Re: Update: How do you control the Perc 2/SC in Windows XP?
- From: "NuTCrAcKeR" <nutcracker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 20:55:36 -0500
your other options are to install a proper SERVER OS on that machine.
<mysticron@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the response. I did end up trying lots of different
> combinations of OpenManage applications from the Dell support website
> and was never able to get Array Manager to see my RAID volume. When I
> go to Array Manager Utilities/Versions, it says the PERC 2/SC cannot be
> supported at the current driver/firmware version. It says my version is
> "3.13/6.19 (XPCl6.1" and the required version is "3.13/6.35.2.32."
> What I think this means is the Windows XP driver for the PERC 2/SC is
> version 6.19 and I need at least 6.35.2.32? Problem is I don't see
> this version or better of a Windows XP driver anywhere?
>
> The latest AMI MegaRAID (which is what the Perc 2/SC is?) driver I can
> find on the net is v2.68. It's for Win2K, so I figured it would work
> with my WinXP Pro operating system. Now every time I boot my server I
> get some kind of error.
>
> Any ideas on how I can get a management utility to run on my PowerEdge
> server running Windows XP Professional with a Perc 2/SC RAID? I am even
> willing to buy a management utility at this point just to be able to
> see and work with my Perc 2/SC, after wasting a couple days trying
> different versions of drivers and applications from the Dell support
> website.
>
> Thanks for any advice!
>
> [Original Thread:
>
> I recently picked up a Dell PowerEdge 4300 with a Perc 2/SC RAID
> controller. I installed MS Windows XP Professional on it and everything
> seems to work great.
>
> I'm curious though about how I can run diagnostics and control the Perc
> 2/SC? I browsed through some downloads on the Dell, AMI, and LSI Logic
> websites and all I can find are drivers. When I look at disk management
> or hardware devices in Windows XP, I don't see any special Perc 2/SC
> options.
>
> Am I missing something? (Probably!) If someone could point me in the
> right direction, that would be great. I have limited experience with
> RAID, but have noticed with some cards you get a nice GUI application
> to run diagnostics and control them. I have noticed that one of my six
> hard drives has the far left light out, but the middle light continues
> to blink in concert with the rest of the drives.
>
> Any other advice on utilities I should seek out for a fresh Windows XP
> install on a 4300 would be great. So far it seems very stable running
> my personal web and email services.
>
> Thanks for the help!
>
> From: "Fixer" <steve...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> - Find messages by this author
> Subject: Re: How do you control the Perc 2/SC?
>
> What you need is a Dell DOSA & DOMA disk set which stands for Dell
> Open
> Server Assistant and Dell open Manage Assistant and with these you can
> set
> up your server you can also access the PERC BIOS by hitting Ctrl Alt
> and A
> or M on boot up watch the screen and it will tell you depending who
> manufactured the PERC bios once in ther you can configure your
> containers
> and set your RAID. The DOSA and DOMA disk should have come with the
> machine,
> not sure if they are available on the Dell site you will have to
> investigate
>
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