Overview
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Storage Management provides enhanced features for configuring a system's locally-attached RAID and non-RAID disk storage. Storage Management enables you to perform controller and enclosure functions for all supported RAID and non-RAID controllers and enclosures from a single graphical or command-line interface without requiring use of the controller BIOS utilities. The graphical interface is wizard-driven with features for novice and advanced users. The command-line interface 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. You can also perform data-destructive tasks. 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 more information, see the following:
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Getting Started
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Understanding RAID Concepts
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Quick Access to Storage Status and Tasks
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For information on Storage Management alerts, see the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Messages Reference Guide at support.dell.com/manuals.
What's New in this Release?
This release of Storage Management provides the following new features:
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The Manage Physical Disk Power controller task provides additional power saving modes that help you to customize the power saving settings.
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On Dell PowerEdge xx2x systems, multiple backplanes and multiple internal controllers are supported. The Controller→ Information/Configuration screen displays information from multiple backplanes. The backplane can be identified by the bay ID which is displayed on the screen. This ID is also displayed on the bezel of the system.
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Creating virtual disks spanning multiple backplanes configured with different controllers is not supported.
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On selected Dell PowerEdge xx2x systems, PERC H710 mini and H710P adapters can be used as secondary controllers for multiple internal controller configurations.
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On Dell PERC H310 card, the new controllers tasks Convert to Non-RAID Disks and Convert to RAID Capable Disks allow you to convert unconfigured Ready RAID capable disks to Non-RAID disks and vice-versa.
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The release supports the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x operating system and the load balancing server, Citrix XenServer 5.6.
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The current release supports the Web browsers, Internet Explorer 9.0 and Mozilla Firefox 4.0.
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The current release supports Internal Tape Adapter (ITA) for LSI PCI-e U320 SCSI non-RAID controllers.
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This release provides device management support for PCIe SSD.
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In this release, the Physical Disk Power Management for Configured Drives feature is supported on the PERC H710, PERC H710P, and PERC H810 controllers.
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For information on Alert Messages, see the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Messages Reference Guide and for information on Command Line Interface, see Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Command Line Interface User's Guide, at support.dell.com/manuals.
Before Installing Storage Management
The following sections describe considerations for installing Storage Management.
Version Requirements for Controller Firmware and Drivers
In order 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 readme.txt file 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, see support.dell.com.
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To download the latest storport driver, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base article KB 943545 at support.microsoft.com.
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If you install Storage Management without the minimum required firmware and drivers, Storage Management may not be able to display any of 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 Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Messages Reference Guide at support.dell.com/manuals.
Supported Controllers
This release of Storage Management supports the following controllers.
The firmware and drivers listed in the Readme file refer to the minimum supported version for these controllers. Later versions of the firmware and drivers are also supported. See support.dell.com for the most recent driver and firmware requirements.
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: SCSI, SATA, ATA, and SAS.
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PERC 4/SC, 4/DC, 4e/DC, 4/Di, 4/IM, 4e/Si, and 4e/Di
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CERC SATA1.5/6ch, and CERC SATA1.5/2s
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PERC 5/E
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PERC 5/i Integrated and PERC 5/i Adapter
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SAS 5/iR Integrated and SAS 5/iR Adapter
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PERC 6/E
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PERC 6/I Integrated and PERC 6/I Adapter
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PERC 6/I Modular
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CERC 6/I controller
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SAS 6/iR controller
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PERC S100, PERC S110, and S300
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PERC H200 Adapter, PERC H200 Integrated, and PERC H200 Modular
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PERC H800 Adapter, PERC H700 Adapter, PERC H700 Integrated, and PERC H700 Modular
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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
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Integrated mirroring on the PERC 4/IM controller enables you to mirror a physical disk that resides internally in the server. You can implement the integrated mirror using the PERC 4/IM BIOS. When implemented, Storage Management recognizes the integrated mirror as a virtual disk. You cannot, however, use Storage Management to create a virtual disk on the PERC 4/IM controller. Storage Management supports other functions provided by the PERC 4/IM controller. For more information, see Integrated Mirroring and the PERC 4/IM Controller.
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The PERC H200, PERC H7x0, and PERC H8x0 Controllers support 3 TB NL SAS hard drives, 3 TB NL SATA hard drives, SATA SSDs, and SAS SSDs.
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Supported Non-RAID Controllers
Storage Management supports the following non-RAID controllers.
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LSI PCI-e U320
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SAS 5/i Integrated
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SAS 5/E
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SAS 6Gbps Adapter
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Supported Enclosures
This release of Storage Management supports the following enclosures:
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Dell PowerVault 20xS and 21xS storage systems
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PowerVault 220S and 221S storage systems
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PowerVault MD1000 and MD1120 storage system
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PowerVault MD1200 and MD1220 storage system
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Support for Disk and Volume Management
Storage Management does not provide disk and volume management. To implement disk and volume management, you need to use the native disk and volume management utilities provided by your operating system.