Rescanning Disks, Controller Options | Dell S300, S100 specs

Rescanning Disks

This option enables you to rescan all channels and detect new or removed physical disks or virtual disks.

•To perform a rescan, select Rescan Disks from the Main Menu field and press <Enter>. (The activity indicator, in the information field at the top of the window, spins while the physical disks are being polled).

•The Rescan Disks option rescans all the channels, searches for new or removed physical disks, and re-reads the configuration information from each physical disk.

NOTE: Sometimes when a physical disk has failed, it can be brought online through a rescan.

Controller Options

The Controller Options feature enables you to select INT 13 boot support and select whether the boot process pauses when an error occurs. The boot process pauses when Pause if... is enabled and a virtual disk becomes Degraded or has Failed. Press <Enter> to continue booting.

View the error message on the window. If Pause... is OFF, the error message is displayed briefly, but the system continues to boot.

1At the Main Menu field, use the arrow key to select Controller Options. Press <Enter>.

2At the Controller Options field, use the up or down arrow keys to scroll to the desired controller option. See Table 6-4.

3When finished, press <Esc> to return to the main window.

Table 6-4. Controller Options

Controller Option	Description	How to Operate

INT13 Boot Support	Determines whether the BIOS	Press <Enter> to
	installs INT 13 support	toggle between ON
	(physical disk seek, read, and	and OFF.
	write operations for a PERC
	S100 adapter or PERC S300
	adapter).

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RAID Configuration and Management

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Dell S300, S100 manual Rescanning Disks, Controller Options Description How to Operate

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 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 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