RAID Controller (Dell PERC H755)

Last Updated : Feb 28, 2025 |
Note:

A RAID controller failure is rare. Perform troubleshooting of all other possible component failures before indicting the RAID controller.

Symptoms

The following may indicate RAID controller problems:

  • Server status LED or drive LED indicator patterns indicate that drives are failing or failed. See Status LED indicators.

  • Multiple or all drive failures are reported/alarmed.

  • Virtual Drive and/or H755 is alarmed by iDRAC.

  • PERC Card is not seen/reported by the system’s device manager (See step 3 in iDRAC menu below, Troubleshooting the PERC H755 RAID Controller for details.)

  • Data is inaccessible by virtual machines.

  • Server response time is slow or frozen.

  • System reports foreign drive or drives need to be imported yet no drives were inserted into the system.

  • System reports missing drives, yet no drives were removed from the system.

  • “No boot device available or Operating System detected” at system boot time.