User’s Guide | Dell UCS-51 instruction

Dell™ Serial-Attached SCSI 5/iR Integrated and Adapter

User’s Guide

Model UCS-51

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Dell UCS-51 manual User’s Guide

Contents

User’s Guide Page User’s Guide January 2007 P/N YD912 Contents Replacing and Rebuilding a Degraded Virtual Disk Contents Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Driver Returning Items for Warranty Repair or Credit Technical Support and Customer Service Corporate Contact Details Taiwan Only Safety Instructions Safety General Safety Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge Overview Overview RAID Terminology About RAIDRAID Levels Integrated Striping Example of Integrated Mirroring RAID Integrated Mirroring Overview SAS 5/iR Features SAS 5/iR Features RAID 0, RAID Installing the SAS 5/iR Adapter Hardware InstallationHardware Installation Installing a SAS 5/iR Adapter Connecting the Cable Hardware Installation Driver Installation Driver InstallationCreating a Driver Diskette Installing a Windows Driver for a New SAS 5/iR Controller Updating an Existing Windows Driver Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Driver Installing From the Dell Operating System MediaCreating a Driver Diskette Installing the Driver Installing the Driver Using an Update RPM Installing the Suse Linux Enterprise Server Driver Driver Installation Upgrading the Kernel Bios Fault Code Messages SAS 5/iR BiosSAS 5/iR Bios Post Messages Starting the Configuration Utility Configuration UtilityNavigating the Configuration Utility Functions Performed Select New Virtual Disk Type Integrated RAID Configuration and Management ScreensCreate New Virtual Disk Virtual Disk Field Descriptions Manage Virtual Disk View Virtual Disk Exit Screen Performing Configuration TasksCreating an Integrated Striping Virtual Disk Creating a Integrated Mirroring Virtual Disk Synchronizing a Virtual Disk Viewing Virtual Disk Properties Deleting a Virtual Disk Activating a Virtual DiskReplacing and Rebuilding a Degraded Virtual Disk Bios Boot Order TroubleshootingGeneral Problems Physical Disk Related Issues Configuration Utility Error Messages Bios Error Messages Meaning Bios Error Messages Device may not be ready at this time. The device will be Strings file, or its options file Updating the Firmware Firmware Update UtilityUpdating the Firmware Updating the Firmware Getting Help Technical Support and Customer ServiceObtaining Assistance Getting Help Automated Order-Status Service Online Services Dell Enterprise Training Problems With Your Order Before You Call Regulatory Notices Regulatory Notices FCC, Class B FCC Notices U.S. Only CE Notice European Union Industry Canada Canada OnlyIndustry Canada, Class B European Union, Class B Regulatory Notices Regulatory Notice Regulatory Notices Regulatory Notice Regulatory Notices Corporate Contact Details Taiwan Only Regulatory Notices Regulatory Notice Regulatory Notices Glossary Glossary Glossary PHY RPM Smart Glossary SAS 5/iR Adapter, 15 Windows driver IndexIndex Messages, 37 physical disk issues