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Troubleshooting
Specification
CacheCade Virtual Disk Characteristics
Install
Error codes
BIOS Configuration Utility
General Issues
Setting up Redundant Path Support
Unable to Rebuild a Fault Tolerant Virtual Disk
Conditions Under Which Forced Write-Back With No Battery is Employed
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Deploying the PERC Card
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Contents
Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller PERC H310 H710, H710P, and H810
User’s Guide
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
Model UCPA-801, UCPB-800, UCPM-800 and UCPE-800
Supported Operating Systems
Contents
Physical Disk Power Management
Types of Virtual Disk Initialization
Reconfiguration of Virtual Disks
3 Deploying the PERC Card
Write-Back With No Battery is Employed
Using Persistent Hot Spare Slots
Support For Internal
Setting up Redundant Path Support
Installing the Windows Drivers
Reverting to Single Path Support
5 Management Applications
BIOS Configuration Utility
Virtual Disk Management
UEFI RAID Configuration Utility
CacheCade Virtual Disk Characteristics
Configuring and Managing
Security Key Implementation
7 Security Key and
Troubleshooting Security Key Errors
Security Key Management in the
With Preserved Cache Error Message
Missing Disks in Virtual Disk Error Message
Missing Virtual Disks Error Message
Virtual Disks Degraded Error Message
Degraded State of Virtual Disks
Unable to Rebuild a Fault Tolerant Virtual Disk
Fatal Error or Data Corruption Reported
PERC Card Not Seen in Device Manager
A Appendix RAID Description
Linux Operating System Errors
Contents
Overview
H710
Specification
H310
H710P
Supported Operating Systems
1 Go to support.dell.com
Related Documentation
Contacting Dell
3 Select Select a Product in Product Support 4 Select Enter a Tag
Features
Physical Disk Power Management
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
Virtual Disk Migration
Perform the following steps to use disk migration
Virtual Disk Write Cache Policies
Write-Back and Write-Through
Conditions Under Which Forced Write-Back With No Battery is Employed
Virtual Disk Read Cache Policies
Conditions Under Which Write-Back is Employed
Reconfiguration of Virtual Disks
Table 2-1. RAID Level Migration
a mirrored virtual disk by adding one disk
Fault Tolerance
The SMART Feature
Patrol Read
Automatic Replace Member with Predicted Failure
Redundant Path Support For PERC H810 Only
Using Persistent Hot Spare Slots
Physical Disk Failure Detection
Physical Disk Hot Swapping
Using Replace Member and Revertible Hot Spares
Controller Cache Preservation
Cache Preservation With Non-Volatile Cache NVC
Battery Transparent Learn Cycle
Cache Data Recovery
TLC Time Frame
When to Replace the Battery
Features
Deploying the PERC Card
Installing the PERC Controller
Removing the PERC Controller
PCIe slot
Figure 3-1. Removing and Installing the PERC Adapter
SAS cable connectors2
PERC adapter
Figure 3-2. Removing and Installing the PERC Mini Blade Controller
PERC stack-up connector
Support For Internal Multiple Controllers
PERC mini monolithic controller
Setting up Redundant Path Support on the PERC H810 Adapter
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Figure 3-4. Redundant Path Support Configuration With Two Enclosures
storage
Driver Installation
Installing the Windows Drivers
Creating the Driver Media
3 Click Continue
Pre-Installation Requirements
Creating the Device Driver Media
Downloading Drivers From the Dell Support Website
1 Turn off the system 2 Install the new RAID controller in the system
8 Select Install from a list or specific location
Updating Existing Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2
4 Click Device Manager
Updating the Linux Driver
Installing or Updating the RPM Driver Package With DKMS Support
Installing or Updating the RPM Driver Package With KMOD Support
Installing or Updating the RPM Driver Package With KMP Support
Upgrading the Kernel
Driver Installation
Management Applications for PERC Cards
Dell OpenManage Storage Management
BIOS Configuration Utility
Entering the BIOS Configuration Utility
Table 5-1. Menu Navigation Keys
Exiting the Configuration Utility
Menu Navigation Controls
Notation
Notation
to exit the BIOS Configuration Utility
Table 5-1. Menu Navigation Keys continued
Meaning and Use
Notation
Setting Up Virtual Disks
Table 5-1. Menu Navigation Keys continued
Meaning and Use
Description
Table 5-2. Virtual Disk Parameters and Descriptions
Parameter
RAID Level
Parameter
or Adaptive. The default is Adaptive-Read-Ahead
Table 5-2. Virtual Disk Parameters and Descriptions continued
Description
Virtual Disk Management
Creating Virtual Disks
10 Select additional disks, if required
j Press Tab to move the cursor to Initialize and press Enter
Converting Physical Disk to RAID Capable for PERC H310
Converting Physical Disk to Non-RAID for PERC H310
Initializing Virtual Disks
Checking Data Consistency
Importing or Clearing Foreign Configurations Using the VD Mgmt Menu
All the physical disks in a configuration are removed and re-inserted
a Select Foreign Configuration View to display the
