Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller 5i User Manual
User’s guide
Table of contents
Document Outline
- User’s Guide
- User’s Guide
- Contents
- CAUTION: Safety Instructions
- Overview
- PERC 5 Features
- Hardware Installation and Configuration
- Installing the PERC 5/E Adapter
- Installing the Transportable Battery Backup Unit (TBBU) for PERC 5/E
- Installing the DIMM on a PERC 5/E Adapter
- Transferring a TBBU Between Controllers
- Removing the DIMM and Battery from a PERC 5/E Adapter
- Removing the PERC 5/i Adapter
- Removing the DIMM from a PERC 5/i Card
- Disconnecting the BBU from a PERC 5/i Adapter or a PERC 5/i
- Driver Installation
- Creating a Driver Diskette
- Installing the Driver During a Microsoft Operating System Installation
- Installing a Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 2000, or XP Driver for a New RAID Controller
- Updating an Existing Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, or Windows Vista Driver
- Installing Windows Vista for a New RAID Controller
- Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Driver
- Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (Version 9 or 10) Driver
- RAID Configuration and Management
- Dell OpenManage Storage Management
- SAS RAID Storage Manager
- BIOS Configuration Utility
- Entering the BIOS Configuration Utility
- Exiting the Configuration Utility
- Menu Navigation Controls
- RAID Configuration Functions
- BIOS Configuration Utility Menu Options
- Setting Up Virtual Disks
- Creating Virtual Disks
- Initializing Virtual Disks
- Importing or Clearing Foreign Configurations Using the VD Mgmt Menu
- Importing or Clearing Foreign Configurations Using the Foreign Configuration View Screen
- Setting LED Blinking
- Managing Dedicated Hot Spares
- Creating Global Hot Spares
- Removing Global or Dedicated Hot Spares
- Enabling the Alarm to Alert in Case of Physical Disk Failures
- Checking Data Consistency
- Stopping Background Initialization
- Performing a Manual Rebuild of an Individual Physical Disk
- Deleting Virtual Disks
- Deleting Disk Groups
- Upgrading Firmware
- Enabling Boot Support
- Enabling BIOS Stop on Error
- Restoring Factory Default Settings
- Troubleshooting
- Appendix: Regulatory Notices
- Glossary
- Index