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- Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 1
Dell EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 User's Guide July 2020 Rev. A04 - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 2
data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2019-2020 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Dell, EMC, and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks may - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 3
Contents Chapter 1: Overview...6 PERC S150 specifications...6 Supported operating systems...8 Supported PowerEdge systems...9 Supported physical disks...9 Management applications for the PERC S150...9 Chapter 2: Physical Disks...10 Physical disk features...10 Physical disk roaming...10 Physical - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 4
Dell support website for all operating systems 40 Downloading drivers from the Dell Systems Service and Diagnostic Tools media for Windows 40 Accessing ZP files...40 Chapter 8: Troubleshooting 43 Server performance is slow and crashes during OS installation on the SATA configuration 43 Server - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 5
observed while booting on the NVMe configuration server 47 Failure of dump file creation...47 S150 controller in HII...50 Virtual disk size in decimals is not supported while creating a VD 50 Cannot create a virtual disk... ...55 Contacting Dell...55 Locating the Express Service Code and Service Tag...55 - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 6
Dell EMC PowerEdge systems. The S150 controller supports up to 30 Non-Volatile Memory express (NVMe) PCIe SSDs, SATA SSDs, SATA HDDs depending on your system backplane configuration. Topics: • PERC S150 specifications • Supported operating systems • Supported PowerEdge systems • Supported physical - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 7
-compliant NVMe PCIe SSD 2.5-inch small form factor (SFF), or NVMe PCIe SSD adapter cards are supported. Dell-compliant NVMe compatibility Yes Communication with end devices PCIe Software-based RAID for NVMe PCIe SSDs Windows RAID: Volume, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 8
following operating systems: NOTE: It is highly recommended to see Dell EMC Enterprise operating systems support section to view the information on the supported operating systems by a specific server. • Microsoft ○ Windows Server 2019 ○ Windows Server 2016 • NOTE: See Linux RAID on page 12 for - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 9
system service pack requirements, see the Drivers and Downloads section at www.dell.com/support/drivers. Supported PowerEdge systems The following PowerEdge systems support the S150 controller: • PowerEdge R6515 • PowerEdge R7515 • PowerEdge R6525 • PowerEdge R7525 • PowerEdge C6525 Supported - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 10
(OCE). This causes loss of the virtual disk. Physical disk hot-swapping NOTE: To check if the backplane supports hot swapping, see your system documentation. Hot-swapping is the manual replacement of a disk while the PERC S150 is online and performing its normal functions. The following requirements - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 11
• Parity generation and checking (RAID 5 only). • Hot-swap manual replacement of a physical disk without rebooting the system (only for supports volume, non-RAID, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. The S150 also supports the Prepare to remove feature to remove the non-RAID NVMe drive from a Dell - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 12
supported on all Sirius PowerEdge systems. You can use Linux RAID to protect data across multiple devices. The S150 configuration utility supports BIOS firmware. You can download the latest BIOS firmware from www.dell.com/support. NOTE: Ensure that you use only the S150 UEFI configuration utility - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 13
Reinstall with I/O Before and After (Reliability) fails in a server having two SATA controllers. Topics: • Virtual disk features • in use from the SATA SSDs. TRIM resolves the Write Amplification issue for supported operating systems. When an operating system deletes a file, the file is marked - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 14
Server Administrator Storage Management. For more information, see the OMSA user's guide at www.dell CC, BGI helps the controller to identify and correct problems that might occur with the redundant data at a not supported. The PERC S150 uses part of system memory for cache. It supports the following - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 15
(WB), a UPS is recommended. NOTE: For more information about the physical disk write cache policy behavior, see Troubleshooting your system on page 42. Virtual disk migration The PERC S150 supports automatic virtual disk migration from one PERC S150 to another. CAUTION: The virtual disk is lost if - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 16
NOTE: If an additional physical disk is required and the system does not support hot-swapping, the system must be turned off. OCE/Reconfigure enables you to increase the total storage capacity of a virtual disk by integrating unused storage - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 17
and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that are shipped with your product. NOTE: For information on removing and reinstalling system parts, see the PowerEdge systems owner's manuals at www.dell - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 18
Figure 1. Cable routing - 4 x 3.5 inch SATA drive backplane 18 Cabling the drives for the S150 - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 19
information about the disks connectivity to the AHCI devices supported on the Sirius PowerEdge systems. Table 7. Disk connectivity for AHCI devices Chipset Platform AMD EPYC 7002 series processor PowerEdge R6515, R7515, R6525, and C6525 AHCI device 1 0-7 AHCI device 2 8 Cabling the drives for - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 20
RAID mode for NVMe PCIe SSDs, see Setting the NVMe PCIe SSDs to RAID mode on page 38. NOTE: RAID configuration using OPROM is not supported on systems with the NVMe PCIe SSD. The following sections provide information about using the Ctrl+R. For more information, see the online help option by - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 21
