Support Matrix

Table 20. Dell EMC PowerVault MD-Series operating system support (continued)
Operating system SAS
host
server
iSCSI
host
server
Management
station
Fibre
Channel
host
server
Notes & required hotfixes
VMware vSphere 5.5 (U3) Yes Yes Yes
• For supported array firmware versions, see
VMware https://www.vmware.com/
resources/compatibility/search.php
• Direct attached iSCSI connection is not
supported with VMware vSphere
• Supported path policies: MRU
• RR
VMware vSphere 5.1 (U3) Yes Yes
• For supported array firmware versions, see
VMware https://www.vmware.com/
resources/compatibility/search.php
• Direct attached iSCSI connection is not
supported with VMware vSphere
• Supported path policies: MRU
• RR
Citrix XenServer Yes Yes Yes For supported XS releases see http://
hcl.xensource.com/
Microsoft Hyper-V Server
2016
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft Hyper-V Server
2012 R2
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft Hyper-V Server
2008 R2 SP1
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
with Hyper-V
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows Desktop operating systems
Windows 10 (x64 only) Pro
Enterprise
Yes
Windows 8.1 (x64 only) Pro
Enterprise
Yes
Windows 8 (x64 only) Pro
Enterprise
Yes
Windows 7 ( x86, x64) Yes
NOTE:
• Core editions Windows servers can only manage storage arrays by using the SMcli client.
• The VMware Hardware Compatibility List only shows support for RAID controller firmware version 07.84 . However,
this indicates support for all firmware versions 07.84.xx.xx or later.
32 Supported operating systems