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* The "Installing Server Administrator" chapter in the Server
Administrator User's Guide.
In addition to the Server Administrator installation requirements,
the following requirements apply to Storage Management. Storage
Management may experience instability if these requirements are
not met.
* Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 with Service Pack 1 or later,
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 1,
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 SP1,
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 and
Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 is required to support
SAS technology.
* Windows(R) 2000 Server 32-bit with Service Pack 4 or later required
to support SAS technology.
NOTE: Windows 2000 Server 64-bit is not supported.
* Red Hat(R) Enterprise Linux(R) 5.x. or later is required
for Storage Management and Red Hat(R) Enterprise Linux(R) Update 7
or later is required for the Red Hat Network (RHN) service to
update your system software with the latest update package before
deploying your system. See "www.redhat.com” to access the RHN
service and download updates.
* VMware ESX 4.1 Update 1 and later, Vmware ESXi 4.0 Update 1 and later
and Citrix Xen Server 5.6 FP1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 for Intel(R) EM64T with
Service Pack 3 or later and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 with
Service Pack 1 is required to support SAS technology.
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COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER RAID STORAGE MANAGEMENT UTILITIES
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* PERC Console and FAST Compatibility Issues when Installing Storage
Management
Installing Storage Management on a system that has FAST or the
PERC Console installed is not supported. It is
recommended that you uninstall FAST and the PERC Console before
installing Storage Management. Storage Management or the FAST features
may be disabled at run time
when using Storage Management on a system that also has FAST
installed. Storage Management replaces all storage management
features provided by FAST and the PERC Console. In addition,
Storage Management has features not provided by FAST and the PERC
Console.
* Compatibility with Linux Utilities
Installing Storage Management on a system running a Linux operating
system and configured with 3rd party RAID storage management