Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series Storage System Support Matrix February 2021 Rev.
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Contents Chapter 1: Introduction................................................................................................................. 4 Changes to revision A15 of the Support Matrix........................................................................................................... 4 Chapter 2: Supported data protocols............................................................................................ 5 Chapter 3: Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series storage system rules.................
1 Introduction This document provides information about supported software and hardware for Dell EMC PowerVault ME4012, ME4024, and ME4084 storage systems, and usage considerations, recommendations, and rules. The Support Matrix contains the latest compatibility and interoperability information. If you observe inconsistencies between this information and other documentation, consider this document superseding.
2 Supported data protocols This section lists the PowerVault ME4 series models and supported data protocols. NOTE: The PowerVault ME4 series does not support changing or converting from one data protocol to another data protocol. Table 1. Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series models and supported data protocols Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 model Data protocol and drives ME4012 (SAS) 12 Gbps direct attached SAS storage system with 12 drives (3.
3 Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series storage system rules This section contains both general and model-specific connectivity and consideration rules for Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 storage systems. The rules that are listed in the following table apply to all Dell EMC PowerVault models.
Table 2. Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series Storage System Rules for All Models (continued) Rule SAS 10GBase-T CNC iSCSI iSCSI network rules: N/A ● If the iSCSI initiators are connected to Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 series through the network switches, make sure that your switches support IEEE 802.
Table 2. Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series Storage System Rules for All Models (continued) Rule ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● SAS completely consumed. Use the CLI command show snapshot-space to monitor space usage.
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Table 3. Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series Storage System Rules for Non-dense, 2U Models Only (Dell EMC PowerVault ME4012 and ME4024) (continued) Rule SAS 10GBaseT iSCSI CNC Up to nine additional ME412/ME424 expansion enclosures or three ME484 expansion enclosures. A combination of ME412/ME424 and ME484 expansion enclosures is not supported.
4 Default IPv4 Settings for management ports NOTE: No default gateway is set. By default, the management ports on the storage system are set to DHCP. If DHCP fails, the following IPv4 settings are used: Table 5. Default IPv4 Management Port Addresses Controller/Port IPv4 Address Subnet Mask Controller 0 10.0.0.2 255.255.255.0 Controller 1 10.0.0.3 255.255.255.
5 Default IPv4 settings for iSCSI ports By default, the iSCSI ports on the storage system are set to 0.0.0.0 static IP address.
6 Supported RAID controller firmware NOTE: ● Dell EMC recommends gathering support information before performing any firmware update. ● Only drivers and firmware released by Dell are supported. For the latest driver and firmware releases, see the Drivers & Downloads section at www.dell.com/support. Table 6.
7 Supported iSCSI software initiators Table 7.
8 Supported protocol offload (TOE/iSCSI) adapters Standard Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet adapters are supported when used with supported software iSCSI initiators. Hosts must have a standards compliant iSCSI initiator to access Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series storage. Initiator support is provided by the initiator or operating system vendor. Dell EMC PowerVault does not support Converged Network Adapters (CNA) in Converged mode.
9 Supported Fibre Channel and iSCSI SFP+ transceivers This following table lists the Fibre Channel and iSCSI transceivers that have been tested for use with Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series Storage Systems: Table 8.
10 Supported SAS and Twinax direct-attach cables The following tables list the SAS and Twinax direct-attach cables that have been tested for use with Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series Storage Systems: Table 9. Supported 12 Gbps SAS cables Vendor Model Dell Part Number Dell 12 Gb HD-Mini to HD-Mini SAS Cable, 0.
11 Supported physical disk drives Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series Storage Systems support the physical disk drives listed in the following table: To use self-encrypting drive (SED) functionality, all the disk drives in the storage system must be SEDs. NOTE: ME4 Series Storage Systems do not support 4Kn sector size disk drives. CAUTION: ME4 Series Storage Systems only support physical disk drives with the Dell part numbers that are listed in Supported physical disk drives on page 18.
