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Specification Description
Multipath support Required for systems with Fault Tolerant Shared PERC 8 card
configuration.
NOTE: Multipath is not supported on systems running Linux
operating system.
Controller failover Available only for systems with Fault Tolerant Shared PERC 8
card configuration.
Supported Operating Systems
The Shared PERC 8 card supports the following operating systems:
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 including Hyper-V virtualization
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 5
• SUSE Enterprise Linux 11 SP3
• VMware ESXi 5.1 UP1 and above
• VMware ESXi 5.5, ESXi, 5.5 UP1 and above
NOTE: For information on supported software and hardware for the PowerEdge VRTX system,
see the PowerEdge VRTX Storage Subsystem Compatibility Matrix at dell.com/support/manuals.
Best Practices For Shared PERC 8
• Always use the latest firmware and drivers from dell.com/support/drivers.
• Always keep a copy of your virtual disk configuration and server node mapping information. To
document your virtual drive configuration and mapping information, perform the following steps:
a. Open CLI terminal and run the command racadm raid get vdisks –o. Take a screen shot of the
results page and save the captured screen shot to a location of choice, or write down the
information and store it in a safe, secure location.
b. Click Chassis Overview → Storage → Virtual Disks → Assign to view the virtual disk mapping by
the CMC GUI. Take a screen shot of the results page and save the captured screen shot to a
location of choice, or write down the information and store it in a safe, secure location.
c. Click Chassis Overview → Storage → Virtual Disks to get the virtual disk configuration
information by the CMC GUI. Take a screen shot of the results page and save the captured
screen shot to a location of choice, or write down the information and store it in a safe, secure
location.
Related Documentation
WARNING: See the safety and regulatory information that shipped with your system. Warranty
information may be included within this document or as a separate document.
• The Dell PowerEdge VRTX Getting Started Guide shipped with your system provides an overview of
system features, setting up your system, and technical specifications.
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