Dell PERC H310/H710/H710P/H810/SPERC8 Controllers Device Driver for Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 x64 Version: 6.803.21.0 TABLE OF CONTENTS ================= 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Compatibility / Minimum Requirements 3.0 Install Instructions 3.1 Installing the Driver During Operating System Installation 3.2 Installing a Windows Driver for a New RAID Controller 3.3 Updating an Existing Windows Driver 3.4 Driver Update using Dell Update Package (DUP) 4.0 Fixes or Enhancements in this Release 5.0 Additional Information 6.0 Known Issues 7.0 History 1.0 Introduction ================ This is the driver for the following PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controllers: PERC H310 Adapter PERC H310 Mini Monolithic PERC H310 Mini Blades PERC H310 Embedded PERC H710 Adapter PERC H710 Mini Monolithic PERC H710 Mini Blades PERC H710P Adapter PERC H710P Mini Monolithic PERC H710P Mini Blades PERC H810 Adapter Shared PERC8 2.0 Compatibility / Minimum Requirements ======================================== This device driver requires the following minimum Operating System version: Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 x64 NOTE: Dell recommends the latest Service Pack available for your Operating System 3.0 Install Instructions ======================== This driver package contains the Windows device driver for PERC H310/H710/H710P/H810/SPERC8 controllers. To build the installation media these files should be copied to a blank floppy disk, CD, DVD or USB key. 3.1 Installing the Driver during Operating System Installation -------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Power on the system and boot to the Microsoft Windows Server CD. 2. Follow the screen instructions until you reach the "Where do you want to install Windows?" section. 3. Insert the floppy disk, CD-ROM, DVD, or USB flash drive that contains the driver files. 4. At the Load Driver sub-screen, click Browse. Select the directory that has the controller driver files. Click OK. 5. At the Select the driver to be installed window, select the appropriate driver for the installed controller/OS and Click Next to load the driver files. 6. After the driver loads you will return to the "Where do you want to install Windows?" screen (partitions can be configured on this screen), press "Next" again to continue the installation process as usual. 3.2 Installing a Windows Driver for a New RAID Controller --------------------------------------------------------- Perform the following steps to configure the driver when you add the RAID controller to a system that already has Windows installed. 1. Power down the system. 2. Install the new RAID controller in the system. Refer to Hardware Installation for detailed instructions on installing and cabling the RAID controller in the system. 3. Power on the system. The Windows operating system should detect the new controller and display a message to inform the user. 4. The Found New Hardware Wizard screen pops up and displays the detected hardware device. 5. Click on "Next". 6. On the Locate device driver screen, select "Search" for a suitable driver for my device and click Next. 7. Insert the appropriate driver diskette or USB key and select that device on the Locate Driver Files screen. 8. Click Next. 9. The wizard detects and installs the appropriate device driver for the new RAID controller. 10.Click Finish to complete the installation. 11.Reboot the server. 3.3 Updating an Existing Windows Driver --------------------------------------- Perform the following steps to update the Windows driver for the RAID controller already installed on your system. NOTE: It is important that you idle your system before you update the driver. 1. Press Start > Control Panel > System. The System Properties screen displays. 2. Click on the Hardware tab. 3. Click on the Device Manager and the Device Manager screen displays. 4. Click on SCSI and RAID Controllers. 5. Double-click on the RAID controller for which you want to update the driver. 6. Click on the Driver tab and click on Update Driver. The screen for the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard displays. 7. Insert the appropriate driver diskette or USB key. NOTE: driver files can also be copied to the hard drive. 8. Click Next. 9. Follow the steps in the Wizard to browse for new driver. 10.Select the driver. 11.Click Next and continue the installation steps in the Wizard. 12.Click Finish to exit the wizard and reboot the system for the changes to take effect. 3.4 Driver Update using Dell Update Package (DUP) -------------------------------------------------- A Dell Update Package (DUP) is a self-contained executable in a standard Dell package format and each Update Package is designed to update a single component on your system. DUP Download ------------ 1. Click the Download Now link to download the file. 2. When the File Download window appears, click Save to save the file to your hard drive. Driver Update ------------- 1. Browse to the location where you downloaded the file and double-click the new file. 2. Read over the release information presented in the dialog window. 3. Download and install any prerequisites identified in the dialog window before proceeding. 4. Click the Install button. 5. Follow the remaining prompts to perform the update. Silent Driver Update -------------------- Execute the DUP from the command line (or script) as follow: > DRVR_WIN_Rxxxxxx.exe /s /l= /r Where: /s Executes the update silently without user intervention. /r Reboots the system, if required, after performing the update. /l= Appends logged messages to a specified ASCII file; creates a new file if one does not exist. For more command line options type > DRVR_WIN_Rxxxxxx.exe /? or consult the "Dell Update Package User's Guide". 4.0 Fixes or Enhancements in this Release ========================================= Fixes: - Bug fixes in multi-path detection for drives that are hot-plugged into fault tolerant VRTX system - Bug fixes to make the PowerEdge VRTX systems more robust against CPU IERR conditions Enhancements: - Not Applicable 5.0 Additional Information ========================== N/A 6.0 Known Issues ================ N/A 7.0 History =========== A06 - 6.802.21.0 - Fixed an issue that could result in a system lock-up requiring a system reboot for a non-boot controller or a BSOD for the boot controller. This was seen when running AppAssure backup and recovery software under Windows, but could potentially happen in other heavy I/O environments. This issue can occur with an H310, H710, H710P or an H810 controller. - Fixed an issue where an H310 could result in a BSOD (0x000000D1). A05 - 6.802.19.0 - Multipathing support for dual controller VRTX - Bug fixes A04 - 6.801.6.0 - Fixes an issue where heavy IO to a clustered virtual drive can result in system issues or errors. A03 - 6.801.5.0 - Added support for SPERC8 controllers A02 - 5.2.220.32 - Performance Enhancements A01 - 5.1.118.32 - Corrects an issue where the system would fault during installation on four processor servers. A00 - 5.1.112.32 - Initial Release