When we got the server, we installed Windows 2008 R2 using our own media, not the Dell media.

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I guess in hindsight that wasnt the best idea, as now our RAID drivers we just realized are out of date (we realized it when we started getting event log errors saying that a partition is corrupt and needs to have chkdsk run on it).

I installed OpenManage tools, and sure enough, it says the Driver version is out of date on the H700 controller.

Firmware version: 12.10.1-0001 Driver version: 4.05.01.64 Minimum required driver version: 4.31.01.64 So i downloaded the 4.31.1.64 self-install file.

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Or do i have to go to the device manager and click update driver on the perc h700 controller Never done this before, and this is a production file server.

I looked in the download link from LSI, but it only has the MegaRaid Storage Manager for Linux.

Is it okay for me to install it and monitor the PERC H700 Or was this program specifically designed for 1 raid card.

However the Megaraid Storage Manager allows more control of the RAID controller than Openmanage or even accessing the RAID controller BIOS.

If installing on a pc without a PERC it only installs the client.

Examples off the top of my head - check exact battery level vs what it should be, and manually kick of battery training cycle.

I believe you can adddrop drive from a RAID volume while running but I havent tested that.

Let you change write cache mode while running (sometimes has shown volumes not being cached even when RAID BIOS claims they are cached), the sw is able to send alert emails itself, trust me, have a look and I suspect you will be converted.

Drive can be taken offline in an array no problem, caching policies also can be changed on the fly, email alerts also available.

In short - Im not converted yet, and will stick to the native stuff:).

Robin, It just so happens my controller went through a BBU relearn cycle which prevented my pfsense test server from being shutdown for a few hours.

That is the sole reason I was looking for the LSI Storage Manager, in case it started the relearn cycle during peak hours.

I was aiming for a manual relearn during off hours based on the battery level left.

OMSA sadly doesnt show the battery level, just a ready status.

Will be using both tools in unison for greater administration.

Also you cant try with the OMSA CLI but Im not sure if its going to give you the information you need.

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