Reference Guide

RAID controller supported servers,

operating systems, firmware, and driver

versions

Starting with Dell OpenManage Server Administrator version 8.0.2, only the enhanced Storage

Management Service is supported. The Storage Management Service allows you to configure and

manage your storage devices from within Server Administrator.

NOTE: The Storage Management Service mentioned in this guide refers to the enhanced Storage

Management Service. Server Administrator no longer supports the basic Storage Management

Service (also known as Array Manager).

Most of the systems management releases support management of RAID controllers in the form of PERC

cards, and some systems management releases also support SATA controllers. System administrators

responsible for monitoring the compatibility of their storage devices of the system need a clear matrix

that shows the elements that are compatible with a particular storage controller. Each storage controller

version in turn supports a specific array of elements, including:

• Version of the Storage Management Service

• Dell system

• Firmware version number required for a particular controller

• Supported operating systems, where each operating system requires a specific driver

The following types of controllers are included in this section:

• The RAID controller card group contains the following controllers: PERC H830 Adapter, PERC H830

Mini Monolithic, PERC H730 Adapter, PERC H730 Mini Monolithic, PERC H730P Adapter, PERC H730P

Mini Monolithic, PERC H330 Adapter, PERC H330 Mini Monolithic, PERC H330 Embedded, S130, and

non-RAID controller SAS 12Gbps HBA

NOTE: The firmware and drivers listed in this section refer to the minimum supported version as of

the publication date of this document. Later versions of the firmware and drivers may also be

supported or required.

For more information, see the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator User's Guide and the Dell

OpenManage Storage Management User's Guide at dell.com/support/manuals.

The following are the new features for Storage devices in iDRAC8:

Perform the following operations for storage devices:

• Physical disks: Assign or unassign physical disk as a global hot spare

• Virtual disks:

– Create virtual disks

– Edit virtual disk cache policies