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
Supported Fibre Channel switches
The following switches are supported only on Fibre Channel (FC) storage arrays running the most current RAID firmware versions
Table 22. Supported Fibre Channel switches
Switches Description
Dell EMC
S5000 48 port unified
switch
Brocade
300 8 Gbps 24 port
FC switch
5100 8 Gbps 40 port
FC switch
5300 8 Gbps 80 port
FC switch
8000 8 Gbps 8 port FC
switch
6505 16 Gpbs 24 port
FC switch
6510 16 Gpbs 48 port
FC switch
6520 16 Gpbs 96 port
FC switch
DCX Director class
switch chassis
DCX-4S Director class
switch chassis
48000 Director class
switch chassis
DCX8510-x Director class
switch chassis
Qlogic SANbox
3800 8 Gbps 8 port FC
switch
5800 8 Gbps scalable
up to 120 ports
FC switch stack
Cisco
20
Supported Fibre Channel switches 37