Compatibility Guide

14 Server Administrator Services
Storage Management Service
Express Setup installs the enhanced Storage Management Service by default on Microsoft
®
Windows
®
systems that do not have an existing Array Manager installation. If Array Manager (also known as the
basic Storage Management Service) is already installed on a Windows system, then Express Setup
upgrades Array Manager to the latest version and the enhanced Storage Management Service is
not installed.
NOTE: Starting with Dell OpenManage version 4.5.1, on Windows systems, Array Manager cannot be installed using
Custom Setup. Array Manager will be available to users only if it has been installed using a version prior to 4.5.1.
Express Setup installs the enhanced Storage Management Service by default on Red Hat
®
Enterprise
Linux systems. Array Manager is not supported on Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems.
NOTE: The basic Storage Management Service is not available on systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux
operating systems.
NOTE: The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system provides drivers for some of the RAID controllers listed in
"RAID Controller Supported Servers, Operating Systems, Firmware, and Driver Versions." However, when the basic
Storage Management Service is installed on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system, the Linux drivers do not
report data to the Storage Management Service.
See the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator User's Guide for more information on basic and
enhanced Storage Management Service.
Diagnostic Service
The Diagnostic Service provides a suite of diagnostic programs that run locally on your system or
remotely on a system connected to the network. The Diagnostic Service is engineered to diagnose
problems on individual systems and to run concurrently with all other applications running on the
system under test.
Logs
Server Administrator displays logs of commands issued to or by the system, monitored hardware events,
POST events, and system alerts. You can view logs on the home page, print or save them as reports, and
send them by e-mail to a designated service contact.