Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller User Guide for UCSA-901 and Related Models

Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) 9 User’s Guide

Regulatory Model: UCPA-901, UCPB-900, UCSA-901, UCSB-900, UCSE-900, and UCPE-900

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Dell UCSA-901, UCSE-900, UCPA-901, UCSB-900, UCPB-900, and UCPE-900 manual Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller Perc 9 User’s Guide

Contents

Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller Perc 9 User’s Guide Page Contents Deploying the Perc card Driver installation Bios Configuration Utility Security key and RAID management UEFI/HII RAID configuration utility 100 Getting help Appendix RAID description Overview Features of Perc H330 adapter card Features of Perc H330 mini monolithic card Features of Perc H730 card Features of Perc H730/H730P mini monolithic card Features of Perc H730P adapter card Supported operating systems Features of Perc H830 adapter card Perc H330 Perc H730 Perc H730P Perc H830 Perc card specifications SAS Comprehensive embedded management Management applications for Perc cardsDell OpenManage Storage Management Related documentation Creating Global Hot Spares Creating Security Key Getting started with your Perc card Creating Global Hot Spares Creating Security Key Creating virtual disks Setting up virtual disks Manage physical disks Creating Global Hot Spares Creating Security Key Page Perc 9 personality management FeaturesT10 protection information Enabling T10 PI Improved RAID 10 configuration Secure firmware updatePhysical disk power management 4KB block size disk drives Types of virtual disk initialization Configured spin down delayFull initialization Consistency checks Background initializationFast initialization Configuring FastPath-capable virtual disks Using disk roamingDisk roaming FastPath Migrating virtual disks Virtual disk migration Virtual disk read cache policies Virtual disk write cache policiesConditions under which write-back is employed Reconfiguration of virtual disks Or more Yes Removes Redundancy While increasing Capacity Smart Feature Fault tolerance Patrol Read Using persistent hot spare slotsPhysical disk failure detection Physical disk hot swapping Using replace member and revertible hot sparesController cache preservation Non-RAID disks support Battery Transparent Learn Cycle Select OK Removing the Perc 9 adapter Deploying the Perc card Battery cable connector Perc 9 card SAS cables Removing the Perc 9 mini monolithic controller Installing the Perc 9 adapter Removing and installing the Perc 9 mini monolithic card Replacing the battery of a H730P mini monolithic card Removing the battery carrier Removing the battery Installing the Perc 9 mini monolithic controller Removing a H730P slim card Removing and installing a H730P slim card Replacing the battery of a H730P slim card Removing the battery Removing the Perc 9 mini blade controller Installing a H730P slim card Removing and installing the Perc 9 mini blade controller Replacing the tethered battery of a Perc 9 mini blade card Removing the battery carrier Removing the battery from the battery carrier Installing the battery into the battery carrier Replacing the battery carrier Installing the Perc 9 mini blade controller Removing the Perc FD33xD Card Removing and installing the Perc FD33xD card Replacing the battery of a Perc FD33xD card Installing the Perc FD33xD card Page Creating the device driver media Driver installationDownloading drivers from the Dell support website Windows driver installation Linux driver installation Page Entering the Bios Configuration Utility Bios Configuration UtilityExiting the Configuration Utility Menu navigation controls For more information, see Managing dedicated hot spares Setting up virtual disks Parameters description Virtual disk management Bios Configuration Utility menu optionsPage Virtual disk actions Physical disk actions Physical disk management PD Mgmt Controller management Ctrl Mgmt Rebuild Controller management actions Virtual Disk Management Foreign configuration viewCreating virtual disks Initializing virtual disks Selecting virtual disk parameters Running a data consistency check Checking data consistencyPage Break mirror Managing preserved cache Break mirror in Bios configuration utility Deleting virtual disks Managing dedicated hot spares Setting LED blinking Clearing the configurationPhysical Disk Management Deleting disk groups Removing global or dedicated hot spares Creating global hot sparesReplacing an online physical disk Stopping background initialization Restrictions and limitationsPerforming a manual rebuild of an individual physical disk Enabling boot support for a BIOS-enabled controller Enabling boot supportController Management Disabling Bios stop on error Enabling Bios stop on errorEnabling auto import Disabling auto import Restoring factory default settings Entering the Uefi configuration utility UEFI/HII RAID configuration utilityExiting the Uefi configuration utility Navigating to Dell Perc 9 configuration utility Configuration management Converting physical disks to RAID capable disk Creating profile based virtual disksConverting physical disks to non-RAID disk Viewing disk group properties Deleting existing configurations on a RAID controller Managing foreign configurations on a RAID controllerRestoring factory settings for the controller Saving controller events Enabling security for the controller Switching the controller to HBA modeSaving debug log Viewing virtual disk properties Switching the controller to RAID modeViewing physical disks associated with a virtual disk Hardware components management Viewing battery propertiesViewing physical disk properties Viewing physical disks associated with an enclosure Security key and RAID management Security key management in the Bios configuration utilitySecurity key implementation Creating a security key Local Key Management LKMChanging the security key Creating secured virtual disks Deleting a security keySecuring pre-existing virtual disks Page Instant secure erase Bios configuration utility error messages TroubleshootingDiscovery error message Extra enclosure error message Missing virtual disks error message Previous configuration of disks removed error messageDirty cache data error message Drive Configuration Changes Error Message Bios disabled error messageAdapter at baseport not responding error message Virtual disks degraded error message Virtual disks offline error messageVirtual disks partially degraded error message Firmware fault state error message Memory or battery problem error messageForeign configuration found error message Foreign configuration not found in ctrl R error message Invalid SAS topology detected error message Previous configuration cleared or missing error messageConfigured disks removed or not accessible error message Degraded state of virtual disks Security key errors Memory errorsSecured foreign import errors Preserved Cache State Physical disk issues General Issues Fatal error or data corruption reported Unable to rebuild a fault tolerant virtual diskMultiple disks become inaccessible Physical disk displayed as blocked Virtual disk fails rebuild using a dedicated hot spare Virtual disk fails during rebuild using a global hot spareRebuilding a failed physical disk Physical disk takes a long time to rebuild Replace member errors Smart errors Source disk fails during replace member operation Linux operating system errorsTarget disk fails General disk fails Uefi error messages Disk Carrier LED IndicatorsUnable to register Scsi device error message Unhealthy Status of the Drivers Corrective Action Summary of RAID levels Appendix RAID descriptionRAID terminology Disk striping Spanned RAID levels Disk mirroring Example of Distributed Parity RAID Parity data Getting help Locating your system Service TagContacting Dell Documentation feedback