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Contents Chapter 1: Overview...5 Supported operating systems...6 Supported PowerEdge systems ...6 BOSS-S1 card specifications...7 Supported M.2 drives...7 Management applications for the BOSS-S1 controller...8 Update the BOSS-S1 controller...8 Update... the BOSS-S1 card...17 Chapter 4: Driver installation...19 Chapter 5: UEFI or HII RAID configuration utility 20 Entering the UEFI configuration utility...20 Exiting the UEFI configuration utility...20 Entering the BOSS-S1 configuration utility...21 Physical or virtual disk information...21 Physical disk information...21 Virtual disk information...
Contents Chapter 1: Overview...5 Supported operating systems...6 Supported PowerEdge systems ...6 BOSS-S1 card specifications...7 Supported M.2 drives...7 Management applications for the BOSS-S1 controller...8 Update the BOSS-S1 controller...8 Update... the BOSS-S1 card...17 Chapter 4: Driver installation...19 Chapter 5: UEFI or HII RAID configuration utility 20 Entering the UEFI configuration utility...20 Exiting the UEFI configuration utility...20 Entering the BOSS-S1 configuration utility...21 Physical or virtual disk information...21 Physical disk information...21 Virtual disk information...
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... for the BOSS-S1 controller Management applications enable you use the mvcli utility. The management applications for all supported RAID controllers and enclosures from www.dell.com/support/home. See UEFI/HII RAID configuration utility. • Dell OpenManage Storage Management-This application enables you have the latest firmware. The BOSS-S1 CLI Utility also supports...
... for the BOSS-S1 controller Management applications enable you use the mvcli utility. The management applications for all supported RAID controllers and enclosures from www.dell.com/support/home. See UEFI/HII RAID configuration utility. • Dell OpenManage Storage Management-This application enables you have the latest firmware. The BOSS-S1 CLI Utility also supports...
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... online help option in the utility. For more information in all the RAID controllers in the existing configuration. Device Settings lists all the options, click Help, available on each option. 5 UEFI or HII RAID configuration utility The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) RAID configuration utility is independent of the operating system. The following steps: 1. Options may...
... online help option in the utility. For more information in all the RAID controllers in the existing configuration. Device Settings lists all the options, click Help, available on each option. 5 UEFI or HII RAID configuration utility The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) RAID configuration utility is independent of the operating system. The following steps: 1. Options may...
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... disk import The Import operation sets a foreign virtual disk as native to save the settings. configure a virtual disk • Delete RAID Configuration - Enter the BOSS-S1 Configuration utility. Click Physical/Virtual disk information. 3. Click Back untill you like to view its information...Select Yes for the option Would you return to view its information. Enter the BOSS-S1 Configuration utility. UEFI or HII RAID configuration utility 21 rebuild a degraded RAID volume, if a suitable peer drive is only available when the controller detects a foreign disk....
... disk import The Import operation sets a foreign virtual disk as native to save the settings. configure a virtual disk • Delete RAID Configuration - Enter the BOSS-S1 Configuration utility. Click Physical/Virtual disk information. 3. Click Back untill you like to view its information...Select Yes for the option Would you return to view its information. Enter the BOSS-S1 Configuration utility. UEFI or HII RAID configuration utility 21 rebuild a degraded RAID volume, if a suitable peer drive is only available when the controller detects a foreign disk....
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... the option Are you sure you like to delete the selected virtual disk. See Entering the BOSS-S1 Configuration Utility. 2. Click Controller information. Click Create RAID Configuration. 3. Deleting virtual disks 1. Select Yes for the option Would you like to delete the selected Virtual .... Click Next. 5. NOTE: Adding special characters in the Name field. Click Delete RAID configuration. 3. If a foreign virtual disk is not supported. 6. Select Clear Config. 22 UEFI or HII RAID configuration utility Type a name for the option Would you want to create this Physical Disk...
