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Table 2. SATA Specifications for PERC S140 (continued)
Specification PERC S140
Communication with the system Integrated
Software-based RAID for SATA drives
Windows RAID: Volume, RAID 1, RAID 0, RAID 5, RAID 10
Linux RAID: RAID 1
NOTE: Non-boot virtual disks of any supported RAID level by the Linux OS installed on RAID-1 disk can also be created
using native Linux RAID utilities.
Pass through SSD support Yes
Table 3. NVMe Specifications for PERC S140
Specification PERC S140
Maximum number of namespace(s) supported 1
NOTE: If the drive having more than one namespace(s) is connected, the drive is marked offline and is inaccessible.
NVMe connectors PCIe/slimline
NOTE: Only Dell-compliant NVMe PCIe SSD 2.5 inch Small Form Factor (SFF), or NVMe PCIe SSD Adapters are
supported.
Dell-compliant NVMe compatibility Yes
Communication with end devices PCIe
Software-based RAID for NVMe PCIe SSDs
Windows RAID: Volume, RAID 1, RAID 0, RAID 5, RAID 10
Linux RAID: RAID 1
NOTE: Non-boot virtual disks of any supported RAID level by the Linux OS installed on RAID-1 disk can also be created
using native Linux RAID utilities.
Pass through NVMe PCIe SSD support Yes
The following table provides PERC S140 virtual disk specifications:
Table 4. Virtual disk specifications for PERC S140 with SATA configuration
Specification PERC S140
Maximum number of physical disks supported 12
Maximum number of virtual disks supported 30
NOTE: Maximum number of virtual disks may exceed 30 when:
● physical disks are migrated from any other configuration
● a disk in Ready state is converted to a non-RAID disk
Maximum number of virtual disks supported from a single
disk group
16
NOTE: Maximum number of virtual disks can exceed more than 16 from a single disk group as there is no constraint from
PERC S140.
Minimum virtual disk size 102 MB
Maximum number of physical disks per virtual disk 12
Maximum number of virtual disks per physical disk 30
Maximum number of physical disks in a volume 1
Maximum number of physical disks in a RAID 0 12
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