Owner's Manual

32 Supported Devices
NOTE: Online Diagnostics enumerates and displays the diagnostic tests for
the hard drives that are connected to SAS 5/iR (Adapter and Integrated), SAS 5/i
Integrated, and SAS 6/iR, S100, S300, H200 (Adapter, Integrated, and Modular)
controllers. However, diagnostic tests for these controllers themselves are
unavailable.
Diagnostics Supported on Systems Running Microsoft Windows,
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, and VMware
ESX
On systems running Windows, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server, and VMware ESX, Online Diagnostics supports diagnostics
for the following controllers and the hard drives that are attached to these
controllers:
NOTE: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and later does not support PERC 320/DC
controllers.
NOTE: The CERC ATA 100 4/CH is not supported on Linux operating systems. It is
supported only on Windows operating systems.
NOTE: The SAS 5/E Adapter and SAS 6Gbps HBA support diagnostics test only on
connected tape drives.
See "Supported Devices" in the Readme for the list of devices supported by
Online Diagnostics.
Diagnostic Dependencies for Supported
RAID Controllers
Dell Online Diagnostics requires Dell-qualified device drivers and firmware
to run diagnostic tests on RAID controllers, SCSI controllers, and attached
hard drives.
System administrators who are responsible for diagnosing their storage
devices with the latest installed operating system need a complete matrix
showing the elements that are compatible with a particular storage controller.
Each version of the storage controller in turn supports a specific array of
elements, including:
• Version of the Array Manager, Storage Management Service,
or RAID Storage Manager
• Dell system