Dell EMC PowerVault MD32XX/36XX Series Support Matrix June 2020 Rev.
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Contents Chapter 1: Introduction................................................................................................................... 5 Changes in version A24........................................................................................................................................................ 5 Chapter 2: Supported data protocols................................................................................................
Chapter 20: Supported Dell EMC M1000e Fibre Channel IOMs.......................................................... 40 Chapter 21: Tested Brocade, Cisco, and QLogic Fibre Channel routers...............................................
1 Introduction This document provides information about supported software and hardware for Dell EMC PowerVault MD3200, MD3220, MD3200i, MD3220i, MD3600i, MD3600f, MD3620i, MD3620f, MD3260, MD3260i, MD3660i, and MD3660f storage arrays, and usage considerations, recommendations, and rules. NOTE: Unless specified, all information in this document is applicable to the latest RAID controller firmware version available at Dell.com/support.
2 Supported data protocols Table 1. Dell EMC PowerVault MD-Series Models and supported Data protocols Dell PowerVault MD Array Model 3 Data protocol MD3200 1 6 Gbps direct attached SAS storage array with 12 drives (3.5 inches) 1 6 Gbps direct attached SAS storage array with 24 drives (2.5 inches) MD3220 MD3200i 1 1 Gbps iSCSI network storage array with 12 drives (3.5 inches) 1 1 Gbps iSCSI network storage array with 24 drives (2.
3 Dell EMC PowerVault MD Series storage array rules This section contains both general and model-specific connectivity and consideration rules for Dell EMC PowerVault MD storage arrays. The rules listed in Table 2 apply to all storage array models. For rules applying to specific Dell EMC PowerVault MD models, see Table 3 and Table 4. NOTE: Dell EMC PowerVault MD3260, MD3260i, MD3660i, and MD3660f platforms are supported in dual-RAID controller (duplex) configurations only. Table 2.
Table 2. Dell EMC PowerVault MD Series storage array rules for all models (continued) Rule Dell EMC PowerVault MD36x0i series Dell EMC PowerVault MD36x0f series 6 Gbps SAS 1 Gbps iSCSI 10 Gbps iSCSI 8 Gbps Fibre Channel Yes Yes Yes Yes Maximum size of a virtual disk in a dynamic disk pool is 64 TB. Yes Yes Yes Yes Disk pools cannot be migrated.
Table 2. Dell EMC PowerVault MD Series storage array rules for all models (continued) Rule Dell EMC PowerVault MD32x0 series Dell EMC PowerVault MD32x0i series Dell EMC PowerVault MD36x0i series Dell EMC PowerVault MD36x0f series 6 Gbps SAS 1 Gbps iSCSI 10 Gbps iSCSI 8 Gbps Fibre Channel Remote Replication is not supported in simplex mode. N/A Yes Yes Yes Maximum number of iSCSI sessions. N/A 192 per port 448 per port N/A Online Physical Disk Firmware Upgrade is supported.
Table 4. Dell EMC PowerVault MD-Series storage array rules for dense, 4U models only MD3260 series MD3260i series MD3660i series MD3660f series 6 Gbps SAS 1 Gbps iSCSI 10 Gbps iSCSI 8 Gbps Fibre Channel Support for up to 120 physical disk drive slots (system default configuration). You can attach one Dell EMC MD3060e enclosure to a Dell EMC PowerVault MD dense storage array. Yes Yes Yes Yes Support for up to 180 physical slots through a premium feature option.
4 Default IPv4 settings for management ports on Dell EMC PowerVault MD series storage arrays NOTE: No default gateway is set. By default, the management ports on the storage array are set to DHCP. If DHCP fails, the following IPv4 settings are used: Table 5. Default IPv4 Management Port Addresses Controller IPv4 address Subnet mask Controller 0 192.168.128.101 255.255.255.0 Controller 1 192.168.128.102 255.255.255.
Table 7. Default iSCSI Port IPv4 Addresses on Dell EMC PowerVault MD32x0i Storage Arrays (continued) Controller/Port IPv4 address Subnet mask Port # Controller 0, Port 3 192.168.133.101 255.255.255.0 3260 Controller 1, Port 0 192.168.130.102 255.255.255.0 3260 Controller 1, Port 1 192.168.131.102 255.255.255.0 3260 Controller 1, Port 2 192.168.132.102 255.255.255.0 3260 Controller 1, Port 3 192.168.133.102 255.255.255.
