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... Service and Diagnostic Tools media for Windows 35 Accessing ZP files...35 Chapter 7: Troubleshooting your system 36 Precautions for hot removal or hot insertion of NVMe drives 36 Unable to configure Linux RAID using UEFI Configuration Utility 36 Performance degradation after disabling SATA physical disk write cache policy 37 Unable to modify any feature settings in the BIOS configuration utility list after a system reboot ...39 The BIOS configuration utility option does not display 39 Configuring RAID using the ROM utility option is set incorrectly at system setup 38 Boot mode, boot...
... Service and Diagnostic Tools media for Windows 35 Accessing ZP files...35 Chapter 7: Troubleshooting your system 36 Precautions for hot removal or hot insertion of NVMe drives 36 Unable to configure Linux RAID using UEFI Configuration Utility 36 Performance degradation after disabling SATA physical disk write cache policy 37 Unable to modify any feature settings in the BIOS configuration utility list after a system reboot ...39 The BIOS configuration utility option does not display 39 Configuring RAID using the ROM utility option is set incorrectly at system setup 38 Boot mode, boot...
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... Status LED is not working...43 Cannot update NVMe PCIe SSD firmware by using a third party RAID configuration utility 49 S160 config driver is not installed after S160 DUP is run 49 S160 driver not identifying P4800 drives...49 Chapter 8: Getting help...50 Contacting Dell...50 Locating the Express Service Code and Service Tag 50 Related documentation...51 Documentation feedback...51 Contents 5 WARNING - Found virtual disks that are degraded and failed 40 Other errors appearing on the BIOS...
... Status LED is not working...43 Cannot update NVMe PCIe SSD firmware by using a third party RAID configuration utility 49 S160 config driver is not installed after S160 DUP is run 49 S160 driver not identifying P4800 drives...49 Chapter 8: Getting help...50 Contacting Dell...50 Locating the Express Service Code and Service Tag 50 Related documentation...51 Documentation feedback...51 Contents 5 WARNING - Found virtual disks that are degraded and failed 40 Other errors appearing on the BIOS...
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... Memory express (NVMe) PCIe SSDs, SATA SSDs, SATA HDDs depending on the system model. SATA specifications for 4Kn native drives Maximum number of global hot spares Maximum number of free disks in the system 30 16 GB Table 2. 1 Overview The Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) S160 is a Software RAID solution for SATA and NVMe PCIe SSDs: NOTE: Specifications vary depending on your system backplane configuration. Table 1. Topics: • PERC S160 specifications • Supported operating systems • Supported PowerEdge servers...
... Memory express (NVMe) PCIe SSDs, SATA SSDs, SATA HDDs depending on the system model. SATA specifications for 4Kn native drives Maximum number of global hot spares Maximum number of free disks in the system 30 16 GB Table 2. 1 Overview The Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) S160 is a Software RAID solution for SATA and NVMe PCIe SSDs: NOTE: Specifications vary depending on your system backplane configuration. Table 1. Topics: • PERC S160 specifications • Supported operating systems • Supported PowerEdge servers...
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... RAID virtual disk. Mixing NVMe PCIe SSDs and SATA drives is used to RAID mode . ● OpenManage Storage Management-This application is not supported in iDRAC, see the iDRAC Service Module documentation on all supported RAID controllers and enclosures from a single graphical or command-line interface without using controller BIOS utilities. For more information, see the iDRAC Users Guide at www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals. ● Lifecycle Controller-This is integrated into the System BIOS, accessible through the UEFI RAID configuration utility. See The BIOS configuration...
... RAID virtual disk. Mixing NVMe PCIe SSDs and SATA drives is used to RAID mode . ● OpenManage Storage Management-This application is not supported in iDRAC, see the iDRAC Service Module documentation on all supported RAID controllers and enclosures from a single graphical or command-line interface without using controller BIOS utilities. For more information, see the iDRAC Users Guide at www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals. ● Lifecycle Controller-This is integrated into the System BIOS, accessible through the UEFI RAID configuration utility. See The BIOS configuration...
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... can be used by SATA physical disks supported on the device settings page to view NVMe physical disk properties and perform blink or unblink operations. A single disk failure in spin-up rate. The NVMe PCIe SSD supports volume, non-RAID, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. Data on SMART compliant physical disks can be monitored to remove the non-RAID NVMe drive from the surviving mirrored physical disk(s). Native Command Queuing Native Command Queuing (NCQ) is a command protocol used to restore...
... can be used by SATA physical disks supported on the device settings page to view NVMe physical disk properties and perform blink or unblink operations. A single disk failure in spin-up rate. The NVMe PCIe SSD supports volume, non-RAID, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. Data on SMART compliant physical disks can be monitored to remove the non-RAID NVMe drive from the surviving mirrored physical disk(s). Native Command Queuing Native Command Queuing (NCQ) is a command protocol used to restore...
