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Contents Chapter 1: Overview...6 PERC S160 specifications...6 Supported operating systems...9 Supported PowerEdge servers...9 Supported physical disks...9 Management applications for the PERC S160...10 Chapter 2: Physical Disks...11 Physical disk features...11 Physical disk roaming...11 Physical disk hot-...
Contents Chapter 1: Overview...6 PERC S160 specifications...6 Supported operating systems...9 Supported PowerEdge servers...9 Supported physical disks...9 Management applications for the PERC S160...10 Chapter 2: Physical Disks...11 Physical disk features...11 Physical disk roaming...11 Physical disk hot-...
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...Rescan disks...22 Controller Options...22 Continue to boot...23 Chapter 5: UEFI RAID configuration utility 24 Entering the DELL PERC S160 Configuration Utility 24 Exiting the DELL PERC S160 Configuration Utility 24 Controller management...25 Virtual disk management...26 Physical disk management...29 Chapter 6: ... installation...37 OS installation failing on NVMe PCIe SSD with third-party driver 37 Server performance is slow and crashes during OS installation on the SATA configuration 37 Server performance is slow during OS installation on the NVMe configuration 38 System startup issues......
...Rescan disks...22 Controller Options...22 Continue to boot...23 Chapter 5: UEFI RAID configuration utility 24 Entering the DELL PERC S160 Configuration Utility 24 Exiting the DELL PERC S160 Configuration Utility 24 Controller management...25 Virtual disk management...26 Physical disk management...29 Chapter 6: ... installation...37 OS installation failing on NVMe PCIe SSD with third-party driver 37 Server performance is slow and crashes during OS installation on the SATA configuration 37 Server performance is slow during OS installation on the NVMe configuration 38 System startup issues......
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... physical disk fails...42 Cannot initialize a physical disk ...42 Status LED is not working...43 Cannot update NVMe PCIe SSD firmware by using Dell Update Package or DUP 43 NVMe drive error when inserted for the first time 43 Third-party driver installation for NVMe PCIe SSD failing 43... using a third party RAID configuration utility 49 S160 config driver is not installed after S160 DUP is observed while booting on the NVMe configuration server 41 S160 controller lists M.2 drives...41 Error in displaying the CD/DVD-ROM while in legacy mode 41 Unavailable error under UEFI boot settings......
... physical disk fails...42 Cannot initialize a physical disk ...42 Status LED is not working...43 Cannot update NVMe PCIe SSD firmware by using Dell Update Package or DUP 43 NVMe drive error when inserted for the first time 43 Third-party driver installation for NVMe PCIe SSD failing 43... using a third party RAID configuration utility 49 S160 config driver is not installed after S160 DUP is observed while booting on the NVMe configuration server 41 S160 controller lists M.2 drives...41 Error in displaying the CD/DVD-ROM while in legacy mode 41 Unavailable error under UEFI boot settings......
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... • Supported operating systems • Supported PowerEdge servers • Supported physical disks • Management applications for the PERC S160 PERC S160 specifications The following table provides PERC S160 specifications for SATA and NVMe PCIe SSDs: NOTE: Specifications vary depending on your system backplane configuration. 1 Overview The Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) S160 is a Software...
... • Supported operating systems • Supported PowerEdge servers • Supported physical disks • Management applications for the PERC S160 PERC S160 specifications The following table provides PERC S160 specifications for SATA and NVMe PCIe SSDs: NOTE: Specifications vary depending on your system backplane configuration. 1 Overview The Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) S160 is a Software...
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...: It is not supported. For more information, see the system documentation at www.dell.com/support/drivers. Supported PowerEdge servers The following PowerEdge servers support the S160 controller: ● PowerEdge R6615 ● PowerEdge R7615 ● PowerEdge R6625 ● PowerEdge R7625 ● PowerEdge R660 ● PowerEdge R760 ● PowerEdge MX760C ● PowerEdge C6620 Supported physical disks The PERC S160 controller supports the following Linux operating...
...: It is not supported. For more information, see the system documentation at www.dell.com/support/drivers. Supported PowerEdge servers The following PowerEdge servers support the S160 controller: ● PowerEdge R6615 ● PowerEdge R7615 ● PowerEdge R6625 ● PowerEdge R7625 ● PowerEdge R660 ● PowerEdge R760 ● PowerEdge MX760C ● PowerEdge C6620 Supported physical disks The PERC S160 controller supports the following Linux operating...
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...systems supported: ● Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 and above ● SUSE Linux Enterprise Server version 15 SP1 and above The Linux RAID feature is written to configure the physical disk write... to configure Linux RAID feature during preboot. NOTE: RAID configuration and boot from https:// www.dell.com/support. NOTE: Linux RAID does not support configuring physical disk write cache policy, or ...can download the latest BIOS firmware from NVMe virtual disk is not supported on all Sirius PowerEdge systems. You can also configure nonboot virtual disks in any of the NVMe PCIe SSDs...
