Users Guide

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Compatibility With Linux Utilities
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Installing Storage Management on a Linux system that has RAID storage management utilities provided by Dell or other vendors is an unsupported
configuration. It is recommended that you uninstall these utilities before installing Storage Management. Storage Management replaces the storage
management features provided by these utilities. Examples of the Dell or vendor-supplied Linux utilities include:
l LinFlash
l DellMgr
l DellMON
l LINLib
l MegaMgr
l MegaMON
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Prerequisite Drivers and Firmware on Linux Operating Systems
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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 At Storage Management runtime, check your application log files for notifications on outdated firmware versions.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
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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.
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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.
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Supported Controllers
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This release of Storage Management supports the following controllers.
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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
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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
NOTE: It is highly recommended that you uninstall FAST before installing Storage Management. Uninstalling FAST on a system that has both FAST and
Storage Management installed will also uninstall the Adaptec filter driver. In this situation, you will need to reinstall Storage Management to restore the
Adaptec filter driver. To prevent this, verify that FAST is uninstalled before installing Storage Management.