... the option Are you sure you like to delete the selected virtual disk. See Entering the BOSS-S1 Configuration Utility. 2. Click Controller information. Click Create RAID Configuration. 3. Deleting virtual disks 1. Select Yes for the option Would you like to delete the selected Virtual .... Click Next. 5. NOTE: Adding special characters in the Name field. Click Delete RAID configuration. 3. If a foreign virtual disk is not supported. 6. Select Clear Config. 22 UEFI or HII RAID configuration utility Type a name for the option Would you want to create this Physical Disk...
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Click OK. 3. UEFI or HII RAID configuration utility 23
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......24 Viewing the virtual disks details...24 Rescan disks...24 Controller Options...25 Continue to boot...25 Chapter 6: UEFI RAID configuration utility 26 Entering the DELL PERC S140 Configuration Utility...26 Exiting the DELL PERC S140 Configuration Utility...27 Controller management...27 Viewing the controller properties...27 Changing the boot order of the virtual disks...28...
......24 Viewing the virtual disks details...24 Rescan disks...24 Controller Options...25 Continue to boot...25 Chapter 6: UEFI RAID configuration utility 26 Entering the DELL PERC S140 Configuration Utility...26 Exiting the DELL PERC S140 Configuration Utility...27 Controller management...27 Viewing the controller properties...27 Changing the boot order of the virtual disks...28...
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... and unblinking feature not working on PowerEdge R740 48 Cannot update NVMe PCIe SSD firmware by using Dell Update Package or DUP 48 Third-party driver installation for NVMe PCIe SSD failing 48 Unable to configure RAID on NVMe PCIe SSD using the ...incorrect for operating system installation 49 Virtual disks - Performance degradation after a system reboot ...44 The BIOS configuration utility option does not display 45 Configuring RAID using a third party RAID configuration utility 52 Chapter 9: Getting help...53 Contents 5 Found virtual disks that are failed ...45 WARNING - ...
... and unblinking feature not working on PowerEdge R740 48 Cannot update NVMe PCIe SSD firmware by using Dell Update Package or DUP 48 Third-party driver installation for NVMe PCIe SSD failing 48 Unable to configure RAID on NVMe PCIe SSD using the ...incorrect for operating system installation 49 Virtual disks - Performance degradation after a system reboot ...44 The BIOS configuration utility option does not display 45 Configuring RAID using a third party RAID configuration utility 52 Chapter 9: Getting help...53 Contents 5 Found virtual disks that are failed ...45 WARNING - ...
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... or command-line interface without using controller BIOS utilities. See UEFI RAID configuration utility on PowerEdge NVMe 2.5 - For more information, see the OpenManage Storage Management User's Guide at dell.com/manuals. RAID configurations on page 20. • Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) RAID Configuration Utility. See BIOS Configuration Utility on NVMe PCIe SSDs are supported. Management applications for PERC...
... or command-line interface without using controller BIOS utilities. See UEFI RAID configuration utility on PowerEdge NVMe 2.5 - For more information, see the OpenManage Storage Management User's Guide at dell.com/manuals. RAID configurations on page 20. • Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) RAID Configuration Utility. See BIOS Configuration Utility on NVMe PCIe SSDs are supported. Management applications for PERC...
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... Reporting Technology (SMART) feature monitors certain physical aspects of the NVMe PCIe SSDs in UEFI or pre-boot mode is read from the Dell EMC open manage console. Data on SMART compliant physical disks can be monitored to read /write head, and changes in performance before failure... NVMe PCIe SSD 2.5 inch SFF and the NVMe PCIe SSD adapter in values and determine whether the values are factors related to identify changes in a RAID configuration. S140 also supports Prepare to remove feature to as a bearing failure, a broken read /write surface failure, such as a hot spare. NOTE:...
... Reporting Technology (SMART) feature monitors certain physical aspects of the NVMe PCIe SSDs in UEFI or pre-boot mode is read from the Dell EMC open manage console. Data on SMART compliant physical disks can be monitored to read /write head, and changes in performance before failure... NVMe PCIe SSD 2.5 inch SFF and the NVMe PCIe SSD adapter in values and determine whether the values are factors related to identify changes in a RAID configuration. S140 also supports Prepare to remove feature to as a bearing failure, a broken read /write surface failure, such as a hot spare. NOTE:...