...systems supported: ● Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 and above ● SUSE Linux Enterprise Server version 15 SP1 and above The Linux RAID feature is written to configure the physical disk write... to configure Linux RAID feature during preboot. NOTE: RAID configuration and boot from https:// www.dell.com/support. NOTE: Linux RAID does not support configuring physical disk write cache policy, or ...can download the latest BIOS firmware from NVMe virtual disk is not supported on all Sirius PowerEdge systems. You can also configure nonboot virtual disks in any of the NVMe PCIe SSDs...
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...; Creating virtual disks from a mix of TRIM, when a file is deleted, the operating system sends a TRIM command along with I/O Before and After (Reliability) fails in a server having two SATA controllers. All the physical disks must be of the same drive type (HDD/SSD/NVMe PCIe SSDs). ● Selecting a physical disk as...
...; Creating virtual disks from a mix of TRIM, when a file is deleted, the operating system sends a TRIM command along with I/O Before and After (Reliability) fails in a server having two SATA controllers. All the physical disks must be of the same drive type (HDD/SSD/NVMe PCIe SSDs). ● Selecting a physical disk as...
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... disks. Background Array Scan (BAS) starts automatically after a virtual disk is created while in the BIOS configuration utility, accessed using OpenManage Server Administrator Storage Management. It is lost if a physical disk fails before the BGI runs. CAUTION: Data is recommended that you periodically run... the virtual disk to the secondary physical disk mirror set is a background operation that might occur with the redundant data at www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals. A CC cannot be initiated using Ctrl + R. Similar to CC, BGI helps the controller to be loaded before ...
... disks. Background Array Scan (BAS) starts automatically after a virtual disk is created while in the BIOS configuration utility, accessed using OpenManage Server Administrator Storage Management. It is lost if a physical disk fails before the BGI runs. CAUTION: Data is recommended that you periodically run... the virtual disk to the secondary physical disk mirror set is a background operation that might occur with the redundant data at www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals. A CC cannot be initiated using Ctrl + R. Similar to CC, BGI helps the controller to be loaded before ...
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... Linux operating system installation and before the completion of Windows Server operating system installation. Creating the device driver media for Windows driver installation Downloading drivers for PERC S160 from the Dell support website for all Dell products to select your product from a list of your service...One or more information about creating a virtual disk, see Swapping two virtual disks. Go to Boot and press Enter. NOTE: When the server has a failed or degraded VD, then the following message is expected to Non RAID, ensure that the NVMe driver (Microsoft or third...
... Linux operating system installation and before the completion of Windows Server operating system installation. Creating the device driver media for Windows driver installation Downloading drivers for PERC S160 from the Dell support website for all Dell products to select your product from a list of your service...One or more information about creating a virtual disk, see Swapping two virtual disks. Go to Boot and press Enter. NOTE: When the server has a failed or degraded VD, then the following message is expected to Non RAID, ensure that the NVMe driver (Microsoft or third...
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7 Troubleshooting your system To get help with third-party driver • Server performance is slow and crashes during OS installation on the SATA configuration • Server performance is slow during OS installation • OS installation failing on the BIOS screen • Physical disk - To... RAID using the ROM utility option is disabled • Warning Messages • Other errors appearing on NVMe PCIe SSD with your Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) S160, you are performing multiple hot-plug operations a minimum of 30 seconds between two consecutive hot-plug operations...
7 Troubleshooting your system To get help with third-party driver • Server performance is slow and crashes during OS installation on the SATA configuration • Server performance is slow during OS installation • OS installation failing on the BIOS screen • Physical disk - To... RAID using the ROM utility option is disabled • Warning Messages • Other errors appearing on NVMe PCIe SSD with your Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) S160, you are performing multiple hot-plug operations a minimum of 30 seconds between two consecutive hot-plug operations...
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...set to modify any feature settings in UEFI or OPROM Likely cause: Corrective Action: You cannot modify the settings in the server. Performance degradation after disabling SATA physical disk write cache policy Likely Cause: Corrective Action: Disk write operations can cause degradation in...installation. Extra reboot during OS installation Description Likely Cause: The system may reboot one extra time during the OS installation using Dell LifeCycle controller, then the physical disk write cache policy is not supported on the SATA configuration Likely Cause: Corrective Action:...
...set to modify any feature settings in UEFI or OPROM Likely cause: Corrective Action: You cannot modify the settings in the server. Performance degradation after disabling SATA physical disk write cache policy Likely Cause: Corrective Action: Disk write operations can cause degradation in...installation. Extra reboot during OS installation Description Likely Cause: The system may reboot one extra time during the OS installation using Dell LifeCycle controller, then the physical disk write cache policy is not supported on the SATA configuration Likely Cause: Corrective Action:...
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... that Boot Mode is set to Boot Settings. Turn on the NVMe configuration. Scroll to RAID mode. When the Dell POST screen is displayed, press F2 to the server. Press Enter and ensure that the setting is set incorrectly 1. Disconnect the SAS drives connected to enter the system ...BIOS screen. 3. In the system startup, when the Dell Power-On Self-Test (POST) screen is displayed, press F2 to Boot Sequence Retry. Boot mode, boot sequence, and or boot sequence retry are made at system setup 1. Server performance is slow during OS installation on the NVMe configuration ...
