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NOTE: M.2 SATA form factor is not supported.
● NVMe PCIe SSDs including NVMe PCIe SSD 2.5 - inch small form factor and NVMe PCIe SSD adapter.
● DVD drives connected to SATA
NOTE: Only Dell - complaint NVMe PCIe SSDs are supported. For information on PowerEdge NVMe 2.5 - inch SFF and
PowerEdge NVMe PCIe SSD adapter, see the Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSD user's guide at dell.com/manuals.
NOTE: Mixing drives of different speeds (7,200 rpm, 10,000 rpm, or 15,000 rpm) and bandwidth (3 Gbps or 6 Gbps) while
maintaining the same drive type (SATA) and technology (HDD or SSD) is supported.
NOTE: Mixing NVMe PCIe SSDs and SATA drives is not supported in a single RAID virtual disk.
Management applications for the PERC S140
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 on page 21.
● 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 on page 27. 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 on
page 39
● 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.
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