Glossary

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 the following operating systems:

– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0

– VMware vSphere v5.5 U1

– Citrix XenServer 6.2 SP1

• Added support for 13th generation of servers — R730, R730 XD, R630, and T630.

• Added support for PERC 9 hardware controllers — PERC H330 and PERC H830 family of hardware

controllers.

• Added support for new enclosures — MD1400 and MD1420

• Added support for SAS 12 Gbps Host Bus Adapter (HBA).

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 Release

Notes 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.