Support Matrix

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. Dell EMC PowerVault MD-Series operating system support

Operating system SAS

host

server

iSCSI

host

server

Management

station

Fibre

Channel

host

server

Notes & required hotfixes

Windows Server 2016*

Standard server (core and

desktop experience)

Yes Yes Yes Yes The Microsoft MPIO feature musts installed prior

to installing the Module Disk Storage Manager

(MDSM) located on the resource DVD available on

Dell.com/support. Failure to do so will require

MDSM to be installed a second time.

Data center server (core and

desktop experience)

Yes Yes Yes Yes The Microsoft MPIO feature musts installed prior

to installing the Module Disk Storage Manager

(MDSM) located on the resource DVD available on

Dell.com/support. Failure to do so will require

MDSM to be installed a second time.

Windows Server 2012 R2 (U1)*

Standard server and core Yes Yes Yes Yes KB2966870

Data center server and core Yes Yes Yes Yes KB2966870

Foundation server and core Yes Yes Yes Yes KB2966870

Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1*

Windows 2008 R2 SP1

Enterprise and Core