Users Guide

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 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:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1.

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7.

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1.

• ESXi 6.5 U3.

• ESXi 6.7 U3.

• Support for the PowerEdge server R7525.

• Support for new BOSS-S1 events (PDR221, PDR222, PDR223, PDR224) in Storage Management.

• Added EEMI messages to include the Part Number of the failing component.

• Support Sanitize Cryptographic Erase for NVMe drives on systems running on Linux and ESXi operating system.

NOTE:

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 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.

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.

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