5 Supported RAID controller firmware and NVSRAM NOTE: • Dell EMC recommends that you collect support information before performing any firmware upgrade. • Drivers and firmware released only by Dell EMC are supported. For the latest driver and firmware that is releases, see the downloads section at Dell.com/support. Table 8. Latest RAID controller firmware and NVSRAM versions Software Version RAID controller firmware 08.20.24.
6 Supported SAS host bus adapters Go to Dell.com/support to download the latest supported version of the 6 Gbps SAS HBA firmware and drivers for your specific server hardware platform. Table 9. Supported SAS HBAs Vendor Model Notes Dell EMC 6 Gbps SAS HBA This HBA is not supported in 13th generation Dell EMC PowerEdge servers. Dell EMC 12 Gbps SAS HBA This HBA is only supported in13th generation Dell EMC PowerEdge servers.
7 Supported iSCSI software initiators Table 10.
8 Supported protocol offload adapters Standard Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet adapters are supported when used with supported software iSCSI initiators. Hosts must have a standards compliant iSCSI initiator to access MD Series storage. Initiator support is provided by the initiator or operating system vendor. Dell EMC PowerVault does not support Converged Network Adapters (CNA) in Converged mode.
9 Fibre Channel SFP+ Transceiver support Table 11. Supported Fibre Channel SFP+ transceivers Description Manufacturer Mfr.
10 Supported physical disks NOTE: Only the physical disk drives with a Dell EMC part number listed in Table 12 are supported. For the latest available physical disk drive firmware, refer to the Dell EMC PowerVault MD3200/MD3600/MD3660i/MD3660f Drivers and Downloads section on Dell EMC.com/support. Table 12. Supported physical disk drive models Dell EMC P/N Form Model Factor Capacity Speed Vendor SED Firmware X1MCH 2.5" LB150S 149 GB SSD Pliant (SanDisk) No D012 6R5R8 2.
Table 12. Supported physical disk drive models (continued) F0VFY 2.5" MZILT1T9HAJQ0D3 1.92 TB SSD Samsung No DWF8 X8F87 2.5" MZILT3T8HALS0D3 3.84 TB SSD Samsung No DWF8 D9NCK 2.5" MZILT800HAHQ0D3 800 GB SSD Samsung No DSF8 DR0HX 2.5" MZILT1T6HAJQ0D3 1.6 TB SSD Samsung No DSF8 5H9RV 2.5" MZILT3T2HALS0D3 3.2 TB SSD Samsung No DSF8 6K55X 2.5" MK2001GRZB 200 GB SSD Toshiba No A008 R2PJ7 2.5" MK4001GRZB 400 GB SSD Toshiba No A008 K41XJ 2.
Table 12. Supported physical disk drive models (continued) MWGK7 2.5" PX05SRB096Y 960 GB SSD Toshiba No AS0E 0FYFW 2.5" PX05SRB192Y 1.92 TB SSD Toshiba No AS0E XCRDV 2.5" PX05SRB384Y 3.84 TB SSD Toshiba No AS0E 5VHHG 2.5" PX05SMB040Y 400 GB SSD Toshiba No AS0E CN3JH 2.5" PX05SMB080Y 800 GB SSD Toshiba No AS0E GVTYD 2.5" PX05SMB160Y 1.6 TB SSD Toshiba No AS0E R1YFC 2.5" PX05SMB320Y 3.2 TB SSD Toshiba No AS0E 3YPRY 2.
Table 12. Supported physical disk drive models (continued) 6DWVP 2.5" HUC101860CSS200 600 GB 10 K HGST No FU39 0KV02 2.5" HUC101812CSS200 1.2 TB 10 K HGST No FU39 851GV 2.5" HUC156030CSS204 300 GB 15 K HGST No EJ39 4J5P1 2.5" HUC156060CSS204 600 GB 15 K HGST No EJ39 0N0T4 2.5" HUC156030CSS204 300 GB 15 K HGST No EJ39 TRCN6 2.5" HUC156060CSS204 600 GB 15 K HGST No EJ39 1P08J 2.5" HUC156030CSS200 300 GB 15 K HGST No EU39 5PNGD 2.
