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Dell H710P
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Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) H310, H710,
H710P, and H810
User’s Guide
Regulatory Model: UCSA-801, UCSB-800, UCSM-800, UCPA-801,
UCPB-800, UCPM-800, and UCPE-800

Table of Contents

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Summary

1 Overview of Dell PERC Controllers

Supported Operating Systems

Lists operating systems supported by the PERC H310, H710, H710P, and H810 cards.

Getting Help and Contacting Dell

Provides information on obtaining assistance and contacting Dell for support and service.

Related Documentation and Feedback

Lists other relevant Dell documentation and instructions for providing feedback on the guide.

2 Features of PERC Controllers

Physical Disk Power Management

Manages disk power saving modes and spin-down delay for energy efficiency.

Virtual Disk Initialization and Consistency Checks

Covers different initialization methods (background, full, fast) and consistency checks for virtual disks.

Disk Roaming and FastPath Performance

Explains disk roaming and the FastPath feature for improving I/O performance.

Virtual Disk Operations and Management

Covers migration, cache policies, reconfiguration, and fault tolerance features.

Controller Cache Preservation and Battery Management

Details how the controller preserves cache data during power outages using battery backup and learn cycles.

3 Deploying the PERC Card

Removing and Installing the PERC Controller

Step-by-step instructions for removing and installing the PERC controller hardware.

Multiple Controllers and Redundant Paths

Information on managing multiple controllers and setting up redundant path support on the H810.

4 Driver Installation

Windows Driver Installation

Covers prerequisites, media creation, downloading, and installing/updating drivers for Windows.

Linux Driver Installation

Details driver updates for Linux, including RPM packages and kernel upgrades.

5 Management Applications for PERC Cards

Dell OpenManage Storage Management

Comprehensive application for managing RAID systems, controllers, and enclosures.

BIOS Configuration Utility Operations

Covers accessing, navigating, and performing core tasks like virtual disk setup, physical disk management, and configuration clearing.

UEFI RAID Configuration Utility

System BIOS integrated utility for RAID configuration, independent of the operating system.

Setting Up Virtual Disks

Guides on creating virtual disks, selecting parameters, and configuring hot spares.

Physical Disk Management

Covers viewing physical disk properties and performing actions like rebuilds or hot spare management.

Controller and Boot Management

Managing controller BIOS, boot options, auto-import settings, and restoring factory defaults.

6 CacheCade

CacheCade Virtual Disk Characteristics

Details features of CacheCade virtual disks, including SSD requirements and size limits.

Configuring and Managing CacheCade Virtual Disks

Covers creating, deleting, reconfiguring, and resizing CacheCade virtual disks using management tools.

7 Security Key and RAID Management

Security Key Management

Covers implementing, creating, changing, deleting, and managing security keys and secured virtual disks.

Securing and Migrating Virtual Disks

Procedures for securing pre-existing disks and migrating secured foreign configurations.

Instant Secure Erase and Troubleshooting

Details instant secure erase functionality and troubleshooting common security key errors.

8 Troubleshooting

BIOS and Controller Error Messages

Covers BIOS errors, discovery, enclosure, cache loss, controller faults, and SAS topology issues.

Virtual Disk and Physical Disk Errors

Addresses missing disks, degraded states, offline virtual disks, physical disk failures, and rebuild issues.

System, Driver, and Linux Errors

Covers Device Manager issues, Linux errors, driver build problems, and SCSI device registration errors.

SMART Errors and Disk Operations

Details SMART error detection, Replace Member errors, and disk failure during operations.

Disk Carrier LED Indicators

Explains the meaning of activity and status LEDs on disk carriers.

9 Appendix: RAID Description

Summary Of RAID Levels

Overview of supported RAID levels (0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60) and their characteristics.

Disk Striping

Explains the concept of disk striping used in RAID 0 for performance.

Disk Mirroring

Describes disk mirroring for redundancy, used in RAID 1.

Spanned RAID Levels

Explains how RAID 10, 50, and 60 are constructed using multiple basic RAID levels.

Parity Data

Details the role of parity data in fault tolerance for RAID levels 5, 6, 50, and 60.

Summary

1 Overview of Dell PERC Controllers

Supported Operating Systems

Lists operating systems supported by the PERC H310, H710, H710P, and H810 cards.

