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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 firmware...8 ... M.2 SSD module from the BOSS-S1 card 15 Installing the M.2 SSD module on BOSS-S1 card...16 Installing 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...
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 firmware...8 ... M.2 SSD module from the BOSS-S1 card 15 Installing the M.2 SSD module on BOSS-S1 card...16 Installing 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...
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For specific operating system service pack requirements, see the operating system documentation at www.dell.com/manuals. Supported PowerEdge systems The following operating systems: • Microsoft ○ Windows Server 2019 ○ Windows Server 2016 ○... 2 ○ ESXi 6.7 Update 1 ○ ESXi 6.7 NOTE: For the latest list of supported operating systems and driver installation instructions, see the Drivers and Downloads section at www.dell.com/operatingsystemmanuals. • Update the BOSS-S1 controller • Update the BOSS-S1 firmware • Firmware update using an...
For specific operating system service pack requirements, see the operating system documentation at www.dell.com/manuals. Supported PowerEdge systems The following operating systems: • Microsoft ○ Windows Server 2019 ○ Windows Server 2016 ○... 2 ○ ESXi 6.7 Update 1 ○ ESXi 6.7 NOTE: For the latest list of supported operating systems and driver installation instructions, see the Drivers and Downloads section at www.dell.com/operatingsystemmanuals. • Update the BOSS-S1 controller • Update the BOSS-S1 firmware • Firmware update using an...
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...supported RAID controllers and enclosures from a single graphical or command-line interface. You can download the latest Windows unified console driver from www.dell.com/support/home. The BOSS-S1 CLI Utility also supports ESXi. NOTE: To remove mvcli from operating systems, uninstall BOSS-S1...the BOSS-S1 firmware BOSS-S1 card firmware updates can download the latest DUP and BOSS-S1 CLI from www.dell.com/support/home Linux/ESXi mvcli does not require a driver. Table 2. Management applications for BOSS-S1 card include: • Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) RAID Configuration...
...supported RAID controllers and enclosures from a single graphical or command-line interface. You can download the latest Windows unified console driver from www.dell.com/support/home. The BOSS-S1 CLI Utility also supports ESXi. NOTE: To remove mvcli from operating systems, uninstall BOSS-S1...the BOSS-S1 firmware BOSS-S1 card firmware updates can download the latest DUP and BOSS-S1 CLI from www.dell.com/support/home Linux/ESXi mvcli does not require a driver. Table 2. Management applications for BOSS-S1 card include: • Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) RAID Configuration...
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... an executable application that updates drivers for specific devices. Driver installation 19 4 Driver installation The BOSS-S1 card uses the native AHCI driver of the supported operating systems. Windows driver installation - For more information, see www.dell.com/support/home. Linux driver installation - The Driver Update Package (DUP) updates the unified console driver on the systems running Windows Server...
... an executable application that updates drivers for specific devices. Driver installation 19 4 Driver installation The BOSS-S1 card uses the native AHCI driver of the supported operating systems. Windows driver installation - For more information, see www.dell.com/support/home. Linux driver installation - The Driver Update Package (DUP) updates the unified console driver on the systems running Windows Server...
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... bundle may fail in slot 1 • CLI reports unsupported features • Failure to version 7.0, sas-raid_boss-cli package update fails. Corrective Action: Remove the driver packages before attempting an upgrade using iDRAC or LC fails • Physical disk size not updated in iDRAC • Physical disk/Virtual disk missing in... Management port not responding Importing BOSS ESXi CLI offline bundle may fail in VSphere Lifecycle manager • BOSS ESXi CLI package fails when upgrading from Dell EMC customized versions of PowerEdge systems that are not impacted by this issue.
... bundle may fail in slot 1 • CLI reports unsupported features • Failure to version 7.0, sas-raid_boss-cli package update fails. Corrective Action: Remove the driver packages before attempting an upgrade using iDRAC or LC fails • Physical disk size not updated in iDRAC • Physical disk/Virtual disk missing in... Management port not responding Importing BOSS ESXi CLI offline bundle may fail in VSphere Lifecycle manager • BOSS ESXi CLI package fails when upgrading from Dell EMC customized versions of PowerEdge systems that are not impacted by this issue.