Table 12. Supported physical disk drive models (continued) R95FV 2.5" ST600MM0088 600 GB 15 K Seagate No TT31 WXPCX 2.5" ST1200MM0088 1.2 TB 15 K Seagate No TT31 NCT9F 2.5" ST300MP0026 300 GB 15 K Seagate No KT37 FPW68 2.5" ST600MP0036 600 GB 15 K Seagate No KT37 XTH17 2.5" ST900MP0026 900 GB 15 K Seagate No KT37 N9WXC 2.5" ST900MP0126 900 GB 15 K Seagate Yes KSC6 RT8MY 2.5" DL900MP0136 900 GB 15 K Seagate No KT55 V2KWT 2.5" ST1200MM0108 1.
Table 12. Supported physical disk drive models (continued) 5R6CX 2.5" MBF2600RC 600 GB 10 K Toshiba No DA0B MTV7G 2.5" AL13SEB300 300 GB 10 K Toshiba No DE11 5TFDD 2.5" AL13SEB600 600 GB 10 K Toshiba No DE11 RC34W 2.5" AL13SEB900 900 GB 10 K Toshiba No DE11 GP3FR 2.5" AL14SEB18EQ 1.8 TB 10 K Toshiba No DN03 2TRM4 2.5" AL14SEB18EQY 1.8 TB 10 K Toshiba No EB02 3NKW7 2.5" AL14SEB030N 300 GB 10 K Toshiba No DM06 453KG 2.
Table 12. Supported physical disk drive models (continued) V1TX2 2.5" WD6002BKTG 600 GB 10 K Western Digital No D1P3 99NCV 2.5" WD9002BKTG 900 GB 10 K Western Digital No D1P3 WTJVY 3.5" HUS724020ALS640 2 TB 7.2 K HGST No W350 MY58D 3.5" HUS724030ALS640 3 TB 7.2 K HGST No W350 7J9RN 3.5" HUS724040ALS640 4 TB 7.2 K HGST No W350 XP99D 3.5" HUS726020ALS214 2 TB 7.2 K HGST No KJ03 TX8WW 3.5" HUS726040ALS214 4 TB 7.2 K HGST No KJ03 VH6FW 3.
Table 12. Supported physical disk drive models (continued) 91K8T 3.5" ST33000650SS 3 TB 7.2 K Seagate No RS17 698PM 3.5" ST33000652SS 3 TB 7.2 K Seagate Yes RSFF FNW88 3.5" ST1000NM0023 1 TB 7.2 K Seagate No GS15 1P7DP 3.5" ST2000NM0023 2 TB 7.2 K Seagate No GS15 55H49 3.5" ST3000NM0023 3 TB 7.2 K Seagate No GS15 529FG 3.5" ST4000NM0023 4 TB 7.2 K Seagate No GS15 6P85J 3.5" ST4000NM0063 4 TB 7.2 K Seagate Yes GSFB NWCCG 3.5" ST6000NM0034 6 TB 7.
Table 12. Supported physical disk drive models (continued) 0V8G9 3.5" WD1000FYYG 1 TB 7.2 K Western Digital No D1BH YY34F 3.5" WD2000FYYG 2 TB 7.2 K Western Digital No D1BH 440RW 3.5" WD1001FYYG 1 TB 7.2 K Western Digital No D1R7 37MGT 3.5" WD2001FYYG 2 TB 7.2 K Western Digital No D1R7 DPTW9 3.5" WD3001FYYG 3 TB 7.2 K Western Digital No D1R7 202V7 3.5" WD4001FYYG 4 TB 7.2 K Western Digital No D1R7 NOTE: 26 • 3.5” 15 K RPM drives, 3.
11 Supported expansion enclosures Dell EMC PowerVault MD 3x60 Series Dense Storage Arrays support a maximum of 180 physical disk drive slots (with premium feature activation). For a system without premium feature activation, the physical disk drive slots limit is 120. The additional slot support can only be provided by up to two Dell EMC PowerVault MD3060e expansion enclosures. Table 13.
