Document Outline

• WARNING: Safety Instructions
  • SAFETY: General
  • SAFETY: When Working Inside Your System
  • Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge
  • SAFETY: Battery Disposal
• Overview
  • PERC 6 and CERC 6/i Controller Descriptions
    • PCI Architecture
  • Operating System Support
  • RAID Description
    • Summary of RAID Levels
    • RAID Terminology
• About PERC 6 and CERC 6/i Controllers
  • PERC 6 and CERC 6 Controller Features
  • Using the SMART Feature
  • Initializing Virtual Disks
    • Background Initialization
    • Full Initialization of Virtual Disks
    • Fast Initialization of Virtual Disks
  • Consistency Checks
  • Disk Roaming
  • Disk Migration
    • Compatibility With Virtual Disks Created on PERC 5 Controllers
    • Compatibility With Virtual Disks Created on SAS 6/iR Controllers
    • Migrating Virtual Disks from SAS 6/iR to PERC 6 and CERC 6/i
  • Battery Management
    • Battery Warranty Information
    • Battery Learn Cycle
  • Virtual Disk Write Cache Policies
    • Write-Back and Write-Through
    • Conditions Under Which Write-Back is Employed
    • Conditions Under Which Write-Through is Employed
    • Conditions Under Which Forced Write-Back With No Battery is Employed
  • Virtual Disk Read Policies
  • Reconfiguring Virtual Disks
  • Fault Tolerance Features
    • Physical Disk Hot Swapping
    • Failed Physical Disk Detection
    • Redundant Path With Static Load Balancing Support
    • Using Replace Member and Revertible Hot Spares
  • Patrol Read
    • Patrol Read Feature
    • Patrol Read Modes
• Installing and Configuring Hardware
  • Installing the PERC 6/E and PERC 6/i Adapters
  • Installing the Transportable Battery Backup Unit (TBBU) on PERC 6/E
  • Installing the DIMM on a PERC 6/E Adapter
  • Transferring a TBBU Between Controllers
  • Removing the PERC 6/E and PERC 6/i Adapters
  • Removing the DIMM and Battery from a PERC 6/E Adapter
  • Disconnecting the BBU from a PERC 6/i Adapter or a PERC 6/i Integrated Controller
  • Setting up Redundant Path Support on the PERC 6/E Adapter
  • Reverting From Redundant Path Support to Single Path Support on the PERC 6/E Adapter
  • Removing and Installing the PERC 6/i and CERC 6/i Integrated Storage Controller Cards in Dell Modular Blade Systems (Service-Only Procedure)
    • Installing the Storage Controller Card
• Driver Installation
  • Installing Windows Drivers
    • Creating the Driver Media
    • Pre-Installation Requirements
    • Installing the Driver During a Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP Operating System Installation
    • Installing the Driver During a Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista Installation
    • Installing a Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, or Windows XP Driver for a New RAID Controller
    • Updating an Existing Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows XP, or Windows Vista Driver
  • Installing Linux Driver
    • Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux Operating System Using the Driver Update Diskette
    • Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Using the Driver Update Diskette
    • Installing the RPM Package With DKMS Support
  • Installing Solaris Driver
    • Installing Solaris 10 on a PowerEdge System Booting From a PERC 6 or CERC 6/i Controller
    • Adding/Updating the Driver to an Existing System
  • Installing NetWare Drivers
    • Installing the NetWare Driver in a New NetWare System
    • Installing or Updating the NetWare Driver in an Existing NetWare System
• Configuring and Managing RAID
  • Dell OpenManage Storage Management
  • Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager
  • RAID Configuration Functions
  • BIOS Configuration Utility
    • Entering the BIOS Configuration Utility
    • Exiting the Configuration Utility
    • Menu Navigation Controls
    • Setting Up Virtual Disks
  • Virtual Disk Management
    • Creating Virtual Disks
    • Initializing Virtual Disks
    • Checking Data Consistency
    • Importing or Clearing Foreign Configurations Using the VD Mgmt Menu
    • Importing or Clearing Foreign Configurations Using the Foreign Configuration View Screen
    • Managing Preserved Cache
    • Managing Dedicated Hot Spares
    • Deleting Virtual Disks
    • Deleting Disk Groups
    • Resetting the Configuration
    • BIOS Configuration Utility Menu Options
  • Physical Disk Management
    • Setting LED Blinking
    • Creating Global Hot Spares
    • Removing Global or Dedicated Hot Spares
    • Replacing an Online Physical Disk
    • Stopping Background Initialization
    • Performing a Manual Rebuild of an Individual Physical Disk
  • Controller Management
    • Enabling Boot Support
    • Enabling BIOS Stop on Error
    • Restoring Factory Default Settings
• Troubleshooting
  • Post Error Messages
  • Virtual Disks Degraded
  • Memory Errors
  • Pinned Cache State
  • General Problems
  • Physical Disk Related Issues
  • Physical Disk Failures and Rebuilds
  • SMART Errors
  • Replace Member Errors
  • Linux Operating System Errors
  • Controller LED Indicators
  • Drive Carrier LED Indicators
• Regulatory Notices
• Corporate Contact Details (Taiwan Only)
• Glossary
• Index