SUPPORT MATRIX MD 34XX/38XX Series RAID Controller Firmware Version 08.20.05.
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Dell™ PowerVault™ MD34XX/38XX-Series Storage Array Support Matrix Changes in Version A05............................................................................................................................ 4 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 5 Dell PowerVault MD-Series Storage Array Rules ..................................................................................
NOTE: This Support Matrix contains the latest compatibility and interoperability information. Should you encounter inconsistencies between this information and other MD-series documentation, this document should be considered superseding.
Introduction This document provides information on supported software and hardware for Dell PowerVault MD3400, MD3420, MD3800i, MD3820i, MD3800f, MD3820f, MD3460, MD3860i, and MD3860f storage arrays, as well as usage considerations, recommendations, and rules. NOTE: Unless specified, all information in this document is applicable to the most current RAID controller firmware version available from support.dell.com. Table 1.
Dell PowerVault MD-Series Storage Array Rules This section contains both general and model-specific connectivity and consideration rules for MD storage arrays. Only the rules shown in Table 2 apply to ALL storage array models. For rules applying to specific MD models, see Tables 3 and 4. Table 2. MD-Series Storage Array Rules for All Models NOTE: MD3460, MD3860i and MD3860f platforms are supported in dual-RAID controller (duplex) configurations only.
When using out-of-band management with SMcli by specifying the RAID Controller management port IP addresses on the MD Storage Array, SMcli commands that change the attributes of a virtual disk, virtual disk copy, or snapshot virtual disk, must have management access to the owning RAID Controller Module. Where applicable, it is best practice to specify both management port IP addresses on the SMcli invocation: On Linux systems Device Mapper multipathing drivers are required for multipath support.
If the iSCSI initiators are connected to MD3800i series through the network switches, make sure that your switches support IEEE 802.3x flow control, and the flow control is enabled for both sending and receiving on all switch ports and server NIC ports. If you do not enable the flow control, your iSCSI storage array may experience the degradation of the I/O performance. In addition to enabling the Ethernet IEEE 802.
Table 3. MD-Series Storage Array Rules for Non-Dense, 2U Models Only (MD3400, MD3420, MD3800i, MD3820i, MD3800f, and MD3820f) MD3400 series MD3800i series MD3800f series 12Gbps SAS 10Gbps iSCSI 16Gbps Fibre Channel Up to fifteen MD1200 and/or MD1220 series expansion enclosures can be attached to an MD storage array. Any mixture of MD1200 and MD1220 enclosures for a total of 192 physical slots is supported. Maximum number of physical disks in a RAID0, RAID1/10 is 120.
The number of Remote Replicas is limited to: N/A maximum of 32 per array Table 4. MD-Series Storage Array Rules for Dense, 4U Models Only (MD3460, MD3860i, and MD3860f) MD3460 series MD3860i series 12Gbps SAS 10Gbps iSCSI Support for up to 180 physical slots with a premium feature activation. Maximum number of physical disks in a RAID0, RAID1/10 is 120.
Default IPv4 settings for the iSCSI Ports on MD38x0i array NOTE: No default gateway is set. By default, the iSCSI ports on the storage array are set to the following static IPv4 settings: Table 6. Default iSCSI Port IPv4 Addresses on MD38x0i Storage Arrays Controller/Port (MD38x0i) IPv4 address Subnet Mask Port # Controller 0, Port 0 Controller 0, Port 1 Controller 1, Port 0 Controller 1, Port 1 192.168.130.101 192.168.131.101 192.168.130.102 192.168.131.102 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.
NOTE: For detailed information on OS support, refer to Supported Operating Systems section of this document. Supported Protocol Offload (TOE / iSCSI) 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/operating system vendor.
Table 10. Supported Physical Disk Models Form Factor Model Capacity Speed Vendor 2.5” HUC101212CSS600 1.2 TB 10K HGST 2.5” HUC156030CSS204 300GB 15K HGST 2.5” HUC156060CSS204 600GB 15K HGST 3.5" HUS724020ALS640 2TB 7.2K HGST 3.5" HUS724030ALS640 3TB 7.2K HGST 3.5" HUS724040ALS640 4TB 7.2K HGST 2.5” HUC103014CSS600 146GB 10K Hitachi 2.5” HUC103030CSS600 300GB 10K Hitachi 2.5” HUC106030CSS600 300GB 10K Hitachi 2.5” HUC106060CSS600 600GB 10K Hitachi 2.
