Preserved Cache State; General Issues - Dell PowerEdge RAID H700 User Manual

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
The device is displayed in Device
Manager but has a yellow bang
(exclamation mark).
The device does not appear in the
Device Manager.
No Hard Drives Found
message is displayed during a
media-based installation of
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
because of the following causes:
• The driver is not native in the
operating system.
• The virtual disks are not
configured properly.
• The controller BIOS is disabled.
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Troubleshooting
Corrective Action
Reinstall the driver. For more information on
reinstalling drivers, see "Driver Installation" on
page 69.
Turn off the system and reseat the controller.
The corresponding solutions are:
• Press <F6> to install the RAID device driver
during installation.
• 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.
• Enter the BIOS Configuration Utility to enable
the BIOS. For information on configuring
virtual disks, see "Installing and Configuring
Hardware" on page 41.