12 Supported management software The Dell EMC PowerVault MD Storage software is composed of the Modular Disk Storage Manager (MDSM) and the Modular Disk Configuration utility (MDCU). These management utilities are available on the resource DVD provided with your system and online at Dell.com/support. The Dell EMC PowerVault MD storage software is supported on all operating systems and guest operating systems listed in the Error! Reference source not found. section.
Table 17. Supported management software (VMware vCenter plug-in) (continued) vCenter plug-in version 2.7 VMware version supported Notes • • • Wizard that is used to automatically discover the HBA WWNs is not supported after VMware vCenter server 6.0 Update2 Build 3620759 or on any of the VMware vCenter server 6.5 releases. vSphere 6.5 vSphere 6.0 vSphere 5.5 U2 All protocols: • • vSphere 5.5 vSphere 5.1 This is compatible only with firmware 7.84.56.60 or later. Table 18.
13 Supported operating systems Where clustering is supported by the operating system, it is also supported on the Dell EMC PowerVault MD3200, MD3200i, MD3600i, MD3600f, MD3260, MD3260i, MD3660i, and MD3660f series storage arrays, subject to the following limitations: Windows Server 2008 R2 - Windows Server 2016: • • • Maximum iSCSI nodes are 16 Maximum SAS nodes is 4 Maximum FC nodes is 16 Table 20.
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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 (x64 only) Yes Yes Yes Yes Basic Server install (Minimum) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 (x64 only) Yes Yes Yes Yes Basic Server install (Minimum) The Linux sg driver has been disabled by default in RHEL 7.1 and is required for in-band management.
Table 20. Dell EMC PowerVault MD-Series operating system support (continued) Operating system SAS host server iSCSI host server VMware vSphere 5.5 (U3) Yes Yes Management station Fibre Channel host server Notes & required hotfixes Yes • • • • VMware vSphere 5.
14 Windows ODX support The MD32XX or MD36XX Series Storage Arrays support Windows ODX for Windows Server 2012 or later. NOTE: ODX is disabled by default and must be enabled using a SMcli command. For more information, refer to the Dell EMC PowerVault MD 32XX/34XX/36XX/38XX Series Storage Arrays CLI Guide on Dell.com/support.
15 ALUA support on host operating systems The following operating systems supported by your MD Series storage arrays support ALUA natively. Configuration steps are not required to enable ALUA on these operating systems. • • • • • • Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 SP1 and later Microsoft Windows 2012 R2 and later Microsoft Windows 2016 and later Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 and later SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.4 and later VMware vSphere ESXi 5.
16 Device mapper software Table 21. Supported device mapper software Operating system Component Supported version SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12.2 Native Native SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12.1 Native Native SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Native Native SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.4 Native Native Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Native Native Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Native Native Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 Native Native Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
17 Supported Fibre Channel host bus adapters Table 22.
18 Required timeout settings for Fibre Channel host bus adapters This table lists required timeout settings for all Dell EMC-supported Fibre Channel (FC) HBAs, by manufacturer and OS. Ensure that any FC HBA connected to your MD36xxf storage array has these timeout values set as listed in Table 23. Use one of these manufacturer utilities to set these values on your HBA: • • • Brocade command line utility (BCU) Emulex HBAnyware or OneCommand Manager QLogic SANsurfer FC HBA Manager Table 23.
19 Supported Fibre Channel switches Supported only on Fibre Channel storage arrays running the most current RAID firmware versions. Table 24.
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20 Supported Dell EMC M1000e Fibre Channel IOMs Table 25. Supported Fibre Channel I/O modules Fibre Channels IOMs Firmware Description M6505 FOS 7.0.1 Brocade 16 Gb 24-port FCs witch module FOS 6.4.1a M5424 FOS 6.4.2 24-port 8 Gb or 4 Gb FC blade switch module FOS 7.0.1 M5424-N FC8PT 40 Supported Dell EMC M1000e Fibre Channel IOMs FOS 6.4.1a FOS 7.0.
21 Tested Brocade, Cisco, and QLogic Fibre Channel routers Table 26.