User's Manual

On Linux operating systems, Storage Management installation is unable to detect whether the drivers and firmware on the system are at the required level for
installing and using Storage Management. When installing on Linux systems, you will be able to complete the installation regardless of whether the driver and
firmware version meets the required level. If the driver and firmware version do not meet the required level, however, you may not have access to all functions
provided by Storage Management. At Storage Management runtime, check your application log files for notifications on outdated firmware versions. See the
Storage Management readme.txt for a complete listing of supported controller firmware and driver versions.
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Version Requirements for Controller Firmware and Drivers
In order for Storage Management to function properly, the controllers must have the minimum required version of the firmware and drivers installed. The
firmware and drivers listed in the readme.txt 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.
If you install Storage Management without the minimum required firmware and drivers, Storage Management may not be able to display any of the controllers
or perform other functions. Storage Management generates alerts "2131" and "2132" when it detects unsupported firmware or drivers on a controller.
Supported Controllers
This release of Storage Management supports the following controllers.
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.
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Supported RAID Controllers
Storage Management supports the following RAID controllers. See "RAID Controller Technology: SCSI, SATA, ATA, and SAS" for information on which technology
the supported RAID controllers use.
l PERC 3/SC, 3/DC, 3/QC, 4/SC, 4/DC, 4e/DC, 4/Di, 4/IM, 4e/Si, 4e/Di, and CERC ATA100/4ch
l PERC 3/Si, 3/Di, CERC SATA1.5/6ch, and CERC SATA1.5/2s
l PERC 5/E
l PERC 5/i Integrated and PERC 5/i Adapter
l SAS 5/iR Integrated and SAS 5/iR Adapter
l PERC 6/E
l PERC 6/I Integrated and PERC 6/I Adapter
l PERC 6/I Modular
l CERC 6/I controller
l SAS 6/iR controller
l PERC S100 and S300
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Supported Non-RAID Controllers
Storage Management supports the following non-RAID controllers.
l Ultra SCSI, Ultra2 SCSI, Ultra160 SCSI, LSI 1020, LSI 1030, and LSI PCI-e U320
l SAS 5/i Integrated
l SAS 5/E
Supported Enclosures
This release of Storage Management supports the following enclosures:
l DellPowerVault™20xSand21xSstoragesystems
l Dell PowerVault 220S and 221S storage systems
l Dell PowerVault MD1000 and MD1120 storage system
NOTE: Integrated mirroring on the PERC 4/IM controller enables you to mirror a physical disk that resides internally in the server. You can implement the
integrated mirror using the PERC 4/IM BIOS. When implemented, Storage Management recognizes the integrated mirror as a virtual disk. You cannot,
however, use Storage Management to create a virtual disk on the PERC 4/IM controller. Storage Management supports other functions provided by the
PERC 4/IM controller. See "Integrated Mirroring and the PERC 4/IM Controller" for more information.