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Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller S140 - PERC
S140
User’s Guide

Table of Contents

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Summary

Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller S140 Overview

PERC S140 Specifications

Provides detailed specifications for the PERC S140 controller regarding hardware and features.

Supported Operating Systems

Lists the operating systems compatible with the PERC S140 controller.

Supported PowerEdge Systems

Identifies the specific PowerEdge server models that support the PERC S140 controller.

Supported Physical Disks

Details the types of physical disks (HDD, SSD, NVMe) supported by the PERC S140 controller.

Dell PERC S140 Physical Disk Management

Physical Disk Features

Describes core physical disk features such as roaming, hot-swapping, power management, and failure detection.

Fault Tolerance

Details fault tolerance features, including disk failure detection, parity, and hot-swap replacement.

Dell PERC S140 Virtual Disk Operations

Virtual Disk Features

Covers virtual disk features like TRIM for SATA SSDs and pass-through SSD operations.

Expanding Virtual Disk Capacity

Describes how to increase storage capacity of a virtual disk using Online Capacity Expansion.

Cabling the Drives for S140

Disk Connectivity for AHCI Devices

Details how the S140 controller connects drives to AHCI devices via backplane ports.

Dell PERC S140 BIOS Configuration Utility

Entering and Exiting the BIOS Utility

Steps to enter and exit the BIOS Configuration Utility (Ctrl+R) for managing RAID.

Physical Disk Operations

Includes initializing, converting, and viewing details of physical disks within the BIOS utility.

Hot Spare Management

Procedures for assigning and unassigning global and dedicated hot spares.

Viewing Virtual Disk Details

How to view detailed information and status of virtual disks in the BIOS utility.

Dell PERC S140 UEFI RAID Configuration Utility

Entering the UEFI Utility

Steps to access the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) RAID configuration utility.

Controller Management

Allows viewing controller properties and firmware details within the UEFI utility.

Physical Disk Conversion

Covers converting disks to Non-RAID or RAID capable formats using the UEFI utility.

Virtual Disk Management

Tasks for creating and managing virtual disks, including Windows and Linux RAID.

Manage Virtual Disk Properties

Modify physical disk write cache policy and view virtual disk properties.

View Virtual Disk Properties and Policies

Displays detailed properties and policies for virtual disks.

Delete Virtual Disk

Procedure to permanently delete a virtual disk and its data.

Physical Disk Management

Section for viewing and managing physical disks within the UEFI utility.

View Physical Disk Properties

Displays detailed properties of physical disks and associated virtual disks.

Global Hot Spare Management

Procedures for assigning and unassigning global hot spares.

Installing Drivers for Dell PERC S140

Pre-Installation Requirements

Tasks to perform before installing the operating system and drivers.

Configure SATA Controller for RAID

Steps to set the SATA controller to RAID mode in System BIOS.

Configure NVMe SSDs for RAID

Steps to set NVMe PCIe SSDs to RAID mode in System BIOS.

Troubleshooting Dell PERC S140 System Issues

Troubleshoot Linux RAID Configuration

Resolves issues with configuring Linux RAID using the UEFI Configuration Utility.

System Boot Failure

Checks causes for the system failing to boot, including controller mode and boot order.

Summary

Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller S140 Overview

PERC S140 Specifications

Provides detailed specifications for the PERC S140 controller regarding hardware and features.

Supported Operating Systems

Lists the operating systems compatible with the PERC S140 controller.

Supported PowerEdge Systems

Identifies the specific PowerEdge server models that support the PERC S140 controller.

Supported Physical Disks

Details the types of physical disks (HDD, SSD, NVMe) supported by the PERC S140 controller.

Dell PERC S140 Physical Disk Management

Physical Disk Features

Describes core physical disk features such as roaming, hot-swapping, power management, and failure detection.

Fault Tolerance

Details fault tolerance features, including disk failure detection, parity, and hot-swap replacement.

Dell PERC S140 Virtual Disk Operations

Virtual Disk Features

Covers virtual disk features like TRIM for SATA SSDs and pass-through SSD operations.

Expanding Virtual Disk Capacity

Describes how to increase storage capacity of a virtual disk using Online Capacity Expansion.

Cabling the Drives for S140

Disk Connectivity for AHCI Devices

Details how the S140 controller connects drives to AHCI devices via backplane ports.

Dell PERC S140 BIOS Configuration Utility

Entering and Exiting the BIOS Utility

Steps to enter and exit the BIOS Configuration Utility (Ctrl+R) for managing RAID.

Physical Disk Operations

Includes initializing, converting, and viewing details of physical disks within the BIOS utility.

Hot Spare Management

Procedures for assigning and unassigning global and dedicated hot spares.

Viewing Virtual Disk Details

How to view detailed information and status of virtual disks in the BIOS utility.

Dell PERC S140 UEFI RAID Configuration Utility

Entering the UEFI Utility

Steps to access the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) RAID configuration utility.

Controller Management

Allows viewing controller properties and firmware details within the UEFI utility.

Physical Disk Conversion

Covers converting disks to Non-RAID or RAID capable formats using the UEFI utility.

Virtual Disk Management

Tasks for creating and managing virtual disks, including Windows and Linux RAID.

Manage Virtual Disk Properties

Modify physical disk write cache policy and view virtual disk properties.

View Virtual Disk Properties and Policies

Displays detailed properties and policies for virtual disks.

Delete Virtual Disk

Procedure to permanently delete a virtual disk and its data.

Physical Disk Management

Section for viewing and managing physical disks within the UEFI utility.

View Physical Disk Properties

Displays detailed properties of physical disks and associated virtual disks.

Global Hot Spare Management

Procedures for assigning and unassigning global hot spares.

Installing Drivers for Dell PERC S140

Pre-Installation Requirements

Tasks to perform before installing the operating system and drivers.

Configure SATA Controller for RAID

Steps to set the SATA controller to RAID mode in System BIOS.

Configure NVMe SSDs for RAID

Steps to set NVMe PCIe SSDs to RAID mode in System BIOS.

Troubleshooting Dell PERC S140 System Issues

Troubleshoot Linux RAID Configuration

Resolves issues with configuring Linux RAID using the UEFI Configuration Utility.

System Boot Failure

Checks causes for the system failing to boot, including controller mode and boot order.

Dell S140 Specifications

General IconGeneral
BrandDell
ModelS140
CategoryController
LanguageEnglish

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