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Installing Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager on Linux, Linux Installation Error Messages

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5 Click Next to continue. 6 On the next screen, accept the default Destination Folder, or click Change to select a different destination folder. Click Next to continue. 7 On the next screen, click Install to begin the installation. The InstallShield Wizard then installs the Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager. This can take several minutes. 8 Click Finish to complete the installation process. Installing Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager on Linux Follow these steps if you need to install Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager on a system running Red Hat Linux or SUSE Linux: 1 Copy the SSM_linux_installer...tar.gz file to a temporary folder. 2 Untar the SSM_linux_installer...tar.gz file using the following command: tar -zxvf SSM_linux_installer...tar.gz A new disk directory is created. 3 Go to the new disk directory. 4 In the disk directory, find and read the readme.txt file. 5 To start the installation, enter the following command: ./install.sh NOTE: If you upgrade Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager, the event logs are not cleared as part of the upgrade process. Events in the event log prior to the upgrade will still appear in the log. NOTE: You should download the latest device drivers for the RAID controllers from support.dell.com. Linux Installation Error Messages The following messages might appear while you are installing Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager on a Linux system: 12 Installation

Section	Page
User’s Guide	1
Introduction	7
Creating Storage Configurations	7
Monitoring Storage Devices	7
Maintaining Storage Configurations	8
Comparison of Supported Features	8
Installation	11
Installing Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager on Microsoft Windows	11
Installing Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager on Linux	12
Linux Installation Error Messages	12
Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager Windows and Menus	15
Starting Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager	15
Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager Window	16
Physical/Logical View Panel	16
Properties/Operations/Graphical View Panel	17
Event Log Panel	18
Menu Bar	18
Configuration	21
Creating a New Configuration on a SAS 5/iR Controller or on a SAS 6/iR Controller	21
Creating a RAID 0 Configuration on a SAS 5/iR Controller or on a SAS 6/iR Controller	22
Creating a RAID 1 Configuration on a SAS 5/iR Controller or on a SAS 6/iR Controller	23
Creating a New Configuration on a Dell PERC 5/i Controller or on a Dell PERC 6/i Controller	24
Understanding Virtual Disk Parameters	25
Using Auto Configuration on a Dell PERC 5/i Controller or on a Dell PERC 6/i Controller	26
Using Guided Configuration on a Dell PERC 5/i Controller or on a Dell PERC 6/i Controller	28
Using Manual Configuration on a Dell PERC 5/i Controller or on a Dell PERC 6/i Controller (RAID 0, 1, 5, and 6)	30
Using Manual Configuration on a Dell PERC 5/i Controller or on a Dell PERC 6/i Controller (RAID 10)	32
Adding Hotspare Disks	34
Using the Replace Member Feature and Revertible Hot Spares	35
Changing Adjustable Task Rates	36
Changing Virtual Disk Properties	37
Changing a Virtual Disk Configuration	38
Adding a Disk Drive to a Configuration on a PERC 5/i Controller or on a PERC 6/i Controller	39
Changing the RAID Level of a Configuration on a PERC 5/i Controller or on a PERC 6/i Controller	40
Deleting a Virtual Disk	40
Saving a Storage Configuration to Disk	41
Clearing a Storage Configuration from a Controller	41
Adding a Saved Storage Configuration	42
Monitoring System Events and Storage Devices	43
Monitoring System Events	43
Monitoring Controllers	44
Monitoring Disk Drives	44
Running a Patrol Read	45
Monitoring Virtual Disks	46
Monitoring Rebuilds and Other Processes	47
Maintaining and Managing Storage Configurations	49
Initializing Virtual Disks	49
Running a Consistency Check	50
Scheduling a Consistency Check	50
Scanning for New Drives	51
Scanning for Foreign Configurations	51
Clearing a Foreign Configuration	52
Rebuilding a Drive	52
Rebuilding a Drive on a Dell SAS 5/iR System or on a Dell SAS 6/iR System	53
Rebuilding a Drive on a Dell PERC 5/i System or on a Dell PERC 6/i System	54
Making a Drive Offline or Missing	55
Preserving Pinned Cache	55
Upgrading the Firmware	57
Troubleshooting	59
Pinned Cache State	59
Windows Installation Error Messages	60
Linux Installation Error Messages	60
Other Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager Messages	61