Install Guide

Management Compatibility
Storage Manager is compatible with the products that are listed in the following table:
Product Versions
Storage Center 7.1 – 7.4
PS Series group firmware 9.0 – 10.0
Dell FluidFS 6.0.300135
NOTE: You must update FluidFS firmware to 6.0.300135
before updating to Storage Manager 2019 R1.
Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2012, 2012 SP1, 2012 R2, 2016, and 2019
VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM) 6.0, 6.1, 6.5, 8.1, 8.1.1, and 8.2
NOTE: A Storage Center must have Fibre Channel or
iSCSI front-end ports to work with SRM.
Dell Storage Replication Adapter (SRA) 18.1.1.173
CITV 4.0
DSITV 4.1 – 6.0
Software and Hardware Requirements
The following sections list the requirements for the Storage Manager Data Collector, Storage Manager Client, and Storage Manager
Server Agent .
Data Collector Requirements
The following table lists the Storage Manager Data Collector requirements.
NOTE:
For best results, install the Data Collector on a Windows Server VM using a traditional volume source from
shared storage. Do not use a VVol for the Windows Server VM on which the Data Collector is installed.
Component Requirements
Operating system Any of the following 64-bit operating systems with the latest service packs:
• Windows Server 2012 R2
• Windows Server 2016
• Windows Server 2019
NOTE: Windows Server Core is not supported.
Windows User
Group
Administrators
CPU 64-bit (x64) microprocessor with two or more cores
The Data Collector requires a microprocessor with four cores for environments that have 100,000 or more Active
Directory members or groups.
Memory Varies based on size of the storage environment:
• 4 GB – One to ten Storage Centers, or up to 3000 total volumes
• 8 GB – More than ten Storage Centers, or up to 6000 total volumes
• 16 GB – More than ten Storage Centers, or up to 12,000 total volumes
• 32 GB – More than ten Storage Centers, or more than 12,000 total volumes
Disk space At least 20 GB ; additional space is required to manage FluidFS cluster software updates.
8 Introduction to Storage Manager