Users Guide

Applications supported by BOSS-S2

BOSS-S2 card management applications include the UEFI RAID Configuration Utility, Dell OpenManage Storage Management,

BOSS-S2 Command Line Interface (CLI) Utility, The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC), and Lifecycle Controller

(LC). They enable you to manage and configure the RAID system, create and manage a disk group, and provide online

maintenance.

Topics:

• Unified Extensible Firmware Interface RAID Configuration Utility

• Dell OpenManage Storage Management

• BOSS-S2 Command Line Interface Utility

• The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller and Lifecycle Controller

Unified Extensible Firmware Interface RAID

Configuration Utility

Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) RAID Configuration Utility is integrated into the system BIOS (F2). See UEFI/HII

RAID configuration utility.

Dell OpenManage Storage Management

Dell OpenManage Storage Management enables you to perform controller and enclosure functions for all supported RAID

controllers and enclosures from a single graphical or command line interface. For more information, see the Dell OpenManage

Storage Management User's Guide at www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals.

BOSS-S2 Command Line Interface Utility

The BOSS-S2 Command Line Interface (CLI) Utility enables you to check controller, physical disk, and virtual disk status while

booted to an operating system. The application is also used to check physical disks and display controller SMART information.

For more information about CLI commands, see Manage BOSS-S2 using CLI commands on page 33.

Table 3. BOSS-S2 CLI utility for supported operating systems

Operating system Utility name

Windows mvsetup

Linux mvcli

ESXi mvcli

NOTE: To use the mvsetup Windows utility, the BOSS-S2 management driver must be installed first. You can download the

latest Windows unified console driver from www.dell.com/support/home. Linux or ESXi mvcli does not require a driver.

NOTE: To remove mvcli from the operating systems, uninstall BOSS-S2 drivers from the operating systems or remove the

libraries and the executable files.

Table 4. Instructions to remove mvcli from the operating systems

Operating system Instructions to remove mvcli from the operating systems

Windows Locate and remove the library and executable files

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