Dell S300, S100 specification

Installing the Controller Drivers During the Operating System Installation: For Systems with a PERC S100 Adapter

CAUTION: The latest firmware, drivers and applications must be installed whenever the controller software is upgraded. A previous version of the driver might not work with the latest controller software and vice versa.

NOTE: When using an external USB floppy disk drive, make sure to connect it to the system when the system is turned-off and before starting step 1. Failure to do so might result in the external USB floppy disk drive not being recognized by the system.

1Reboot the system. When the POST screen appears press <F11>.

2Insert the Windows operating system media into the optical drive of the system.

3When the BIOS boot manager or boot device menu appears, select the text that begins with Embedded SATA... and press <Enter>.

4Install the applicable Microsoft Windows operating system, using the on-screen instructions.

5At the Select the driver to be installed window a Load Driver sub-screen appears. Perform the following:

For Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2:

aInsert the CD-ROM, DVD, USB flash drive, or floppy disk that contains the files copied at "Downloading the Controller Driver Media" on page 37. Click Browse.

bAt the Browse to folder window, access the directory that contains the controller driver files. Locate and select the files. Click OK.

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Dell S300, S100 manual For Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2

Contents

User’s Guide February Contents Installing the Microsoft Windows Drivers Installing the Perc S300 AdapterComplete the Hardware Installation 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 RAID Terminology Disk StripingDisk Mirroring Spanned RAID Levels Parity Data Example of Distributed Parity RAID Features General 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 Hardware Installation Before You BeginGeneral 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 Drivers Installing the Microsoft Windows DriversDownloading the Controller Driver Media Pre-Installation Requirements for the Controller Drivers Operating System And Device Driver MediaTo 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 Managing Global Hot Spares Create a Global Hot SpareDelete a Global Hot Spare Viewing Physical Disk Details Viewing Virtual Disk Details Controller Options Description How to Operate Rescanning DisksController Options Continuing to Boot Pause if Degraded RAID Configuration and Management Troubleshooting System Startup ProblemsRAID Mode to ATA Mode Boot Mode, Boot Sequence Bios Bios Screen Corrective Action Lost This warning message appears when multiple virtual disks are This warning message appears when 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 Read, Write, and Cache Policy Controller SpecificationsAppendix a S300 adapter Table A-3. Physical Disk Tasks Physical Disk Task Name Controller TasksPhysical Disk Tasks Perc S300 adapter Table A-4. Virtual Disk Tasks Virtual Disk Task Name Virtual Disk TasksSupported RAID Levels 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 Understanding Physical Disks Table B-5. Minimum and Maximum Physical Disk ConfigurationsCreating Virtual Disks Future Expansion 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, Class a Industry Canada Notice Canada OnlyCE Notice European Union 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