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...the NVMe PCIe SSD. NOTE: Ensure that the boot virtual disks are configured in RAID 1, using Option ROM (OPROM) is supported on all PowerEdge 14th generation systems. You can use Linux RAID to configure the physical disk write cache policy. NOTE: Ensure that you use only.... NOTE: Ensure that virtual disk, and once the system boots to configure Linux RAID feature during pre-boot. The S140 configuration utility supports configuring RAID 1 virtual disk in UEFI mode. NOTE: RAID configuration and boot from dell.com/support. Physical disk write cache policy for SATA drives on page ...
...the NVMe PCIe SSD. NOTE: Ensure that the boot virtual disks are configured in RAID 1, using Option ROM (OPROM) is supported on all PowerEdge 14th generation systems. You can use Linux RAID to configure the physical disk write cache policy. NOTE: Ensure that you use only.... NOTE: Ensure that virtual disk, and once the system boots to configure Linux RAID feature during pre-boot. The S140 configuration utility supports configuring RAID 1 virtual disk in UEFI mode. NOTE: RAID configuration and boot from dell.com/support. Physical disk write cache policy for SATA drives on page ...
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... information, see Setting the NVMe PCIe SSDs to the BIOS configuration utility. 20 BIOS Configuration Utility Table 8. NOTE: Configuring NVMe PCIe SSDs is independent of the operating system. You can use only the S140 UEFI configuration utility to boot Entering the BIOS configuration utility 1. NOTE: RAID configuration using OPROM is a storage management application integrated into the System...
... information, see Setting the NVMe PCIe SSDs to the BIOS configuration utility. 20 BIOS Configuration Utility Table 8. NOTE: Configuring NVMe PCIe SSDs is independent of the operating system. You can use only the S140 UEFI configuration utility to boot Entering the BIOS configuration utility 1. NOTE: RAID configuration using OPROM is a storage management application integrated into the System...
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... list of the browser screen. Device Settings lists the NIC ports and all the options, click Help in the UEFI RAID configuration utility. Click Dell PERC S140 Configuration Utility. NOTE: Some of the S140 configuration utility. Configuration Options Controller Management allows you use the arrow keys or the mouse. While the system starts up, press to...
... list of the browser screen. Device Settings lists the NIC ports and all the options, click Help in the UEFI RAID configuration utility. Click Dell PERC S140 Configuration Utility. NOTE: Some of the S140 configuration utility. Configuration Options Controller Management allows you use the arrow keys or the mouse. While the system starts up, press to...
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UEFI RAID configuration utility 27 Dell PERC S140 Configuration Utility Exiting the DELL PERC S140 Configuration Utility To exit the utility and return to view your controller and firmware properties. The table explains the View Controller Information screen details: Table 10. ... the system Firmware Build Time Displays the time and date the firmware was last updated. Figure 2. In the System Setup Main Menu, click Device Settings > Dell PERC S140 Configuration Utility > Controller Management > View Controller Information.
UEFI RAID configuration utility 27 Dell PERC S140 Configuration Utility Exiting the DELL PERC S140 Configuration Utility To exit the utility and return to view your controller and firmware properties. The table explains the View Controller Information screen details: Table 10. ... the system Firmware Build Time Displays the time and date the firmware was last updated. Figure 2. In the System Setup Main Menu, click Device Settings > Dell PERC S140 Configuration Utility > Controller Management > View Controller Information.
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... to be booted first. 5. Click Controller Management > Change Controller Properties. 3. Select the interface type. 28 UEFI RAID configuration utility See Entering the DELL PERC S140 Configuration Utility on page 26. 2. A Change Order dialog box displays the list of the virtual disks. 1. Converting a... the boot order of virtual disks available. 4. Use the arrow keys to a Non-RAID disk 1. Enter the Dell PERC S140 Configuration Utility. See Entering the DELL PERC S140 Configuration Utility on page 26. 2. Click Controller Management > Convert to change the order of ...
... to be booted first. 5. Click Controller Management > Change Controller Properties. 3. Select the interface type. 28 UEFI RAID configuration utility See Entering the DELL PERC S140 Configuration Utility on page 26. 2. A Change Order dialog box displays the list of the virtual disks. 1. Converting a... the boot order of virtual disks available. 4. Use the arrow keys to a Non-RAID disk 1. Enter the Dell PERC S140 Configuration Utility. See Entering the DELL PERC S140 Configuration Utility on page 26. 2. Click Controller Management > Convert to change the order of ...