2.5” ST9300503SS 300GB 10K Seagate 2.5” ST300MM0006 300GB 10K Seagate 2.5” ST600MM0006 600GB 10K Seagate 2.5” ST900MM0006 900GB 10K Seagate 2.5" ST900MM0036 900GB 10K Seagate 2.5” ST973452SS 73GB 15K Seagate 2.5” ST9146852SS 146GB 15K Seagate 2.5” ST9146752SS 146GB 15K Seagate 2.5” ST300MP0004 300GB 15K Seagate 2.5” ST9146853SS 146GB 15K Seagate 2.5” ST9300653SS 300GB 15K Seagate 2.5” ST9300453SS 300GB 15K Seagate 2.
3.5” ST33000650SS 3TB 7.2K Seagate 3.5” ST33000652SS 3TB 7.2K Seagate 2.5” MBF2300RC 300GB 10K Toshiba 2.5” MBF2600RC 600GB 10K Toshiba 2.5" AL13SEB300 300GB 10K Toshiba 2.5" AL13SEB600 600GB 10K Toshiba 2.5" AL13SEB900 900GB 10K Toshiba 2.5” MK1401GRRB 146GB 15K Toshiba 2.5” MK3001GRRB 300GB 15K Toshiba 2.5" AL13SXB300N 300GB 15K Toshiba 2.5" AL13SXB600N 600GB 15K Toshiba 2.5” MK2001GRZB 200GB SSD Toshiba 2.5” MK4001GRZB 400GB SSD Toshiba 2.
3.5” WD4001FYYG 4TB 7.2K Western Digital NOTE: 3.5” 15K rpm drives,3.5” 10K rpm drives and 3.5” 7.2K rpm drives marked with (*) are not supported on MD dense arrays such as MD3460, MD3860i and MD3860f. Supported Expansion Enclosures MD 3x60 Series Dense Storage Arrays support a maximum of 180 physical disk slots (with premium feature activation). These additional slots support can only be provided by up to 2 MD3060e expansion enclosures.
Supported Management Software The 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. MD storage software is supported on all operating systems and guest operating systems listed in the “Supported Operating Systems” section.
Table 14. Supported Management Software (Linux) Linux Software Component Version MD Series Dense Storage Arrays Resource DVD 6.0.0.12 Modular Disk Storage Manager 11.20.0A06.0001 Notes Supported with iSCSI storage arrays Only Modular Disk Configuration Utility 2.1.0.50 Table 15. Supported Management Software (VMware vCenter Plug-in) vCenter Plug-in Support vCenter Plug-in Version VMware version supported All Protocols EXSi 5.5 EXSi 5.1 EXSi 5.0 All protocols ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 ESXi 4.
Supported Operating Systems Where clustering is supported by the operating system, it is also supported on the MD34xx, MD38xxi, and MD38xxf series storage arrays, subject to the following limitations: Table 18.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 (x64 only) Basic Server install (Minimum) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 (x64 only) Basic Server install (Minimum) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 (x64 only) Basic Server install (Minimum) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) ® SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (x64 only) ® SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.3(x64 only) ® SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.
*NOTE: Core editions of Windows server can only manage storage arrays via the SMcli client. Windows ODX Support The MD34XX/38XX Series Storage Arrays support Windows ODX for Windows Server 2012 or later. ALUA Support on Supported Host Operating System The following operating systems supported by your MD Series storage arrays support ALUA natively. No configuration steps are required to enable ALUA on these operating systems. · · · Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 and newer. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
servers that have a PCI Express (PCI-e) x8 slot. NOTE: Vendor Model Dell P/N Dell 12Gbps SAS HBA T93GD (Low Profile) 2PHG9 (Full Profile) The Dell 12Gbps SAS HBA is only supported in Dell PowerEdge 13th generation servers Supported Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters Table 21. Supported Fibre Channel HBAs Direct-attach Configuration** Fabric Configuration QLE2660 QLE2662 QLE2670 www.qlogic.com QLE2672 www.qlogic.com QLE2560 www.qlogic.com QLE2562 www.
Supported Fibre Channel Direct-Attach Configuration Operating Systems Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 and 6.4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.4 and 11.3 NOTE: Fibre channel direct-attach is not supported on VMWare ESXi. Required Timeout Settings for Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters This table shows required timeout settings for all Dell-supported fibre channel (FC) HBAs, by manufacturer and OS.
Supported Fibre Channel Switches Supported only on Fibre Channel storage arrays running the most current RAID firmware versions. Table 23.
