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Article Number: 000143315

Dell PowerEdge: How to access the PERC BIOS configuration utility?

Summary: The Configuration Utility is a storage management application embedded on the PERC cards. It allows to configure and maintain the disk groups and virtual disks.

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Symptoms

The Configuration Utility is a storage management application embedded on the PowerEdge RAID Controller cards (PERC). It allows to configure and maintain the RAID disk groups and virtual disks. This is independent of the operating system. To access the PERC BIOS menu, a keyboard shortcut has to be pressed during server startup.


To access the Configuration Utility for PERC Series 7, 8, 9:
  • In BIOS mode: press Ctrl+R during startup.
  • In UEFI mode press F2 to enter System Setup. Click on System Setup Main Menu screen and then click on Device Settings


To access the Configuration Utility for PERC Series 10 and 11:
  • In UEFI mode press F2 to enter System Setup. Click on System Setup Main Menu screen and then click on Device Settings
More information is available in the PERC Controller manual. To read the manual, see Dell.com/StorageControllerManuals, then select the manual corresponding to your PERC model.

Cause

  Dell EMC

Resolution

Dell Technologies

Article Properties

Affected Product

PowerEdge

Last Published Date

09 Jul 2021

Version

6

Article Type

Solution

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