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
Rule
MD34x0 series MD38x0i series
MD38x0f
series
12 Gbps SAS 10 Gbps iSCSI
16 Gbps Fibre
Channel
Data Assurance capable drives are supported in the array, however the Data
Assurance feature is not an available option for these arrays.
Yes Yes Yes
Table 3. Dell EMC PowerVault MD-Series storage array rules for non-dense 2U models
Rule MD3400 series MD3800i series MD3800f series
12 Gbps SAS 10 Gbps iSCSI
16 Gbps Fibre
Channel
Support for up to 120 physical disk drive slots (system default
configuration).
Up to nine MD1200 and/or MD1220 series expansion enclosures can be
attached to a Dell PowerVault MD storage array. Any mixture of MD1200
and MD1220 enclosures for 120 physical slots is supported.
Yes Yes Yes
Support for up to 192 physical disk drive slots using a premium feature
option.
Up to 15 MD1200 and/or MD1220 series expansion enclosures can be
attached to a Dell PowerVault MD storage array. Any mixture of MD1200
and MD1220 enclosures for a total of 192 physical slots is supported.
Yes Yes Yes
Maximum number of physical disk drives in a RAID5 or RAID6 disk group is
30. There is no limitation with RAID0 and RAID10 disk groups.
Yes Yes Yes
Attached MD1200 series expansion enclosures must be run in unified mode. Yes Yes Yes
The number of snapshots is limited to:
• Maximum of 512 snapshots per array Maximum of 128 snapshot per VD
• Maximum of 32 snapshots per snapshot group
Yes Yes Yes
The number of remote replicas is limited to a maximum of 32 for each array. N/A Yes Yes
Table 4. Dell EMC PowerVault MD-Series storage array rules for dense, 4U models only
Rule MD3400 series MD3800i series MD3800f series
12 Gbps SAS 10 Gbps iSCSI
16 Gbps Fibre
Channel
Support for up to 120 physical disk drive slots (system default
configuration).
You can attach one Dell MD3060e enclosure to a Dell PowerVault MD
dense storage array.
Yes Yes Yes
Support for up to 180 physical slots through a premium feature option. You
can attach up to two Dell MD3060e enclosures to a Dell PowerVault MD
dense storage array, for a total of 180 physical slots.
Yes Yes Yes
Maximum number of physical disk drives in a RAID5 or RAID6 disk group is
30. There is no limitation with RAID0 and RAID10 disk groups.
Yes Yes Yes
A minimum of 20 SAS HDDs or SSDs are required in each Dell PowerVault
MD3x60 enclosure (4 in front slots of each drawer)
Yes Yes Yes
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