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SECTI
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PERC 3/QC Hardware
Installation
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PERC 3/QC Card Layout
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PERC 3 User’s Guide
1
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2
Safety Instructions
3
When Using Your Computer
4
Ergonomic Computing Habits
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Battery Disposal
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Contents
9
3 RAID Levels
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4 PERC 3/SC Features
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6 PERC 3/QC Features
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7 Configuring PERC 3
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12 Dell Manager
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13 Troubleshooting
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16 Contents
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18 Figures
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PERC 3 Overview
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PERC 3 Features
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SCSI Channels
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SCSI Connectors
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Operating System Support
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28 Overview
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Introduction to RAID
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RAID Definition
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Components and Features
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Consistency Check
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Disk Striping
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Stripe Width
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Stripe Size
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Disk Mirroring
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Disk Spanning
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Hot Spares
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Disk Rebuilds
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Hot Swap
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SCSI Drive States
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Logical Drive States
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Enclosure Management
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RAID Levels
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Selecting a RAID Level
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44 RAID Levels
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Figure 3-1. RAID 0 Array
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46 RAID Levels
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Figure 3-2. RAID 1 Array
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48 RAID Levels
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Figure 3-3. RAID 5 Array
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50 RAID Levels
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Figure 3-4. RAID 10 Array
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52 RAID Levels
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Figure 3-5. RAID 50 Array
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PERC 3/SC Features
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Hardware Requirements
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Configuration Features
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SMART Technology
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Array Performance Features
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Software Utilities
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PERC 3/SC Specifications
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PCI Bridge/CPU
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Cache Memory
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60 PERC 3/SC Features
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SCSI Firmware
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RAID Management
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PERC 3/DC and PERC
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3/DCL Features
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Configuration on Disk
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Fault Tolerance Features
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PERC 3/DC and PERC 3/DCL
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Specifications
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PERC 3/DC and PERC 3/DCL BIOS
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Onboard Speaker
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Serial Port
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SCSI Bus
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PERC 3/QC Features
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PERC 3/QC Specifications
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80 PERC 3/QC Features
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Configuring PERC 3
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Current Configuration
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Channel 1
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Channel 2
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Logical Drive Configuration
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Physical Device Layout
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Configuring Arrays
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Configuration Strategies
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Maximizing Capacity
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Assigning RAID Levels
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Configuring Logical Drives
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Optimizing Data Storage
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Array Functions
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Random Array Deletion
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Configuration Module
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PERC 3/SC Hardware
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Installation
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Requirements
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Installation Steps
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PERC 3/SC Card Layout
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Step 1—Unpack
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Step 2—Power Down
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Step 3—Set Jumpers
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J9 I2C Interface Connector
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J5 Serial Port
108
J8 Hard Disk LED
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J10 Term Power
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Step 4—Set SCSI Termination
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SCSI Termination
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Selecting a Terminator
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Step 5—Install PERC 3/SC
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Motherboard
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Step 6—Connect SCSI Cables
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Step 7—Set Target IDs
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Step 8—Power On Host System
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PERC 3/DC or PERC
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3/DCL Hardware
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PERC 3/DC Card Layout
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PERC 3/DCL Card Layout
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J2, and J3 Termination Enable
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J9 Onboard BIOS Enable
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J10 NVRAM Clear
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J11 Serial Port
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J13 Dirty Cache LED
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J14 SCSI Activity LED
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J16 and J18 TERMPWR Enable
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PERC 3/DC and 3/DCL
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Step 7—Connect SCSI Cables
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Connect SCSI Devices
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Cable Suggestions
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PERC 3/QC Hardware
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PERC 3/QC Card Layout
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J14 Serial Port
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J17 Dirty Cache LED
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J19 Onboard BIOS Enable
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Figure 10-4
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Step 5—Install PERC 3/QC
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Step 8—Power on Host System
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WebBIOS Configuration Utility
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PERC 3 BIOS
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Configuration Utility
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Configuration On Disk
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Starting the PERC 3 BIOS
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Options
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Configure Menu
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Initialize Menu
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Objects Menu
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(continued)
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Logical Drive
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Virtual Sizing
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Physical Drive
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Battery Information
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Format Menu
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Rebuild Menu
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Check Consistency Menu
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Easy Configuration
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New Configuration
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View/Add Configuration
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Press <F4>
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Using Easy Configuration
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Using New Configuration
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Using View/Add Configuration
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18 Set the Read Policy
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19 Set the Read Policy
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Initializing Logical Drives
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Deletion)
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Formatting Physical Drives
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Batch Formatting
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Individual Formatting
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Rebuilding Failed Disk Drives
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Exiting the PERC 3 BIOS
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Setting Hardware Termination
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Clustering
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Dell Manager
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Starting Dell Manager
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Management Menu Options
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Dell Manager Menu Options
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Logical Drive Settings
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Physical Drive Menu
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12-8 displays the menu items
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Reconstruct Menu
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Parameters
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Formatting Drives
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Exiting Dell Manager
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Troubleshooting
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Overview
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BIOS Boot Error Messages
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Other BIOS Error Messages
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Other Potential Problems
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Audible Warnings
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Appendix A: SCSI
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Cables and Connectors
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Appendix B:
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Warranties and Return
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General Provisions
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Guarantee
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Exclusions
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Making a Claim
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Glossary
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238 Glossary
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Glossary 239
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240 Glossary
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Glossary 241
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242 Glossary
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Glossary 243
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Glossary 245
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246 Glossary
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Index 247
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248 Index
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249 Index
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250 Index
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Printed in the U.S.A
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P/N 5C229 Rev. A04
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