Boot to it | Dell (PERC) S100, PERC S300 instruction

Table 2-2. Platform Requirements — PERC S100 Controller or PERC S300 Controller

Component Requirements

•Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Web Edition (x64)

•Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Web Edition (x86)

•Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008

•Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 SP2

•Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 SP2 (x86 or x64)

•Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011

•Microsoft Windows Web Server 2008 R2

•Microsoft Windows Web Server 2008 R2 SP1

•Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 (x86 or x64)

•Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2, 32-bit or 64-bit, Standard and Enterprise Edition

•Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 32-bit Web Edition

•Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2, 32-bit or 64-bit, Standard and Enterprise Edition

	NOTE: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1 is not supported.
	NOTE: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 is not supported.
	NOTE: PERC S100 controllers and PERC S300 controller are not supported
	with Windows Hyper-V.

Supported	• PERC S100 adapter: supports Dell-supported SATA-based tape devices
devices	and SATA optical disk devices.
	NOTE: The PERC S100 controller supports system boot to a tape using a
	Dell RD1000 tape device. Select Continue while in CTRL-R for RD1000 to
	remain first in the boot order. The RD1000 option goes to end of the boot
	order listing if <Ctrl><Alt><Del> is selected and you would not be able to
	boot to it.

•PERC S300 adapter: does not support tape devices or SATA optical disk devices.

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Dell (PERC) S100, PERC S300 manual Boot to it

Contents

User’s Guide February Contents Installing the Perc S300 Adapter Complete the Hardware InstallationInstalling the Microsoft Windows Drivers Physical Disk-Related Errors RAID Technology Understanding Disk Arrays Industry Canada Notice Canada Only Contents Page Safety General Safety When Working Inside Your System Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge Page Overview Introduction Overview Supported Platforms Requirements Physical disks Overview Boot to it About RAID Summary of RAID Levels Disk Striping RAID TerminologyDisk Mirroring Spanned RAID Levels Parity Data Example of Distributed Parity RAID General Features FeaturesDescription Description Allows hot-swapping Physical disks, in the same virtual disk Disks That supports hot-swapping Backplane with hot-swap capability Features Virtual disk Migration during an OCE Specifications RAID Before You Begin Hardware InstallationGeneral Considerations Installing the Perc S300 Adapter Installing a Perc S300 Adapter Connecting the Cables Complete the Hardware Installation Connect Physical Disks to the Perc S300 Adapter 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 RAID Configuration Management Perc Virtual Disk Management Utility Operations Description Accessing the Perc Virtual Disk Management Utility Perc Virtual Disk Management Text Colors Description Initializing Physical Disks Creating Virtual Disks Before You Begin 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 Physical Disk Details Viewing Virtual Disk Details Rescanning Disks Controller Options Description How to OperateController Options Continuing to Boot Pause if Degraded 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 On the virtual disk A Virtual Disk is in a Failed State Redundant virtual disk 12. Cannot Create a Global Hot Spare Select View Virtual Disk Details Physical Disk-Related Errors 14. a Dedicated Hot Spare Fails Troubleshooting Controller Specifications Appendix aRead, Write, and Cache Policy S300 adapter Controller Tasks Physical Disk TasksTable A-3. Physical Disk Tasks Physical Disk Task Name Perc S300 adapter Virtual Disk Tasks Supported RAID LevelsTable A-4. Virtual Disk Tasks Virtual Disk Task Name Adapter Virtual Disk Specifications Appendix B RAID Technology Understanding Disk Arrays and Virtual Disks Understanding RAID Levels Appendix B Disk States Virtual and Physical Disks Table B-2. Physical Disk States Definition Failure States Table B-3. Virtual Disk States State Definition Table B-5. Minimum and Maximum Physical Disk Configurations Creating Virtual Disks Future ExpansionUnderstanding Physical Disks Physical Disk States Dedicated Hot Spares Rescanning Physical Disks for Changes in State Global Hot Spares Appendix C Regulatory Notices FCC Notice U.S. Only FCC, Class a FCC, Class B Industry Canada Notice Canada Only CE Notice European UnionIndustry Canada, Class a Industry Canada, Class B Appendix C CE Mark Notice Appendix D Contacting Dell Appendix D Index Index Index 100 101 102 Glossary 103 104 105 106 107 Acronym for nanoseconds, one billionth of a second 108 109 110