Support Matrix

1 Introduction................................................................................................................................. 4
Revision history......................................................................................................................................................................4
2 Data protocols............................................................................................................................. 6
3 Dell EMC PowerVault MD Series storage array rules........................................................................ 7
4 Default IPv4 settings for management ports on Dell EMC PowerVault MD series storage arrays........ 10
5 RAID controller firmware and NVSRAM......................................................................................... 11
6 iSCSI software initiators............................................................................................................. 12
7 Protocol (TOE/iSCSI) offload adapters.........................................................................................13
8 Fibre Channel SFP+ Transceiver support...................................................................................... 14
9 Physical disks.............................................................................................................................15
10 Expansion enclosures................................................................................................................ 23
11 Management software............................................................................................................... 24
12 Operating systems.................................................................................................................... 26
13 Windows ODX...........................................................................................................................29
14 ALUA support on host operating systems.................................................................................... 30
15 Device mapper software.............................................................................................................31
16 SAS host bus adapters.............................................................................................................. 32
17 Fibre Channel host bus adapters.................................................................................................33
18 Fibre Channel direct-attach configuration operating systems....................................................... 35
19 Required timeout settings for Fibre Channel host bus adapters.................................................... 36
20 Supported Fibre Channel switches............................................................................................. 37
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