This section lists devices that can be tested using the Server Administrator Diagnostic Service. "Diagnostics for Dell-Supplied Devices" provides a general list of devices supported by the Server Administrator Diagnostic Service.
Diagnostics are supported on the following operating systems: Microsoft® Windows® or Red Hat® Linux. The Diagnostic Service is not currently offered for systems running the Novell® NetWare® operating system.
For information about how to run diagnostic tests, see the Server Administrator User's Guide.
Diagnostics for Dell-Supplied Devices
NOTE: Dell OpenManage™ Array Manager version 3.5 (or later) or Server Administrator Storage
Management Service 1.0 (or later) is required to diagnose RAID controllers and attached devices when
using the Server Administrator Diagnostic Service. If Array Manager version 3.5 or Server Administrator
Storage Management Service version 1.0 is not installed, the diagnostics for RAID controllers and
attached devices will not be available.
NOTE: You must install Dell-qualified device drivers in order to run diagnostics on devices like tape
drives, tape autoloaders, tape libraries and NIC. See the documentation that came with your device, or
access the latest drivers from the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
Server Administrator specifically supports diagnostics for the following Dell-supplied hardware devices:
CD drives
DVD drives
CD-RW/DVD combination drives
Diskette
Network Interface Cards (NIC)
Modems
SCSI controllers
Hard drives
Memory (DIMMs)
CMOS
RAID controllers
Parallel ports
Serial ports
PCI buses
Remote Access Controller (RAC)
Tape Drives
Auto Loaders
Libraries
Diagnostics for Tape Drives, Autoloaders, and Libraries
Server Administrator diagnostics support the following Dell-supplied hardware devices.
Tape Drives
Server Administrator supports diagnostics for the following tape drives:
Dell™ PowerVault™ 100T Travan TR-5/Travan 40 (IDE tape drives) (supported only on systems running Windows)
PowerVault 100T DDS4 (supported only on systems running Windows 2000, Windows 2003, and Red Hat Linux Advanced Server version 2.1)
PowerVault 100T DAT72 (supported only on systems running Windows 2000, Windows 2003, and Red Hat Linux Advanced Server version 2.1)
This section lists Diagnostic Service support by operating system for RAID and SCSI controllers as well as for hard drives that are attached to RAID, SCSI, and IDE controllers. With the exception of the CERC ATA 100/4 Channel RAID controllers (IDE RAID controllers), all RAID controllers are SCSI RAID controllers.
NOTE: Server Administrator does not support diagnostics for IDE controllers.
RAID, SCSI, and IDE Controllers and Attached Hard Drives
Server Administrator supports diagnostics for the following RAID and SCSI controllers as well as for the hard drives that are attached to the RAID, SCSI, and IDE controllers, depending on the installed operating system.
Diagnostics Supported on Systems Running Microsoft Windows
Server Administrator supports diagnostics for the following RAID controllers as well as for hard drives that are attached to the following RAID controllers, on systems running Windows:
PERC 2/DC
PERC 2/QC
PERC 2/Si
PERC 3/Si
PERC 3/Di
PERC 3/QC
PERC 3/DC
PERC 3/DCL
PERC 3/SC
PERC 4/Di
PERC 4/SC
PERC 4/DC
PERC 4/IM
PERC 4e/DC
PERC 4e/Di
PERC 4e/Si
CERC ATA 100/4 Channel (IDE RAID)
CERC SATA 1.5/6 Channel
Diagnostics Supported on Systems Running Red Hat Linux
Server Administrator supports diagnostics for the following RAID controllers, as well as for hard drives that are attached to the following RAID controllers, on systems running Red Hat Linux operating systems.
