Support Matrix

Operating systems

Where clustering is supported by the operating system, it is also supported on the PowerVault MD34xx, MD38xxi, and MD38xxf series

storage arrays, subject to the following limitations:

Windows Server 2008 R2 - Windows Server 2016:

• Maximum iSCSI nodes are 16

• Maximum SAS nodes is 4

• Maximum FC nodes is 16

Table 17. Dell EMC PowerVault MD-Series operating system support

Operating system Manage

ment

station

SAS

host

server

iSCSI

host

server

Fibre

Channel

host

server

Notes & required hotfixes

Windows Server 2016*

Standard server (core and

desktop experience)

Yes Yes Yes Yes The Microsoft MPIO feature musts installed prior to

installing the Module Disk Storage Manager (MDSM)

located on the resource DVD available on Dell.com/

support. Failure to do so will require MDSM to be

installed a second time.

Data center server (core and

desktop experience)

Yes Yes Yes Yes The Microsoft MPIO feature musts installed prior to

installing the Module Disk Storage Manager (MDSM)

located on the resource DVD available on Dell.com/

support. Failure to do so will require MDSM to be

installed a second time.

Windows Server 2012 R2 (U1)*

Standard server and core Yes Yes Yes Yes KB2966870

Data center server and core Yes Yes Yes Yes KB2966870

Foundation server and core Yes Yes Yes Yes KB2966870

Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1*

Windows 2008 R2 SP1

Enterprise and Core