Preserved cache state, General issues – Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller H700 User Manual

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Troubleshooting

Preserved Cache State

The controller preserves the dirty cache from a virtual disk if the virtual disk

becomes offline or is deleted because of missing physical disks. This preserved

dirty cache is called pinned cache and is preserved until you import the virtual

disk or discard the cache.
Use the BIOS Configuration Utility (<Ctrl><R>) utility to select whether

to import the virtual disk or discard the preserved cache. In the VD Mgmt

menu, select Manage Preserved Cache and follow the steps on the screen.

General Issues

Table 9-2 describes general problems you might encounter, with suggested

solutions.

Table 9-2. General Problems

Issue

Corrective Action

The device is displayed in Device

Manager but has a yellow bang

(exclamation mark).

Reinstall the driver. For more information on

reinstalling drivers, see "Driver Installation" on

page 69.

The device does not appear in the

Device Manager.

Turn off the system and reseat the controller.

No Hard Drives Found

message is displayed during a

media-based installation of

Microsoft Windows Server 2003

because of the following causes:

The corresponding solutions are:

• The driver is not native in the

operating system.

• Press <F6> to install the RAID device driver

during installation.

• The virtual disks are not

configured properly.

• Enter the BIOS Configuration Utility to

configure the virtual disks. For procedures to

configure the virtual disks, see the section

"Configuring and Managing RAID" on page 81.

• The controller BIOS is disabled. • Enter the BIOS Configuration Utility to enable

the BIOS. For information on configuring

virtual disks, see "Installing and Configuring

Hardware" on page 41.

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