Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller H710 - Manual (Page 4)

Recovering Cache Data ................................................................................................................................... 23
Battery Transparent Learn Cycle ............................................................................................................................23
TLC Time Frame ................................................................................................................................................23
Conditions For Replacing The Battery ..............................................................................................................23
3 Deploying The PERC Card........................................................................................................25
Removing The PERC Controller ...............................................................................................................................25
Installing The PERC Controller ................................................................................................................................27
Support For Internal Multiple Controllers ...............................................................................................................28
Setting Up Redundant Path Support On The PERC H810 Adapter ..........................................................................28
Reverting To Single Path Support From Redundant Path Support For PERC H810 .................................................28
4 Driver Installation......................................................................................................................31
Pre-Installation Requirements For Windows Driver Installation ............................................................................31
Creating The Device Driver Media For Windows Driver Installation ..................................................................... 31
Downloading Drivers From The Dell Systems Service And Diagnostic Tools Media For Windows ................31
Downloading Drivers From The Dell Support Website For Windows .............................................................. 32
Installing Driver During a Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 Installation ............................................................. 32
Installing Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 For A New RAID Controller ............................................................. 32
Updating Existing Windows Server 2008 Or Windows Server 2008 R2 ............................................................33
Updating The Linux Driver ...................................................................................................................................... 33
Installing Or Updating The RPM Driver Package With DKMS Support ........................................................... 34
Installing Or Updating The RPM Driver Package With KMOD Support ........................................................... 34
Installing Or Updating The RPM Driver Package With KMP Support ..............................................................34
5 Management Applications For PERC Cards......................................................................... 37
Dell OpenManage Storage Management ...............................................................................................................37
BIOS Configuration Utility .......................................................................................................................................37
Entering The BIOS Configuration Utility ........................................................................................................... 37
Exiting The Configuration Utility ....................................................................................................................... 38
Menu Navigation Controls ............................................................................................................................... 38
Setting Up Virtual Disks ....................................................................................................................................39
Virtual Disk Management ....................................................................................................................................... 41
Creating Virtual Disks .......................................................................................................................................41
Selecting Virtual Disk Parameters ................................................................................................................... 42
Converting Physical Disk To RAID Capable For PERC H310 .............................................................................42
Converting Physical Disk To Non-RAID For PERC H310 ...................................................................................43
Initializing Virtual Disks .................................................................................................................................... 43
Checking Data Consistency ............................................................................................................................. 43
Running A Data Consistency Check .................................................................................................................43
Importing Or Clearing Foreign Configurations Using The VD Mgmt Menu ......................................................44
Importing Or Clearing Foreign Configurations Using The Foreign Configuration View Screen .......................44