Software Support

Overview

Server Administrator Storage Management provides enhanced features for configuring the locally attached RAID and

non-RAID disk storage on a system. Storage Management enables you to perform controller and enclosure functions for

all supported RAID and non-RAID controllers and enclosures from a single graphical user interface (GUI) or command-

line interface (CLI). The GUI is wizard-driven and includes features for novice and advanced users. The CLI is fully

featured and scriptable. Using Storage Management, you can protect your data by configuring data-redundancy,

assigning hot spares, or rebuilding failed physical disks. All users of Storage Management should be familiar with their

storage environment and Storage Management.

Storage Management supports SCSI, SATA, ATA, and SAS but not Fibre Channel.

For information on Storage Management alerts, see the

Server Administrator Messages Reference Guide

What Is New In This Release?

This release of Storage Management provides the following new features:

• Added support for Fluid Cache for DAS for configuring and monitoring Fluid Cache using Peripheral Component

Interconnect Express (PCIe) Solid-State Drives (SSDs).

• Added support for the following operating systems:

– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9, 6.1, 6.2, and 6.4

– Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 and 11 SP3

– VMware vSphere 5.0 U2, 5.1 U1, and 6.0

– Citrix XenServer 6.2

– Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Essentials

• Added support for configuring Fluid Cache using PCIe SSDs.

• Added support for Remaining Rated Write Endurance status for Statistical Analysis System (SAS) and Serial

Advance Technology Attachment (SATA) SSD.

• Added support for web browsers:

– Google Chrome 21 and 22

– Safari 5.1.7 on Apple Mac OS X

• Added support for PERC controllers — Sets the PCIe link speed of the controller to PCIe Generation 2 or 3.

Before Installing Storage Management

The following sections describe considerations for installing Storage Management.

Version Requirements For Controller Firmware And Drivers

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

Server Administrator Readme

refer to the minimum

supported version for these controllers. Later versions of the firmware and drivers are also supported. For the most

recent driver and firmware requirements, contact your service provider.