PowerEdge RAID Controller H965e Adapter

This article shows how to add additional disks to a virtual disk or reconfigure a virtual disk.

This article explains how to download, install, and use the Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) Command-Line Interface (CLI) utility to manage your RAID controller. The utility is supported on PERC Series 8 and later family controllers on hosts running Windows, Linux, or ESXi. PERCCLI can also extract RAID controller logs which contain information that allows you or Dell Technical Support to determine the status of RAID controllers and the connected storage devices to narrow down possible sources of error.

The PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) driver continuously logs debug prints in the OS syslog file when large I/O operations are running on the system.

VMware ESXi 9.0 VMkernel logs show warnings "Mode Sense cmd reported block size 0, does not match the current logical block size 4096" and "The device naa.<GUID> is marked format corrupt" when a Virtual Disk (VD) is created on PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) 12/13 with 512-byte emulation (512e) or 4-Kilobyte native (4Kn) drives; messages appear each boot but have no functional impact.

This article provides information about how to boot past the Driver Health Manager Screen.

Updating PERC H965i or H965e firmware from versions 8.8.x.x or 8.11.x.x to 8.14.x.x may result in detection failures on Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC), Human Interface Infrastructure (HII), and the Operating System after the first reboot.

Online Capacity Expansion (OCE) on PowerEdge with PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) H965 may return a "drive count exceeded" error when adding disks. This occurs even if the limit is not reached; failure depends on original and added disk counts.

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When encryption is enabled on BOSS-N1, the system may stop during POST with the message: "No Boot Device Available or Operating System Detected."

This article provides information about Double Faults and Punctures in a RAID array and it also advises how to fix the problem.

Known issues and important information related to enablement inbox OS drivers on PERC12 family of controllers. (PERC H965, H365)

This article explains how to load the PERC driver during Windows 2022 Installation. Without the PERC driver loaded, the installation wizard cannot find a storage location

This article explains the procedure to open a Service Request (SR) using the Dell support page. Get help fast for your Dell device. No more waiting on hold. No more tech headaches. Dell makes it simple to fix problems, schedule repairs, or get support—right from your device or our support website.

Learn about Dell PERC features.

This article provides information about how to import a foreign configuration RAID array on the system setup (F2) menu.

This article provides information about PERC ECC messages that are seen due to firmware memory handling issues.

PERC 12: H965 - Dedicated or Global Hot Spare Drive may Fail and Report Unconfigured Bad after Completing a Copyback Operation.

This article provides information about how to check Virtual Disk Properties in System Setup for PowerEdge Server.

How to Install PERCCLI utility on Red Hat Linux, Ubuntu Linux, VMware ESXi, and Windows Server.

This article provides instructions on how to assign a hard drive as a global hot-spare on a PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC)

No hard drives are listed under the PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) H965 enclosure after upgrading the PERC controller firmware to 8.4.0.0.18-27 with OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) 11.0.0.X.

This article provides information about the battery learn cycle. It consists of a controller performed battery calibration operation to periodically determine the condition of the battery. This operation cannot be disabled.

This article explains how to use commands to gather smart logs.

This article covers an alternative method for cabling the MD24xx series storage to the H965e for improved performance. As of June 2024, this method is now documented in the H965e User Guide.

This article provides instructions for the management and configuration of RAID arrays on a LSI MegaRAID 9361-8i, 9440, 9460, and 9341 RAID Controllers