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Storage Information and Global Tasks
Dell™OpenManage™ServerAdministratorStorageManagementUser'sGuide
Storage Properties
Storage Controllers
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Use this window to view high-level information about your system's storage. This window also enables you to launch global tasks that affect all controllers
attached to the system.
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Storage Properties
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The Storage tree-view object has the following properties.
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Storage Controllers
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The information displayed for each controller can vary depending on the controller characteristics.
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Property
Definition
Status
These icons represent the severity or health of the storage component.
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Normal/OK
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Warning/Non-critical
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Critical/Fatal
See "Storage Component Severity" for more information.
Smart Thermal Shutdown
This property displays whether thermal shutdown is enabled or disabled.
Property
Definition
Status
This property displays the controller status.
ID
This property displays the controller ID.
Name
This property displays the name of the controller. For more detailed information on a controller, click its name.
Slot ID
This property displays the slot to which the controller is attached. On some controllers, Storage Management is unable to display the
slot ID. In this case, this property displays Slot Not Available. For embedded controllers, this property displays Embedded.
NOTE: If Slot Not Available is displayed, you may be able to identify the slot ID by selecting the System -->Main System
Chassis-->Slots object in the tree view and displaying the Information tab. The Slot ID property on this tab may display the correct
information.
State
This property displays the current status of the controller. Possible values are:
Ready — The controller is functioning normally.
Degraded — The controller has suffered a failure of a component and is operating in a degraded state.
Failed — The controller has suffered a failure of one or more components and is no longer functioning.
Firmware Version
This property displays the version of the controller's firmware.
The firmware and drivers listed in the Readme file refer to the minimum supported version for these controllers. Later versions of the
firmwareanddriversarealsosupported.SeetheDell™Supportwebsiteatsupport.dell.com for the most recent driver and firmware
requirements.
Minimum Required
Firmware Version
This property displays the minimum firmware version that is required by Storage Management. This property is only displayed if the
controller firmware does not meet the minimum requirement.
The firmware and drivers listed in the Readme file refer to the minimum supported version for these controllers. Later versions of the
firmware and drivers are also supported. See the Dell Support website at support.dell.com for the most recent driver and firmware