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Dell PowerEdge 5/i User Manual (112 pages)
Expandable RAID Controller
Brand:
Dell
| Category:
Computer Hardware
| Size: 8.6 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
5
CAUTION: Safety Instructions
11
SAFETY: General
11
SAFETY: When Working Inside Your System
11
Protecting against Electrostatic Discharge
12
SAFETY: Battery Disposal
12
1 Overview
13
Scope of the User's Guide
13
PERC 5 Controller Descriptions
13
PCI Architecture
14
Operating System Support
14
RAID Description
14
Summary of RAID Levels
14
RAID Terminology
15
Disk Striping
15
Disk Mirroring
15
Parity
16
2 PERC 5 Features
17
PERC 5 Controller Features
17
Compatibility with Virtual Disks Created on Existing PERC 5 Controllers
18
SMART Technology
19
Background Initialization
19
LED Operation
19
Disk Roaming
20
Disk Migration
20
Alarm Alert in Case of Physical Disk Failures
20
Battery Management
21
Introduction to Write Cache Policy
21
Write-Back Versus Write-Through
21
How Firmware Manages Cache
21
Conditions under Which Write-Back Is Employed
22
Conditions under Which Write-Through Is Employed
22
Conditions under Which Forced Write-Back with no Battery Is Employed
22
RAID Configuration Information
23
Fault Tolerance Features
23
Physical Disk Hot Swapping
24
Patrol Read
24
Patrol Read Behavior
24
Configuration
25
Patrol Read Modes
25
Behavior Details
25
Blocked Operations
25
3 Hardware Installation and Configuration
27
Installing the PERC 5/E Adapter
27
Installing the Transportable Battery Backup Unit (TBBU) for PERC 5/E
29
Installing the DIMM on a PERC 5/E Adapter
30
Transferring a TBBU between Controllers
32
Removing the PERC 5/E Adapter
32
Removing the DIMM and Battery from a PERC 5/E Adapter
33
Installing the PERC 5/I Adapter
35
Removing the PERC 5/I Adapter
37
Removing the DIMM from a PERC 5/I Card
39
Disconnecting the BBU from a PERC 5/I Adapter or a PERC 5/I
40
4 Driver Installation
41
Creating a Driver Diskette
41
Installing the Driver During a Microsoft Operating System Installation
42
Installing a Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 2000, or XP Driver for a New RAID Controller
42
Updating an Existing Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, or Windows Vista Driver
43
Installing Windows Vista for a New RAID Controller
44
Installing the Red hat Enterprise Linux Driver
45
Creating a Driver Diskette
45
Installing the Driver
46
Installing the Driver Using an Update RPM
46
Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (Version 9 or 10) Driver
47
Installing the Driver Using an Update RPM
47
Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Using the Driver Update Diskette
48
5 RAID Configuration and Management
51
Dell Openmanage Storage Management
51
SAS RAID Storage Manager
51
BIOS Configuration Utility
51
Entering the BIOS Configuration Utility
52
Starting the BIOS Configuration Utility
52
Exiting the Configuration Utility
52
Menu Navigation Controls
52
RAID Configuration Functions
54
BIOS Configuration Utility Menu Options
55
Virtual Disk Management (VD Mgmt)
56
Physical Disk Management (PD Mgmt)
58
Physical Disk Actions
59
Controller Management (Ctrl Mgmt)
59
Controller Management Disk Actions
59
Foreign Configuration View
60
Setting up Virtual Disks
60
Creating Virtual Disks
62
Initializing Virtual Disks
63
Importing or Clearing Foreign Configurations Using the VD Mgmt Menu
64
Importing or Clearing Foreign Configurations Using the Foreign Configuration View Screen
64
Setting LED Blinking
66
Managing Dedicated Hot Spares
66
Creating Global Hot Spares
67
Removing Global or Dedicated Hot Spares
67
Enabling the Alarm to Alert in Case of Physical Disk Failures
68
Checking Data Consistency
68
Stopping Background Initialization
69
Performing a Manual Rebuild of an Individual Physical Disk
69
Deleting Virtual Disks
69
Deleting Disk Groups
70
Upgrading Firmware
70
Enabling Boot Support
70
Enabling BIOS Stop on Error
71
Restoring Factory Default Settings
71
6 Troubleshooting
73
Virtual Disks Degraded
73
Memory Errors
73
General Problems
74
Physical Disk Related Issues
74
Physical Disk Failures and Rebuilds
75
SMART Error
76
PERC 5 Post Error Messages
77
Red hat Enterprise Linux Operating System Errors
80
LED Behavior Patterns
81
Audible Alarm Warnings
81
7 Appendix: Regulatory Notices
83
Regulatory Notices
83
FCC Notices (U.S. Only)
84
FCC, Class a
84
FCC, Class B
84
Industry Canada (Canada Only)
85
Industry Canada, Class a
85
Industry Canada, Class B
85
CE Notice (European Union)
86
MIC Notice (Republic of Korea Only)
94
VCCI (Japan Only)
95
CNCA (China Only)
96
CNCA, Class a
96
Información NOM (Únicamente para México)
97
Corporate Contact Details (Taiwan Only)
97
Glossary
101
Index
111
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Expandable RAID Controller
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