Dell EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S130 User’s Guide

Creating the virtual disks

1. Enter the BIOS Configuration Utility. See Entering the BIOS Configuration Utility.
2. Select Create Virtual Disks from the Main Menu screen and press <Enter>.
   NOTE: Create boot virtual disk 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.

   NOTE: The S130 controller supports maximum of 10 virtual disks per physical disk. You cannot modify any feature settings in UEFI or OPROM, if the number of virtual disks exceed the maximum limit of 10. For more information about troubleshooting this issue, see Unable to modify any feature settings in UEFI or OPROM.
3. In the Physical Disks field, select the physical disk(s) on which you want to create a virtual disk:
   1. To select a physical disk, press <Insert>.
   2. After selecting the physical disk(s) to be included in the virtual disk, press <Enter>.
4. In the User Input field, use the arrow keys to select a virtual disk type (RAID level) and press <Enter>.
5. Select a size for the virtual disk, depending on the available free space of the physical disks and press <Enter>.
6. In the User Input field, select a Caching Mode. Press <Enter>.
7. Press the <C> key to confirm that you want to create the virtual disk.