Dell PowerEdge VRTX Storage Subsystem Compatibility Matrix Regulatory Model: E24S Regulatory Type: E24S001 January 2021 Rev.
Contents Chapter 1: .................................................................................................................................... 4 Minimum version requirement for baselines..................................................................................................................4 Current baseline............................................................................................................................................................. 4 Legacy baselines........
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1 Topics: • • • • • • • Minimum version requirement for baselines Baseline threshold guidelines Storage subsystem baseline types Updating firmware Updating server modules Updating PowerEdge VRTX enclosure components Documentation resources Minimum version requirement for baselines The following are the baseline releases for the PowerEdge VRTX storage subsystem. Each baseline represents the release of a validated code stack.
Table 2. Legacy baseline (continued) Legacy baseline Description Baseline v5 Defines the minimum version baseline requirements for the PowerEdge VRTX storage subsystem that is associated with the introduction of Shared Storage Expansion via Shared PERC 8 external controllers and PowerVault MD1200 or MD1220 Storage Enclosures.
Table 2. Legacy baseline (continued) Legacy baseline Description ● Provides support for a single Shared PERC 8 configuration. Storage subsystem redundancy (dual Shared PERC 8) is not supported with this baseline ● Does not have backward compatibility with later baselines (Baselines v2) and will not be updated going forward Baseline threshold guidelines 1. The storage subsystem should be compliant with only one baseline version.
Table 3. Baseline v9— Support for additional Operating systems (continued) Shared PERC8 OS Driver or Chassis Components firmware Version SLES 12 SP3 7.703.06.00 SLES 15 7.705.06.00 SLES 15 SP1 07.707.50.00 (I) SLES 15 SP2 07.713.01.00 (I) RHEL 7.5 7.705.05.00 RHEL 7.6 7.705.05.00 RHEL 7.7 07.707.50.00 (I) RHEL 7.8 07.707.50.00 (I) RHEL 7.9 07.707.50.00 (I) RHEL 8.0 07.707.50.00 (I) RHEL 8.1 07.707.50.00 (I) RHEL 8.2 07.707.50.00 (I) RHEL 8.3 07.714.04.
Table 4. Baseline v8— Support for additional Operating systems (continued) Shared PERC8 OS Driver or Chassis Components firmware Version VMWare ESXi 6.0 U2 6.805.56.00 VMWare ESXi 6.0 U1 6.805.56.00 VMWare ESXi 6.0 Patch 01 6.805.56.00 VMWare ESXi 5.5 U3 6.805.56.00 VMWare ESXi 5.5 U2 6.805.56.00 VMWare ESXi 5.5 U1 6.805.56.00 VMWare ESXi 5.5 6.805.56.00 VMWare ESXi 5.1 U3 6.805.56.00 VMWare ESXi 5.1 U2 6.805.56.00 VMWare ESXi 5.1 U1 6.805.56.00 SLES 15 7.705.06.00 SLES 12 SP3 6.
Table 5. Baseline v7— Support for PowerEdge M640 (continued) Shared PERC8 OS Driver or Chassis Components firmware Version Shared PERC8 external firmware 23.14.06.0013 Internal Expander backplane firmware 2.0 PowerVault MD1200/MD1220 Storage Enclosure firmware 1.06 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 6.805.03.00 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 6.805.03.00 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 6.805.03.00 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 6.805.03.00 VMWare ESXi 6.5 U1 6.806.90.00 VMWare ESXi 6.0 U3 6.
Baseline v6—current baseline Support for Self-Encrypting Drives and bug fixes Table 6. Baseline v6—current baseline: Support for self-encrypting drives and bug fixes Shared PERC8 OS Driver or Chassis Components firmware Version CMC firmware 2.20 Chassis Infrastructure firmware 2.21 Shared PERC8 internal firmware 23.14.06.0013 Shared PERC8 external firmware 23.14.06.0013 Internal Expander backplane firmware 2.0 PowerVault MD1200/MD1220 Storage Enclosure firmware 1.
Baseline v5—Shared Storage Expansion through Shared PERC 8 external controllers Table 7. Baseline v5: Shared Storage Expansion through Shared PERC 8 external controllers Shared PERC8 OS Driver or Chassis Components firmware Version CMC firmware 2.1 Chassis Infrastructure firmware 2.21 Shared PERC 8 internal firmware 23.13.16-0013 Shared PERC 8 external firmware 23.13.16-0013 Internal Expander backplane firmware 2.0 PowerVault MD1200/MD1220 Storage Enclosure firmware 1.
Baseline v4—Fault tolerant support for Linux operating systems and bug fixes Table 8. Baseline v4: Fault tolerant support for the Linux operating systems and bug fixes Shared PERC 8 FW Shared PERC 8 OS Driver CMC FW Chassis Infrastructure FW Expander FW Dual Controller Support Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 23.12.56-0086 6.803.21.00 2.04 2.1 2.0 Yes Microsoft Windows Server 2012 23.12.56-0086 6.803.21.00 2.04 2.1 2.0 Yes Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 23.12.56-0086 6.803.21.00 2.
The following are the prerequisites for updating the firmware: ● iDRAC web interface for each server module is accessible from the management station. ● Local or remote access to Operating System (OS) management is enabled for each server module. ● PowerEdge VRTX enclosure CMC web interface is accessible from the management station. ● All server and enclosure components are in a healthy state. Any issues must be resolved before updating the firmware.
NOTE: Ensure that you update both the CMC firmware by selecting both the Active and Standby controller check boxes. After the firmware update is complete, the CMC restarts. Access to the CMC web interface is lost for several minutes. 3. Click Chassis Overview > Update to update the PowerEdge VRTX enclosure infrastructure firmware. This update results in the PowerEdge VRTX enclosure automatically getting power cycled. CMC reset and the access to the CMC web interface are lost for several minutes. 4.
