le v el s Does not provide fault tolerance. All data lost if any Fault toleranceRAID 0 provides high data throughput, especially for Large files. Any environment that does not require G u r e 3 1 . R a I D 0 a r r a y Displays an example of a RAID 0 array Ideal for any application that requires fault tolerance Environment that requires fault tolerance but smallUse RAID 1 for small databases or any other Capacity G u r e 3 2 . R a I D 1 a r r a y Requires fault tolerance. Use for any application that Office automation and online customer service thatRAID 5 provides high data throughput, especially for Large files. Use RAID 5 for transaction processing G u r e 3 3 . R a I D 5 a r r a y Displays an example of a RAID 5 array 2n, where n is greater than 1. The maximum number Any environment that requires a higher degree of faultRAID 10 works best for data storage that needs 100% Redundancy of mirrored arrays and that also needs G u r e 3 4 . R a I D 1 0 a r r a y High reliability, high request rates, and high data RAID 50 works best when used with data that requiresTransfer and medium to large capacity RAID 50 provides high data throughput, data G u r e 3 5 . R a I D 5 0 a r r a y Displays an example of a RAID 50 array Perc 3/SC Features Specification Feature Configuration FeaturesHardware Requirements Ta b l e 4 1 . C o nf i g u r a t i o n Fe at u r e s Configuration on Disk Configuration Smart TechnologyTa b l e 4 1 . C on f i g u r a t i o n Fe at ur e s Array Performance Features Hardware Architecture FeaturesPerc 3/SC hardware architecture features are shown in Table Perc 3/SC array performance features are shown in Table Perc 3/SC fault tolerance features are shown in Table Perc 3/SC Fault Tolerance FeaturesSoftware Utilities Perc 3/SC software utilities are shown in Table Perc 3/SC specifications are shown in Table Perc 3/SC SpecificationsTa b l e 4 7 . P E R C 3 / S C Specification s Operating System Software Drivers Cache Memory PCI Bridge/CPU Serial Port Onboard SpeakerScsi Bus Scsi Termination Feature Description Perc 3 Bios Configuration UtilityScsi Firmware RAID Management WebBIOS Configuration Utility Dell ManagerDell OpenManage Array Manager Perc 3/DC and Perc 3/DCL Features MB Dimm Perc 3/DC Ta b l e 5 1 . C o nf i g u r a t i o n Fe at u r e s Configuration on Disk Fe a t u r es Lists the fault tolerance features Fault Tolerance FeaturesTa b l e 5 4 . a r r a y Pe r f o r m a nc e Fe at u r e s Ta b l e 5 5 . Fa u l t To l e r a n ce Fe at u r e s Lists the Perc 3/DC and Perc 3/DCL specifications Perc 3/DC and Perc 3/DCL SpecificationsLists the software utilities Ta b l e 5 6 . S o f t w a r e U t i l i t i e s PCI Bridge/CPU Perc 3/DC and Perc 3/DCL Bios Ta b l e 5 8 . S C S I F i r mw ar e RAID Management Perc 3/QC Features Ta b l e 6 1 . C o n f i g u r at i on Fe a t u r e s Lists the Perc 3/QC configuration features Smart Technology Lists the array performance features Lists the Perc 3/QC hardware architecture featuresS k Fe a t u r es Ta b l e 6 4 . a r r a y Pe r f o r m a n ce Fe at u r e s Software utilities are listed in Table Fault tolerance features are listed in TableTa b l e 6 4 . a r r a y Pe r f o r m a nc e Fe at u r e s Ta b l e 6 5 . Fa u l t To l e r a n ce Fe at u r e s Perc 3/QC specifications are listed in Table Perc 3/QC SpecificationsTa b l e 6 6 . S o f t w a r e U t i l i t i e s Ta b l e 6 7 . P E R C 3 / Q C S pe c i f i c a t i o n s Ta b l e 6 7 . P E R C 3 / Q C Pe c i f i c a t i o n s Perc 3/QC Bios Ta b l e 6 8 . S C S I F i r mw ar e Dell Manager Configuring Perc Current Configuration Configuring Scsi Physical DrivesDevice Description Scsi Channel Scsi ID Scsi ID Logical Logical Drive Configuration LD2 LD3 LD4 LD5 LD6 LD7 LD8 LD9 Physical Device Layout Ta b l e 7 6 . P h y s i c al D ev i c e L a y o utChannel W . d e l l . c o m s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o m Ta b l e 7 6 . P h y s i c al D ev i c e L a y o ut Configuring Arrays Arranging Arrays Configuration StrategiesCreating Hot Spares Creating Logical Drives Maximizing Capacity Fault Tolerance ProtectionMaximizing Drive Availability Description