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Dell PowerEdge VRTX Storage Subsystem

Compatibility Matrix

Overview

This document lists the minimum driver and firmware requirements for the components of the Dell

PowerEdge VRTX storage subsystem. It is recommended that you download the latest drivers and

firmware from dell.com/support.

NOTE: Refer to the latest version of this document at dell.com/poweredgemanuals, for the latest

minimum driver and firmware requirements for the PowerEdge VRTX storage subsystem.

Components of the Storage Subsystem

The storage subsystem of the PowerEdge VRTX enclosure comprises the following components:

• Shared PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) 8

• Shared PERC8 operating system drivers

• Chassis Management Controller (CMC) firmware

• Chassis infrastructure firmware

• SAS expander firmware

Minimum Version Requirement Baselines

There are currently three minimum version requirement baselines for the PowerEdge VRTX storage

subsystem. The baselines are identified by the introduction of storage subsystem redundancy in the VRTX

enclosure.

Baseline Description

Baseline v3 (Fault Tolerant

Shared PERC8 with Write-

Through and Write-Back

Caching)

Defines the minimum version baseline requirements for the PowerEdge

VRTX storage subsystem that is associated with the introduction of Write-

Back Cache support in a fault tolerant (dual controller) Shared PERC8

configuration.

This baseline provides:

• support for both single- and dual Shared PERC8 configurations.

• improvements for both single- and dual Shared PERC8 configurations

over the previous baseline.

NOTE: The solution supports write-back caching in both single- and

fault-tolerant configurations.

Regulatory Model: E24S

Regulatory Type: E24S001

2014 – 10

Summary of content (8 pages)

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Dell PowerEdge VRTX Storage Subsystem Compatibility Matrix Overview This document lists the minimum driver and firmware requirements for the components of the Dell PowerEdge VRTX storage subsystem. It is recommended that you download the latest drivers and firmware from dell.com/support. NOTE: Refer to the latest version of this document at dell.com/poweredgemanuals, for the latest minimum driver and firmware requirements for the PowerEdge VRTX storage subsystem.
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Baseline Description NOTE: It is strongly recommended that you upgrade to this baseline. Baseline v2 (Fault Tolerant Defines the minimum version baseline requirements for the PowerEdge Shared PERC8 with Write- VRTX storage subsystem that is associated with the introduction of fault Through Caching Only) tolerant (dual controller) Shared PERC8 configuration.
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Baseline V3: Fault Tolerant Shared PERC8 with Write Through (WT) & Write Back (WB) Caching Shared PERC8 FW Shared PERC8 OS Driver CMC FW Chassis Infrastructure FW Expander FW Dual Controller Support (WB & WT Cache support on single and dual controller configurations) Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 23.11.16 6.803.21. 1.36 -0076 00 2.0 2.0 Yes Microsoft Windows Server 2012 23.11.16 6.803.21. 1.36 -0076 00 2.0 2.0 Yes Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 23.11.16 6.803.21. 1.36 -0076 00 2.0 2.
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Baseline v2: Fault Tolerant Shared PERC8 with WriteThrough Caching only Shared PERC Firmware Shared PERC OS Driver CMC Firmware Chassis Infrastructure Firmware Expander Dual Firmware Controller Support Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 23.8.10-005 6.802.19.0 9 1.31 1.36 1.02 Yes Microsoft Windows Server 2012 23.8.10-005 6.802.19.0 9 1.31 1.36 1.02 Yes Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 23.8.10-005 6.802.19.0 9 1.31 1.36 1.
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Baseline v1 (Legacy): Single Shared PERC8 Configuration Baseline Shared PERC Firmware Shared PERC CMC OS Driver Firmware Chassis Infrastructure Firmware Expander Firmware Dual Controller Support Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Not supported with this baseline Microsoft Windows Server 2012 23.8.2-0005 6.801.5.0 1.00 1.20 1.00 No Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 23.8.2-0005 6.801.5.0 1.00 1.20 1.00 No Microsoft Windows Server 2008 including Hyper-V virtualization 23.8.2-0005 6.801.5.0 1.
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• Local or remote access to OS management for each server module • VRTX enclosure CMC web interface accessible from management station • All server and enclosure components must be in a healthy state. Any issues must resolved before updating the firmware Updating the server modules Go to dell.com/support and download the latest available Windows DUP versions of the following components: • Shared PERC8 OS driver NOTE: VMWare ESXi are part of the Dell ESXi image. • iDRAC • CPLD • BIOS 1.
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NOTE: You must turn off all server modules before updating any enclosure component. To update the PowerEdge VRTX enclosure components, perform the following tasks from the CMC Web interface: 1. Click Storage → Update, to update the hard drive firmware for each installed shared storage hard drive. 2. Click Chassis Overview → Update, to update the CMC firmware. NOTE: Ensure that you update both CMC firmware by selecting both the Active and Standby controller check boxes.
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