Compatibility Guide

RAID Controller Supported Servers, Operating Systems, Firmware, and Driver Versions 51
RAID Controller Supported Servers, Operating
Systems, Firmware, and Driver Versions
Overview
In Dell OpenManage™ version 4.1 and later, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator offers two
storage products. The Array Manager (also called basic Storage Management Service) that has been
a part of Server Administrator still allows you to view your attached storage devices from within
Server Administrator. The enhanced Storage Management Service allows you to configure and
manage your storage devices from within Server Administrator.
NOTE: Starting with Dell OpenManage version 4.3, the Systems Management CD has been replaced by the
Dell™ PowerEdge™ Installation and Server Management CD. References in this guide to the
Systems Management CD are for Dell OpenManage versions 3.0 through 4.2.
Most versions of the Systems Management CD support management of RAID controllers in the form
of PERC cards, and some systems management releases also support CERC IDE and SATA
controllers. Systems administrators responsible for monitoring the compatibility of their systems'
storage devices with their latest installed operating system or Dell PowerEdge Installation and
Server Management CD (or Systems Management CD) need a clear matrix that shows the elements
that are compatible with a particular storage controller. Each storage controller version in turn
supports a specific array of elements, including:
• Version of the Storage Management Service
• Dell PowerEdge system
• Firmware version number required for a particular controller
• Supported operating systems, where each operating system requires a specific driver
Releases 1.9 and later of Server Administrator provide two versions of the Storage Management
Service: basic Storage Management Service and enhanced Storage Management Service.
The basic Storage Management Service or Array Manager is available from the
Server Administrator GUI.
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 this section. 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.