Dell Sas 6ir Manual
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Dell™ Serial-Attached SCSI 6/iR Integrated and Adapter User’s Guide Model UCS-61 book.book Page 1 Monday, September 15, 2008 2:47 PM
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Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. ________________________________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2007-2008 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction of...
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Contents3 Contents 1 CAUTION: Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . 9 SAFETY: General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 SAFETY: When Working Inside Your System . . . . . . . 9 SAFETY: Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 2Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 About RAID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 RAID Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 RAID Terminology . . . . . . . . . . ....
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4Contents 5 Driver Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Installing the Windows Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Creating the Driver Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Pre-Installation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Installing the Driver During a Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP Operating System Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Installing the Driver During a Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista Installation . . . . . 26 Installing a Windows Server 2003,...
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Contents5 6 SAS 6/iR BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 POST Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 BIOS Fault Code Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Configuration Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Starting the Configuration Utility . . . . . . . . . . 36 Functions Performed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Navigating the Configuration Utility . . . . . . . . 37 Integrated RAID Configuration and Management Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
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6Contents 7 Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 BIOS Boot Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 General Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Physical Disk Related Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Configuration Utility Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . 51 BIOS Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 A Updating the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Firmware Update Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 B...
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Contents7 C Regulatory Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 D Corporate Contact Details (Taiwan Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 book.book Page 7 Monday, September 15, 2008 2:47 PM
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8Contents book.book Page 8 Monday, September 15, 2008 2:47 PM