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
Required timeout settings for Fibre Channel
host bus adapters
Table 21. Fibre Channel HBA timeout values (by Manufacturer) shows required timeout settings for all Dell-supported Fibre Channel (FC)
HBAs, by manufacturer, and OS. Ensure that any FC HBA connected to your PowerVault MD3860f storage array has these timeout
values set as listed in
Table 21. Fibre Channel HBA timeout values (by Manufacturer).
Table 21. Fibre Channel HBA timeout values (by Manufacturer)
HBA manufacturer Timeout rarameter Required value (in seconds)
Qlogic
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
LinkDownTimeout 10
PortDownRetryCount 10
Linux only
qlport_down_retry 10
Emulex
Windows only
LinkTimeout 10
NodeTimeout 10
Linux only
lpfc_devloss_tmo 10
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