Dell EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S130 User’s Guide

Configuring Linux RAID

1. Enter the Dell PERC S130 Configuration Utility. See Entering the DELL PERC S130 Configuration Utility.
2. Click Controller Management → Convert to RAID capable disk.
3. Select the Linux RAID type.
   NOTE: If the option to choose Linux RAID is disabled, convert the disks to non-RAID and then convert them back to RAID. Refer Converting physical disk to Non-RAID disk and Converting physical disk to RAID capable disk.
4. Select Select physical disks from slots other than slots 0-3 to enable the selection of the physical disk(s) that are on slot 4 and all slots after.
5. Select the physical disk(s) and click OK.
   A confirmation screen is displayed.
6. Click Yes to continue.
7. After converting the physical disks, go to Virtual Disk Management screen, and click Create Virtual Disks.
8. Select the required Linux operating system.
   NOTE: If you select RHEL as the operating system, the entire physical disk space is used in the Virtual Disk Size field. With RHEL, you can create virtual disks only on the entire physical disk space.

   NOTE: If you select SLES as the operating system, you can create virtual disks on both full and partial physical disk space.
9. Click Select the Physical Disk.
10. Select media type and the physical disks.
11. Click OK.
    A confirmation screen is displayed.
12. Click Yes to continue.