Installing the Perc 9 adapter | Dell and UCPE-900, UCSE-900 instruction

Installing the PERC 9 adapter

CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.

1.Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.

NOTE: It is recommended that you always use a static mat and static strap while working on components in the interior of the system.

2.Open the system.

3.Align the card-edge connector with the connector on the system board. To prevent damage to the card, you must hold the card by its edges only.

4.Press the card-edge down until the card is fully seated.

5.Align the PERC card connector with the card connector on the system board and push the PERC card towards the connector to seat it firmly.

6.Connect the SAS data cable connectors to the card.

NOTE: Ensure that you connect the cable according to the connector labels on the cable. The cable does not function properly if reversed.

7.Route the SAS data cable through the clip on the card and through the channel on the inner side of the chassis.

8.Attach the connector labeled "SAS A" to connector SAS A on the backplane, and attach the connector labeled "SAS B" to connector SAS B on the backplane.

9.Close the system.

10.Reconnect the system to its electrical outlet and turn the system on, including any attached peripherals.

Removing the PERC 9 mini monolithic controller

CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.

1.Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet and peripherals.

NOTE: It is recommended that you always use a static mat and static strap while working on components in the interior of the system.

2.Open the system.

3.Locate the PERC card on the system board

4.To disconnect the storage controller cable:

a. Remove the two screws that secure the cable to the card.

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Dell and UCPE-900, UCSE-900, UCSA-901 manual Installing the Perc 9 adapter, Removing the Perc 9 mini monolithic controller

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 Dell OpenManage Storage Management Management applications for Perc cardsComprehensive embedded 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 Full initialization Configured spin down delayTypes of virtual disk initialization Fast initialization Background initializationConsistency checks Configuring FastPath-capable virtual disks Using disk roamingDisk roaming FastPath Migrating virtual disks Virtual disk migration Conditions under which write-back is employed Virtual disk write cache policiesVirtual disk read cache policies Reconfiguration of virtual disks Or more Yes Removes Redundancy While increasing Capacity Smart Feature Fault tolerance Physical disk failure detection Using persistent hot spare slotsPatrol Read Controller cache preservation Using replace member and revertible hot sparesPhysical disk hot swapping 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 Downloading drivers from the Dell support website Driver installationCreating the device driver media Windows driver installation Linux driver installation Page Exiting the Configuration Utility Bios Configuration UtilityEntering the Bios 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 Creating virtual disks Foreign configuration viewVirtual Disk Management 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 Replacing an online physical disk Creating global hot sparesRemoving global or dedicated hot spares Performing a manual rebuild of an individual physical disk Restrictions and limitationsStopping background initialization Controller Management Enabling boot supportEnabling boot support for a BIOS-enabled controller 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 Saving debug log Switching the controller to HBA modeEnabling security for the controller Viewing physical disks associated with a virtual disk Switching the controller to RAID modeViewing virtual disk properties Viewing physical disk properties Viewing battery propertiesHardware components management Viewing physical disks associated with an enclosure Security key implementation Security key management in the Bios configuration utilitySecurity key and RAID management Changing the security key Local Key Management LKMCreating a security key Securing pre-existing virtual disks Deleting a security keyCreating secured virtual disks Page Instant secure erase Bios configuration utility error messages TroubleshootingDiscovery error message Extra enclosure error message Dirty cache data error message Previous configuration of disks removed error messageMissing virtual disks error message Adapter at baseport not responding error message Bios disabled error messageDrive Configuration Changes Error Message Virtual disks partially degraded error message Virtual disks offline error messageVirtual disks 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