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....dell.com/support. NOTE: RAID configuration using two physical disks of the NVMe PCIe SSDs in a virtual disk is not supported. The Linux operating system can be installed on all Sirius PowerEdge systems. You can download the latest BIOS firmware from NVMe virtual disk is not supported on a non-RAID disk. You can use only the S160 UEFI configuration utility to configure the NVMe PCIe SSDs during pre-boot. NOTE: Ensure that you use Linux RAID to the Linux environment, the Linux native RAID driver manages the virtual disk...
....dell.com/support. NOTE: RAID configuration using two physical disks of the NVMe PCIe SSDs in a virtual disk is not supported. The Linux operating system can be installed on all Sirius PowerEdge systems. You can download the latest BIOS firmware from NVMe virtual disk is not supported on a non-RAID disk. You can use only the S160 UEFI configuration utility to configure the NVMe PCIe SSDs during pre-boot. NOTE: Ensure that you use Linux RAID to the Linux environment, the Linux native RAID driver manages the virtual disk...
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... required Linux operating system. The virtual disk is displayed. 6. Mixed RAID configuration If your system detects mixed RAID configurations with Linux RAID configurations from the system. Select the physical disks with Windows RAID configuration listed, and click the link CONVERT TO NON-RAID. In the WARNING: MIXED CONFIGURATION screen, select Linux RAID configuration. In the System Setup Main Menu, click Device Settings > Dell PERC S160 Configuration Utility > Virtual Disk Management > Manage Virtual Disk Properties UEFI RAID configuration utility 27 Click Controller Management...
... required Linux operating system. The virtual disk is displayed. 6. Mixed RAID configuration If your system detects mixed RAID configurations with Linux RAID configurations from the system. Select the physical disks with Windows RAID configuration listed, and click the link CONVERT TO NON-RAID. In the WARNING: MIXED CONFIGURATION screen, select Linux RAID configuration. In the System Setup Main Menu, click Device Settings > Dell PERC S160 Configuration Utility > Virtual Disk Management > Manage Virtual Disk Properties UEFI RAID configuration utility 27 Click Controller Management...
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... driver installation through life cycle controller is displayed, press F2. 3. If required, download the latest BIOS, firmware, and driver updates from www.dell.com/support/home. ● Create a device driver media (USB drive, CD, or DVD). When the Dell Power-On Self-Test (POST) screen is not supported. Press Esc again. WARNING: Changing to SATA Settings and press Enter. Click NVMe Settings. 5. Installing the drivers 33 When the Dell PowerEdge System window is displayed, scroll to RAID mode may cause a data loss in the NVMe PCIe SSD...
... driver installation through life cycle controller is displayed, press F2. 3. If required, download the latest BIOS, firmware, and driver updates from www.dell.com/support/home. ● Create a device driver media (USB drive, CD, or DVD). When the Dell Power-On Self-Test (POST) screen is not supported. Press Esc again. WARNING: Changing to SATA Settings and press Enter. Click NVMe Settings. 5. Installing the drivers 33 When the Dell PowerEdge System window is displayed, scroll to RAID mode may cause a data loss in the NVMe PCIe SSD...
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... disk to Non-RAID disk. related errors • S160 config driver is not installed after S160 DUP is run • S160 driver not identifying P4800 drives Precautions for hot removal or hot insertion of NVMe drives Corrective Action: If you can contact your Dell Technical Service representative or see https://www.dell.com/support. Topics: • Precautions for hot removal or hot insertion of NVMe drives • Unable to configure Linux RAID using UEFI Configuration Utility • Performance degradation after disabling SATA physical disk...
... disk to Non-RAID disk. related errors • S160 config driver is not installed after S160 DUP is run • S160 driver not identifying P4800 drives Precautions for hot removal or hot insertion of NVMe drives Corrective Action: If you can contact your Dell Technical Service representative or see https://www.dell.com/support. Topics: • Precautions for hot removal or hot insertion of NVMe drives • Unable to configure Linux RAID using UEFI Configuration Utility • Performance degradation after disabling SATA physical disk...
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... RAID mode. SAS drives is connected along the SATA drives in performance. Unable to fail. To resolve this issue, enable the physical disk write cache policy. Disconnect the SAS drives connected to default. For more SAS drives is not supported on NVMe PCIe SSD with NVMe PCIe SSDs during the OS installation using Dell LifeCycle controller, then the physical disk write cache policy is set to the server. NOTE: If you create a virtual disk using driver-injection method. OS installation failing on the SATA configuration...
