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Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller S100 manual available for free PDF download: User Manual
Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller S100 User Manual (111 pages)
Dell Personal Computer User Manual
Brand:
Dell
| Category:
Controller
| Size: 3.08 MB
Table of Contents
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
2
Table of Contents
3
1 WARNING: Safety Instructions
7
SAFETY: General
8
SAFETY: When Working Inside Your System
8
Protecting against Electrostatic Discharge
9
2 Overview
11
Introduction
11
General Information, Intended Audience, and Prerequisites for Use
11
Related Documentation
12
PERC S100 Adapter or PERC S300 Adapter Descriptions
12
Supported Platforms
13
Component Requirements
15
About RAID
17
Summary of RAID Levels
17
RAID Terminology
18
Disk Striping
18
Disk Mirroring
18
Example of Disk Striping
18
Example of Disk Mirroring
19
Spanned RAID Levels
19
Parity Data
19
Example of Distributed Parity
20
General Features
21
RAID Controller Feature Description
21
Specifications
29
4 Hardware Installation
31
Before You Begin
31
General Considerations
31
Installing the PERC S300 Adapter
32
Installing a PERC S300 Adapter
33
Connecting the Cables
34
Connect Physical Disks to the PERC S300 Adapter
35
Complete the Hardware Installation
35
5 Installing the Drivers
37
Installing the Microsoft Windows Drivers
37
Downloading the Controller Driver Media
37
Pre-Installation Requirements for the Controller Drivers
38
Operating System and Device Driver Media
38
Pre-Installation Procedures for the Controller Drivers
39
Installing the Controller Drivers During the Operating System
42
Installation: for Systems with a PERC S100 Adapter
42
6 RAID Configuration and Management
47
Configuring the Controller: Using the PERC Virtual Disk Management Utility
47
Accessing the PERC Virtual Disk Management Utility
48
PERC Virtual Disk Management Text Colors
49
Initializing Physical Disks
50
Creating Virtual Disks
51
Selection of Virtual Disk Sizes
53
Deleting Virtual Disks
53
Swapping Two Virtual Disks
55
Managing Global Hot Spares
56
Create a Global Hot Spare
56
Delete a Global Hot Spare
56
Viewing Physical Disk Details
57
Viewing Virtual Disk Details
57
Rescanning Disks
58
Controller Options
58
Continuing to Boot
59
7 Troubleshooting
61
System Startup Problems
61
System Does Not Boot
61
Warning Messages: Dell Inc. PERC S100 Adapter or Dell Inc. PERC S300 Adapter BIOS Screen
64
Warning Messages: Dell Inc. PERC S100 or PERC S300 Adapter BIOS
65
Other Errors Appearing on the BIOS
69
Virtual Disk-Related Errors
70
Cannot Create a Virtual Disk
70
A Virtual Disk Is in a Failed State
71
A Virtual Disk Is in a Degraded State
72
Cannot Assign a Dedicated Hot Spare to a Virtual Disk
73
Cannot Create a Global Hot Spare
73
Physical Disk-Related Errors
75
The Physical Disk Fails
75
A Dedicated Hot Spare Fails
75
The Wrong Physical Disk was Removed
76
Cannot Initialize a Physical Disk
76
Controller Specifications
77
Read, Write, and Cache Policy
77
8 Appendix A
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Controller Tasks
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Physical Disk Tasks
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A-2. PERC S100 Adapter and PERC S300 Adapter Tasks
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Virtual Disk Tasks
79
Supported RAID Levels
79
Virtual Disk Specifications
80
RAID Technology - Understanding Disk Arrays and Virtual Disks
81
9 Appendix B
81
RAID Levels and Characteristics
82
Understanding RAID Levels
82
Disk States - Virtual and Physical Disks
84
Physical Disk States
84
Failure States
85
Failure Status by Virtual Disk RAID Level
85
Virtual Disk States
85
Creating Virtual Disks: Future Expansion
86
Minimum and Maximum Physical Disk Configurations
86
Understanding Physical Disks
86
Dedicated Hot Spares
87
Rescanning Physical Disks for Changes in State
87
Global Hot Spares
88
Regulatory Notices
89
10 Appendix C
89
FCC Notice (U.S. Only)
90
Industry Canada Notice (Canada Only)
92
CE Notice (European Union)
92
CE Mark Notice
94
11 Appendix D
95
Contacting Dell
95
Index
97
Glossary
103
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