Getting Help and Contacting Dell

Provides information on obtaining assistance and contacting Dell for support and service.

Related Documentation and Feedback

Lists other relevant Dell documentation and instructions for providing feedback on the guide.

2 Features of PERC Controllers

Physical Disk Power Management

Manages disk power saving modes and spin-down delay for energy efficiency.

Virtual Disk Initialization and Consistency Checks

Covers different initialization methods (background, full, fast) and consistency checks for virtual disks.

Disk Roaming and FastPath Performance

Explains disk roaming and the FastPath feature for improving I/O performance.

Virtual Disk Operations and Management

Covers migration, cache policies, reconfiguration, and fault tolerance features.

Controller Cache Preservation and Battery Management

Details how the controller preserves cache data during power outages using battery backup and learn cycles.

3 Deploying the PERC Card

Removing and Installing the PERC Controller

Step-by-step instructions for removing and installing the PERC controller hardware.

Multiple Controllers and Redundant Paths

Information on managing multiple controllers and setting up redundant path support on the H810.

4 Driver Installation

Windows Driver Installation

Covers prerequisites, media creation, downloading, and installing/updating drivers for Windows.

Linux Driver Installation

Details driver updates for Linux, including RPM packages and kernel upgrades.

5 Management Applications for PERC Cards

Dell OpenManage Storage Management

Comprehensive application for managing RAID systems, controllers, and enclosures.

BIOS Configuration Utility Operations

Covers accessing, navigating, and performing core tasks like virtual disk setup, physical disk management, and configuration clearing.

UEFI RAID Configuration Utility

System BIOS integrated utility for RAID configuration, independent of the operating system.

Setting Up Virtual Disks

Guides on creating virtual disks, selecting parameters, and configuring hot spares.

Physical Disk Management

Covers viewing physical disk properties and performing actions like rebuilds or hot spare management.

Controller and Boot Management

Managing controller BIOS, boot options, auto-import settings, and restoring factory defaults.

6 CacheCade

CacheCade Virtual Disk Characteristics

Details features of CacheCade virtual disks, including SSD requirements and size limits.

Configuring and Managing CacheCade Virtual Disks

Covers creating, deleting, reconfiguring, and resizing CacheCade virtual disks using management tools.

7 Security Key and RAID Management

Security Key Management

Covers implementing, creating, changing, deleting, and managing security keys and secured virtual disks.

Securing and Migrating Virtual Disks

Procedures for securing pre-existing disks and migrating secured foreign configurations.

Instant Secure Erase and Troubleshooting

Details instant secure erase functionality and troubleshooting common security key errors.

8 Troubleshooting

BIOS and Controller Error Messages

Covers BIOS errors, discovery, enclosure, cache loss, controller faults, and SAS topology issues.

Virtual Disk and Physical Disk Errors

Addresses missing disks, degraded states, offline virtual disks, physical disk failures, and rebuild issues.

System, Driver, and Linux Errors

Covers Device Manager issues, Linux errors, driver build problems, and SCSI device registration errors.

SMART Errors and Disk Operations

Details SMART error detection, Replace Member errors, and disk failure during operations.

Disk Carrier LED Indicators

Explains the meaning of activity and status LEDs on disk carriers.

9 Appendix: RAID Description

Summary Of RAID Levels

Overview of supported RAID levels (0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60) and their characteristics.

Disk Striping

Explains the concept of disk striping used in RAID 0 for performance.

Disk Mirroring

Describes disk mirroring for redundancy, used in RAID 1.

Spanned RAID Levels

Explains how RAID 10, 50, and 60 are constructed using multiple basic RAID levels.

Parity Data

Details the role of parity data in fault tolerance for RAID levels 5, 6, 50, and 60.

Dell H710P Specifications

General IconGeneral
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x8
Supported RAID Levels0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Supported DrivesSAS, SATA
Max number of drives supported32
Storage Temperature-40°C to 70°C
Connector TypeMini-SAS
Data Transfer Rate6Gbps
Connectors2 x Mini-SAS (SFF-8087)
ProcessorLSI SAS2208
Operating Temperature0°C to 55°C
Humidity5% to 95% (non-condensing)
Cache Memory1GB
Cache ProtectionYes (with BBU or FBWC)

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