Virtual disk management
This section allows you to create, manage and delete virtual disks. You can also view and modify some properties of the associated physical
disk.
Configuring Windows RAID
NOTE:
To enable RAID mode for NVMe PCIe SSDs, see
Setting the NVMe PCIe SSDs to RAID mode
1
Enter the
Dell PERC S140 Configuration Utility
Entering the DELL PERC S140 Configuration Utility
2
Click
Controller Management
→
Convert to RAID Capable Disk
.
3
Select the RAID type
Windows RAID
.
4
Select the
Interface Type
.
The options are SATA and NVMe.
5
Select the physical disk and click
Apply Changes
.
A confirmation screen is displayed.
6
Click
Yes
to continue.
7
Click
Back
to return to the configuration options screen.
8
After converting the physical disks, click the
Virtual Disk Management
in the
Configuration Options
screen.
NOTE:
Configuring RAID 5 on NVMe PCIe SSDs is not
supported.
9
Click
Create Virtual Disks.
10 Click
Select the Physical Disk
.
11 Select the interface type, media type, sector size, and the physical disks.
12 Click
Apply Changes
.
13 Enter the virtual disk size and select the
Virtual Disk Size Unit
.
14 Select the
Read Cache Policy
.
15 Select the
Write Cache Policy
.
16 Select the
Physical Disk Write Cache
.
17 Click
Create Virtual Disk
.
The virtual disk is ready.
Configuring Linux RAID
NOTE:
The S140 controller supports RHEL 7.3, RHEL 7.4 and SLES 12 SP2. The Linux installer fails to detect the virtual disks if
the RHEL 7.1 or earlier or SLES 11 SP3 or earlier are installed.
NOTE:
The Linux RAID feature is supported on all the 14th generation systems.
NOTE:
For Linux RAID, ensure that the number of physical disks does not exceed 10.
NOTE:
To enable RAID mode for NVMe PCIe SSDs, see
Setting the NVMe PCIe SSDs to RAID mode
1
Enter the
Dell PERC S140 Configuration Utility
Entering the DELL PERC S140 Configuration Utility
2
Click
Controller Management → Convert to RAID Capable Disk
.
3
Select the RAID type as
Linux RAID
.
UEFI RAID configuration utility
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