controller is set to RAID Mode. If the settings are correct and the BIOS Configuration Utility does not appear, contact Dell support at www.dell.com/ support. Exiting the BIOS Configuration Utility 1. Press Esc in any menu screen. A dialog box is displayed to confirm your choice. 2. Select - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 22
screen and press . NOTE: The S150 controller supports a maximum of 30 virtual disks. You cannot modify any feature settings in UEFI or OPROM if the number of virtual disks exceeds the maximum limit of 30. For more information about troubleshooting this issue, see Unable to modify any feature - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 23
2. In the Main Menu screen, select the Swapping Two Virtual Disks and press Enter. 3. Use the arrow keys to highlight a virtual disk at the Virtual Disk field. Press Insert. 4. Use the arrow keys to highlight another virtual disk. Press Insert. 5. Press Enter to swap the virtual disks. NOTE: Only - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 24
seconds to display the list of disks, depending on the number of disks available in the system. 1. Enter the Dell PERC S150 Configuration Utility. See Entering the DELL PERC S150 Configuration Utility on page 26. 2. Click Controller Management > Rescan Disks. The Rescan Disks screen is displayed. It - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 25
• If the option is set to Default: ○ The physical disk write cache policy is enabled for SSDs and HDDs of bandwidth 3 Gbps. ○ The physical disk write cache feature is disabled for HDDs of bandwidth 6 Gbps. • If the option is set to Enable, the feature is enabled on the disk selected. • If the option - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 26
the corresponding feature. Options may also be grayed out if the feature is not supported in existing configuration. 4. Click Dell PERC S150 Configuration Utility. Displays the list of Configuration Options: Table 9. Configuration Options Configuration Options Controller Management Virtual Disk - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 27
Information screen allows you to view your controller and firmware properties. In the System Setup Main Menu, click Device Settings > Dell PERC S150 Configuration Utility > Controller Management > View Controller Information. The table explains the View Controller Information screen details: Table - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 28
to stop the system from booting if there is any critical BIOS error requiring manual intervention. 1. Enter the Dell PERC S150 Configuration Utility. See Entering the DELL PERC S150 configuration utility. 2. Click Controller Management > Change Controller Properties. 28 UEFI RAID configuration - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 29
seconds to display the list of disks, depending on the number of disks available in the system. 1. Enter the Dell PERC S150 Configuration Utility. See Entering the DELL PERC S150 Configuration Utility on page 26. 2. Click Controller Management > Rescan Disks. The Rescan Disks screen is displayed. It - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 30
the NVMe PCIe SSDs to RAID mode on page 38. For more information on installing SLES 15 see SUSE Support. 1. Enter the Dell PERC S150 Configuration Utility. See Entering the DELL PERC S150 Configuration Utility. 2. Click Controller Management → Convert to RAID Capable Disk. 3. Select the RAID type as - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 31
Windows RAID configurations from the system. NOTE: The S150 controller does not support a mixed RAID configuration. If the mixed RAID configuration with both Windows In the System Setup Main Menu, click Device Settings > Dell PERC S150 Configuration Utility > Virtual Disk Management > Manage Virtual - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 32
Properties screen allows you to view the virtual disk properties and the policies. In the System Setup Main Menu, click Device Settings > Dell PERC S150 Configuration Utility > Virtual Disk Management > View Virtual Disk Properties. The table explains the View Virtual Disk Properties screen details - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 33
the associated physical disk's properties Figure 6. Virtual Disk Properties Screen Deleting a virtual disk 1. Enter the Dell PERC S150 Configuration Utility. See Entering the DELL PERC S150 Configuration Utility. 2. Click Virtual Disk Management > Select Virtual Disk Operations. 3. Select a virtual - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 34
type. Certified (SATA Drives only) Displays if the physical disk is Dell certified or not. Connector Port (SATA Drives only) Displays the port SATA Drives only) Displays the speed at which the data is transferred. Dell Part Number Displays the part number of the physical disk. Serial Number - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 35
for SATA drives Perform the following procedure to enable the physical disk write cache policy: 1. Enter the Dell PERC S150 Configuration Utility. See Entering the DELL PERC S150 Configuration Utility. 2. Click Physical Disk Management → Select Physical Disk Operations. 3. Click the link Manage - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 36
Troubleshooting your system on page 42 section. Assigning the global hot spare 1. Enter the Dell PERC S150 Configuration Utility. See Entering the DELL same Linux RAID disk is not supported. 1. Enter the Dell PERC S150 Configuration Utility. See Entering the DELL PERC S150 Configuration Utility. 2. - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 37
is only supported on NVMe PCIe SSDs and ISE-capable SATA drives. 1. Enter the Dell PERC S150 Configuration Utility. See Entering the DELL PERC hot spare. In the System Setup Main Menu, click Device Settings > Dell PERC S150 Configuration Utility > Physical Disk Management > View Global Hot Spares - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 38
the drivers The PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) S150 requires software drivers to operate with supported operating systems. Which drives to install depends on the type of the system and the operating system installed. NOTE: To check operating system compatibility, see www.dell.com/manuals. NOTE: If - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 39
