Users Guide
Deploying the Shared PERC 8 card
Follow the documentation in this section to remove or install Shared PERC 8 Internal and External cards under dierent scenarios.
Safety instructions
WARNING: Whenever you need to lift the system, get others to assist you. To avoid injury, do not attempt to lift the system by
yourself.
WARNING: Opening or removing the system cover while the system is powered on may expose you to a risk of electric shock.
CAUTION: Do not operate the system without the cover for a duration exceeding ve minutes.
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certied service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple
repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team.
Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions
that are shipped with your product.
CAUTION: Operating the system without the system cover can result in component damage.
NOTE: Dell recommends that you always use a static mat and static strap while working on components inside the system.
NOTE: To ensure proper operation and cooling, all bays in the system and system fans must be populated always with either a
component or with a blank.
Installing a new Shared PERC 8 Internal card
To install a new Shared PERC 8 Internal card in the PowerEdge system, perform the following steps:
1 Install the Shared PERC 8 Internal card. SeeInstalling the Shared PERC 8 Internal card.
2 Postinstallation tasks for the Shared PERC 8 Internal card. SeePostinstallation tasks for the Shared PERC 8 Internal card.
Replacing a Shared PERC 8 Internal card
When replacing an existing Shared PERC 8 Internal card in the PowerEdge VRTX system, perform the following steps to ensure proper
functionality of the shared storage after the replacement process is complete.
1 Prerequisites for removing the Shared PERC Internal card. SeePrerequisites for removing the Shared PERC 8 Internal card.
2 Remove the Shared PERC Internal card. SeeRemoving the Shared PERC 8 Internal card.
3 Install the Shared PERC Internal card. SeeInstalling the Shared PERC 8 Internal card.
4 Postinstallation tasks for the Shared PERC Internal card. SeePostinstallation tasks for the Shared PERC 8 Internal card.
CAUTION
: Shared PERC 8 Internal cards are not hot-swappable. Do not remove or install Shared PERC 8 Internal cards from the
system board while the PowerEdge VRTX system is powered on.
In the Single Shared PERC 8 Internal card conguration, the shared PERC slot is labeled as PERC1 on the PowerEdge VRTX system board.
In the Fault Tolerant Shared PERC 8 Internal card conguration, the shared PERC slots are labeled as PERC1 and PERC2 on the
PowerEdge VRTX system board. To locate the Shared PERC slots, see System Board Connectors in the Dell PowerEdge VRTX Enclosure
Owner's Manual at Dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
Controller rmware package 23.8.10-0059 is the minimum rmware package version required for fault tolerant Shared PERC 8 Internal card
congurations on PowerEdge VRTX.
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