Release Notes

• BITS124349: Firmware version for SAS 9207_8e, SAS 9206_16e, and SAS 9300_8e, will not
be displayed on Storage Management GUI and CLI.
• BITS123999: SAS 9300_8e is not supported on systems running the VMware ESXi operating
system.
• BITS128355: The slot occupancy report displays single backplane ID and backplane name
in GUI & CLI.
• The physical disk slot occupancy report for PCIe Subsystem displays NVMe devices
present in two different PCIe backplanes under the same PCIe backplane on PowerEdge
R920 v1.1 servers. The NVMe devices connected to different PCIe backplanes are displayed
correctly under Storage --> PCIe-SSD Subsystem --> PCIe-SSD Extender --> Enclosure.
Installation Prerequisites
Storage Management does not display controllers and their features on systems that do not meet the
driver and firmware requirements. At Storage Management runtime, you can determine whether the
System meets the firmware requirement or not, by checking the application log files for
notifications on
outdated firmware. At runtime, On SCSI controllers, Storage Management displays
the firmware version
at runtime while on SAS controllers it displays the firmware and driver versions.
Installation Procedure
For complete installation instructions, see the "Server Administrator Installation Guide".
This section provides information to enhance your experience with Server Administrator
implementations and environments.
• To install Server Administrator on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Core and Windows Server
2012 Core, Windows-on-Windows (WOW) mode must be enabled.
• Port 1311 is the default port for Server Administrator. It is a registered port number of
Server Administrator. If another application is configured to run on port 1311 before Server
Administrator is installed, the DSM SA Connection Service does not start after installation.
Before you install Server Administrator, make sure that the port 1311 is not in use.
• Before starting Server Administrator, you must enable the client-side scripting in Internet
Explorer. To do so, perform the following:
1. In Internet Explorer, navigate to the "Tools" menu.
2. Click "Internet Options".
3. Click the "Security" tab.
4. Select the security zone to which the system running Server Administrator
belongs.
NOTE: This option should be set to "Trusted sites".
5. Click the "Custom Level" button.
6. For Windows 2003, perform the following:
o In "Miscellaneous", select the "Allow META REFRESH" radio button.
o In "Active Scripting", select the "Enable" radio button.
o Under "Active scripting", select the "Allow scripting of Microsoft web
browser
controls" radio button.
7. Click "OK" and restart your browser.
To allow Single Sign-on for Server Administrator, perform the following steps:
1. In Internet Explorer, navigate to "Tools".
2. Click "Internet Options".