Users Guide

NOTE: Mixing drives of different speeds (7,200 rpm, 10,000 rpm, or 15,000 rpm) and bandwidth (3 Gbps or 6 Gbps)
while maintaining the same drive type (SATA) and technology (HDD or SSD), is supported.
Management applications for the PERC S130
The management applications enable you to manage and configure the RAID system, create and manage multiple disk groups,
control and monitor multiple RAID systems, and provide online maintenance. The management applications for PERC S130
include:
● BIOS Configuration Utility — This is also known as <Ctrl><R>, is a storage management application that configures and
maintains RAID disk groups and virtual disks. See BIOS Configuration Utility on page 20.
● Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) RAID Configuration Utility— This storage management application integrated
into the System BIOS (F2). See UEFI RAID configuration utility on page 27.
● Dell OpenManage Storage Management—This application enables you to perform controller and enclosure functions for all
the supported RAID controllers and enclosures from a single graphical or command-line interface, without using the
controller BIOS utilities. For more information, see the Dell OpenManage Storage Management User's Guide at dell.com/
openmanagemanuals.
● Lifecycle Controller—This is another management application for PERC. For more information, see Lifecycle controller
User’s Guide at dell.com/esmmanuals.
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