Dell M778G Support Question
Dell M778G Support Question
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Question posted by sljames3 on April 5th, 2011
How Many Scsi Devices Can I Connect To The Dell M778g Board In Series? Thank
I have two scanners and a CD player and using XP Pro SP2.
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User Guide - Page 3
... Storage Devices 7 Maintaining Storage Configurations 7 Comparison of Supported Features 8
2 Installation 11
Installing Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager on Microsoft Windows 11 Installing Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager on Linux 12
Linux Installation Error Messages 12
3 Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager Windows and Menus 13
Starting Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager 13 Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager...
User Guide - Page 4
... on a SAS 5/iR Controller or on a SAS 6/iR Controller 18
Creating a New Configuration on a Dell PERC 5/i Controller or on a Dell PERC 6/i Controller 19
Understanding Virtual Disk Parameters 19 Using Auto Configuration on a Dell PERC 5/i Controller or on a Dell PERC 6/i Controller 21 Using Guided Configuration on a Dell PERC 5/i Controller or on a Dell PERC 6/i Controller 22 Using Manual...
User Guide - Page 7
... icons appear on the screen to notify you to configure, monitor, and maintain storage configurations on Dell PERC 5/i, SAS 5/iR, PERC 6/i, and SAS 6/iR controllers. Introduction
Dell® SAS RAID Storage Manager works in an event log file and are displayed on the screen. Monitoring Storage Devices
Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager displays the status of creating disk groups and virtual disks.
User Guide - Page 8
.../Logical Device View
PERC 5/i Controller PERC 6/i Controller Y Y Y N for PERC 5/i Y for PERC 6/i Y Y N for PERC 5/i Y for PERC 6/i Y
Y Y Y Y Y Y
SAS 5/iR Controller SAS 6/iR Controller Y Y N N
N N N
N for SAS 5/iR Y for SAS 6/iR N Y N Y Y Y
8
Introduction
Maintaining Storage Configurations
On Dell systems with the PERC 5/i, PERC 6/i, SAS 5/iR, or SAS 6/iR controller, you can use Dell SAS...
User Guide - Page 9
...
Device Properties Information
Y
Create/Delete Virtual Disk
Y
Run Patrol Read
Y
Rebuild Disk Drive
Y
Background Virtual Disk Initialization Y
Remove Drive
Y
Make Drive Online/Offline
Y
Run Consistency Check
Y
Scan for New Disk Drives
Y
Update Firmware
Y
Save/Add Storage Configuration
Y
Set Adjustable Task Rates
Y
Change Virtual Disk Properties
Y
SAS 5/iR Controller SAS...
User Guide - Page 11
... Windows Vista:
NOTICE: If you need to reinstall Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager for some reason, this section explains how to do this on Windows XP with administrative privileges can use this username.
The Customer Information screen appears.
4 Enter your Dell system. If you are installing Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager on the supported operating systems: Microsoft® Windows...
User Guide - Page 12
... the following messages might appear while you upgrade Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager, the event logs are installing Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager on a Linux system:
12
Installation
NOTE: You should download the latest device drivers for the RAID controllers from support.dell.com. The InstallShield
Wizard then installs the Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager. 5 Click Next to continue. 6 On the...
User Guide - Page 16
... .
3 Enter your user name and password are correct for the login mode you start Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager. Each controller has one or more controllers are installed in the left panel represent the controllers, disk drives, and other devices are attached to use Full Access mode. NOTE: If the computer is the local administrator/root password, not...
User Guide - Page 17
... disk is selected in the left panel.
For example, if a controller icon is selected, the host name, operating system (OS), operating system architecture, IP address, and OS version displays. For more information, see Monitoring Disk Drives and Monitoring Virtual Disks. Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager Windows and Menus
17 If a server is selected in...
User Guide - Page 18
...updating the display in the Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager window. (Rescan is selected. The options also vary depending on Dell systems with a SAS 5/iR controller or a SAS 6/iR controller, the time stamp will ... depending on the Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager menu bar:
File Menu
The File menu has an Exit option for exiting from Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager.
A device-specific Operations menu pops...
User Guide - Page 42
... No to the controller. NOTICE: If a configuration contains an operating system drive, the configuration cannot be sure that the number and size of the Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager window. 2... add a saved configuration, follow these steps: 1 Select a controller icon in the left panel of the physical disks connected to the controller is exactly the same as it was when the configuration was saved...
User Guide - Page 43
... and the storage devices connected to them. Monitoring System Events and Storage Devices
43 Monitoring System Events
Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager monitors the activity and performance of the Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager window.
This chapter explains how to use Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager to monitor the status of disk drives, virtual disks, and other storage devices. Monitoring System...
User Guide - Page 44
... a virtual disk from the dropdown menu, the disk space used by that virtual disk is running , you can see the status of all controllers in the left panel of the Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager window. If the controller is operating normally, its icon looks like
this of device icons.)
. (See Physical/Logical View Panel for a complete...
User Guide - Page 62
... not proceed then retry it came from and was running.
Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager is Storage Manager while a retry the operation. An error occurred while Dell Move the configuration back to the SAS RAID Storage Manager system where it . reconstruction was attempting to
Manager found ! Dell SAS RAID Storage Scan the system again to attempt to read the configuration...
User Guide - Page 63
... a drive was removed.
No SAS hardware or driver is invalid. Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager Messages (continued)
Message
Meaning
Action
Storelib Initialization failed
StoreLib (the library used by your system
because the user entered an administrator to clear the configuration (this is properly This might occur because connected.
No Storage Controller Found!
If you want to...
User Guide - Page 64
...connect to a file. RAID Storage Manager GUI is not supported.
The system
hardware is connection to communicate with the server side software component.
64
Troubleshooting
If the driver is not allowing any
kind of reconstruction. Dell SAS RAID Storage...This Check the state of Confirm that the device driver is Dell SAS RAID Storage installed and that the hardware is adequate ...
User Guide - Page 65
...
you are sending it came from notification that you do this
error. The device is trying change the configuration.
Drive not certified
Meaning
Action
The Clear Foreign Config Use the controller BIOS
operation has failed with full
access rights. Dell SAS RAID Storage Verify that the username has
Manager log-in with view
this system! Uninstall...
User Guide - Page 79
... See disk group.
Glossary
79 Alarm Enabled A controller property that indicates whether the controller's onboard alarm is a type of adapter that provides RAID functions. backplane A hardware component that connects a primary controller board to peripheral devices, such as disk drives, and that enables a computer system to access peripheral devices by converting the protocol of one bus or...
User Guide - Page 81
... between the microprocessor and memory or between the microprocessor and a peripheral device such as striping and mirroring to provide data protection. RAID controllers perform RAID functions such as a physical disk. Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager runs on a computer system. In Write through mode the controller sends a data transfer completion signal to the host when the disk...
User Guide - Page 90
... space on Dell PERC 5/i controllers and Dell PERC 6/i controllers, the stripe size is a serial, point-to parallel SCSI. A physical storage interface standard. SCSI Device Type A physical drive property indicating the type of the disk's firmware. Revision Level A physical disk property that indicates the revision level of the device, such as Disk Drive. SAS is user-selectable.
The thinner...
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