Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller 5i User Manual download pdf (Page 72)

70 RAID Configuration and Management

Use the spacebar to deselect the settings for the options in the

Settings

box.

Press <Tab> to move the cursor to the

Advanced

box.

Press the spacebar to select

Advanced

displays next to

Advanced

Press <Tab> to move the cursor to

Select Defaults

Press the spacebar to select

Select Defaults

The defaults are automatically selected for the controller settings and display in the

Settings

box.

displays by each setting which is enabled by default.

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User’s Guide 1
Notes, Notices, and Cautions 4
Contents 5
4 Contents 6
6 Contents 8
8 Contents 10
CAUTION: Safety Instructions 11
SAFETY: Battery Disposal 12
Overview 13
PCI Architecture 14
Operating System Support 14
RAID Description 14
RAID Terminology 15
PERC 5 Features 17
SMART Technology 19
Background Initialization 19
LED Operation 19
Disk Roaming 20
Disk Migration 20
Battery Management 21
Fault Tolerance Features 23
Patrol Read 24
Configuration 25
Patrol Read Modes 25
Behavior Details 25
Blocked Operations 25
24 PERC 5 Features 26
Removing the PERC 5/E Adapter 32
Removing the PERC 5/i Adapter 37
Driver Installation 41
Installation 42
Creating a Driver Diskette 45
Installing the Driver 46
Upgrading the Kernel 47
DUD Creation Procedure 48
48 Driver Installation 50
SAS RAID Storage Manager 51
BIOS Configuration Utility 51
Menu Navigation Controls 52
RAID Configuration Functions 54
Virtual Disk Actions 58
Physical Disk Actions 59
Setting Up Virtual Disks 60
Creating Virtual Disks 62
Initializing Virtual Disks 63
Setting LED Blinking 66
Managing Dedicated Hot Spares 66
Creating Global Hot Spares 67
Checking Data Consistency 68
Deleting Virtual Disks 69
Deleting Disk Groups 70
Upgrading Firmware 70
Enabling Boot Support 70
Enabling BIOS Stop on Error 71
Troubleshooting 73
General Problems 74
Physical Disk Related Issues 74
SMART Error 76
PERC 5 Post Error Messages 77
76 Troubleshooting 78
78 Troubleshooting 80
LED Behavior Patterns 81
Audible Alarm Warnings 81
80 Troubleshooting 82
FCC Notices (U.S. Only) 84
Industry Canada (Canada Only) 85
CE Notice (European Union) 86
VCCI (Japan Only) 95
CNCA (China Only) 96
Appendix: Regulatory Notices 100
Glossary 101
Glossary 101 103
Glossary 103 105
Glossary 107 109
Index 109 111
110 Index 112

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