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Supported Devices

Dell™ PowerEdge™ Diagnostics Version 2.9 User's Guide

  Diagnostics for Tape Drives, Autoloaders, and Libraries

  Diagnostics for RAID Controllers, SAS Controllers, SCSI Controllers, and Attached Hard Drives


This section lists the devices that can be tested using Dell™ PowerEdge™ Diagnostics.


Diagnostics for Tape Drives, Autoloaders, and Libraries

NOTE: Install Dell-qualified device drivers to run diagnostic tests on tape drives, tape autoloaders, and tape libraries. See the documentation that accompanied your device. The latest device drivers are available at the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
NOTE: On Linux operating systems, diagnostic tests for SATA hard-disks and controllers are not available.

PowerEdge Diagnostics supports the following hardware devices.

Tape Drives

PowerEdge Diagnostics supports diagnostics for the following tape drives:

Tape Autoloaders and Libraries

PowerEdge Diagnostics supports diagnostics for the following tape arrays, tape autoloaders, and tape libraries:

External Storage Enclosures

Removable Disk Drives


Diagnostics for RAID Controllers, SAS Controllers, SCSI Controllers, and Attached Hard Drives

NOTE: For a list of firmware requirements that are required for each controller, see "Diagnostic Dependencies for Supported RAID Controllers."

This section lists the diagnostics supported on systems running Microsoft® Windows® or
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® or SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server. PowerEdge Diagnostics supports diagnostics for the following RAID and SCSI controllers as well as for the hard drives that are attached to RAID, SCSI, and IDE controllers, depending on the installed operating system.

NOTE: PowerEdge Diagnostics does not run diagnostic tests on IDE controllers.
NOTE: PowerEdge Diagnostics enumerates and displays the diagnostic tests for the hard drives that are connected to SAS 5/iR (Adapter and Integrated) and SAS 5/i Integrated controllers. However, diagnostic tests for these controllers themselves are unavailable.

Diagnostics Supported on Systems Running Microsoft Windows, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

On systems running Windows, Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, PowerEdge Diagnostics supports diagnostics for the following controllers and the hard drives that are attached to these controllers:

NOTE: The CERC ATA 100 4/CH is not supported on Linux operating systems. It is supported only on Windows operating systems.

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