... RAID mode. SAS drives is connected along the SATA drives in performance. Unable to fail. To resolve this issue, enable the physical disk write cache policy. Disconnect the SAS drives connected to default. For more SAS drives is not supported on NVMe PCIe SSD with NVMe PCIe SSDs during the OS installation using Dell LifeCycle controller, then the physical disk write cache policy is set to the server. NOTE: If you create a virtual disk using driver-injection method. OS installation failing on the SATA configuration...
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... view CD/DVD-ROM in the BIOS One Shot Boot Menu if the number of virtual disks exceeds 10. Delete virtual disks so that are offline or missing. Unavailable error under UEFI boot settings Description: Likely cause: In an NVMe configuration Embedded RAID controller 2 is unavailable under BIOS HII > Processor Settings or remove some of the NVMe drives before booting and hot insert the drives after booting. Remember to delete virtual disks when there are currently being used. Remove and replace the failed...
... view CD/DVD-ROM in the BIOS One Shot Boot Menu if the number of virtual disks exceeds 10. Delete virtual disks so that are offline or missing. Unavailable error under UEFI boot settings Description: Likely cause: In an NVMe configuration Embedded RAID controller 2 is unavailable under BIOS HII > Processor Settings or remove some of the NVMe drives before booting and hot insert the drives after booting. Remember to delete virtual disks when there are currently being used. Remove and replace the failed...
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... supported in the BIOS Configuration Utility () or in the BIOS Configuration Utility or is not visible in UEFI HII mode. Perform a Rescan, to find the NVMe PCIe SSD for operating system installation The physical disk fails If the physical disk fails, check the following : a. A physical disk is : 1. Replace the physical disk. Fix an error caused by using Dell Update Package or DUP ● Third-party driver installation for NVMe PCIe SSD failing ● Unable to perform either of the virtual disks...
... supported in the BIOS Configuration Utility () or in the BIOS Configuration Utility or is not visible in UEFI HII mode. Perform a Rescan, to find the NVMe PCIe SSD for operating system installation The physical disk fails If the physical disk fails, check the following : a. A physical disk is : 1. Replace the physical disk. Fix an error caused by using Dell Update Package or DUP ● Third-party driver installation for NVMe PCIe SSD failing ● Unable to perform either of the virtual disks...
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...14 Locating the Express Service Code and Service Tag 18 System information label...18 Rail sizing and rack compatibility matrix...21 Chapter 3: Technical specifications 22 Chassis dimensions ...22 System weight...23 Processor specifications...23 PSU specifications...23 Supported operating systems...24 Cooling fan specifications...24 System battery specifications...25 Expansion card riser specifications...25 PCIe Riser Configuration...26 Memory specifications...26 Storage controller specifications...27 Drives...27 Ports and connectors specifications...28 USB ports specifications...28 NIC port...
...14 Locating the Express Service Code and Service Tag 18 System information label...18 Rail sizing and rack compatibility matrix...21 Chapter 3: Technical specifications 22 Chassis dimensions ...22 System weight...23 Processor specifications...23 PSU specifications...23 Supported operating systems...24 Cooling fan specifications...24 System battery specifications...25 Expansion card riser specifications...25 PCIe Riser Configuration...26 Memory specifications...26 Storage controller specifications...27 Drives...27 Ports and connectors specifications...28 USB ports specifications...28 NIC port...
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iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes...188 LCD panel...189 Viewing Home screen...190 Setup menu...190 View menu...190 NIC indicator codes...191 Power supply unit indicator codes...191 Drive indicator codes...193 Using system diagnostics...193 Dell Embedded System Diagnostics...194 Chapter 14: Getting help...195 Recycling or End-of-Life service information...195 Contacting Dell Technologies...195 Accessing system information by using QRL...196 Chapter 15: Receiving automated support with SupportAssist 197 Chapter 16: Documentation resources 198 Contents 7
iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes...188 LCD panel...189 Viewing Home screen...190 Setup menu...190 View menu...190 NIC indicator codes...191 Power supply unit indicator codes...191 Drive indicator codes...193 Using system diagnostics...193 Dell Embedded System Diagnostics...194 Chapter 14: Getting help...195 Recycling or End-of-Life service information...195 Contacting Dell Technologies...195 Accessing system information by using QRL...196 Chapter 15: Receiving automated support with SupportAssist 197 Chapter 16: Documentation resources 198 Contents 7
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.... NOTE: Network Settings are managed from the Device Settings menu. Table 38. System BIOS details Option System Information Memory Settings Processor Settings SATA Settings NVMe Settings Boot Settings Network Settings Description Provides information about the system such as system password, setup password, Trusted Platform Module (TPM) security, and UEFI secure boot. Specifies options to manage integrated device controllers and ports, specifies related features, and options. System Information To view the System Information screen, power on the system Sets the redundant...
