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Dell Comprehensive Guide for PERC S100 and PERC S300 RAID Controllers

Models: PERC S300 (PERC) S100

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Troubleshooting Specs Install Physical Disk-Related Errors Connecting the Cables RAID Configuration Management Bios Safety Boot to it Features

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Dell PowerEdge

RAID Controller (PERC) S100,

PERC S300

User’s Guide

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Dell PERC S300, (PERC) S100 manual User’s Guide

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User’s Guide February Contents Complete the Hardware Installation Installing the Perc S300 AdapterInstalling the Microsoft Windows Drivers Physical Disk-Related Errors Industry Canada Notice Canada Only RAID Technology Understanding Disk Arrays Contents Page Safety When Working Inside Your System Safety General Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge Page Introduction Overview Overview Supported Platforms Physical disks Requirements Overview Boot to it Summary of RAID Levels About RAID Disk Striping RAID TerminologyDisk Mirroring Parity Data Spanned RAID Levels Example of Distributed Parity RAID General Features FeaturesDescription Description Allows hot-swapping Physical disks, in the same virtual disk That supports hot-swapping Disks Backplane with hot-swap capability Features Migration during an OCE Virtual disk Specifications RAID Before You Begin Hardware InstallationGeneral Considerations Installing the Perc S300 Adapter Installing a Perc S300 Adapter Connecting the Cables Connect Physical Disks to the Perc S300 Adapter Complete the Hardware Installation Hardware Installation Installing the Microsoft Windows Drivers Installing the DriversDownloading the Controller Driver Media Operating System And Device Driver Media Pre-Installation Requirements for the Controller DriversTo Use Sata Controller to either ATA Mode or Ahci Pre-Installation Procedures For The Controller Drivers Steps DVD, and so on, perform the following For Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 For Microsoft Windows Server For Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Installing the Drivers Installing the Drivers Perc Virtual Disk Management Utility Operations Description RAID Configuration Management Accessing the Perc Virtual Disk Management Utility Perc Virtual Disk Management Text Colors Description Initializing Physical Disks Before You Begin Creating Virtual Disks RAID Configuration and Management Deleting Virtual Disks RAID Configuration and Management Swapping Two Virtual Disks Create a Global Hot Spare Managing Global Hot SparesDelete a Global Hot Spare Viewing Virtual Disk Details Viewing Physical Disk Details Rescanning Disks Controller Options Description How to OperateController Options Pause if Degraded Continuing to Boot RAID Configuration and Management System Startup Problems TroubleshootingRAID Mode to ATA Mode Boot Mode, Boot Sequence Bios Bios Screen Corrective Action Lost This warning message appears when multiple virtual disks are Bios not Installed User Disabled INT13 Bios Load From virtual disk creation Virtual Disk-Related Errors A Virtual Disk is in a Failed State On the virtual disk Redundant virtual disk 12. Cannot Create a Global Hot Spare Select View Virtual Disk Details 14. a Dedicated Hot Spare Fails Physical Disk-Related Errors Troubleshooting Appendix a Controller SpecificationsRead, Write, and Cache Policy S300 adapter Physical Disk Tasks Controller TasksTable A-3. Physical Disk Tasks Physical Disk Task Name Perc S300 adapter Supported RAID Levels Virtual Disk TasksTable A-4. Virtual Disk Tasks Virtual Disk Task Name Adapter Virtual Disk Specifications RAID Technology Understanding Disk Arrays and Virtual Disks Appendix B Understanding RAID Levels Appendix B Table B-2. Physical Disk States Definition Disk States Virtual and Physical Disks Table B-3. Virtual Disk States State Definition Failure States Creating Virtual Disks Future Expansion Table B-5. Minimum and Maximum Physical Disk ConfigurationsUnderstanding Physical Disks Physical Disk States Rescanning Physical Disks for Changes in State Dedicated Hot Spares Global Hot Spares Regulatory Notices Appendix C FCC, Class a FCC Notice U.S. Only FCC, Class B CE Notice European Union Industry Canada Notice Canada OnlyIndustry Canada, Class a Industry Canada, Class B Appendix C CE Mark Notice Contacting Dell Appendix D Appendix D Index Index Index 100 101 102 103 Glossary 104 105 106 Acronym for nanoseconds, one billionth of a second 107 108 109 110

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