you change the NVMe Mode setting from RAID to Non RAID, ensure that the NVMe driver (Microsoft or third-party NVMe driver) is installed manually in the Windows environment. Creating a virtual disk For more information about creating a virtual disk, see Creating the virtual disks on page 22. Checking - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 40
: a. Click OK. b. Close the warning window. c. Click Install Now, and follow the instructions on the screen. Downloading drivers from the Dell Systems Service and Diagnostic Tools media for Windows 1. Insert the Dell Systems Service and Diagnostics Tools media in your system. The Welcome to - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 41
The driver files will be visible in the extracted folder. The diver can be installed by right clicking the .inf file. NOTE: S150 I/O driver name is bcraid .sys, where xyz is the first three digits of the driver version. For example, if the version is 6.0.3.0007, driver name is bcraid603.sys. - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 42
Troubleshooting your system To get help with your Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) S150, you can contact your Dell Technical Service representative or see www.dell.com/support driver • Server performance is slow and crashes during OS installation on the SATA configuration • Server performance - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 43
you create a virtual disk using Dell LifeCycle controller, then the physical disk SSDs are not supported in NVMe in RAID mode. Server performance is slow server on the NVMe configuration. Corrective Action: Disconnect the SAS drives connected to the server. System startup issues To troubleshoot - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 44
S150 UEFI HII. Controller mode is set incorrectly at System Setup 1. In the system startup, when the Dell Power-On Self-Test (POST) screen is displayed, press F2 to enter the system BIOS screen. 2. Scroll Swap Two Virtual Disks option to reposition the virtual disks. 44 Troubleshooting your system - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 45
RAID on systems with NVMe PCIe SSD(s). Warning Messages The Dell Inc. PERC S150 Controller system BIOS screen is one of system boot, the boot sequence continues normally to the Microsoft Windows Server operating system. But, if a virtual disk is in Degraded to boot. Troubleshooting your system 45 - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 46
virtual disk must be rebuilt using OpenManage Server Administrator Storage Management. When the rebuild operation the rebuild function, see Storage Management at www.dell.com/manuals. WARNING - Found virtual disks that are support. Delete the extra namespaces if any. 46 Troubleshooting your system - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 47
drives is connected to a server having less number of cores, then there is a lack of resources to service the NVMe and BSOD can is an expected behavior. Contact www.dell.com/supportassist or www.dell.com/support/home. S150 controller lists M.2 drives supported. Troubleshooting your system 47 - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 48
supported storage application. Physical disk - related errors • The physical disk fails on page 48 • Cannot initialize a physical disk on page 48 • Status LED is not working on page 49 • Cannot update NVMe PCIe SSD firmware by using Dell state can be initialized. 48 Troubleshooting your system - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 49
Install Open Manage Server Administrator management utility version 8.0 (or higher). Cannot update NVMe PCIe SSD firmware by using Dell Update Package or DUP Likely Cause: The supported device driver for SSD using a third party RAID configuration utility on page 54 Troubleshooting your system 49 - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 50
virtual disks on POST instead of 30 virtual disks Description: The maximum number of virtual disks that are supported in UEFI is 30. • You cannot create more than 30 virtual disks. • During virtual disk 1. The controller cannot communicate with the physical disks. 50 Troubleshooting your system - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 51
, see understanding RAID levels in RAID Technology Guide at www.dell.com/manuals. The desired physical disk is unavailable Determine causes: 1. A physical disk was removed. 2. Physical or mechanical problems with the physical disk on page 51. 3. The virtual disk has Troubleshooting your system 51 - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 52
the physical disk using Storage Management. See the applicable Storage Management screen at www.dell.com/manuals. Corrupted metadata in the virtual disk 1. Delete the virtual disk that has the failed adds PERC S150 configuration information to the physical disk). 52 Troubleshooting your system - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 53
physical/virtual disks were migrated from a legacy controller with mixed RAID levels. If so, creating additional virtual disk on these physical disk is not allowed. Troubleshooting your system 53 - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 54
Corrective Action Ensure that the NVMe is set on Non RAID mode. See Setting the NVMe PCIe SSDs to RAID mode on page 38. 54 Troubleshooting your system - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 55
call, chat, or e-mail the Dell Global Technical Support team. Locating the Express Service Code and Service Tag The unique Express Service Code and Service Tag is used to identify the system label, where administrators can configure, monitor, and troubleshoot the PowerEdge servers. Getting help 55 - Dell PowerEdge R6515 | EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150 Users Guide - Page 56
is used by Dell EMC to route support calls to the appropriate personnel. Alternatively, the Service Tag information is located dell.com/operatingsystemmanuals. • For all PowerEdge documentation, go to www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals. Documentation feedback Click the Feedback link in any of the Dell
Dell EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller S150
User’s Guide
July 2020
Rev. A04