Support Matrix
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC PowerVault MD34XX/38XX Series Support Matrix
- Introduction
- Data protocols
- Dell EMC PowerVault MD Series storage array rules
- Default IPv4 settings for management ports on Dell EMC PowerVault MD series storage arrays
- RAID controller firmware and NVSRAM
- iSCSI software initiators
- Protocol (TOE/iSCSI) offload adapters
- Fibre Channel SFP+ Transceiver support
- Physical disks
- Expansion enclosures
- Management software
- Operating systems
- Windows ODX
- ALUA support on host operating systems
- Device mapper software
- SAS host bus adapters
- Fibre Channel host bus adapters
- Fibre Channel direct-attach configuration operating systems
- Required timeout settings for Fibre Channel host bus adapters
- Supported Fibre Channel switches
Protocol (TOE/iSCSI) offload adapters
Standard Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet adapters are supported when used with supported software iSCSI initiators. Hosts must have a
standards compliant iSCSI initiator to access Dell PowerVault MD Series storage. Initiator support is provided by the initiator or operating
system vendor. Dell PowerVault does not support Converged Network Adapters (CNA) in Converged mode. Although Dell PowerVault
does not endorse or support initiators directly, this support matrix provides some useful configuration information for common initiators
Dell PowerVault MD Series Arrays work with any RFC 3720 iSCSI compliant initiators. The initiator must support all mandatory iSCSI
features (IPSec is not required). This information is subject to change without notice. Dell is not responsible for any errors in this
information
NOTE:
Hardware initiators are not supported by Dell.
Read the initiator documentation and Release Notes from the particular vendors, and the Dell PowerVault MD-Series Release Notes for
up-to-date configuration recommendations.
7
Protocol (TOE/iSCSI) offload adapters 13