Document Outline

• Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) H310, H710, H710P, and H810 User’s Guide
• Overview
  • Supported Operating Systems
  • Getting Help
    • Contacting Dell
    • Related Documentation
    • Documentation Feedback
• Features
  • Physical Disk Power Management
    • Configured Spin Down Delay
  • Types Of Virtual Disk Initialization
    • Background Initialization Of Virtual Disks
    • Full Initialization Of Virtual Disks
    • Fast Initialization Of Virtual Disks
  • Consistency Checks
  • Disk Roaming
    • Using Disk Roaming
  • FastPath
    • Configuring FastPath-Capable Virtual Disks
  • Virtual Disk Migration
    • Migrating Virtual Disks
  • Virtual Disk Write Cache Policies
    • Write-Back And Write-Through
    • Conditions Under Which Write-Back Is Employed
    • Conditions Under Which Forced Write-Back With No Battery Is Employed
  • Virtual Disk Read Cache Policies
  • Reconfiguration Of Virtual Disks
  • Fault Tolerance
  • The SMART Feature
    • Automatic Replace Member With Predicted Failure
  • Patrol Read
  • Redundant Path Support (For PERC H810 Only)
  • Physical Disk Failure Detection
  • Using Persistent Hot Spare Slots
  • Physical Disk Hot Swapping
  • Using Replace Member And Revertible Hot Spares
  • Controller Cache Preservation
    • Cache Preservation With Non-Volatile Cache (NVC)
    • Recovering Cache Data
  • Battery Transparent Learn Cycle
    • TLC Time Frame
    • Conditions For Replacing The Battery
• Deploying The PERC Card
  • Removing The PERC Controller
  • Installing The PERC Controller
  • Support For Internal Multiple Controllers
  • Setting Up Redundant Path Support On The PERC H810 Adapter
  • Reverting To Single Path Support From Redundant Path Support For PERC H810
• Driver Installation
  • Pre-Installation Requirements For Windows Driver Installation
  • Creating The Device Driver Media For Windows Driver Installation
    • Downloading Drivers From The Dell Systems Service And Diagnostic Tools Media For Windows
    • Downloading Drivers From The Dell Support Website For Windows
    • Installing Driver During a Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 Installation
    • Installing Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 For A New RAID Controller
    • Updating Existing Windows Server 2008 Or Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Updating The Linux Driver
    • Installing Or Updating The RPM Driver Package With DKMS Support
    • Installing Or Updating The RPM Driver Package With KMOD Support
    • Installing Or Updating The RPM Driver Package With KMP Support
• Management Applications For PERC Cards
  • Dell OpenManage Storage Management
  • 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
    • Selecting Virtual Disk Parameters
    • Converting Physical Disk To RAID Capable For PERC H310
    • Converting Physical Disk To Non-RAID For PERC H310
    • Initializing Virtual Disks
    • Checking Data Consistency
    • Running A Data Consistency Check
    • Importing Or Clearing Foreign Configurations Using The VD Mgmt Menu
    • Importing Or Clearing Foreign Configurations Using The Foreign Configuration View Screen
    • Break Mirror
    • Managing Preserved Cache
    • Managing Dedicated Hot Spares
    • Deleting Virtual Disks
    • Deleting Disk Groups
    • Clearing The Configuration
  • BIOS Configuration Utility Menu Options
    • Virtual Disk Management (VD Mgmt)
    • Virtual Disk Actions
    • Physical Disk Management (PD Mgmt)
    • Physical Disk Actions
    • Rebuild
    • Controller Management (Ctrl Mgmt)
    • Controller Management Actions
    • Foreign Configuration View
  • Physical Disk Management
    • Setting LED Blinking
    • Creating Global Hot Spares
    • Removing Global Or Dedicated Hot Spares
    • Replacing An Online Physical Disk
    • Restrictions and Limitations
    • Stopping Background Initialization
    • Performing A Manual Rebuild Of An Individual Physical Disk
  • Controller Management
    • Enabling Boot Support
    • Enabling Boot Support For A BIOS-Enabled Controller
    • Enabling BIOS Stop On Error
    • Enabling Auto Import
    • Disabling Auto Import