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... > Clear Configuration and update the drive firmware. Corrective Action: Import the foreign configuration before upgrading. NOTE: The ESXi must be gracefully rebooted to complete the driver packages removal before updating the firmware of M.2 drives using non-administrative user privileges, the error No Adapter found is in BOSS-S1 controller is unavailable...
... > Clear Configuration and update the drive firmware. Corrective Action: Import the foreign configuration before upgrading. NOTE: The ESXi must be gracefully rebooted to complete the driver packages removal before updating the firmware of M.2 drives using non-administrative user privileges, the error No Adapter found is in BOSS-S1 controller is unavailable...
EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S140 Users Guide
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... a global hot spare...36 Assigning the dedicated hot spare...36 Cryptographic erase...37 Viewing global hot spares...37 Chapter 7: Installing the drivers...38 Pre-installation requirements...38 Setting the SATA controller to RAID mode ...38 Setting the NVMe PCIe SSDs to RAID mode ...38 ... S140 options and the boot list priority 39 Creating the device driver media for Windows driver installation 40 Downloading drivers for PERC S140 from the Dell support website for all operating systems 40 Downloading drivers from the Dell Systems Service and Diagnostic Tools media for Windows 40 Accessing ZP...
... a global hot spare...36 Assigning the dedicated hot spare...36 Cryptographic erase...37 Viewing global hot spares...37 Chapter 7: Installing the drivers...38 Pre-installation requirements...38 Setting the SATA controller to RAID mode ...38 Setting the NVMe PCIe SSDs to RAID mode ...38 ... S140 options and the boot list priority 39 Creating the device driver media for Windows driver installation 40 Downloading drivers for PERC S140 from the Dell support website for all operating systems 40 Downloading drivers from the Dell Systems Service and Diagnostic Tools media for Windows 40 Accessing ZP...
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...After enabling node interleaving in BIOS, system displays Blue Screen of Death 43 OS installation failing on NVMe PCIe SSD with third-party driver 43 System startup issues...43 System does not boot...44 Controller mode is set incorrectly at System Setup 44 Boot mode, boot sequence... Online Capacity Expansion or Reconfigure on a virtual disk 52 Unable to configure RAID on PowerEdge R740 48 Cannot update NVMe PCIe SSD firmware by using Dell Update Package or DUP 48 Third-party driver installation for operating system installation 49 Virtual disks - Found virtual disks that are degraded...
...After enabling node interleaving in BIOS, system displays Blue Screen of Death 43 OS installation failing on NVMe PCIe SSD with third-party driver 43 System startup issues...43 System does not boot...44 Controller mode is set incorrectly at System Setup 44 Boot mode, boot sequence... Online Capacity Expansion or Reconfigure on a virtual disk 52 Unable to configure RAID on PowerEdge R740 48 Cannot update NVMe PCIe SSD firmware by using Dell Update Package or DUP 48 Third-party driver installation for operating system installation 49 Virtual disks - Found virtual disks that are degraded...
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...; PowerEdge R240 • PowerEdge R340 • PowerEdge R440 • PowerEdge R540 • PowerEdge R640 • PowerEdge R740 • PowerEdge R740xd • PowerEdge R740xd2 • PowerEdge R840 • PowerEdge R940 • PowerEdge R940xa • PowerEdge R6415 • PowerEdge R7425 • PowerEdge R7415 • PowerEdge T140 • PowerEdge T340 • PowerEdge T440 • PowerEdge T640 • PowerEdge XE2420 Supported physical disks The PERC S140 controller supports the following operating systems: NOTE: See Dell...
...; PowerEdge R240 • PowerEdge R340 • PowerEdge R440 • PowerEdge R540 • PowerEdge R640 • PowerEdge R740 • PowerEdge R740xd • PowerEdge R740xd2 • PowerEdge R840 • PowerEdge R940 • PowerEdge R940xa • PowerEdge R6415 • PowerEdge R7425 • PowerEdge R7415 • PowerEdge T140 • PowerEdge T340 • PowerEdge T440 • PowerEdge T640 • PowerEdge XE2420 Supported physical disks The PERC S140 controller supports the following operating systems: NOTE: See Dell...
