This section lists devices that can be tested using the
Server Administrator Diagnostic Service. Diagnostics for
Dell-Supplied Devices is a general list of devices supported
by the Server
Administrator Diagnostic Service. The additional
subsections provide
lists of devices that are supported by the Diagnostic Service under a particular
operating system.
Some diagnostics are supported on one
operating system only: 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.
NOTE: You must install Dell-qualified device drivers
in order to run diagnostics on tape drives, tape autoloaders, and tape
libraries. See the documentation that came with your device, or access
the latest drivers from the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
Server Administrator diagnostics support the following Dell-supplied hardware
devices. These devices are further classified according to the operating system
for which the device diagnostics are offered.
Diagnostics Supported on Systems Running Microsoft Windows
Server Administrator support diagnostics for the devices listed in this
section for systems with Windows operating systems.
Tape Drives
Server Administrator supports diagnostics for the following tape drives on a system
with a Windows operating system:
Server Administrator supports diagnostics for the following tape arrays, tape
autoloaders, and tape libraries on systems with a Windows operating system:
PowerVault 112T
PowerVault 120T DDS4
PowerVault 120T DLT7000
PowerVault 120T DLT1
PowerVault 122T VS80
PowerVault 122T LTO
PowerVault 128T LTO
PowerVault 128T SDLT
PowerVault 132T LTO
PowerVault 136T LTO
PowerVault 136T SDLT
Diagnostics Supported on Systems Running Red Hat Linux
Server Administrator supports diagnostics for all
tape drives, including tape drives in supported
arrays, autoloaders, and libraries, on systems running a Red Hat
Linux operating system. Server Administrator does not support diagnostics
for the tape autoloaders and tape libraries on
systems running the Red Hat Linux operating system.
This section lists Diagnostic Service support by operating system for RAID controllers, as well as for hard drives that are attached to RAID
controllers. With the exception of the CERC ATA 100
RAID controllers (IDE RAID controllers), all controllers are SCSI RAID controllers.
RAID Controllers
Server Administrator supports diagnostics for the following RAID controllers
depending on the installed operating system.
Diagnostics Supported on Systems Running Microsoft Windows
Server Administrator supports diagnostics for the following RAID controllers
on systems running Windows:
PERC 2/DC
PERC 2
PERC 2/Si
PERC 3/Si
PERC 3/Di
PERC 3/QC
PERC 3/DC
PERC 3/DCL
PERC 3/SC
CERC ATA 100 (IDE RAID)
PERC 4/Di
Diagnostics Supported on Systems Running Red Hat Linux
Server Administrator supports diagnostics for the following RAID controllers
on systems running Red Hat Linux:
PERC 2/DC
PERC 2
PERC 2/Si
PERC 3/Si
PERC 3/Di
PERC 3/QC
PERC 3/DC
PERC 3/DCL
PERC 3/SC
PERC 4/Di
Hard Drives Attached to Certain RAID Controllers
Server Administrator supports diagnostics for the hard drives that are
attached to the following RAID controllers. The Red Hat Linux operating
system supports all hard drives attached to Dell-supported RAID devices. The
Windows operating system supports only those devices shown.
Diagnostics Supported on Systems Running Microsoft Windows
PERC 2/DC
PERC 2
PERC 2/Si
PERC 3/Si
PERC 3/Di
PERC 3/QC
PERC 3/DC
PERC 3/DCL
PERC 3/SC
CERC ATA 100 (IDE RAID)
PERC 4/Di
Diagnostics Supported on Systems Running Red Hat Linux
Red Hat Linux supports diagnostic tests for all hard drives attached to RAID
controllers.