    • Restoring Factory Default Settings
  • UEFI RAID Configuration Utility
    • Entering The UEFI RAID Configuration Utility
    • Exiting The UEFI RAID Configuration Utility
    • Configuration Options
    • Controller Management Menu
    • Virtual Disk Management
    • Physical Disk Management Menu
    • Enclosure Management
• CacheCade
  • CacheCade Virtual Disk Characteristics
  • Configuring And Managing CacheCade Virtual Disks
    • CacheCade Virtual Disk Management
    • Creating CacheCade Virtual Disks
    • Deleting CacheCade Virtual Disks
    • Reconfiguring CacheCade Virtual Disks
    • Automatic Reconfiguration Of CacheCade Virtual Disks
    • Manual Resizing Of CacheCade Virtual Disks
• Security Key And RAID Management
  • Security Key Implementation
  • Security Key Management In The BIOS Configuration Utility
    • Local Key Management (LKM)
    • Creating A Security Key
    • Changing The Security Key
    • Deleting A Security Key
    • Creating Secured Virtual Disks
    • Securing Pre-Existing Virtual Disks
    • Securing Pre-Existing Virtual Disks
    • Importing Or Clearing Secured Foreign Configurations And Secure Disk Migration
    • Instant Secure Erase
  • Troubleshooting Security Key Errors
    • Secured Foreign Import Errors
    • Failure to Select Or Configure Non Self-Encrypting Disks (Non-SED)
    • Failure To Delete Security Key
    • Failure To Instant Secure Erase Task On Physical Disks
• Troubleshooting
  • BIOS Error Messages
    • Discovery Error Message
    • Extra Enclosure Error Message
    • Cache Data Lost Error Message
    • Missing Disks In Virtual Disk Error Message
    • Previous Configuration Of Disks Removed Error Message
    • Missing Virtual Disks Error Message
    • Dirty Cache Data Error Message
    • BIOS Disabled Error Message
    • Drive Configuration Changes Error Message
    • Adapter At Baseport Not Responding Error Message
    • Offline Or Missing Virtual Drives With Preserved Cache Error Message
    • Virtual Disks Offline Error Message
    • Virtual Disks Degraded Error Message
    • Virtual Disks Partially Degraded Error Message
    • Memory Or Battery Problem Error Message
    • Firmware Fault State Error Message
    • Foreign Configuration Found Error Message
    • Foreign Configuration Not Found In <Ctrl> <R> Error Message
    • Previous Configuration Cleared Or Missing Error Message
    • Invalid SAS Topology Detected Error Message
    • Multibit ECC Errors Detected Error Messages
    • Configured Disks Removed Or Not Accessible Error Message
    • Battery Discharged Or Disconnected Error Message
  • Degraded State Of Virtual Disks
  • Memory Errors
  • Preserved Cache State
  • General Issues
    • PERC Card Has Yellow Bang In Device Manager
    • PERC Card Not Seen In Device Manager
    • No Hard Drives Found Error Message During Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Installation
  • Physical Disk Issues
    • Physical Disk In Failed State
    • Unable to Rebuild A Fault Tolerant Virtual Disk
    • Fatal Error Or Data Corruption Reported
    • Physical Disk Displayed As Blocked
    • Multiple Disks Become Inaccessible
    • Rebuilding A Failed Physical Disk
    • Virtual Disk Fails During Rebuild Using A Global Hot Spare
    • Virtual Disk Fails During Rebuild Using A Dedicated Hot Spare
    • Physical Disk Fails During Reconstruction On Redundant Virtual Disk
    • Virtual Disk Fails Rebuild Using A Dedicated Hot Spare
    • Physical Disk Takes A Long Time To Rebuild
  • SMART Errors
    • Smart Error Detected On A Physical Disk In A Redundant Virtual Disk
    • Smart Error Detected On A Physical Disk In A Non-Redundant Virtual Disk
  • Replace Member Errors
    • Source Disk Fails During Replace Member Operation
    • Target Disk Fails
    • General Disk Fails
  • Linux Operating System Errors
    • Virtual Disk Policy Is Assumed As Write-Through Error Message
    • Driver Does Not Auto-Build Into New Kernel
    • Unable To Register SCSI Device Error Message
  • Disk Carrier LED Indicators
• Appendix: RAID Description
  • Summary Of RAID Levels
  • RAID Terminology
    • Disk Striping
    • Disk Mirroring
    • Spanned RAID Levels
    • Parity Data