Users Guide

Driver support for PERC 11

The PERC 11 series require software drivers to operate with the supported operating systems.

This chapter contains the procedures for installing the drivers for the PERC 11 cards.

NOTE: The driver for PERC 11 for VMware ESXi is packaged within the VMware ESXi ISO image downloaded from Dell. For

more information, see the VMware documentation at www.dell.com/virtualizationsolutions. It is not recommended to have

drivers from controllers prior to PERC 11 on the same system.

The two methods for installing a driver discussed in this chapter are:

● Installing a driver during operating system installation: Use this method if you are performing a new installation of the

operating system and want to include the drivers.

● Updating existing drivers: Use this method if the operating system and the PERC 11 family of controllers are already

installed and you want to update to the latest drivers.

Topics:

• Creating the device driver media

• Windows driver installation

• Linux driver installation

• Loading the driver while installing an operating system

Creating the device driver media

Use one of the following two methods to create the device driver media:

● Downloading Drivers From The Dell Support Website

● Downloading Drivers From The Dell Systems Service And Diagnostic Tools Media

Download and save PERC 11 drivers from the support site

About this task

To download drivers from the Dell Support website:

Steps

1. Go to www.dell.com/support/home.

2. Enter the service tag of your system in the Choose by Service Tag to get started field or select Choose from a list of

all Dell products.

3. Select the System Type, Operating System, and Category from the drop-down list.

The drivers that are applicable to your selection are displayed.

4. Download the drivers that you require to a USB drive, CD, or DVD.

5. During the operating system installation, use the media that you created to load the driver. For more information on

reinstalling the operating system, see the relevant section for your operating system later in this guide.