• Notes, cautions, and warnings
  • Copyright
  • Overview
    • What Is New In This Release
    • Before Installing Storage Management
      • Version Requirements For Controller Firmware And Drivers
      • Supported Controllers
        • Supported RAID Controllers
        • Supported Non-RAID Controllers
      • Supported Enclosures
      • Support For Disk And Volume Management
  • Getting Started
    • Launching Storage Management
      • On Systems Running Microsoft Windows
      • On A System Running Linux And Any Remote System
    • User Privileges
    • Using The Graphical User Interface
      • Storage Object
      • Health
      • Information/Configuration
    • Using The Storage Management Command-Line Interface
    • Displaying The Online Help
    • Common Storage Tasks
  • Understanding RAID concepts
    • What is RAID?
      • Hardware and software RAID
      • RAID concepts
      • RAID Levels
    • Organizing Data Storage For Availability And Performance
    • Choosing RAID Levels And Concatenation
      • Concatenation
      • RAID level 0 (striping)
      • RAID level 1 (mirroring)
      • RAID level 5 (striping with distributed parity)
      • RAID level 6 (striping with additional distributed parity)
      • RAID level 50 (striping over RAID 5 sets)
      • RAID level 60 (striping over RAID 6 sets)
      • RAID level 10 (striped-mirrors)
      • RAID Level 1-Concatenated (Concatenated Mirror)
    • Comparing RAID Level And Concatenation Performance
    • No-RAID
  • Quick Access To Storage Status And Tasks
    • Storage Health
    • Hot Spare Protection Policy
    • Storage Component Severity
    • Storage Properties And Current Activity
    • Alerts Or Events
    • Monitoring Disk Reliability On RAID Controllers
    • Using Alarms To Detect Failures
    • Using Enclosure Temperature Probes
    • Time Delay In Displaying Configuration Changes
  • PCI Express Solid-State Device Support
    • What Is PCIe SSD?
    • PCIe SSD Features
    • PCIe SSD Subsystem Properties
    • PCIe Extender Cards
    • Physical Device Properties
    • Physical Device Tasks
      • Blinking And Unblinking A PCIe SSD
      • Enabling Full Initialization On A Micron PCIe SSD
        • Performing A Full Initialization On A Micron PCIe SSD
        • To Locate Full Initialization In Storage Management
      • Preparing To Remove A PCIe SSD
      • Exporting The Log
      • Performing A Cryptographic Erase On An NVMe PCIe SSD
        • To Locate Cryptographic Erase In Storage Management
    • PCIe SSD In Slot Card Properties
    • PCIe SSD In Slot Card Tasks
      • Exporting The Log For A PCIe SSD In Slot Card
        • To Locate Export Log In Storage Management For NVMe PCIe SSDs
      • Performing A Cryptographic Erase On An NVMe PCIe SSD In Slot Card
        • To Locate Cryptographic Erase In Storage Management For A PCIe SSD In Slot Card
    • PCIe SSD Subsystem Health
      • Backplanes
      • Backplane Firmware Version
  • Storage Information And Global Tasks
    • Storage Properties
    • Global Tasks
      • Setting the Remaining Rated Write Endurance Threshold
      • Setting the Available Spare Threshold
    • Storage Controller Properties
      • Storage Components
  • Controllers
    • What Is A Controller?
