Dell PowerEdge R740 EMC Boot Optimized Server Storage-S1 Users Guide - Page 21

Entering the BOSS-S1 configuration utility 1. Enter the UEFI configuration utility. See Entering the UEFI RAID configuration utility The Device Settings screen displays a list of NIC ports and the BOSS-S1 configuration utility. 2. To enter BOSS-S1 configuration utility, click BOSS-S1 Configuration Utility. The list of Configuration Options appears: • Physical/Virtual Disk Information - view the properties of physical disks and virtual disks • Create RAID Configuration - configure a virtual disk • Delete RAID Configuration - delete a virtual disk • RAID Rebuild - rebuild a degraded RAID volume, if a suitable peer drive is available • Erase Physical Disk - clear data on a physical disk • Controller Information - view BOSS-S1 adapter information Physical or virtual disk information The Physical/virtual disk information menu allows you to view physical disk properties and virtual disk properties. Physical disk information To view physical disk information: 1. Enter the BOSS-S1 Configuration utility. See Entering the BOSS-S1 Configuration Utility. 2. Click Physical/Virtual disk information. All available physical disks are displayed. 3. Select a physical disk to view its information. Virtual disk information To view virtual disk information: 1. Enter the BOSS-S1 Configuration utility. See Entering the BOSS-S1 Configuration Utility. 2. Click Physical/Virtual disk information. 3. Select Virtual disk info. All available virtual disks are displayed. 4. Select a virtual disk to view its information. 5. Observe quick initialization information in the virtual disk information. Virtual disk import The Import operation sets a foreign virtual disk as native to the configuration. 1. Enter the BOSS-S1 Configuration utility. See Entering to BOSS-S1 Configuration Utility. 2. Click Physical/Virtual disk information. 3. Click Virtual disk information. 4. Select the virtual disk. 5. Select Yes for the option Would you like to import this virtual disk?. NOTE: This option is only available when the controller detects a foreign disk. 6. Click OK, and then click Import. 7. Click Back untill you return to the screen. 8. Click Finish, and then click Yes to save the settings. UEFI or HII RAID configuration utility 21