Release Notes

Release Notes— Fluid Cache for SAN for VMware Systems
kernel OOM due to fldc_cache at 95pct
Initial resilvering doesn't complete for CS on restarted node
Software and Hardware Compatibility
Table 2 Hardware and Software Requirements
Element
Servers
Dell PowerEdge systems that support Dell Express Flash PCIe SSDs and SR-
IOV:
M620, M820, R620, R720, R820, R920, or T620
R730, R730XD, R630, or T630
Operating systems
•
ESXi 5.5 Update 2 (64-bit) Enterprise Plus
ESXi 6.0 (64-bit) Enterprise Plus
RAM and hard disk
space
• Minimum of 64 GB RAM (the VSA uses 20 GB)
• A datastore with 30 GB of available disk space
Cache Devices
•
Dell Express Flash PCIe SSD of either 175GB, 350GB, 400GB, 800GB, or
1.6TB capacity
•
Micron HHHL PCIe SSDs (700 GB or 1.4 TB)
Network adapters
•
Mellanox ConnectX-3 Dual Port 10 GbE SFP+ Adapter
• Mellanox ConnectX-3 Dual Port 40 GbE QSFP+ Adapter
• Mellanox ConnectX-3 Dual Port 10 GbE KR Mezzanine Adapter
FC Host Bus
Adapters
Emulex:
• LPE12002
• LPE12000
• LPE16000B
• LPE16002B
Qlogic:
• QLE2562
• QLE2662
• QLE2560
• QLE2660
Cache network
switches
The following switches have been validated for use with Fluid Cache.
• Dell Networking S4810
• Dell Networking S6000
• Dell Networking Z9000
• Dell Networking Z9500
• Dell Networking MXL 10/40 GbE
• Cisco Nexus 5584UP
Storage Center
software
•
Dell Compellent Storage Center 6.5.2 or higher
• Dell Compellent Enterprise Manager 2014 R2 or higher
Storage Center
hardware
• Dell Compellent SC8000 controller
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