Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller S140 User’s Guide

Management applications enable you to manage and configure the RAID subsystem, create and manage multiple disk groups, control and monitor multiple RAID systems, and provide online maintenance. Management applications for PERC S140 include:

• BIOS Configuration Utility — This is also known as Ctrl+R, and is a storage management application that configures and maintains RAID disk groups and virtual disks. See BIOS Configuration Utility.
• Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) RAID Configuration Utility. This storage management application is integrated into the System BIOS, accessible through the F2 key. See UEFI RAID configuration utility. RAID configurations on NVMe PCIe SSDs are only supported through the UEFI RAID configuration utility.
  NOTE:Ensure that the RAID mode is enabled for NVMe PCIe SSDs. See Setting the NVMe PCIe SSDs to RAID mode
• OpenManage Storage Management-This application enables you to perform controller and enclosure functions for all supported RAID controllers and enclosures from a single graphical or command-line interface without using controller BIOS utilities. For more information, see the OpenManage Storage Management User's Guide at www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals.
• Lifecycle Controller-This is a management application for PERC. For more information, see the Lifecycle Controller User’s Guide at dell.com/esmmanuals.
• iDRAC- For information on the features supported in iDRAC, see the iDRAC User's Guide at www.dell.com/idracmanuals.