    • RAID Controller Technology: SATA And SAS
      • SAS RAID Controllers
    • RAID Controller Features
    • Controller — Supported RAID Levels
    • Controller — Supported Stripe Sizes
    • RAID Controller Read, Write, Cache, And Disk Cache Policy
      • Read Policy
      • Write Policy
      • Cache Policy
      • Disk Cache Policy
    • Background Initialization On PERC Controllers
    • Non-RAID Controller Description
      • Non-RAID SCSI Controllers
      • Non-RAID SAS Controllers
    • Firmware Or Driver Versions
      • Firmware/Driver Properties
    • Controller Health
      • Controller Components
    • 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
        • To Change The Rebuild Rate
        • To locate Set Rebuild Rate In Storage Management
      • Resetting The Controller Configuration
        • Reset The Controller Configuration
        • To Locate Reset Configuration In Storage Management
      • Exporting The Controller Log File
        • Export The Controller Log File
        • To Locate Export Log In Storage Management
      • Foreign Configuration Operations
        • Foreign Configuration Properties
        • To Locate Foreign Configuration Operations Task In Storage Management
      • Importing Foreign Configurations
      • Importing Or Recovering Foreign Configurations
        • To Locate Import Or Recover Foreign Configuration In Storage Management
      • Clearing Foreign Configuration
        • To Locate Clear Foreign Configuration In Storage Management
      • Physical Disks In Foreign Virtual Disks
      • Setting Background Initialization Rate
        • To Change The Background Initialization Rate For A Controller
        • To Locate Background Initialization Rate In Storage Management
      • Setting The Check Consistency Rate
        • To Change The Check Consistency Rate For A Controller
        • To Locate Set Check Consistency Rate In Storage Management
      • Setting The Reconstruct Rate
        • To Change The Reconstruct Rate For A Controller
        • To Locate Set Reconstruct Rate In Storage Management
      • Setting The Redundant Path Configuration
        • Clearing The Redundant Path View
      • Setting The Patrol Read Mode
        • To Set The Patrol Read Mode
        • To Locate Set Patrol Read Mode In Storage Management
      • Starting And Stopping Patrol Read
        • Locate Start Stop Patrol Read In Storage Management
      • Changing The Controller Properties
        • To Locate Change Controller Properties In Storage Management
        • To Locate Change Controller Properties In Storage Management: Method 2
      • 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
        • Encryption Key Identifier
        • Passphrase
        • Creating An Encryption Key And Enabling LKM
        • Changing Or Deleting The Encryption Key
        • Managing The Encryption Key
          • Manage Encryption Key Task In Storage Management
          • Manage Encryption Key Task In Storage Management — Method 2
      • 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
      • Available Reports
      • Viewing Patrol Read Report
        • To Locate View Patrol Read Report In Storage Management
      • Viewing Check Consistency Report
        • To Locate View Check Consistency Report In Storage Management
      • Viewing Slot Occupancy Report
      • Viewing Physical Disk Firmware Version Report
        • Physical Disk Firmware Version Report Properties
  • Support For PERC 9 and PERC 10 Hardware Controllers
    • Support For RAID Level 10 Virtual Disk Creation On PERC 9 and PERC 10 Hardware Controllers
      • RAID Level 10 Virtual Disk Creation With Uneven Span
    • Support For Advanced Format 4KB Sector Hard-Disk Drives
      • Hot Spare Considerations — 4KBSector Hard-Disk Drives
      • Reconfiguration Considerations — 4KB Sector Hard-Disk Drives
  • Support for Marvell RAID Controllers
  • Enclosures And Backplanes
    • Backplanes
    • Enclosures
      • Enclosure Physical Disks
      • Enclosure Fans
        • Fan Properties
      • Enclosure Power Supplies
        • Power Supply Properties
      • Enclosure Temperature Probes
        • Setting The Temperature Probe Properties And Tasks
        • To Launch The Set Temperature Probe Wizard
        • Temperature Probe Properties And Tasks
      • Enclosure Management Modules (EMMs)
        • Verifying The EMM Firmware Version Of The Enclosure
        • EMM Properties
      • Enclosure And Backplane Health
