- Notes, cautions, and warnings
- Overview
- Getting Started
- Understanding RAID concepts
- Quick Access To Storage Status And Tasks
- PCI Express Solid-State Device Support
- Storage Information And Global Tasks
- Controllers
- Controller
- RAID Controller Technology - SATA And SAS
- RAID Controller Features
- Controller — Supported RAID Levels
- Controller — Supported Stripe Sizes
- RAID Controller Read, Write, Cache, And Disk Cache Policy
- Background Initialization On PERC Controllers
- Non-RAID Controller Description
- Firmware Or Driver Versions
- Controller Health
- Controllers Properties And Tasks
- Controller Tasks
- Creating A Virtual Disk
- Enabling The Controller Alarm
- Disabling The Controller Alarm
- Turning Off The Controller Alarm
- Testing The Controller Alarm
- Setting The Rebuild Rate
- Resetting The Controller Configuration
- Exporting The Controller Log File
- Foreign Configuration Operations
- Importing Foreign Configurations
- Importing Or Recovering Foreign Configurations
- Clearing Foreign Configuration
- Physical Disks In Foreign Virtual Disks
- Setting Background Initialization Rate
- Setting The Check Consistency Rate
- Setting The Reconstruct Rate
- Setting The Patrol Read Mode
- Starting And Stopping Patrol Read
- Changing The Controller Properties
- Managing The Physical Disk Power
- Properties In Manage Physical Disk Power Option
- Physical Disk Power On Unconfigured Drives And Hot Spares
- Managing Physical Disk Power Using The Customized Power Savings Mode
- Managing Physical Disk Power Using The QoS Option
- Managing The Time Interval For The QoS Option
- To Locate Manage Physical Disk Power In Storage Management
- Managing The Preserved Cache
- Encryption Key
- Converting To Non-RAID Disks
- Converting To RAID Capable Disks
- Changing The Controller Mode
- Auto Configure RAID0 Operation
- System Configuration Lock Down Mode
- Global Tasks Supported When System Configuration Lock Down Mode Is On
- Controller Tasks Supported When System Configuration Lock Down Mode Is On
- Controller Reports Supported When System Configuration Lock Down Mode Is On
- Physical Disk Tasks Supported When System Configuration Lock Down Mode Is On
- Virtual Disk Tasks Supported When System Configuration Lock Down Mode Is On
- Viewing Available Reports
- Support For PERC 9 and PERC 10 Hardware Controllers
- Support for BOSS-S1 RAID Controllers
- Enclosures And Backplanes
- Backplanes
- Enclosures
- MX5016s
- Enclosure Physical Disks
- Enclosure Fans
- Fan Properties
- Enclosure Power Supplies
- Power Supply Properties
- Enclosure Temperature Probes
- Enclosure Management Modules
- Enclosure And Backplane Health
- Enclosure And Backplane Properties And Tasks
- Enclosure Management
- Identifying An Open Connector On The Enclosure
- Enclosure Components
- Connectors
- Tape Drive
- RAID Controller Batteries
- Physical Disks Or Physical Devices
- Guidelines To Replace A Physical Disk Or Physical Device
- Adding A New Disk To The System
- Replacing A Physical Disk Receiving SMART Alerts
- Other Disk Procedures
- Physical Disk Or Physical Device Properties
- Physical Disk Or Physical Device Tasks
- Physical Disk Tasks
- Blinking And Unblinking A Physical Disk
- Removing Dead Segments
- Preparing To Remove
- Rebuilding Data
- Canceling A Rebuild
- Assigning And Unassigning Global Hot Spare
- Setting The Physical Disk Online Or Offline
- Performing A Clear Physical Disk And Cancel Clear
- Enabling Revertible Hot Spare
- Performing Cryptographic Erase
- Convert To RAID Capable Disk
- Convert To Non-RAID Disk
- Virtual Disks
- Considerations Before Creating Virtual Disks
- Creating Virtual Disks
- Reconfiguring Or Migrating Virtual Disks
- Starting And Target RAID Levels For Virtual Disk Reconfiguration And Capacity Expansion
- Maintaining The Integrity Of Redundant Virtual Disks
- Rebuilding Redundant Information
- Managing Virtual Disk Bad Block Management
- Recommendations For Clearing Bad Blocks
- Virtual Disk Properties And Tasks
- Virtual Disk — Available Tasks
- Reconfiguring A Virtual Disk
- Format, Initialize, Slow, And Fast Initialize
- Canceling Background Initialization
- Restoring Dead Segments
- Deleting Data On the Virtual Disk
- Performing A Check Consistency
- Cancelling A Check Consistency
- Pausing A Check Consistency
- Resuming A Check Consistency
- Blinking And Unblinking A Virtual Disk
- Renaming A Virtual Disk
- Canceling A Rebuild
- Changing The Virtual Disk Policy
- Replacing A Member Disk
- Clearing Virtual Disk Bad Blocks
- Encrypting A Virtual Disk
- Create Virtual Disk Express Wizard
- Create Virtual Disk Express Wizard Step 2
- Create Virtual Disk Advanced Wizard
- Create Virtual Disk Advanced Wizard Step 2