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...size. NOTE: Ensure that virtual disk, and once the system boots to the Linux environment, the Linux native RAID driver manages the virtual disk. NOTE: Linux RAID does not support configuring physical disk write cache policy, or virtual disk ... NOTE: In UEFI HII mode, you can download the latest BIOS firmware from NVMe virtual disk is supported on all PowerEdge 14th generation systems. You can use UEFI or Option ROM (OPROM) to configure the physical disk write cache policy.... Linux operating system. 14 Physical Disks NOTE: RAID configuration and boot from dell.com/support.
...size. NOTE: Ensure that virtual disk, and once the system boots to the Linux environment, the Linux native RAID driver manages the virtual disk. NOTE: Linux RAID does not support configuring physical disk write cache policy, or virtual disk ... NOTE: In UEFI HII mode, you can download the latest BIOS firmware from NVMe virtual disk is supported on all PowerEdge 14th generation systems. You can use UEFI or Option ROM (OPROM) to configure the physical disk write cache policy.... Linux operating system. 14 Physical Disks NOTE: RAID configuration and boot from dell.com/support.
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After the system restarts, background checkpointing resumes at www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals. However, CC can be initiated using Ctrl + R. Background initialization Background initialization (BGI) of checkpointing are available: • Consistency Check (CC) ...that verifies and corrects the mirror or parity data for virtual disks. The CC operation reports data inconsistencies through Ctrl + R), the PERC S140 drivers must be the correct data and is created while in the BIOS configuration utility, accessed using OpenManage Server Administrator Storage Management. A CC cannot be...
After the system restarts, background checkpointing resumes at www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals. However, CC can be initiated using Ctrl + R. Background initialization Background initialization (BGI) of checkpointing are available: • Consistency Check (CC) ...that verifies and corrects the mirror or parity data for virtual disks. The CC operation reports data inconsistencies through Ctrl + R), the PERC S140 drivers must be the correct data and is created while in the BIOS configuration utility, accessed using OpenManage Server Administrator Storage Management. A CC cannot be...
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...available on the system Virtual Disk Count Displays the total number of virtual disks available UEFI Driver Version Displays the UEFI driver version installed on the screen. Controller management Viewing the controller properties The View Controller Information ...screen allows you to the System Setup screen, click Finish in the bottom-right corner on the system Firmware Build Time Displays the time and date the firmware was last updated. Dell...
...available on the system Virtual Disk Count Displays the total number of virtual disks available UEFI Driver Version Displays the UEFI driver version installed on the screen. Controller management Viewing the controller properties The View Controller Information ...screen allows you to the System Setup screen, click Finish in the bottom-right corner on the system Firmware Build Time Displays the time and date the firmware was last updated. Dell...
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... to RAID mode will cause a data loss in BIOS settings. Click NVMe Settings. 5. When the Dell PowerEdge System window is displayed, click System BIOS. 4. Topics: • Pre-installation requirements • Creating the device driver media for Windows driver installation Pre-installation requirements Before you install the operating system: • Read the Microsoft Getting Started...
... to RAID mode will cause a data loss in BIOS settings. Click NVMe Settings. 5. When the Dell PowerEdge System window is displayed, click System BIOS. 4. Topics: • Pre-installation requirements • Creating the device driver media for Windows driver installation Pre-installation requirements Before you install the operating system: • Read the Microsoft Getting Started...
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... disk is enabled only if the system contains a RAID Capable physical disk. 2. Figure 8. Select Continue to Non RAID, ensure that the NVMe driver (Microsoft or third-party NVMe driver) is not the first virtual disk listed, see Creating the virtual disks on page 22. NOTE: If Non-RAID virtual disks are used... bootable virtual disk is installed manually in BIOS NOTE: If you change the NVMe Mode setting from RAID to Boot and press Enter. Installing the drivers 39
... disk is enabled only if the system contains a RAID Capable physical disk. 2. Figure 8. Select Continue to Non RAID, ensure that the NVMe driver (Microsoft or third-party NVMe driver) is not the first virtual disk listed, see Creating the virtual disks on page 22. NOTE: If Non-RAID virtual disks are used... bootable virtual disk is installed manually in BIOS NOTE: If you change the NVMe Mode setting from RAID to Boot and press Enter. Installing the drivers 39
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... system installation, use the media that you created with the installation: a. Perform the following steps to proceed with the Load Driver option to Dell Service and Diagnostic Utilities screen is in the extracted folder. Select the self-extracting zip file and click Run. 6. b. ...During the operating system installation, use the media that are applicable to www.dell.com/support/drivers. 2. For more information on reinstalling the operating system, see the relevant section for all the drivers you do not have the service tag, select Automatically detect my Service Tag ...
