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Model UCP-60 , UCP-61, and UCC-60
Dell™ PERC 6/i, PERC 6/E and CERC 6/i
User’s Guide
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Contents
Main
Notes, Notices, and Cautions
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Contents
A CAUTION: Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . 11
1O v e r v i e w
2 A bout PERC 6 and CERC 6i Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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3 Installaing and Configuring Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
4 Installing the Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
5 C onfiguring and Managing RAID. . . . . . . 77
6 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
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SAFETY: General 11
CAUTION: Safety Instructions
CAUTION: There is a danger of a new battery exploding if it is incorrectly installed.
NOTE: Refer to the safety regulations and warnings stated in the documentation that ships
SAFETY: General
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SAFETY: When Working Inside Your System
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SAFETY: Battery Disposal
NOTE: Your system may also include circuit cards or other components that contain
Taiwan Battery Recycling Mark
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Overview
Scope of the Users Guide
PERC 6 and CERC 6/i Controller Descriptions
PCI Architecture
Operating System Support
RAID Description
Summary of RAID Levels
RAID Terminology
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Figure 2-3. Example of Distributed Parity (RAID 5)
NOTE: Parity is distributed across all drives in the array.
About PERC 6 and CERC 6i Controllers
PERC 6 and CERC 6i Controller Features
Table3-1 compares the hardware configurations for the PERC 6 and CERC 6/i controllers.
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Using the SMART Feature
Initializing Virtual Disks
Background Initialization
Full Inititialization of Virtual Disks
Fast Inititialization of Virtual Disks
Consistency Checks
Disk Roaming
Disk Migration
Compatibility With Virtual Disks Created on PERC 5 Controllers
Compatibility With Virtual Disks Created on SAS 6/iR Controllers
Migrating Virtual Disks from SAS 6/iR to PERC 6 and CERC 6i
Battery Management
Battery Warranty Information
Battery Learn Cycle
Virtual Disk Write Cache Policies
Write-Back and Write-Through
Conditions Under Which Write-Back is Employed
Conditions Under Which Write-Through is Employed
Conditions Under Which Forced Write-Back With No Battery is Employed
Virtual Disk Read Policies
Reconfiguring Virtual Disks
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Fault Tolerance Features
Physical Disk Hot Swapping
Failed Physical Disk Detection
Redundant Path With Load Balancing Support
Using Replace Member and Revertible Hot Spares
Patrol Read
Patrol Read Feature
Patrol Read Modes
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Installaing and Configuring Hardware
Installing the PERC 6/E and PERC 6/i Adapters
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Installing the Transportable Battery Backup Unit (TBBU) for PERC 6/E
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Installing the DIMM on a PERC 6/E Adapter
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Transferring a TBBU Between Controllers
Removing the PERC 6/E and PERC 6/i Adapters
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Removing the DIMM and Battery from a PERC 6/E Adapter
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Disconnecting the BBU from a PERC 6/i Adapter or a PERC 6/i Integrated Controller
Setting up Redundant Path Support on the PERC 6/E Adapter
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Removing and Installing the CERC 6/i Modular Storage Controller Card (Service-Only Procedure)
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Installing the Modular Storage Controller Card
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Installing the Drivers
Installing Windows Driver
Creating the Driver Media
Pre-Installation Requirements
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Installing the Driver During a Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP Operating System Installation
Installing the Driver During a Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista Installation
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Updating an Existing Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows XP, or Windows Vista Driver
Installing Linux Driver
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Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux Operating Systems using the Driver Update Diskette
Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Using the Driver Update Diskette
Installing the RPM Package With DKMS Support
Installing Solaris Driver
Installing Solaris 10 on a PowerEdge System Booting From a PERC 6 and CERC 6i Controller
Adding/Updating the Driver to an Existing System
Installing NetWare Driver
Installing the NetWare Driver in a New NetWare System
Installing or Updating the NetWare Driver in an Existing NetWare System
Configuring and Managing RAID
Dell OpenManage Storage Management
Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager
RAID Configuration Functions
BIOS Configuration Utility
Entering the BIOS Configuration Utility
Exiting the Configuration Utility
Menu Navigation Controls
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Setting Up Virtual Disks
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NOTE:
NOTICE:
NOTE:
Virtual Disk Management
Creating Virtual Disks
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Initializing Virtual Disks
Checking Data Consistency
Importing or Clearing Foreign Configurations Using the VD Mgmt Menu
Importing or Clearing Foreign Configurations Using the Foreign Configuration View Screen
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Managing Preserved Cache
Managing Dedicated Hot Spares
Deleting Virtual Disks
Deleting Disk Groups
Resetting the Configuration
BIOS Configuration Utility Menu Options
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Virtual Disk Actions
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Physical Disk Management
Setting LED Blinking
Creating Global Hot Spares
Removing Global or Dedicated Hot Spares
Replacing an Online Physical Disk
Stopping Background Initialization
Performing a Manual Rebuild of an Individual Physical Disk
Controller Management
Enabling Boot Support
Enabling BIOS Stop on Error
Restoring Factory Default Settings
Troubleshooting
Post Error Messages
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NOTE:
NOTICE:
NOTE:
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Virtual Disks Degraded
Memory Errors
Pinned Cache State
General Problems
Table7-3 describes general problems you might encounter, along with suggested solutions.
No Hard Drives Found
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Physical Disk Related Issues
Table7-4 describes physical disk-related problems you might encounter and the suggested solutions.
NOTE:
Physical Disk Failures and Rebuilds
Table7-5 describes issues related to physical disk failures and rebuilds.
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SMART Errors
NOTE:
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Replace Member Errors
Replace Member
Table7-7 describes issues related to the
feature.
Linux Operating System Errors
Table7-8 describes issues related to the Linux operating system.
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Controller LED Indicators
Drive Carrier LED Indicators
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Glossary
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