Users Guide

Overview

Server Administrator Storage Management provides enhanced features for conguring 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 conguring 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 SATA and SAS, but not Fibre Channel.

For information on Storage Management alerts, see the Server Administrator Messages Reference Guide at dell.com/

openmanagemanuals.

Topics:

• What Is New In This Release

• Before Installing Storage Management

What Is New In This Release

This release of Storage Management provides the following new features:

• Support for the following operating systems:

– VMware vSphere 6.7

– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5

• Support for the following browsers:

– Internet Explorer - 10 and 11

– Microsoft Edge 25

– Google Chrome - 63 and 64

– Safari - 9.1.3

– Mozilla Firefox - 57 and 58

NOTE

: This release only supports new Dell EMC MX platforms - PowerEdge MX740c, MX840c servers and MX5016s storage

sled. For the list of supported operating systems and servers, go to dell.com/openmanagemanuals, browse to OpenManage

Software, then access the required version of the

OpenManage Software Support Matrix

document.

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 rmware and drivers

installed. The rmware and drivers listed in the Server Administrator Release Notes refer to the minimum supported version for these

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