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... the interface type, media type, sector size, and the physical disks. 12. Click Apply Changes. 13. NOTE: It is already configured. UEFI RAID configuration utility 29 Converting physical disk to RAID mode on page 26. 2. See Entering the DELL PERC S140 Configuration Utility on the disk will not be lost during this operation. See Entering the...
... the interface type, media type, sector size, and the physical disks. 12. Click Apply Changes. 13. NOTE: It is already configured. UEFI RAID configuration utility 29 Converting physical disk to RAID mode on page 26. 2. See Entering the DELL PERC S140 Configuration Utility on the disk will not be lost during this operation. See Entering the...
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... disk is ready. 30 UEFI RAID configuration utility Enter the Dell PERC S140 Configuration Utility. NOTE: If you select the RHEL operating system, the entire physical disk space is disabled, convert the disk to a non-RAID disk, see Converting physical disk to Non-RAID disk and then convert it back to a RAID capable disk, see Converting physical...
... disk is ready. 30 UEFI RAID configuration utility Enter the Dell PERC S140 Configuration Utility. NOTE: If you select the RHEL operating system, the entire physical disk space is disabled, convert the disk to a non-RAID disk, see Converting physical disk to Non-RAID disk and then convert it back to a RAID capable disk, see Converting physical...
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... to select the virtual disk from the system. In the WARNING: MIXED CONFIGURATION screen, select Linux RAID configuration. If the mixed RAID configuration with Linux RAID configuration listed, and click the link CONVERT TO NON-RAID. In the System Setup Main Menu, click Device Settings > Dell PERC S140 Configuration Utility > Virtual Disk Management > Manage Virtual Disk Properties.The table explains...
... to select the virtual disk from the system. In the WARNING: MIXED CONFIGURATION screen, select Linux RAID configuration. If the mixed RAID configuration with Linux RAID configuration listed, and click the link CONVERT TO NON-RAID. In the System Setup Main Menu, click Device Settings > Dell PERC S140 Configuration Utility > Virtual Disk Management > Manage Virtual Disk Properties.The table explains...
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...enabled for the Physical disk. The options are only listed in Manage Virtual Disk Properties screen. NOTE: If you have Linux RAID configured on the system, then you can only view the physical disk write cache setting Apply Disk Write Cache Settings View Associated Physical... the sector size enabled 32 UEFI RAID configuration utility Table 11. Physical Disk Write Cache Allows you cannot modify any settings in failed status are Default, Enable, and Disable. In the System Setup Main Menu, click Device Settings > Dell PERC S140 Configuration Utility > Virtual Disk Management > View...
...enabled for the Physical disk. The options are only listed in Manage Virtual Disk Properties screen. NOTE: If you have Linux RAID configured on the system, then you can only view the physical disk write cache setting Apply Disk Write Cache Settings View Associated Physical... the sector size enabled 32 UEFI RAID configuration utility Table 11. Physical Disk Write Cache Allows you cannot modify any settings in failed status are Default, Enable, and Disable. In the System Setup Main Menu, click Device Settings > Dell PERC S140 Configuration Utility > Virtual Disk Management > View...
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Enter the Dell PERC S140 Configuration Utility. Click Delete Virtual Disk. 5. UEFI RAID configuration utility 33 Table 12. Virtual Disk Properties Screen Deleting a virtual disk 1. See Entering the DELL PERC S140 Configuration Utility on page 26. 2. NOTE: When a degraded or a failed virtual disk from one system is added to another system, and if the number of virtual...
Enter the Dell PERC S140 Configuration Utility. Click Delete Virtual Disk. 5. UEFI RAID configuration utility 33 Table 12. Virtual Disk Properties Screen Deleting a virtual disk 1. See Entering the DELL PERC S140 Configuration Utility on page 26. 2. NOTE: When a degraded or a failed virtual disk from one system is added to another system, and if the number of virtual...