Users Guide

52 Installing Server Administrator
PERC Console and FAST Compatibility Issues When Installing the Storage
Management Service
Installing Storage Management on a system that has FAST or the PERC Console
installed is an unsupported configuration. In particular, you may find that the
Storage Management Service or the FAST features are disabled at run time
when using the Storage Management Service on a system that also has FAST
installed. Therefore, it is recommended that you uninstall FAST and the
PERC Console before installing the Storage Management Service.
Dell OpenManage Storage Management replaces all storage management
features provided by FAST and the PERC Console. In addition, the Storage
Management Service has features not provided by FAST and the PERC
Console.
Compatibility With Linux Utilities When Installing the Storage Management Service
It is recommended that you do not install the Storage Management Service
on a Linux system that has RAID storage management utilities provided by
Dell or other vendors. You should uninstall these utilities before installing the
Storage Management Service. The Storage Management Service replaces the
storage management features provided by these utilities. Examples of the
Linux utilities provided by Dell or other vendors include:
•LinFlash
•DellMgr
•DellMON
• LINLib
• MegaMgr
• MegaMON
Prerequisite Drivers and Firmware on Linux and the Storage Management Service
On Linux, the Storage Management installation is unable to detect whether
the drivers and firmware on the system are at the required level for installing
and using Storage Management. When installing on Linux, you will be able
to complete the installation regardless of whether the driver and firmware
versions meet the required level. However, if the driver and firmware versions
do not meet the required level, you may not have access to all functions
provided by the Storage Management. At the Storage Management Service