Compatibility Matrix

Shared PERC8 OS Driver or Chassis Components firmware Version
SLES 12 SP1 6.904.07.00
SLES 12 6.904.07.00
SLES 11 SP4 6.904.07.00
SLES 11 SP3 6.904.07.00
RHEL 7.2 6.904.07.00
RHEL 7.1 6.904.07.00
RHEL 6.8 6.904.07.00
RHEL 6.7 6.904.07.00
RHEL 6.6 6.904.07.00
RHEL 6.5 6.904.07.00
Baseline v5—Shared Storage Expansion through
Shared PERC 8 external controllers
Table 6. Baseline v5: Shared Storage Expansion through Shared PERC 8 external controllers
Shared PERC8 OS Driver or Chassis Components firmware Version
CMC firmware 2.1
Chassis Infrastructure firmware 2.21
Shared PERC 8 internal firmware 23.13.16-0013
Shared PERC 8 external firmware 23.13.16-0013
Internal Expander backplane firmware 2.0
PowerVault MD1200/MD1220 Storage Enclosure firmware 1.06
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 6.805.03.00
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 6.805.01.00
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 6.805.01.00
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 6.805.01.00
VMWare ESXi 6.0 U1 6.805.56.00
VMWare ESXi 6.0 Patch 01 6.805.56.00
VMWare ESXi 5.5 U3 6.805.56.00
VMWare ESXi 5.5 U2 6.805.56.00
VMWare ESXi 5.5 U1 6.805.56.00
VMWare ESXi 5.5 6.805.56.00
VMWare ESXi 5.1 U3 6.805.56.00
VMWare ESXi 5.1 U2 6.805.56.00
VMWare ESXi 5.1 U1 6.805.56.00
SLES 12 6.903.05.00
SLES 11 SP4 6.903.05.00
SLES 11 SP3 6.903.05.00
RHEL 7.1 6.903.05.00
RHEL 6.7 6.903.05.00
10 Storage subsystem baseline types