Drives Capacity Level Required Maximizing Drive Performance Assigning RAID Levels Configuring Logical Drives Data Access RequirementsOptimizing Data Storage Planning the Array Configuration Array FunctionsQuestion Answer Using the Array Configuration Planner Random Array Deletion OverviewTa b l e 7 1 100 Configuration Module Perc 3/SC Hardware Installation Optional Equipment Requirements Installation Steps Perc 3/SC Card LayoutG u r e 8 1 . P E R C 3 / S C C a r d L a yo u t License agreement Perc 3 configuration utilities diskette Power DownUnpack 104 J1 Termination Enable Set JumpersTab l e 8 1 . P E R C 3 / S C J u mp e r s J5 Serial Port J9 I2C Interface ConnectorTa b l e 8 3 . J9 N o u t J8 Hard Disk LED J10 Term PowerJ15 Rubi Slot Interrupt Steering Ta b l e 8 5 . J 8 H a r d D i s k L E D J16, J17 Rubi Slot Interrupt Steering Set Scsi TerminationG u r e 8 2 . E xa m pl e o f S C S I Te r m i n at i on 108 Selecting a Terminator Scsi TerminationTerminating Internal Scsi Disk Arrays 109 ID2 Install Perc 3/SC G u r e 8 4 . P C I S l o t s o n M o t h e r b o ar d111 112 Connect Scsi Devices Connect Scsi CablesG u r e 8 6 . C o n n e ct i n g S C S I C a b l e s 113 Set Target IDs Cable Suggestions114 Ta b l e 8 Tar g et Power On Host SystemPriority Highest Lowest 115 Run Perc 3 Bios Configuration Utility or WebBIOS Utility Install Operating System Software Drivers116 Perc 3/DC or Perc 3/DCL Hardware Installation Perc 3/DC or Perc 3/DCL Hardware Installation G u r e 9 1 . P E R C 3 / D C C a r d L a y ou t Perc 3/DC Card Layout G u r e 9 2 . P E R C 3 / D C L C ar d L ay o u t Perc 3/DCL Card Layout Unpack the Perc 3/DC or Perc 3/DCL Ta b l e 9 1 . J u mp e r S e t t i n g s121 J9 Onboard Bios Enable J2, and J3 Termination EnableJ9 Setting Onboard Bios Status Jumper J10 Nvram Clear J11 Serial PortJ13 Dirty Cache LED J14 Scsi Activity LED J16 and J18 Termpwr EnableTab l e 9 6 . J 1 3 D i r t y C ac h e L E D P i n ou t Ta b l e 9 7 . J1 4 S C S I a c t i v i t y P i n o u t J17 is a 4-pin header. -9 displays the J17 pinout J17 I2C ConnectorTa b l e 9 9 . J 1 7 I 2 C C o n n e ct or P i n o u t 125 126 Install the Perc 3/DC or Perc 3/DCL Controller 127 128 Select and Set Target IDs for Scsi Devices 129 130 Using Driver 5.22.1 or 5.22.2 and Firmware 161J or 161N Install Operating System Software DriverUsing Driver 5.30 and Firmware Proceed to the Windows Device Manager 132 C T I O N 1 Perc 3/QC Hardware Installation 134 G u r e 1 0 1 . P E R C 3 / Q C C a r d L a yo u t Perc 3/QC Card Layout Unpack the Perc 3/QC Controller License agreement Perc 3/QC Configuration Utilities diskette 137 Ta b l e 1 0 1 . P E R C 3 / Q C J u m p er S et t i n g s J9, J10, J11, and J12 Termpwr Enable J2, J3, J5, and J7 Termination EnableJumper Term Settings Power Channel 138 J19 Onboard Bios Enable J14 Serial PortJ17 Dirty Cache LED J19 Setting Onboard Bios Status J23 External BatteryTab l e 140 141 G u r e 1 0 3 . E x a mp l e o f Te r m i n at i o n 142 Install Perc 3/QC G u r e 1 0 5 . P C I S l o t s o n M o t h e r b o ar d143 144 145 G u r e 1 0 7 . C o n n e ct i n g S C S I C a b l e s 146 147 Install Operating System Driver Perc 3/QC Hardware Installation Perc 3 Bios Configuration Utility Configuration On Disk Starting the Perc 3 Bios Configuration UtilitySelect Configure Menu-View/Add Configuration Option Description Bios Configuration Utility Menu Options 152 Configure Menu Objects Menu Initialize MenuAdapter Ta b l e 1 1 3 . a d ap t er M en u O p t i on s 154 Logical Drive Cluster Mode and the Initiator IDVirtual Sizing Ta b l e 1 1 Log i c a l D r i v e M en u O p t i o ns Select Enabled to enable Virtual Sizing Physical Drive156 Channel Battery InformationTa b l e 1 1 6 . S C S I C h an n e l M e nu O pt i o n s Menu Item Explanation Select Reset Battery Charge Counter Reset Battery Charge CounterFormat Menu Rebuild Menu Check Consistency Menu Configuring Arrays and Logical Drives Choosing the Configuration Method Easy ConfigurationNew Configuration Perc 3/QC and Perc 3/DC Default Settings View/Add ConfigurationPerc 3/SC and Perc 3/DCL Default Settings Displays the default