Table Of Contents - Dell PowerEdge User Manual

Contents
1 Overview................................................................................................................. 5
LED Port activity feature for 12 Gbps SAS HBA controller only
Supported operating systems
Related documentation
2 Deploying 12 Gbps SAS HBA controller............................................................8
Installing 12 Gbps SAS HBA controller
Cabling 12 Gbps SAS HBA controller installed on host server to the storage enclosure
3 Driver installation................................................................................................11
Creating the device driver media
Downloading drivers from the Dell support website
Downloading drivers from the Dell Systems Service and Diagnostic Tools Media
Windows driver installation
Installing the driver during a Windows Server 2008 R2 and newer installation
Installing the driver after Windows Server 2008 R2 and newer installation
Updating 12 Gbps SAS HBA controller driver for existing Windows Server 2008 R2 and
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Linux driver installation
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
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Entering the HII configuration utility
Exiting the HII configuration utility
Navigating to Dell 12 Gbps SAS HBA configuration utility
Controller management
Viewing the controller properties
Changing the controller properties
Managing physical disk drives
Viewing physical disk drive properties
Selecting physical disk drive operations
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6 Getting help.........................................................................................................20
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Contacting Dell
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