        • Enclosure And Backplane Information
        • Enclosure And Backplane Components
      • Enclosure And Backplane Properties And Tasks
        • Enclosure And Backplane Properties
        • Enclosure And Backplane Tasks
        • Enclosure — Available Tasks
          • Enabling The Enclosure Alarm
          • Disabling The Enclosure Alarm
          • Setting Asset Data
            • Changing The Asset Tag And Asset Name Of An Enclosure
            • To Locate Set Asset Data In Storage Management
          • Blinking The LED On The Enclosure
          • Setting The Temperature Probe Values
            • Checking The Temperature Of The Enclosure
            • Changing The Warning Threshold On The Temperature Probe
            • To Locate Set Temperature Probe Values In Storage Management
        • Available Reports
          • View Slot Occupancy Report
          • To Locate View Slot Occupancy Report In Storage Management
    • Changing The Mode On 220S And 221S Enclosures
    • Enclosure Management
    • Identifying An Open Connector On The Enclosure
    • Enclosure Components
  • Connectors
    • Channel Redundancy
    • Creating A Channel-Redundant Virtual Disk
      • Creating A Physical Disk For Channel Redundant Virtual Disks On PERC Controllers
        • Creating A Channel-Redundant Virtual Disk Using RAID 10
        • Creating A Channel-Redundant Virtual Disk Using RAID 50
    • Connector Health
      • Controller Information
      • Connector Components
    • Connector Properties And Tasks
    • Logical Connector Properties And Tasks
      • Path Health
      • Clearing The Connectors Redundant Path View
      • Connector Components
  • Tape Drive
    • Tape Drive Properties
  • RAID Controller Batteries
    • Battery Properties And Tasks
    • Battery Tasks
    • Battery — Available Tasks
      • Starting A Learn Cycle
      • Battery Transparent Learn Cycle
      • Initiating The Battery Delay Learn Cycle
        • Delay The Battery Learn Cycle
    • To Locate Delay Learn Cycle In Storage Management
  • Physical Disks Or Physical Devices
    • Guidelines To Replace A Physical Disk Or Physical Device
    • Adding A New Disk To The System
      • For SAS Controllers
    • Replacing A Physical Disk Receiving SMART Alerts
      • Disk Is Part Of A Redundant Virtual Disk
      • Disk Is Not Part Of A Redundant Virtual Disk
    • 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
        • Online Or Offline The Physical Disk
        • To Locate Online Or Offline In Storage Management
      • Performing A Clear Physical Disk And Cancel Clear
        • To Locate Clear In Storage Management
      • Enabling Revertible Hot Spare
        • Enable Revertible Hot Spare
        • To Locate Controller Task In Storage Management
      • Performing Cryptographic Erase
        • To Locate Cryptographic Erase In Storage Management
      • Convert To RAID Capable Disk
      • Convert To Non-RAID Disk
  • Virtual Disks
    • Considerations Before Creating Virtual Disks
      • Virtual Disk Considerations For Controllers
      • Virtual Disk Considerations For PERC S100, S110, S130, And S300 Controllers
      • Virtual Disk Considerations On Systems Running Linux
      • Number Of Physical Disks Per Virtual Disk
      • Number Of Virtual Disks Per Controller
      • Calculation For Maximum Virtual Disk Size
        • SATA RAID Controllers
        • SAS RAID Controllers
      • Channel-Redundant 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 Properties
      • Virtual Disk 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
      • Canceling 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
    • Virtual Disk Task: Reconfigure (Step 1 of 3)
      • 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
      • Considerations For Slow Initialize
    • Formatting Or Initializing A Disk
      • To Locate Virtual Disks Task In Storage Management
    • Deleting A Virtual Disk
      • To Delete A Virtual Disk
      • To Locate Delete In Storage Management
    • Renaming A Virtual Disk
      • To Rename A Virtual Disk
      • To Locate Rename In Storage Management
    • Changing The Policy Of A Virtual Disk
      • Changing The Read, Write, Or Disk Cache Policy Of A Virtual Disk
      • To Locate Change Policy In Storage Management
    • Split Mirror
      • Splitting A Mirror
      • To Locate Split Mirror In Storage Management
    • Unmirror
      • To Unmirror