... system installation, use the media that you created with the installation: a. Perform the following steps to proceed with the Load Driver option to Dell Service and Diagnostic Utilities screen is in the extracted folder. Select the self-extracting zip file and click Run. 6. b. ...During the operating system installation, use the media that are applicable to www.dell.com/support/drivers. 2. For more information on reinstalling the operating system, see the relevant section for all the drivers you do not have the service tag, select Automatically detect my Service Tag ...
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Installing the drivers 41 For example, if the version is 5.5.2.0008, driver name is the first three digits of the driver version. NOTE: S140 I/O driver name is bcraid .sys, where xyz is bcraid552.sys.
Installing the drivers 41 For example, if the version is 5.5.2.0008, driver name is the first three digits of the driver version. NOTE: S140 I/O driver name is bcraid .sys, where xyz is bcraid552.sys.
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... is already configured. related errors • Virtual disks - Configure Linux RAID. 8 Troubleshooting your system To get help with third-party driver • System startup issues • The BIOS configuration utility option does not display • Configuring RAID using UEFI Configuration Utility •...page will be disabled if RAID is disabled • Warning Messages • Other errors appearing on NVMe PCIe SSD with your Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) S140, you are performing multiple hot-plug operations a minimum of 30 seconds is required before performing the ...
... is already configured. related errors • Virtual disks - Configure Linux RAID. 8 Troubleshooting your system To get help with third-party driver • System startup issues • The BIOS configuration utility option does not display • Configuring RAID using UEFI Configuration Utility •...page will be disabled if RAID is disabled • Warning Messages • Other errors appearing on NVMe PCIe SSD with your Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) S140, you are performing multiple hot-plug operations a minimum of 30 seconds is required before performing the ...
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... are not supported in NVMe in non-RAID mode may cause an extra reboot on system with third-party driver Likely Cause: Using third-party driver for OS driver operation. For more information about the physical disk write cache policy behavior, see the Managing the physical disk... write cache policy for enabling the hypervisor on NVMe PCIe SSD with NVMe PCIe SSDs during the OS installation using Dell LifeCycle controller, ...
... are not supported in NVMe in non-RAID mode may cause an extra reboot on system with third-party driver Likely Cause: Using third-party driver for OS driver operation. For more information about the physical disk write cache policy behavior, see the Managing the physical disk... write cache policy for enabling the hypervisor on NVMe PCIe SSD with NVMe PCIe SSDs during the OS installation using Dell LifeCycle controller, ...
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.... 2. Remember to take account of dump file creation Likely cause: Operating system installed on PowerEdge R740 • Cannot update NVMe PCIe SSD firmware by using Dell Update Package or DUP • Third-party driver installation for damage. Remember to find the NVMe PCIe SSD for the last one added. ...a supported operating system. Check that are more than ten virtual disks in the system Likely cause: The function is not supported. Contact www.dell.com/supportassist or www.dell.com/support/home. To view rebuild status, install a supported storage application.
.... 2. Remember to take account of dump file creation Likely cause: Operating system installed on PowerEdge R740 • Cannot update NVMe PCIe SSD firmware by using Dell Update Package or DUP • Third-party driver installation for damage. Remember to find the NVMe PCIe SSD for the last one added. ...a supported operating system. Check that are more than ten virtual disks in the system Likely cause: The function is not supported. Contact www.dell.com/supportassist or www.dell.com/support/home. To view rebuild status, install a supported storage application.
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...LED is set to the controller. Third-party driver installation for NVMe PCIe SSD failing Description: Solution While NVMe mode is not working on PowerEdge R740 Description The Blink task allows you update the NVMe PCIe SSD firmware using Dell Update Package or DUP Likely Cause: The ...supported device driver for NVMe PCIe SSDs are Ready state can be initialized. ...
...LED is set to the controller. Third-party driver installation for NVMe PCIe SSD failing Description: Solution While NVMe mode is not working on PowerEdge R740 Description The Blink task allows you update the NVMe PCIe SSD firmware using Dell Update Package or DUP Likely Cause: The ...supported device driver for NVMe PCIe SSDs are Ready state can be initialized. ...