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5 Dell EMC Storage Compatibility Matrix for SC, PS, and FS Series Arrays | DSCM
1 Overview
This compatibility matrix describes SAN components (such as switches, host bus Adapters, and operating
systems) that have been tested in Dell storage labs. The testing results demonstrate that Dell SC Series, PS
Series, and FS Series products, as tested and under normal operating conditions, will operate as expected
and as described in Dell Storage product documentation.
The first portion of this document describes the Dell commitment to supporting the various products that have
been tested and those products or components that have not been tested. This section describes a multi-
tiered support policy that describes any limitations to a customer’s supportability for Dell and non- Dell
components when those components or their constituent software (such as drivers and firmware) are not
listed in this matrix.
The second part of this document lists switches that have been tested and confirmed to be interoperable with
Dell SC Series, PS Series, and FS Series products. The resulting configurations are separated by networking
technology (Fibre Channel or Ethernet) and product vendor/model.
The final section of this document details the hardware and software used when testing different host network
connectivity devices (network interface controllers, converged network Adapters, and host bus Adapters) and
storage initiators in a variety of operating-system environments. The results are separated by protocol and
then grouped by operating system.
1.1 Definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following definitions apply:
Storage solution: The end-to-end set of components, such as the operating system, network controller,
switch, and switch firmware, and array firmware that permits a host to target communication.
Component: The individual parts of a storage solution in the form of host network interface Adapters, iSCSI
initiators, iSCSI host bus Adapters, switches, and arrays.
Comparable models: These can include similar devices based on the same architecture and from the same
vendor, or newer firmware versions.
1.2 Abbreviations and Terminology
Abbreviations and terminonolgy used in this document are defined below.
Abbreviation
Term
Descriptions
L1, L2, L3
Level 1, Level 2,
Level 3
The support level provided for a particular feature (see
the section, Dell Storage support policy statement for
details)
BfS
Boot from SAN
A general term referring to functionality on a
CNA/HBA/NIC to allow bare-metal OS boot from a
remote, SAN-based target/LUN/volume
CNA
Converged
network Adapter
A networking device that supports DCB and can manage
more than one class of network traffic, typically
consisting of storage and non- storage traffic types