Users Guide

Table Of Contents
Rescan disks
This option allows you to view the list of existing Physical and Virtual disks.
NOTE: The Rescan disks option may take from 10 to 20 seconds to display the list of disks, depending on the number of
disks available in the system.
1. Enter the Dell PERC S150 Configuration Utility. See Entering the DELL PERC S150 Configuration Utility.
2. Click Controller Management > Rescan Disks.
The Rescan Disks screen is displayed. It provides information about the latest physical disk and virtual disk configurations.
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 S150 Configuration Utility. See Entering the DELL PERC S150 Configuration Utility.
2. Click Controller ManagementConvert to RAID Capable Disk.
3. Select the RAID typeWindows 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.
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.
NOTE:
It is recommended to select the unit before specifying the disk size value. Changing the unit after entering the
value may change the disk size.
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 Linux RAID feature is supported on all the Sirius systems. To enable RAID mode for NVMe PCIe SSDs, see
Setting the NVMe PCIe SSDs to RAID mode . For more information on installing SLES 15 see SUSE Support.
1. Enter the Dell PERC S150 Configuration Utility. See Entering the DELL PERC S150 Configuration Utility.
2. Click Controller Management Convert to RAID Capable Disk.
3. Select the RAID type as Linux RAID.
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UEFI RAID configuration utility