Users Guide

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 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.
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: SATA and SAS.
• PERC 6/E
• PERC 6/I Integrated and PERC 6/I Adapter
• PERC 6/I Modular
• SAS 6/iR controller
• PERC S100, PERC S110, PERC S130, 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
• PERC H330 Adapter, PERC H330 Mini Monolithic, PERC H330 Mini Blades, PERC H330 Embedded, PERC H730 Adapter, PERC
H730 Mini Monolithic, PERC H730 Mini Blades, PERC H730P Adapter, PERC H730P Mini Monolithic, PERC H730P Mini Blades, PERC
H730P Slim, and PERC H830 Adapter
• PERC FD33xD/FD33xS
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.
NOTE: The order of the controllers displayed on Storage Management may differ with the order of the controllers
displayed in the Human Interface (HII) and PERC Option ROM. The order of the controllers does not cause any
limitation.
Supported Non-RAID Controllers
Storage Management supports the following non-RAID controllers:
• LSI PCIe U320
• SAS 6 Gbps Adapter
• LSI SAS 9207-8e
• LSI SAS 9300-8e
• LSI SAS 9206-16e
• SAS 12 Gbps Adapter
• HBA 330
NOTE:
In Storage Management, the LSI SAS Host Bus Adapter (HBA) controller page display properties such as: ID,
Status, Name, Slot ID, State, Driver Version, Storport Driver Version, Number of Connectors, and Controller Tasks.
NOTE: When a backplane without an expander (passive backplane) is connected to an HBA 330 controller, the
enumeration of the physical disks is split between Connector 0 and Connector 1. For example, if the passive backplane is
populated with a maximum of eight physical disks, the first four physical disks are listed under Connector 0 and the
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