settings for Perc 3/QC and Perc 3/DC Using the Objects-Physical Drive menu Reserved Disk Space during ConfigurationDesignating Drives as Hot Spares Press F4 Using Easy Configuration 164 165 Set the Stripe Size from the Advanced Menu Set the Write Policy from the Advanced Menu Set the Read Policy from the Advanced Menu166 Choose Configure-New Configuration from the Management Menu Using New Configuration 168 169 170 Set the Write Policy Set the Stripe SizeSet the Read Policy 171 172 Set the Cache Policy Using View/Add Configuration 174 175 176 177 Batch Initialization Initializing Logical Drives Individual Initialization Deleting Logical Drives Random Array Deletion Formatting Physical Drives Media ErrorsFormatting Drives Select Objects-Physical Drives from the Management Menu Batch Formatting Physical Drive action menu for a physical driveSelect Format from the Management Menu Individual Formatting Rebuilding Failed Disk Drives Manual Rebuild Batch ModeManual Rebuild Rebuilding an Individual Drive Choose Rebuild from the Management Menu Select Configure-Easy Configuration Using a Pre-loaded Scsi Drive As-is Setting Hardware Termination Exiting the Perc 3 Bios Configuration Utility Cluster Mode Enabling and Disabling the Cluster ModeClustering 186 Select Objects-Adapter-Cluster Mode Select Enable or Disable Dell Manager Starting Dell Manager First Dell Manager screen displays the Management MenuType this Management Menu Options Using Dell Manager in Red Hat Linux GUI ModeDisplays the options for the Dell Manager Management Menu Ta b l e 1 2 2 . M a na g e me n t M e n u O p t i o n s Ta b l e 1 2 3 . a d ap t er M en u O p t i on s Dell Manager Menu Options Parameter Setting Logical Drive SettingsTa b l e 1 2 3 . a d ap t er Me n u O p t i on s 191 Displays the options in the physical drive menu Physical Drive MenuTab l e 1 2 192 Scsi Channel Battery BackupTa b l e 1 2 7 . S C S I C h an n e l O p t i on s Ta b l e 1 2 8 . B a t t er y B a ck u p M e n u I t e m s 194 Reconstruct Menu Parameters Initializing Logical Drives Select Objects-Logical Drive Perform the following steps to initialize one logical drive Select Physical Drive-Objects Choose Objects-Logical Drive. The logical drives display Select Objects-Physical Drive on the Management Menu Choose Format on the Management Menu Ta b l e 1 2 Re b u i l d Typ e s Perform the following steps to rebuild one drive Perform the following steps to rebuild more than one drive Exiting Dell Manager Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Problem Suggested Solution Bios Boot Error Messages Ta b l e 1 3 2 . B I O S B o ot Error M e s s a ge sMessage Problem Suggested Solution 206 View/Add Configuration 207 Other Bios Error Messages Explains the other Bios error messages that can displayTa b l e 1 3 3 . O t h er B I O S Error Me s s a g e s Describes other items that might cause problems Other Potential ProblemsTa b l e 1 3 4 . O t h e r Po t e n t i a l P r o b l e ms Topic Information Audible Warnings Ta b l e 1 3 5 . a u di bl e Wa r n i n g sTone Pattern Meaning Examples Appendix a Scsi Cables and Connectors Appendix a Scsi Cables and Connectors Appendix B Warranties and Return Policy 214 One-Year Limited Warranty U.S. Only 215 216 Two-Year Limited Warranty U.S. Only 217 Limited Warranty Coverage During Year One 218 Limited Warranty Coverage During Year Two 219 General Provisions 220 Three-Year Limited Warranty U.S. Only 221 Limited Warranty Coverage During Years Two and Three 222 223 Four-Year Limited Warranty U.S. Only 224 Limited Warranty Coverage During Years Two, Three, and Four 225 226 One-Year Limited Warranty Canada Only 227 228 Two-Year Limited Warranty Canada Only 229 230 231 Three-Year Limited Warranty Canada Only 232 233 234 Total Satisfaction Return Policy U.S. Only Exclusions GuaranteeMaking a Claim 235 Dell World Trade LP Limitation and Statutory RightsDell Computer de Colombia Corporation Carrera 7 #115-33 Oficina Bogota, Colombia 237 Glossary 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 Gl ossar y 247 D ex 248 249 250 Page 5C229 Rev. 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