Users Guide

• Microsoft Windows Server 2012
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 Update 5
• RHEL 6 Update 6
• RHEL 6 Update 7
• RHEL 7.1
• SUSE Enterprise Linux (SLES) 11 SP4
• SLES 11 SP3
• SLES 12
• VMware ESXi 5.5
• VMware ESXi 6.0 and later
NOTE: For information on supported software and hardware for the PowerEdge VRTX system, see PowerEdge VRTX Storage
Subsystem Compatibility Matrix at Dell.com/support/manuals.
Best practices for Shared PERC 8
• Always use the latest rmware and drivers from Dell.com/support/drivers.
• Always keep a copy of your virtual disk conguration and server node mapping information. To document your virtual drive
conguration and mapping information, perform the following steps:
a Open CLI terminal and run the command racadm raid get vdisks –o. Take a screen shot of the results page and save the captured
screen shot to a location of choice, or write down the information and store it in a safe, secure location.
b Click Chassis Overview → Storage → Virtual Disks → Assign to view the virtual disk mapping by the CMC GUI. Take a screen
shot of the results page and save the captured screen shot to a location of choice, or write down the information and store it in a
safe, secure location.
c Click Chassis Overview → Storage → Virtual Disks to get the virtual disk conguration information by the CMC GUI. Take a
screen shot of the results page and save the captured screen shot to a location of choice, or write down the information and store
it in a safe, secure location.
Documentation matrix
The documentation matrix provides information on documents that you can see, for setting up and managing your system.
Table 3. Documentation matrix
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Set up your system and know the system technical specications Dell PowerEdge VRTX Getting Started With Your System that
shipped with your system or see at Dell.com/poweredgemanuals
Know the minimum driver and rmware requirements for the
components of the Dell PowerEdge VRTX storage subsystem.
Dell PowerEdge VRTX Storage Subsystem Compatibility Matrix at
Dell.com/poweredgemanuals
Set up and congure your system Setup placemat
Know the server module features, remove and install server module
components, troubleshoot server module components
Dell PowerEdge VRTX Enclosure Owner's Manual at Dell.com/
poweredgemanuals
Update the M1000e server modules to be used in the VRTX chassis Preparing Dell PowerEdge Blade Servers for Migration Between
PowerEdge M1000e and PowerEdge VRTX Chassis at Dell.com/
poweredgemanuals
Install your system into a rack Rack documentation included with your rack solution
Know about I/O module features, congure the I/O module and
additional I/O module information
I/O module documentation at Dell.com/poweredgemanuals
10 About the Shared PERC 8 card