Driver Installation
The Dell Shared PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) 8 card requires software drivers to operate with the supported
operating systems.
This chapter contains the procedures for installing the drivers for the Shared PERC 8 card.
NOTE: For more information on VMware ESX drivers, see the VMware ESX documentation at www.dell.com/
virtualizationsolutions.
NOTE: To check operating system compatibility, see dell.com/os.
NOTE: Shared PERC 8 does not support booting shared storage as an operating system installation.
Accessing The Device Driver Media For Windows Driver Update
Use one of the following two methods to access the device driver media:
•
Downloading drivers from the Dell systems service and diagnostic tools media for Windows.
•
Downloading drivers from the Dell support website for Windows.
Downloading Drivers From The Dell Systems Service And Diagnostic Tools Media For
Windows
To download drivers from the
Dell Systems Service and Diagnostics Tools media in a system.
1.
Insert the
The Welcome to Dell Service and Diagnostic Utilities screen is displayed.
2.
Select your system model and operating system.
For the list of supported operating systems, see
3.
Click Continue.
4.
From the list of drivers displayed, select the driver you require.
5.
Select the self-extracting zip file and click Run.
6.
Copy the driver to a diskette drive, CD, DVD, or USB drive.
Repeat this step for all the drivers you require.
7.
During the operating system installation, use the media that you created with the Load Driver option to load mass
storage drivers.
For more information on reinstalling the operating system, see the relevant section for your operating system
below.
Dell Systems Service and Diagnostic Tools media:
Supported Operating
Systems.
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