Table 11. Supported physical disk drives (continued) Dell Part Number Form Factor Model Capacity Speed Vendor SED Firmware Y6W8N 2.5" ST2000NX0453 2 TB 7.2K Seagate Yes NSF2 YKT0W 2.5” AL14SXB90ENY 900 GB 15K Toshiba No EE07 01M0D 2.5” AL15SEB120NY 1.2 TB 10K Toshiba No EF06 0WRRF 2.5” AL15SEB18EQY 1.8 TB 10K Toshiba No EF06 F9NWJ 2.5” AL15SEB24EQY 2.4 TB 10K Toshiba No EF06 NT1X2 3.5" HUS726T4TALS200 4 TB 7.2K HGST No PU06 44YFV 3.
12 Supported expansion enclosures Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series Storage Systems can support a maximum of 336 physical disk drive slots depending on the base system and the additional expansion enclosures. Dell EMC PowerVault ME4012 and ME4024 models support up to nine additional ME412/ME424 expansion enclosures or three ME484 expansion enclosures. A combination of ME412/ME424 and ME484 expansion enclosures is not supported.
13 Supported management software The Dell EMC PowerVault M4E Series software is built into the storage system and is accessible by using a web interface through the Management Ethernet port. The Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series management software details are shown in the following tables: Table 14.
14 Supported operating systems Where clustering is supported by the operating system, it is also supported on Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series Storage Systems, subject to the following limitations: Windows Server 2012 R2 through Windows Server 2019 ● Maximum iSCSI hosts is 64 ● Maximum SAS hosts is 4 ● Maximum FC hosts is 64 Table 17.
Table 17. Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series Operating System Support (continued) Operating System SAS host server Fibre Channel host server iSCSI host server Notes & required hotfixes to connecting to ME4 Series Storage Systems. BitLocker Drive Encryption is not supported. Foundation edition The Microsoft MPIO feature needs to be installed prior to connecting to ME4 Series Storage Systems. Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
Table 17. Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series Operating System Support (continued) Operating System SAS host server Fibre Channel host server iSCSI host server Notes & required hotfixes Citrix XenServer 7.5 Dynamic multipathing support is available for Fibre Channel and iSCSI hosts Citrix XenServer 7.1 CU2 Dynamic multipathing support is available for Fibre Channel and iSCSI hosts VMware vSphere 7.0 For supported firmware versions, see VMware HCL Supported path policies: MRU and RR VMware vSphere 6.
15 Operating systems with ALUA support ALUA is supported natively on the following operating systems: NOTE: Configuration steps are not required to enable ALUA on these operating systems. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Citrix XenServer 7.1 CU2 or later Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 or later Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 or later Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 or later SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15.
16 Supported device mapper software Table 18. Supported device mapper software Operating System Component Supported Version SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15.0 Native or later Native SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12.3 or later Native Native Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 or later Native Native Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 or later Native Native Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
17 Supported SAS host bus adapters To download the latest supported version of the 12Gbps SAS HBA firmware and drivers for your specific server hardware platform, go to www.dell.com/support. NOTE: ● The Dell 12 Gbps SAS HBA is compatible only on the Dell PowerEdge 13th,14th, and 15th generation servers that have a PCI Express (PCIe) x8 slot. ● This matrix lists HBAs that have been tested for use within the Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series Storage System family environment.
18 Supported Fibre Channel host bus adapters The following table lists the HBAs that have been tested for use within Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series Storage Systems: NOTE: This table does not imply that all of the HBAs and their driver/firmware stacks are supported by any or all server vendors. You must ensure that the HBA and its associated drivers are included on the hardware compatibility list of the vendor. This recommendation also applies to Dell EMC PowerEdge server products.
Table 20. Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series Fibre Channel HBAs (continued) Host bus adapter name LPe12002 Direct-attach configuration Fabric configuration Dell Part Number Available From N/A https://www.broadcom.
19 Supported Fibre Channel and iSCSI directattach configuration operating systems The storage system supports Fibre Channel and iSCSI direct-attached configurations on the following operating systems: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 30 Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Citrix XenServer 7.1 CU2 or later Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 or later Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 or later Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9 or later SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15.
20 Dell EMC Storage Support Policy Level 1: Full Contractual Support For tested devices listed in this Support Matrix, (and for the specific version listed), Dell EMC will provide solution support, under an active support contract assuming that all other components in the storage solution are also under contracted support with their respective manufacturers and that documented recommended design best practices are followed.