- Create Virtual Disk Advanced Wizard Step 3
- Span Edit
- To Reconfigure A Virtual Disk - Step 1 of 3
- To locate Reconfigure In Storage Management
- Virtual Disk Task - Reconfigure Step 2 of 3
- To Reconfigure A Virtual Disk Expand Virtual Disk Capacity - Step 2 of 3
- Virtual Disk Task - Reconfigure Step 3 of 3
- Slow And Fast Initialize
- Formatting Or Initializing A Disk
- Deleting A Virtual Disk
- Renaming A Virtual Disk
- Changing The Policy Of A Virtual Disk
- Split Mirror
- Unmirror
- Assigning And Unassigning Dedicated Hot Spare
- Virtual Disk Task - Replace Member Disk Step 1 of 2
- Virtual Disk Task - Replace Member Disk Step 2 of 2
- Moving Physical And Virtual Disks From One System To Another
- Protecting Your Virtual Disk With A Hot Spare
- Troubleshooting
- Common Troubleshooting Procedures
- Virtual Disk Troubleshooting
- A Rebuild Does Not Work
- A Rebuild Completes With Errors
- Cannot Create A Virtual Disk
- A Virtual Disk Of Minimum Size Is Not Visible To Windows Disk Management
- Virtual Disk Errors On Systems Running Linux
- Problems Associated With Using The Same Physical Disks For Both Redundant And Non-Redundant Virtual Disks
- Specific Problem Situations And Solutions
- Physical Disk Is Offline Or Displays An Error Status
- Receive A Bad Block Alert With Replacement, Sense, Or Medium Error
- Alerts 2146 Through 2150 Received During A Rebuild Or While A Virtual Disk Is Degraded
- Alerts 2146 Through 2150 Received While Performing IO, Consistency Check, Format, Or Other Operation
- Read And Write Operations Experience Problems
- A Task Menu Option Is Not Displayed
- A Corrupt Disk Or Drive Message Suggests Running Autocheck During A Reboot
- Erroneous Status And Error Messages After A Windows Hibernation
- Storage Management May Delay Before Updating Temperature Probe Status
- Storage Management May Delay Displaying Storage Devices After Reboot
- You Are Unable To Log Into A Remote System
- Cannot Connect To Remote System Running Microsoft Windows Server 2003
- Reconfiguring A Virtual Disk Displays Error In Mozilla Browser
- Physical Disks Are Displayed Under The Connector Object Instead Of The Enclosure Object
- PCIe SSD Troubleshooting
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Supported Features
- Supported Features On PERC Hardware Controllers
- Controller Tasks Supported On PERC Hardware Controllers
- Battery Tasks Supported On PERC Hardware Controllers
- Connector Tasks Supported By PERC Hardware Controllers
- Physical Disk Tasks Supported By PERC Hardware Controllers
- Virtual Disk Tasks Supported By PERC Hardware Controllers
- Virtual Disk Specifications For PERC Hardware Controllers
- RAID Levels Supported By PERC Hardware Controllers
- Read, Write, Cache And Disk Cache Policy Supported By PERC Hardware Controllers
- Supported Features On The PERC Software RAID Controllers
- Controller Tasks Supported On The PERC Software RAID Controllers
- Physical Disk Tasks Supported By The PERC Software RAID Controllers
- Virtual Disk Tasks Supported By The PERC Software Controllers
- Virtual Disk Specifications For PERC Software RAID Controllers
- RAID Levels Supported By The PERC Software RAID Controllers
- Read Write Cache And Disk Cache Policy Supported By The PERC Software RAID Controllers
- Enclosure Support On The PERC Software RAID Controllers
- Determining The Health Status For Storage Components
- Health Status Rollup - Battery Is Charging Or Dead
- Health Status Rollup - Physical Disks In A Virtual Disk Are Failed Or Removed
- Health Status Rollup - Physical Disks In A Virtual Disk Are Unsupported, Partially, Or Permanently Degraded
- Health Status Rollup - All Physical Disks In A Virtual Disk Are In Foreign State
- Health Status Rollup - Some Physical Disks In A Virtual Disk Are In Foreign State
- Health Status Rollup - Virtual Disk Is Degraded, Physical Disks Are Failed Or Rebuilding
- Health Status Rollup - Virtual Disk Is Failed
- Health Status Rollup - Unsupported Firmware Version
- Health Status Rollup - Enclosure Power Supply Failed Or Power Connection Removed
- Health Status Rollup - One Enclosure EMM Is Failed
- Health Status Rollup - Lost Both Power Connections To The Enclosure
- Health Status Rollup - One Or More Physical Disks Are Failed
- Health Status Rollup - Physical Disk Is Rebuilding
Dell EMC Server Administrator Storage Management 9.3.1 User’s Guide
Health Status Rollup - Unsupported Firmware Version
| Storage Subsystem | Controller | Battery | Connector | Physical Disk(s) | Firmware/Driver | Virtual Disk(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Component Status |  | |  | | | | |
| Health Rollup | | | | | | | |
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