Dell PERC 4/SC - Manual (Page 3)

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Overview
Dell™ CERC and PERC RAID Controllers Operating System Driver Installation Guide
Obtaining Drivers
The DellTM Cost-Effective RAID Controller (CERC) and the Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller (PERC) require software drivers to operate with the
following operating systems:
l Microsoft® Windows®
l Red Hat Linux
l Novell® NetWare®
The drivers support:
l 40 logical drives per RAID controller
l The ability to detect newly configured logical drives in Disk Administrator without rebooting the system
l The ability to delete the last logical drive created using the configuration utilities (See the RAID controller's user's guide for more information.)
l The ability to use the remaining capacity of an array using Dell OpenManageTM Array Manager (if provided).
Obtaining Drivers
You can create a driver diskette for each supported operating system from the Dell Systems Management® CD or Server Support CD. However, to make sure
you have the latest version of the drivers, download the updated drivers from the Dell Support web site at
support.dell.com .
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NOTE: Be sure to use the latest updates provided by the operating system manufacturer.
NOTE: Your RAID controller may or may not support all of the operating systems covered in this document.
NOTE: See the readme file that comes with the driver for any updated information.