Software Support

NOTE: To download the latest storport driver, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base article KB943545 at

support.microsoft.com.

If you install Storage Management without the minimum required firmware and drivers, Storage Management may not

be able to display the controllers or perform other functions. Storage Management generates alerts 2131 and 2132 when

it detects unsupported firmware or drivers on a controller.

For information on alert messages, see the

Server Administrator Messages Reference Guide

Supported Controllers

NOTE: 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.

This release of Storage Management supports the following controllers.

Supported RAID Controllers

Storage Management supports the following RAID controllers. For information on the technology used by the supported

RAID controllers, see RAID Controller Technology: SCSI, SATA, ATA, and SAS.

• PERC 5/E

• PERC 5/i Integrated and PERC 5/i Adapter

• SAS 5/iR Integrated and SAS 5/iR Adapter

• PERC 6/E

• PERC 6/I Integrated and PERC 6/I Adapter

• PERC 6/I Modular

• SAS 6/iR controller

• PERC S100, PERC S110, and PERC S300

• PERC H200 Adapter, PERC H200 Integrated, and PERC H200 Modular

• PERC H800 Adapter, PERC H700 Adapter, PERC H700 Integrated, and PERC H700 Modular

• PERC H310 Adapter, PERC H310 Mini Monolithic, PERC H310 Mini Blades, PERC H710 Adapter, PERC H710

Monolithic, PERC H710 Mini Monolithic, PERC H710P Adapter, PERC H710P Monolithic, PERC H710P Mini

Monolithic, and PERC H810 Adapter

NOTE: The PERC H200, PERC H7x0, and PERC H8x0 controllers support 3TB NL SAS hard drives, 3TB NL SATA hard

drives, SATA SSDs, and SAS SSDs.

Supported Non-RAID Controllers

Storage Management supports the following non-RAID controllers:

• LSI PCI-e U320

• SAS 5/i Integrated

• SAS 5/E

• SAS 6 Gbps Adapter

Supported Enclosures

This release of Storage Management supports the following enclosures:

• 20xS and 21xS storage systems