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How to configure the DELL PERC H200 RAID controller
Reviewed on 20 March 2023 • Published on 16 July 2021
Requirements:
- You have an account and are logged into the Dedibox console
- You have a Dedibox dedicated server
- Your Dedibox server has a DELL PERC H200 RAID controller
How to install the required packages
We recommend you use the packages provided by HWraid to configure your DELL PERC H200 RAID controller. Install them as following:
Debian 11 (Bullseye)
sudo echo "deb http://hwraid.le-vert.net/debian bullseye main" >> /etc/apt/sources.listsudo apt updatesudo apt install sas2ircu-status
Debian 10 (Buster)
sudo echo "deb http://hwraid.le-vert.net/debian buster main" >> /etc/apt/sources.listsudo apt updatesudo apt install sas2ircu-status
Debian 9 (Stretch)
sudo echo "deb http://hwraid.le-vert.net/debian stretch main" >> /etc/apt/sources.listsudo apt updatesudo apt install sas2ircu-status
Unbuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa)
sudo echo "deb http://hwraid.le-vert.net/ubuntu focal main" >> /etc/apt/sources.listsudo apt updatesudo apt install megaclisas-status
Unbuntu 18.04 (Bionic Beaver)
sudo echo "deb http://hwraid.le-vert.net/ubuntu bionic main" >> /etc/apt/sources.listsudo apt updatesudo apt install sas2ircu-status
Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus)
sudo echo "deb http://hwraid.le-vert.net/ubuntu xenial main" >> /etc/apt/sources.listsudo apt updatesudo apt install sas2ircu-status
How to check the status of the RAID controller
Run the following command to check the status of the DELL PERC H200 RAID controller:
sas2ircu LIST
An output like the following example displays:
LSI Corporation SAS2 IR Configuration Utility. Version 5.00.00.00 (2010.02.09) Copyright (c) 2009 LSI Corporation. All rights reserved. Adapter Vendor Device SubSys SubSys Index Type ID ID Pci Address Ven ID Dev ID ----- ------------ ------ ------ ----------------- ------ ------ 0 SAS2008 1000h 72h 00h:01h:00h:00h 1028h 1f1dh SAS2IRCU: Utility Completed Successfully.
How to check the status of the RAID
Run the following command to check the status of the hardware RAID on your Dell PERC H200:
sas2ircu-status
It displays information about the state of the RAID array:
-- Controller informations ---- ID | Modelc0 | SAS2008-- Arrays informations ---- ID | Type | Size | Statusc0u0 | RAID1 | 1907G | Okay (OKY)-- Disks informations-- ID | Model | Statusc0u0p0 | ST32000444SS (9WM3NAR0) | Optimal (OPT)c0u0p1 | ST32000444SS (9WM3MZL2) | Optimal (OPT)
How to optimize the performance of your hardware RAID
For maximum performance you can activate the cache of your SATA disks. After creating a virtual disk, the cache of SATA disks is disabled by default. Restore maximum performance by re-enabling the cache using rescue mode.
Note:
This step can be performed on Dedibox servers equipped with a DELL PERC H200 RAID controller and SATA hard disk drives.
- Boot your server into rescue mode using a 64-bit Ubuntu operating system.
- Log into the server using the provided SSH credentials and run the following commands to re-enable the disk cache:
sudo suecho 'deb http://linux.dell.com/repo/community/deb/latest /' | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/linux.dell.com.sources.listapt-get update && apt-get install -y --force-yes srvadmin-baseservice dataeng start/opt/dell/srvadmin/sbin/omconfig storage vdisk action=changepolicy controller=0 vdisk=0 diskcachepolicy=enabled
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