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• Added support for Software RAID controllers (PERC S110) on systems running the Windows Server

2012 R2 operating system.

• Added support for Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) Peripheral Component Interconnect Express

(PCIe) solid-state drives (SSDs) — Cryptographic Erase. For more information on Cryptographic Erase,

see Enabling Cryptographic Erase On A Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) PCIe SSD

• Added support for the following LSI Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Host Bus Adapters (HBAs):

– LSI SAS 9207–8e

– LSI SAS 9300–8e

– LSI SAS 9206–16e

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.

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