Users Guide

NOTE: If you have Linux RAID configured on the system, you cannot modify the physical disk write cache policy feature

settings.

NOTE: For more information about the physical disk write cache behavior, see the Troubleshooting your system on page

38 section.

Selecting the 4Kn sector size

1. Enter the Dell PERC S130 Configuration Utility. See Entering the DELL PERC S130 Configuration Utility on page 27.

2. Click Virtual Disk Management > Create Virtual Disks.

3. Click the link Select the Physical Disk.

4. Select 4Kn sector size.

5. To save the changes made, click Apply Changes.

Assigning the global hot spare

1. Enter the Dell PERC S130 Configuration Utility. See Entering the DELL PERC S130 Configuration Utility on page 27.

2. Click Physical Disk Management > Select Physical Disk Operations.

NOTE: Assign global hot spare only from disk drives populated across slots 0-3 of the system. For information about the

disk connectivity for AHCI devices, see Disk connectivity for AHCI devices on page 18,and for disks slot information, see

the system specific Owner's Manual at dell.com/poweredgemanuals.

3. Select the physical disk that is in the ready state from the drop-down menu.

4. Click the link Assign Global Hot Spare.

NOTE: A global hot spare disk cannot be created if you have Linux RAID configured on the system.

Unassign a global hot spare

1. Enter the Dell PERC S130 Configuration Utility. See Entering the DELL PERC S130 Configuration Utility on page 27.

2. Click Physical Disk Management > Select Physical Disk Operations.

3. Select a global hot spare disk from the drop-down menu.

4. Click the link Unassign Hot Spare.

Assigning the dedicated hot spare

1. Enter the Dell PERC S130 Configuration Utility. See Entering the DELL PERC S130 Configuration Utility on page 27.

2. Click Virtual Disk Management > Manage Virtual Disk Properties > Manage Dedicated Hot Spares.

NOTE:

Assign dedicated hot spare only from disk drives populated across slots 0-3 of the system. For information about

the disk connectivity for AHCI devices, see Disk connectivity for AHCI devices on page 18,and for disks slot information,

see the system specific Owner's Manual at dell.com/poweredgemanuals.

3. Select the physical disk that is in the ready state from the drop-down menu.

4. Click the link Add Hot Spare Disk.

UEFI RAID configuration utility