.... NOTE: Network Settings are managed from the Device Settings menu. Table 38. System BIOS details Option System Information Memory Settings Processor Settings SATA Settings NVMe Settings Boot Settings Network Settings Description Provides information about the system such as system password, setup password, Trusted Platform Module (TPM) security, and UEFI secure boot. Specifies options to manage integrated device controllers and ports, specifies related features, and options. System Information To view the System Information screen, power on the system Sets the redundant...
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... about Linux network performance settings, see the Linux Network Tuning Guide for PXE device. NOTE: Network Settings are not supported in the order. 3. Network Settings details Option UEFI PXE Settings Number of the NVMe-oF device. PXE Device n Settings details Option Description Interface Specifies NIC interface used for this HTTP Device. IPv6 Address: IPv6 Unicast address for HTTP device. Network Settings To view the Network Settings screen, power on exit. When enabled, a UEFI PXE boot option is created for the device. Enables or disables the device. Table...
... about Linux network performance settings, see the Linux Network Tuning Guide for PXE device. NOTE: Network Settings are not supported in the order. 3. Network Settings details Option UEFI PXE Settings Number of the NVMe-oF device. PXE Device n Settings details Option Description Interface Specifies NIC interface used for this HTTP Device. IPv6 Address: IPv6 Unicast address for HTTP device. Network Settings To view the Network Settings screen, power on exit. When enabled, a UEFI PXE boot option is created for the device. Enables or disables the device. Table...
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... Disabled, the device is set to Enabled, the operating Pre-operating system management applications 47 When set to Disabled, the device is set to the operating system(OS). If set to Disabled, an add-in the recovery of Embedded Video Controller as per the setting. When set to Enabled by default. BIOS will be disabled right before the operating system boots. This option is not visible to the operating system(OS). Integrated Devices details Option User Accessible USB Ports Internal USB Port iDRAC Direct USB Port Integrated RAID Controller...
... Disabled, the device is set to Enabled, the operating Pre-operating system management applications 47 When set to Disabled, the device is set to the operating system(OS). If set to Disabled, an add-in the recovery of Embedded Video Controller as per the setting. When set to Enabled by default. BIOS will be disabled right before the operating system boots. This option is not visible to the operating system(OS). Integrated Devices details Option User Accessible USB Ports Internal USB Port iDRAC Direct USB Port Integrated RAID Controller...
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...set up the Dell Lifecycle Controller, configuring hardware and firmware, and deploying the operating system, see Dell Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at https://www.dell.com/idracmanuals. Boot Manager details Option Continue Normal Boot Description The system attempts to boot to access System Setup. Launch Lifecycle Controller Exits the Boot Manager and invokes the Dell Lifecycle Controller program. iDRAC Settings utility The iDRAC settings utility is successful or no more boot options are found. Device Settings Device Settings enables you to devices starting...
...set up the Dell Lifecycle Controller, configuring hardware and firmware, and deploying the operating system, see Dell Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at https://www.dell.com/idracmanuals. Boot Manager details Option Continue Normal Boot Description The system attempts to boot to access System Setup. Launch Lifecycle Controller Exits the Boot Manager and invokes the Dell Lifecycle Controller program. iDRAC Settings utility The iDRAC settings utility is successful or no more boot options are found. Device Settings Device Settings enables you to devices starting...
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... configuration data, press Y 6. Power on the system. Click Service Tag Settings. 4. Restore the service tag, license, and diagnostics information, press Y 2. Restore data from a previously created Hardware Server Profile, press F10 5. Follow the procedure listed in the System Information screen and compare it cannot be updated or changed. NOTE: If restoring the Service Tag is complete, system reboots. To use the System Setup menu to remove the liquid cooling rear I/O board and rear I /O board...
... configuration data, press Y 6. Power on the system. Click Service Tag Settings. 4. Restore the service tag, license, and diagnostics information, press Y 2. Restore data from a previously created Hardware Server Profile, press F10 5. Follow the procedure listed in the System Information screen and compare it cannot be updated or changed. NOTE: If restoring the Service Tag is complete, system reboots. To use the System Setup menu to remove the liquid cooling rear I/O board and rear I /O board...
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... support with SupportAssist Dell SupportAssist is an optional Dell Services offering that automates technical support for your device. SupportAssist automatically collects system state information from your devices and uploads it securely to www.dell.com/supportassist. By installing and setting up a SupportAssist application in your Dell devices and automatically detects hardware issues, both proactively and predictively. ● Automated case creation - This information is used by Dell Technical Support to troubleshoot...
... support with SupportAssist Dell SupportAssist is an optional Dell Services offering that automates technical support for your device. SupportAssist automatically collects system state information from your devices and uploads it securely to www.dell.com/supportassist. By installing and setting up a SupportAssist application in your Dell devices and automatically detects hardware issues, both proactively and predictively. ● Automated case creation - This information is used by Dell Technical Support to troubleshoot...