      • To Locate Unmirror In Storage Management
    • Assigning And Unassigning Dedicated Hot Spare
      • Assigning A Dedicated Hot Spare
      • Unassigning A Dedicated Hot Spare
      • To Locate Assign Or Unassign Dedicated Hot Spare In Storage Management
    • Virtual Disk Task: Replace Member Disk (Step 1 of 2)
      • Replacing A Member Disk: (Step 1 of 2)
      • To Locate Replace Member Disk In Storage Management
    • Virtual Disk Task: Replace Member Disk (Step 2 of 2)
  • Moving Physical And Virtual Disks From One System To Another
    • Required Conditions
      • SAS Controllers
      • SAS Controller
    • Migrating SAS Virtual Disks To Another System
  • Protecting Your Virtual Disk With A Hot Spare
    • Understanding Hot Spares
    • Setting Hot Spare Protection Policy
      • Dedicated Hot Spare Protection Policy
        • Resetting The Hot Spare Protection Policy
      • Global Hot Spare Protection Policy
      • Considerations For Hot Spare Protection Policy
      • Considerations For Enclosure Affinity
    • Dedicated Hot Spare Considerations
    • Considerations For Hot Spares On PERC S100 And PERC S300 Controllers
      • Size Requirements For Global Hot Spares On S100 And S300 Controllers
  • CacheCade Using Solid-State Drives
    • Managing The CacheCade
      • CacheCade Properties
      • Creating A CacheCade
      • Resizing The CacheCade
      • Renaming The CacheCade
      • Blinking And Unblinking The CacheCade
      • Deleting The CacheCade
  • Troubleshooting
    • Common Troubleshooting Procedures
      • Cables Attached Correctly
      • System Requirements
      • Drivers And Firmware
      • Isolate Hardware Problems
      • Replacing A Failed Disk
        • Replacing A Failed Disk That Is Part Of A Redundant Virtual Disk
          • Replacing The Disk
          • Assigning A Hot Spare
        • Replacing A Failed Physical Disk That Is Part Of A Non-Redundant Virtual Disk
          • Replacing The Disk
      • Using The Physical Disk Online Command On Select Controllers
      • Recovering From Removing The Wrong Physical Disk
      • Resolving Microsoft Windows Upgrade Problems
    • 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 I/O, 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
      • Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) Solid-State Drive (SSD) Is Not Visible In The Operating System
      • PCIe SSD Is Not Visible In Disk Management In The Operating System
  • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Why Is A Rebuild Not Working?
    • How To Avoid Removing The Wrong Disk
    • How Can I Safely Remove Or Replace A Physical Disk
    • How Do I Recover From Removing The Wrong Physical Disk
    • How Do I Identify The Firmware Version That Is Installed
    • Which Controllers Do I Have?
    • How Do I Turn Off An Alarm
    • Which RAID Level Is Best For Me?
  • 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
      • Enclosure Support On PERC Hardware Controllers
    • Supported Features On PERC H200 Controllers
      • Controller Tasks Supported On H200 Controllers
      • Battery Tasks Supported On H200 Controllers
      • Connector Tasks Supported On H200 Controllers
      • Physical Disk Tasks Supported On H200 Controllers
      • Virtual Disk Tasks Supported On H200 Controllers
      • RAID Levels Supported By H200 Controllers
      • Virtual Disk Specifications For PERC H200 Controllers
      • Read, Write, And Cache Policy Supported By H200 Controllers
      • Enclosure Support On H200 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
      • PERC S140 support on Non-volatile memory express (NVMe) devices
      • 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
    • Supported Features On The Non-RAID Controllers
      • Controller Tasks Supported On The Non-RAID Controllers
      • Battery Tasks Supported By Non-RAID Controllers
      • Connector Tasks Supported On The Non-RAID Controllers
      • Physical Disk Tasks Supported On The Non-RAID Controllers
      • Virtual Disk Tasks Supported By The Non-RAID Controllers
      • Enclosure Support On The Non-RAID Controllers
    • Enclosure And Backplane Features
      • Enclosure And Backplane Tasks
    • Maximum Supported Configuration For SAS 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 Fan Is Failed
    • Health Status Rollup: One Enclosure EMM Is Failed
    • Health Status Rollup: One Enclosure Temperature Probe 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