PowerEdge: Understand, Maintain, and Troubleshoot Hard Drives and RAID Storage
Summary: Understand and troubleshoot PowerEdge hard disk drives, RAID, PowerEdge RAID Controller, and other storage hardware such as cables, backplane, so forth.
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... | How to better understand and troubleshoot Dell PowerEdge hard disk drives (HDD), Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID), PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC), and other storage hardware such as cables, backplane, so forth. Through the navigational menu below, find Dell articles for hard drives and RAID in PowerEdge servers, or see some of our helpful articles at the bottom. |
Information: Hard Drive, RAID, and Controller types
- Various Hard Disk Drive Types - Understanding Hard Drive Types, RAID, and RAID Controllers on Dell PowerEdge and Blade Chassis Servers
- Most commonly used RAID levels - Dell Servers - What are the RAID levels and their specifications?
- Different RAID controller types - List of PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) types for Dell systems
Error Messages: What they mean and what to do next
- System Error messages and how they can be viewed - Error messages in the PowerEdge system event log and how to view the error messages
Performance: Measure, diagnose, and resolve
- How to measure hard drive and RAID performance - Performance issues: How to measure.
- How to diagnose performance issues - Performance issues: How to diagnose and troubleshoot
- How to resolve performance issues - Performance issues: How to resolve or improve.
- PowerEdge hard drive: What is predicted Drive Failure and how to solve it? - PowerEdge hard drive: What is Predicted Drive Failure and How to Solve it?
- Double Faults and Punctures in RAID Arrays - Double Faults and Punctures in RAID Arrays
Maintenance: Automated and manual operations
- Automated Maintenance: Controller operations
- Manual Maintenance: RAID and Hard Drive operations
- PowerEdge: What are The Ways and How To Update The Firmware and Drivers
Hard Drive Failure: Speed up replacement
- How to Collect Logs from PowerEdge Servers for Advanced Troubleshooting
- How to Create a Support Request Online for Your Eligible, In-warranty Dell Product
Video Archive for Hard Drive and RAID-related content
Helpful Videos regarding RAID
- PowerEdge R730xd: Remove or Install Midboard Hard Drive Tray Assembly
- PowerEdge R730xd: Remove or Install Midboard Hard Drives
- PowerEdge R730cd: Remove or Install hard drive backplane
- Tutorial on Dell Lifecycle Controller: RAID Configuration
- How to Configure RAID with Device Settings (Lifecycle Controller) for PowerEdge
- How to Convert RAID Mode to HBA Mode on Dell PERC
- How to Replace Hard Drive and Carrier for PowerEdge 14th Generation Racks
- How to Replace Mid-Tray Hard Drive Assembly of PowerEdge R740xd
- How to Replace HDD and Carrier from Bay 2 for PowerEdge R740XD2
Helpful Articles:
- PowerEdge hard drive: How to identify the hard drive properties and update the firmware?
- Understanding Hard Drive Types, RAID and RAID Controllers on Dell PowerEdge and Blade Chassis Servers
- Dell SupportAssist Enterprise 2.x - Guide and Download
- PowerEdge Tutorials: Physical Disks and RAID Controller (PERC) on Servers
- Dell PowerEdge: Troubleshooting a Server that does not start (No Power, No POST, No Boot and No Video)
- Server Operating Systems
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Affected Products
PowerEdge M520, PowerEdge M520 (for PE VRTX), PowerEdge M610, PowerEdge M610x, PowerEdge M620, PowerEdge M620 (for PE VRTX), PowerEdge M710, PowerEdge M710HD, PowerEdge R210, PowerEdge R210 II, PowerEdge R310, PowerEdge R320, PowerEdge R410
, PowerEdge R510, PowerEdge R520, PowerEdge R610, PowerEdge R620, PowerEdge R710, PowerEdge R715, PowerEdge R720XD, PowerEdge R730, PowerEdge R730xd, PowerEdge R810, PowerEdge R815, PowerEdge R820, PowerEdge R900, PowerEdge R905, PowerEdge R910, PowerEdge R920, PowerEdge T100, PowerEdge T110, PowerEdge T110 II, PowerEdge T300, PowerEdge T310, PowerEdge T320, PowerEdge T410, PowerEdge T420, PowerEdge T610, PowerEdge T620, PowerEdge T630, PowerEdge T710, POWEREDGE VRTX
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Article Number: 000110444
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 08 أكتوبر 2024
Version: 22
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