Contents | Dell UCSB-900, UCSE-900, UCSA-901, UCPA-901, UCPB-900

Contents
1 Overview	9
Supported operating systems	14
PERC card specifications	15
Management applications for PERC cards	17
Comprehensive embedded management	17
Dell OpenManage Storage Management	17
Related documentation	18
2 Getting started with your PERC card	19
Installing the operating system and the PERC card on a base system	19
Installing the PERC card on a system with the operating system pre-installed	20
Installing the operating system on a system with the PERC card pre-installed	21
Setting up the system with the PERC card and the operating system pre-installed	22
Configuring settings of a replaced PERC card on a system with operating system pre-
installed	23
3 Features	25
PERC 9 personality management	25
T10 protection information	25
Enabling T10 PI	25
Disabling T10 PI	26
Secure firmware update	26
Improved RAID 10 configuration	26
4KB block size disk drives	26
Physical disk power management	26
Configured spin down delay	27
Types of virtual disk initialization	27
Full initialization	27
Fast initialization	28
Background initialization	28
Consistency checks	28
Disk roaming	29
Using disk roaming	29
FastPath	29
Configuring FastPath-capable virtual disks	29
Virtual disk migration	30
Migrating virtual disks	30
Virtual disk write cache policies	31

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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 Management applications for Perc cards Comprehensive embedded managementDell 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 Enabling T10 PI FeaturesPerc 9 personality management T10 protection information 4KB block size disk drives Secure firmware updateImproved RAID 10 configuration Physical disk power management Configured spin down delay Types of virtual disk initializationFull initialization Background initialization Consistency checksFast initialization FastPath Using disk roamingConfiguring FastPath-capable virtual disks Disk roaming Migrating virtual disks Virtual disk migration Virtual disk write cache policies Virtual disk read cache policiesConditions under which write-back is employed Reconfiguration of virtual disks Or more Yes Removes Redundancy While increasing Capacity Smart Feature Fault tolerance Using persistent hot spare slots Patrol ReadPhysical disk failure detection Using replace member and revertible hot spares Physical disk hot swappingController 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 Driver installation Creating the device driver mediaDownloading drivers from the Dell support website Windows driver installation Linux driver installation Page Bios Configuration Utility Entering the 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 Foreign configuration view Virtual Disk ManagementCreating 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 Deleting disk groups Clearing the configurationSetting LED blinking Physical Disk Management Creating global hot spares Removing global or dedicated hot sparesReplacing an online physical disk Restrictions and limitations Stopping background initializationPerforming a manual rebuild of an individual physical disk Enabling boot support Enabling boot support for a BIOS-enabled controllerController Management Disabling auto import Enabling Bios stop on errorDisabling Bios stop on error Enabling auto import Restoring factory default settings Navigating to Dell Perc 9 configuration utility UEFI/HII RAID configuration utilityEntering the Uefi configuration utility Exiting the Uefi configuration utility Configuration management Viewing disk group properties Creating profile based virtual disksConverting physical disks to RAID capable disk Converting physical disks to non-RAID disk Saving controller events Managing foreign configurations on a RAID controllerDeleting existing configurations on a RAID controller Restoring factory settings for the controller Switching the controller to HBA mode Enabling security for the controllerSaving debug log Switching the controller to RAID mode Viewing virtual disk propertiesViewing physical disks associated with a virtual disk Viewing battery properties Hardware components managementViewing physical disk properties Viewing physical disks associated with an enclosure Security key management in the Bios configuration utility Security key and RAID managementSecurity key implementation Local Key Management LKM Creating a security keyChanging the security key Deleting a security key Creating secured virtual disksSecuring pre-existing virtual disks Page Instant secure erase Extra enclosure error message TroubleshootingBios configuration utility error messages Discovery error message Previous configuration of disks removed error message Missing virtual disks error messageDirty cache data error message Bios disabled error message Drive Configuration Changes Error MessageAdapter at baseport not responding error message Virtual disks offline error message Virtual disks degraded error messageVirtual disks partially degraded error message Foreign configuration not found in ctrl R error message Memory or battery problem error messageFirmware fault state error message Foreign configuration found error message Degraded state of virtual disks Previous configuration cleared or missing error messageInvalid SAS topology detected error message Configured disks removed or not accessible error message Preserved Cache State Memory errorsSecurity key errors Secured foreign import errors Physical disk issues General Issues Physical disk displayed as blocked Unable to rebuild a fault tolerant virtual diskFatal error or data corruption reported Multiple disks become inaccessible Physical disk takes a long time to rebuild Virtual disk fails during rebuild using a global hot spareVirtual disk fails rebuild using a dedicated hot spare Rebuilding a failed physical disk Replace member errors Smart errors General disk fails Linux operating system errorsSource disk fails during replace member operation Target disk fails Unhealthy Status of the Drivers Disk Carrier LED IndicatorsUefi error messages Unable to register Scsi device error message Corrective Action Disk striping Appendix RAID descriptionSummary of RAID levels RAID terminology Spanned RAID levels Disk mirroring Example of Distributed Parity RAID Parity data Documentation feedback Locating your system Service TagGetting help Contacting Dell