Dell PowerEdge User Manual

UEFI RAID conguration utility
The Unied Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) RAID conguration utility is a storage management application integrated into the System
BIOS F2. It is used to congure and manage RAID, virtual disks, and physical disks. This utility is independent of the operating system.
NOTE: The following sections provide information about using the UEFI RAID conguration utility. For more information, see the
online help option in the UEFI RAID conguration utility.
NOTE: Ensure that you use only the S140 UEFI conguration utility to congure the NVMe PCIe SSDs during preboot. To enable
RAID mode for NVMe PCIe SSDs, see Setting the NVMe PCIe SSDs to RAID mode
NOTE: Use the UEFI RAID conguration utility for initial
setup.
Topics:
• Entering the DELL PERC S140 Conguration Utility
• Exiting the DELL PERC S140 Conguration Utility
• Controller management
• Virtual disk management
• Physical disk management
Entering the DELL PERC S140 Conguration Utility
1 Turn on the system.
2 While the system starts up, press <F2> to enter System Setup.
The list of menu items in the System Setup Main Menu screen is displayed.
3 Click Device Settings.
Device Settings lists the NIC ports and all the options of the S140 conguration utility.
To access the management menu for the controller, use the arrow keys or the mouse.
NOTE
: For more information on all the options, click Help in the top right-hand corner of the browser screen. Help
information for individual option menus can also be viewed by scrolling down on each option.
NOTE: Some of the options within the UEFI RAID conguration utility are not present if the controller does not support
the corresponding feature. Options may also be grayed out if the feature is not supported in existing conguration.
4 Click Dell PERC S140 Conguration Utility.
Displays the list of Conguration Options:
Table 9.
Conguration Options
Controller Management allows you to congure, manage, and view the controller properties.
Virtual Disk Management allows you to congure, manage, and view the virtual disk properties.
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Dell PowerEdge Specifications

General

Brand	Dell
Model	PowerEdge
Category	Server
Language	English