Table Of Contents - Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller S100 User Manual

Table of Contents

Notes, Cautions, And Warnings2
Table Of Contents3
Warning: Safety Instructions7
Safety: General8
Safety: When Working Inside Your System8
Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge9
Overview11
Introduction11
General Information, Intended Audience, And Prerequisites For Use11
Related Documentation12
Perc S100 Adapter Or Perc S300 Adapter Descriptions12
Supported Platforms13
Component Requirements15
About Raid17
Summary Of Raid Levels17
Raid Terminology18
Disk Striping18
Disk Mirroring18
Example Of Disk Striping18
Example Of Disk Mirroring19
Spanned Raid Levels19
Parity Data19
Example Of Distributed Parity20
General Features21
Raid Controller Feature Description21
Specifications29
Hardware Installation31
Before You Begin31
General Considerations31
Installing The Perc S300 Adapter32
Installing A Perc S300 Adapter33
Connecting The Cables34
Connect Physical Disks To The Perc S300 Adapter35
Complete The Hardware Installation35
Installing The Drivers37
Installing The Microsoft Windows Drivers37
Downloading The Controller Driver Media37
Pre-Installation Requirements For The Controller Drivers38
Operating System And Device Driver Media38
Pre-Installation Procedures For The Controller Drivers39
Installing The Controller Drivers During The Operating System42
Installation: For Systems With A Perc S100 Adapter42
Raid Configuration And Management47
Configuring The Controller: Using The Perc Virtual Disk Management Utility47
Accessing The Perc Virtual Disk Management Utility48
Perc Virtual Disk Management Text Colors49
Initializing Physical Disks50
Creating Virtual Disks51
Selection Of Virtual Disk Sizes53
Deleting Virtual Disks53
Swapping Two Virtual Disks55
Managing Global Hot Spares56
Create A Global Hot Spare56
Delete A Global Hot Spare56
Viewing Physical Disk Details57
Viewing Virtual Disk Details57
Rescanning Disks58
Controller Options58
Continuing To Boot59
Troubleshooting61
System Startup Problems61
System Does Not Boot61
Warning Messages: Dell Inc. Perc S100 Adapter Or Dell Inc. Perc S300 Adapter Bios Screen64
Warning Messages: Dell Inc. Perc S100 Or Perc S300 Adapter Bios65
Other Errors Appearing On The Bios69
Virtual Disk-Related Errors70
Cannot Create A Virtual Disk70
A Virtual Disk Is In A Failed State71
A Virtual Disk Is In A Degraded State72
Cannot Assign A Dedicated Hot Spare To A Virtual Disk73
Cannot Create A Global Hot Spare73
Physical Disk-Related Errors75
The Physical Disk Fails75
A Dedicated Hot Spare Fails75
The Wrong Physical Disk Was Removed76
Cannot Initialize A Physical Disk76
Controller Specifications77
Read, Write, And Cache Policy77
Appendix A77
Controller Tasks78
Physical Disk Tasks78
A-2. Perc S100 Adapter And Perc S300 Adapter Tasks78
Virtual Disk Tasks79
Supported Raid Levels79
Virtual Disk Specifications80
Raid Technology - Understanding Disk Arrays And Virtual Disks81
Appendix B81
Understanding Raid Levels82
Raid Levels And Characteristics82
Disk States - Virtual And Physical Disks84
Physical Disk States84
Virtual Disk States85
Failure States85
Failure Status By Virtual Disk Raid Level85
Creating Virtual Disks: Future Expansion86
Understanding Physical Disks86
Minimum And Maximum Physical Disk Configurations86
Rescanning Physical Disks For Changes In State87
Dedicated Hot Spares87
Global Hot Spares88
Regulatory Notices89
Appendix C89
Fcc Notice (U.s. Only)90
Industry Canada Notice (Canada Only)92
Ce Notice (European Union)92
Ce Mark Notice94
Appendix D95
Contacting Dell95
Index97
Glossary103