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Troubleshooting
Specifications
Install
Error codes
Configured Spin Down Delay
General Issues
Setting Up Virtual Disks
Fault Tolerance
Setting LED Blinking
Disk Carrier LED Indicators
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RAID Terminology
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Disk Striping
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Disk Mirroring
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Spanned RAID Levels
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Parity Data
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Contents
H710P, and H810 User’s Guide
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Contents
Driver Installation
Deploying The Perc Card
Support For Internal Multiple Controllers
Management Applications For Perc Cards
CacheCade
Security Key And RAID Management
Security Key Management In The Bios Configuration Utility
Troubleshooting
Appendix RAID Description
Multiple Disks Become Inaccessible
Source Disk Fails During Replace Member Operation
Disk Mirroring
Specification H310 H710 H710P
Overview
Specification H310 H710 H710P H810
Supported Operating Systems
Getting Help
Spans per Disk Group
Documentation Feedback
Contacting Dell
Related Documentation
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Features
Physical Disk Power Management
Configured Spin Down Delay
There are four power saving modes available
Types Of Virtual Disk Initialization
Consistency Checks
Background Initialization Of Virtual Disks
Full Initialization Of Virtual Disks
Using Disk Roaming
Configuring FastPath-Capable Virtual Disks
Disk Roaming
FastPath
Virtual Disk Migration
Migrating Virtual Disks
Read
Write
Conditions Under Which Write-Back Is Employed
Virtual Disk Write Cache Policies
Write-Back And Write-Through
Reconfiguration Of Virtual Disks
Virtual Disk Read Cache Policies
Source RAID
Number Capacity Description Level
Disk into a
Mirrored virtual
Disk by adding
One disk
Fault Tolerance
Smart Feature
Automatic Replace Member With Predicted Failure
Reclaims disk
Patrol Read
Redundant Path Support For Perc H810 Only
Using Persistent Hot Spare Slots
Using Replace Member And Revertible Hot Spares
Physical Disk Failure Detection
Physical Disk Hot Swapping
Battery Transparent Learn Cycle
Controller Cache Preservation
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Deploying The Perc Card
Removing The Perc Controller
PCIe slot SAS cable connectors Perc adapter Screw
Removing and Installing the Perc Adapter
Installing The Perc Controller
Removing and Installing the Perc Mini Monolithic Controller
Setting Up Redundant Path Support On The Perc H810 Adapter
Support For Internal Multiple Controllers
Redundant Path Support Configuration With Two Enclosures
Server Storage
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Click Continue
Driver Installation
Installing a driver
Popular support tools section, click Drivers and Downloads
Reboot the system when prompted
Select Install from a list or specific location
Updating The Linux Driver
Click on the Hardware tab
Upgrading The Kernel
Version installed
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Bios Configuration Utility
Entering The Bios Configuration Utility
Management Applications For Perc Cards
Dell OpenManage Storage Management
Exiting The Configuration Utility
To exit the Bios Configuration Utility Ctrl R
Menu Navigation Controls
Notation Meaning and Use Example
Setting Up Virtual Disks
Notation Meaning and Use
Ctrl Mgmt, and Foreign View
Mgmt, Ctrl Mgmt, and Foreign View
Parameter Description
Summary Of RAID Levels
Virtual Disk Management
Creating Virtual Disks
ParameterDescription
Select Create New VD and press Enter
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
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Choose Break Mirror and press Enter
Break Mirror
Managing Preserved Cache
Select Manage Ded. HS and press Enter
Managing Dedicated Hot Spares
Select Manage Preserved Cache
Clearing The Configuration
Select Clear Config
Deleting Virtual Disks
Deleting Disk Groups
Virtual Disks Physical Disks
Bios Configuration Utility Menu Options
Virtual Disk Management VD Mgmt
Security property of the Disk Group Virtual Disks
Virtual Disk Actions
Action Description
Physical Disk Management PD Mgmt
Physical Disk Actions
Controller Management Actions
Rebuild
Controller Management Ctrl Mgmt
Physical Disk Management
Foreign Configuration View
Setting LED Blinking
Replacing An Online Physical Disk
Creating Global Hot Spares
Removing Global Or Dedicated Hot Spares
Performing a Manual Rebuild Of An Individual Physical Disk
Restrictions and Limitations
Stopping Background Initialization
Enabling Boot Support
Enabling Boot Support For a BIOS-Enabled Controller
Enabling Bios Stop On Error
Controller Management
Uefi RAID Configuration Utility
Restoring Factory Default Settings
Entering The Uefi RAID Configuration Utility
Disabling Auto Import
Exiting The Uefi RAID Configuration Utility
Configuration Options
Device Settings menu
Controller Management Menu
Enclosure Management
Virtual Disk Management
Physical Disk Management Menu
CacheCade
CacheCade Virtual Disk Characteristics
Configuring And Managing CacheCade Virtual Disks
Select Create CacheCade Virtual Disk and press Enter
CacheCade Virtual Disk Management
Creating CacheCade Virtual Disks
Reconfiguring CacheCade Virtual Disks
Automatic Reconfiguration Of CacheCade Virtual Disks
Deleting CacheCade Virtual Disks
Manual Resizing Of CacheCade Virtual Disks
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Security Key Management In The Bios Configuration Utility
Security Key And RAID Management
Security Key Implementation
Local Key Management LKM
Creating a Security Key
Changing The Security Key
Securing Pre-Existing Virtual Disks
Deleting a Security Key
Creating Secured Virtual Disks
Highlight the Secure Disk Group option and press Enter
Instant Secure Erase
Troubleshooting Security Key Errors
Secured Foreign Import Errors
Failure To Delete Security Key
Failure To Instant Secure Erase Task On Physical Disks
Troubleshooting
Bios Error Messages
Discovery Error Message
Extra Enclosure Error Message
Missing Virtual Disks Error Message
Missing Disks In Virtual Disk Error Message
Previous Configuration Of Disks Removed Error Message
Drive Configuration Changes Error Message
Dirty Cache Data Error Message
Bios Disabled Error Message
Adapter At Baseport Not Responding Error Message
Virtual Disks Offline Error Message
Virtual Disks Degraded Error Message
Action Cable problems, press any key or Y to continue
Virtual Disks Partially Degraded Error Message
Memory Or Battery Problem Error Message
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
Degraded State Of Virtual Disks
Configured Disks Removed Or Not Accessible Error Message
Battery Discharged Or Disconnected Error Message
Memory Errors
General Issues
Preserved Cache State
Perc Card Has Yellow Bang In Device Manager
Physical Disk Issues
Unable to Rebuild a Fault Tolerant Virtual Disk
Fatal Error Or Data Corruption Reported
Physical Disk In Failed State
Multiple Disks Become Inaccessible
Virtual Disk Fails During Rebuild Using a Global Hot Spare
Rebuilding a Failed Physical Disk
Virtual disk
Physical Disk Takes a Long Time To Rebuild
Smart Errors
Virtual Disk Fails Rebuild Using a Dedicated Hot Spare
Replace Member Errors
Linux Operating System Errors
Issue General disk fails Corrective
Error
Unable To Register Scsi Device Error Message
Install a DKMS-enabled driver package
Reboot to the new kernel
Driver Does Not Auto-Build Into New Kernel
Disk Carrier LED Indicators
Activity LED Status LED
Appendix RAID Description
Summary Of RAID Levels
RAID Terminology
Disk Striping
Parity Data
Disk Mirroring
Spanned RAID Levels
Example of Distributed Parity RAID