Break Mirror
Break Mirror in BIOS Configuration Utility
Managing Preserved Cache
3 Select Manage Preserved Cache
Managing Dedicated Hot Spares
Creating a dedicated hot spare
Deleting a dedicated hot spare
Deleting Virtual Disks
Deleting Disk Groups
4 Select Clear Config
BIOS Configuration Utility Menu Options
Clearing the Configuration
Virtual Disk Management VD Mgmt menu
Virtual Disk Management VD Mgmt
Virtual Disks Physical Disks
Virtual Disks
Information Displayed in Right Panel
in Left Panel
Disk Group # Properties
Menu Item Selected Information Displayed in Right Panel in Left Panel
Management Applications for PERC Cards
Information Displayed in Right Panel
in Left Panel
Management Applications for PERC Cards
Action
Virtual Disk Actions
Table 5-4. Virtual Disk Actions
Description
Physical Disk Management PD Mgmt
Physical Disk Actions
Rebuild
Controller Management Ctrl Mgmt
Table 5-8. Controller Management Options
Controller Management Actions
Configuration Utility CtrlR
Option
Foreign Configuration View
Setting LED Blinking
Physical Disk Management
Creating Global Hot Spares
Removing Global or Dedicated Hot Spares
Replacing an Online Physical Disk
Stopping Background Initialization
Restrictions and Limitations
Enabling Boot Support
Controller Management
Performing a Manual Rebuild of an Individual Physical Disk
Enabling BIOS Stop on Error
Enabling Auto Import
UEFI RAID Configuration Utility
Restoring Factory Default Settings
Entering the UEFI RAID Configuration Utility
Exiting the UEFI RAID Configuration Utility
Configuration Options
Controller Management
Virtual Disk Management
Physical Disk Management
Enclosure Management
CacheCade Virtual Disk Characteristics
CacheCade
Configuring and Managing CacheCade Virtual Disks
CacheCade Virtual Disk Management
Create CacheCade Virtual Disk
5 Select Create CacheCade Virtual Disk and press Enter
Reconfiguring CacheCade Virtual Disks
Delete CacheCade Virtual Disk
Automatic Reconfiguration of CacheCade Virtual Disks
Manual Resizing of CacheCade Virtual Disks
Security Key Management in the BIOS Configuration Utility
Security Key and RAID Management
Security Key Implementation
Local Key Management LKM
Create Security Key
Change Security Key
Delete Security Key
Creating Secured Virtual Disks
Securing Pre-Existing Virtual Disks
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Instant Secure Erase
Failure to Select or Configure Non Self-Encrypting Disks non-SED
Troubleshooting Security Key Errors
Secured Foreign Import Errors
Failure to Delete Security Key
Failure to Instant Secure Erase Task on Physical Disks
Security Key and RAID Management
Discovery Error Message
Troubleshooting
BIOS Error Messages
Extra Enclosure Error Message
Cache Data Lost Error Message
Missing Disks in Virtual Disk Error Message
Error Message The following virtual disks have missing
Previous Configuration of Disks Removed Error Message
Missing Virtual Disks Error Message
Dirty Cache Data Error Message
BIOS Disabled Error Message
Corrective Action Enable the ROM option
Drive Configuration Changes Error Message
Adapter at Baseport not Responding Error Message
Offline or Missing Virtual Drives With Preserved Cache Error Message
Virtual Disks Partially Degraded Error Message
Virtual Disks Offline Error Message
Virtual Disks Degraded Error Message
Memory or Battery Problem Error Message
Firmware Fault State Error Message
Foreign Configuration Found Error Message
Error Message Firmware is in Fault State
Foreign Configuration Not Found in CtrlR 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
Battery Discharged or Disconnected Error Message
Corrective Action
PERC Card Has Yellow Bang in Device Manager
General Issues
Preserved Cache State
PERC Card Not Seen in Device Manager
Physical Disk Issues
Unable to Rebuild a Fault Tolerant Virtual Disk
Physical Disk in Failed State
Fatal Error or Data Corruption Reported
Multiple Disks Become Inaccessible
Physical Disk Displayed as Blocked
Virtual Disk Fails During Rebuild Using a Global Hot Spare
Virtual Disk Fails During Rebuild Using a Dedicated Hot Spare
Rebuilding a Failed Physical Disk
Physical Disk Takes a Long Time to Rebuild
Virtual Disk Fails Rebuild Using a Dedicated Hot Spare
Physical Disk Fails During Reconstruction on Redundant Virtual Disk
Issue A physical disk is taking longer than expected to rebuild
SMART Errors
Smart Error Detected on a Physical Disk in a Redundant Virtual Disk
Corrective Action
Source Disk Fails During Replace Member Operation
Replace Member Errors
Smart Error Detected on a Physical Disk in a Non-Redundant Virtual
Target Disk Fails
Linux Operating System Errors
Virtual Disk Policy is Assumed as Write-Through Error Message
Driver Does not Auto-Build into New Kernel
Unable to Register SCSI Device Error Message
Error Message
Disk Carrier LED Indicators
Figure 8-1. Disk Carrier LED Indicators
Appendix RAID Description
Summary of RAID Levels
RAID Terminology
Disk Striping
Disk Mirroring
Spanned RAID Levels
Parity Data
Figure A-3. Example of Distributed Parity RAID
Figure A-4. Example of Dual Distributed Parity RAID
Parity
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