... that Boot Mode is set to Boot Settings. Turn on the NVMe configuration. Scroll to RAID mode. When the Dell POST screen is displayed, press F2 to the server. Press Enter and ensure that the setting is set incorrectly 1. Disconnect the SAS drives connected to enter the system ...BIOS screen. 3. In the system startup, when the Dell Power-On Self-Test (POST) screen is displayed, press F2 to Boot Sequence Retry. Boot mode, boot sequence, and or boot sequence retry are made at system setup 1. Server performance is slow during OS installation on the NVMe configuration ...
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.... PERC S160 Controller system BIOS screen is in Degraded or Failed status, or if specific options in OpenManage Server Administrator changes the virtual disk order and displaces the bootable Non-RAID virtual disk from the first virtual disk....system startup, press Ctrl+R to access the BIOS configuration utility. 2. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to the Microsoft Windows Server operating system. Check Virtual Disks and determine if the bootable Non-RAID virtual disk is set incorrectly in the first...Swap Two Virtual Disks option to reposition the virtual disks. Warning Messages The Dell Inc.
.... PERC S160 Controller system BIOS screen is in Degraded or Failed status, or if specific options in OpenManage Server Administrator changes the virtual disk order and displaces the bootable Non-RAID virtual disk from the first virtual disk....system startup, press Ctrl+R to access the BIOS configuration utility. 2. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to the Microsoft Windows Server operating system. Check Virtual Disks and determine if the bootable Non-RAID virtual disk is set incorrectly in the first...Swap Two Virtual Disks option to reposition the virtual disks. Warning Messages The Dell Inc.
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... the RAID 10. ● Whether the controller has failed due to ON at the BIOS Configuration Utility (). Check the status at https:// www.dell.com/manuals. When the rebuild operation is displayed: --- WARNING - If yes, data is lost data from booting. Recover the lost . Press...the virtual disk status changes from Degraded status, the failed physical disk must be replaced and the virtual disk must be rebuilt using OpenManage Server Administrator Storage Management. For the virtual disk to recover from Degraded to a Failed status and data is lost . Found virtual disks that ...
... the RAID 10. ● Whether the controller has failed due to ON at the BIOS Configuration Utility (). Check the status at https:// www.dell.com/manuals. When the rebuild operation is displayed: --- WARNING - If yes, data is lost data from booting. Recover the lost . Press...the virtual disk status changes from Degraded status, the failed physical disk must be replaced and the virtual disk must be rebuilt using OpenManage Server Administrator Storage Management. For the virtual disk to recover from Degraded to a Failed status and data is lost . Found virtual disks that ...
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.... Other errors appearing on the BIOS screen BSOD is observed while booting on the NVMe configuration server Description: Corrective action: NVMe drives utilize the system resources, if more number of NVMe drives is connected to a server having less number of cores, then there is a lack of resources to onboard SATA controller are...
.... Other errors appearing on the BIOS screen BSOD is observed while booting on the NVMe configuration server Description: Corrective action: NVMe drives utilize the system resources, if more number of NVMe drives is connected to a server having less number of cores, then there is a lack of resources to onboard SATA controller are...
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... ● RAID disk created from the NVMe PCIe SSDs not appearing in operating system environment, showing as DELL PERC S160 CONTROLLER. Cannot update NVMe PCIe SSD firmware by using DUP, ensure that NVMe is complete, installing...Status LED is not working Ensure system is installed. Before you update the NVMe PCIe SSD firmware using Dell Update Package or DUP Likely Cause: Corrective Action: The supported device driver for operating system installation Likely... disks Troubleshooting your system 43 Install Open Manage Server Administrator management utility version 8.0 (or higher).
... ● RAID disk created from the NVMe PCIe SSDs not appearing in operating system environment, showing as DELL PERC S160 CONTROLLER. Cannot update NVMe PCIe SSD firmware by using DUP, ensure that NVMe is complete, installing...Status LED is not working Ensure system is installed. Before you update the NVMe PCIe SSD firmware using Dell Update Package or DUP Likely Cause: Corrective Action: The supported device driver for operating system installation Likely... disks Troubleshooting your system 43 Install Open Manage Server Administrator management utility version 8.0 (or higher).
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... can configure, monitor, and troubleshoot the PowerEdge servers. 50 Getting help with details to www.dell.com/support/home. 2. If you have an active internet connection, you can find Dell contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill or Dell product catalog. 8 Getting help You can...4. The Contact Technical Support page is used to iDRAC, the Information tag also contains the iDRAC secure default password. To contact Dell for the secure default access to identify the system. Enter the system Service Tag in your product category. Select your product segment....
... can configure, monitor, and troubleshoot the PowerEdge servers. 50 Getting help with details to www.dell.com/support/home. 2. If you have an active internet connection, you can find Dell contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill or Dell product catalog. 8 Getting help You can...4. The Contact Technical Support page is used to iDRAC, the Information tag also contains the iDRAC secure default password. To contact Dell for the secure default access to identify the system. Enter the system Service Tag in your product category. Select your product segment....
