Dell H200 20 , NOTE:

20 PERC H200 and 6Gbps SAS HBA Features

Supported

operating systems

Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 family, Microsoft

WindowsServer 2008 family, Windows Server 2008 R2, Red Hat®

Enterprise Linux® version 4 Update 7 and later, 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).

Dell-compliant

SAS and SATA

compatibility

Yes Yes Yes

Dell supported

direct connected

enddevices

Dell-compliant

physical disks

Dell-compliant

physical disks

Dell-compliant

physical disks

SMART error

support through

management

applications

Yes Yes Yes

Backplane

supported

systems

Yes Yes Yes

Hardware-based

RAID

RAID 0, RAID 1,

RAID 10

RAID 0, RAID 1,

RAID 10

RAID 0, RAID 1,

RAID 10

Maximum

number of

virtualdisks

22 2

Storage

management

software

Dell

OpenManage™

Storage Services

OpenManage Storage

Services

OpenManage

Storage Services

NOTE: The management software that is supported depends on the specific platform.

Support for

internal tape

drive

Yes No No

Support for

Global Hotspare

Yes Yes Yes

Maximum

number of

physical disks

16 16 4

Table 3-1. Specifications of PERC H200 (continued)

Specification PERC H200 Adapter PERC H200 Integrated PERC H200 Modular

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Contents

Main Notes, Cautions, and Warnings ________________________________________ Contents 1 CAUTION: Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . 9 2O v e r v i e w 3 PERC H200 and 6Gbps SAS HBA Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 4 4 Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 5 Driver Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 6 PERC H200 and 6Gbps SAS HBA BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 6 7 Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 A Updating the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 B Getting Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Page Page CAUTION: Safety Instructions 9 CAUTION: Safety Instructions WARNING: There is a danger of a new battery exploding if it is incorrectly installed. NOTE: For complete information on U.S. Terms and Conditions of Sale, Limited Warranties SAFETY: General 10 SAFETY: When Working Inside Your System 4 3 2 1 SAFETY: Battery Disposal NOTE: Do not dispose of the battery along with household waste. Contactyour local waste Taiwan Battery Recycling Mark NOTE: Your system may also include circuit cards or other components that contain Page Overview Operating System Support About RAID RAID Levels RAID Terminology RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 Page PERC H200 and 6Gbps SAS HBA Features 20 NOTE: Table3-2 lists the specifications of the 6Gbps SAS HBA. NOTE: 22 LED Port Activity Feature for 6Gbps SAS HBA Only Physical Disk Cache Policy Unsupported Drives Hardware Installation Installing the PERC H200 and 6Gbps SAS HBA Cards Page Page Page Installing the PERC H200 Modular Card Page Driver Installation Installing the Windows Driver Creating the Driver Media Pre-Installation Requirements Installing the Driver During a Windows Server 2003 Operating SystemInstallation Installing the Driver During a Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Installation Page Updating the Windows Driver Installing Linux Driver Creating a DUD Page Creating a DUD Using DKMS Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux Operating System Using the DUD Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Using the DUD Installing the RPM Package With DKMS Support Upgrading the Kernel Page PERC H200 and 6Gbps SAS HBA BIOS POST Messages BIOS Fault Code Messages Booting With Multiple Controllers Configuration Utility Starting the Configuration Utility Functions Performed Page RAID Configuration and Management Screens Select New Volume Type Create New Volume 48 NOTE: View Volume Manage Volume Exit Screen Performing Configuration Tasks Creating a RAID 0 Virtual Disk Creating a RAID 1 Virtual Disk Creating a RAID 10 Virtual Disk Page Viewing Virtual Disk Properties Activating a Virtual Disk Migrating and Activating a Virtual Disk Deleting a Virtual Disk Hot Spare Failover Replacing and Rebuilding a Degraded Virtual Disk Assigning a Preferred Boot Device Page Troubleshooting BIOS Boot Order Background Activities General Issues Physical Disk Related Issues NOTE: 64 Configuration Utility Error Messages BIOS Error Messages Page Page Page Page Page Updating the Firmware Firmware Package Update Utility Page Getting Help Technical Support and Customer Service Online Services Automated Order-Status Service Dell Enterprise Training Problems With Your Order Product Information Returning Items for Warranty Repair or Credit Before You Call Page Page Page Page Glossary A B C D F H L M O P R S Page Page Page Page Index B C D E R S T W