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  • Page 1 Dell EMC PowerVault MD34XX/38XX Series Support Matrix...
  • Page 2 Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your product. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    2 Data protocols............................... 6 3 Dell EMC PowerVault MD Series storage array rules..................7 4 Default IPv4 settings for management ports on Dell EMC PowerVault MD series storage arrays....11 Default IPv4 settings for the iSCSI ports on PowerVault MD38x0i Storage Arrays..........11 5 RAID controller firmware and NVSRAM......................12...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Introduction This document provides information about supported software and hardware for Dell PowerVault MD3400, MD3420, MD3800i, MD3820i, MD3800f, MD3820f, MD3460, MD3860i, and MD3860f storage arrays, and usage considerations, recommendations, and rules. The information in this document pertains to RAID controller firmware version 8.25.14.60. NOTE: •...
  • Page 5 Date Description Updated storage array rules February 2017 Updated version of CFW Updated supported physical disks section December 2016 Updated version of CFW and HSW Updated supported operating systems Updated storage array rules for dense array section Updated version of CFW October 2016 Updated supported physical disks section Added support for VMware with Fibre Channel Direct Connect...

  • Page 6: Data Protocols

    Dell EMC PowerVault MD3400, MD3420, MD3800i, MD3820i, MD3800f, and MD3820f models support 120 physical disk drive slots in base configuration. With premium feature activation, 192 physical disk drive slots are supported. Dell EMC PowerVault MD3x60i/MD3x60f dense array has default 120 drive slots support (with 20 drives minimum), and 180 drive slots support with PFK.

  • Page 7: 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.
  • Page 8 Maximum number of iSCSI sessions 512 per port Replication within iSCSI topology between MD32x0i, MD36x0i, or MD38x0i arrays is supported regardless of connection speed. Replication between iSCSI and FC topology is not supported. Dell EMC PowerVault MD Series storage array rules...
  • Page 9 • Maximum of 32 snapshots per snapshot group The number of remote replicas is limited to a maximum of 32 for each array. Table 4. Dell EMC PowerVault MD-Series storage array rules for dense, 4U models only Rule MD3400 series...
  • Page 10 30. There is no limitation with RAID0 and RAID10 disk groups. A minimum of 20 SAS HDDs or SSDs are required in each Dell PowerVault MD3x60 enclosure (4 in front slots of each drawer) Dell EMC PowerVault MD Series storage array rules...

  • Page 11: Default Ipv4 Settings For Management Ports On Dell Emc Powervault Md Series Storage Arrays

    Controller 0, Port 0 192.168.130.101 255.255.255.0 3260 Controller 0, Port 1 192.168.131.101 255.255.255.0 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 Default IPv4 settings for management ports on Dell EMC PowerVault MD series storage arrays...

  • Page 12: Raid Controller Firmware And Nvsram

    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 6. Latest RAID controller firmware and NVSRAM versions...

  • Page 13: Iscsi Software Initiators

    iSCSI software initiators Table 7. Supported iSCSI initiators Operating System SW initiator vendor SW initiator version Notes Windows Server OS Microsoft RTM or later Included with OS Red Hat Enterprise Linux Red Hat RTM or later Included with OS SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SUSE RTM or later Included with OS...

  • Page 14: Protocol (Toe/Iscsi) Offload Adapters

    Protocol (TOE/iSCSI) 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 Dell PowerVault MD Series storage. Initiator support is provided by the initiator or operating system vendor.

  • Page 15: Fibre Channel Sfp+ Transceiver Support

    Fibre Channel SFP+ Transceiver support Table 8. Supported Fibre Channel SFP+ transceivers Description Manufacturer Mfr. Part number Dell P/N 16G SFP (FC) Short wave Finisar FTLF8529P3BCVA TDTCP Fibre Channel SFP+ Transceiver support...

  • Page 16: Physical Disks

    Dell Software and Peripheral store with a part number other than specified in the list are not supported. Only the physical disk drives with a Dell EMC part number listed in the following table are supported.
  • Page 17 8RC8K 2.5" MZILS3T2HMLH0D3 3.2TB Samsung DWL7 8Y64H 2.5" MZILS480HEGR0D3 480GB Samsung DSL7 7FNRX 2.5" MZILS960HEGR0D3 960GB Samsung DSL7 086DD 2.5" MZILS1T9HEJH0D3 1.92TB Samsung DSL7 JR1HP 2.5" MZILS3T8HMLH0D3 3.84TB Samsung DSL7 R1ND2 2.5" MZILT960HAHQ0D3 960GB Samsung DSF8 F0VFY 2.5" MZILT1T9HAJQ0D3 1.92TB Samsung DSF8 X8F87...
  • Page 18 4XC39 2.5” PX04SVB192 1.92TB Toshiba AM07 GYMY9 2.5” PX04SVB384 3.84TB Toshiba AM07 06VJ7 2.5” PX04SRB048 480GB Toshiba AM07 4KG4X 2.5” PX04SRB096 960GB Toshiba AM07 R87FK 2.5” PX04SRB192 1.92TB Toshiba AM07 M09K5 2.5” PX04SRB384 3.84TB Toshiba AM07 HPNDJ 2.5” PX04SHB020 200Gb Toshiba AM07 YT53C...
  • Page 19 2WVYG 2.5” KPM5XVUG1T92 1.92TB Toshiba B018 91W3V 2.5” KPM5XVUG3T84 3.84TB Toshiba B018 9YWG8 2.5” KPM5XRUG480G 480GB Toshiba B018 H8X3X 2.5” KPM5XRUG960G 960GB Toshiba B018 TDNP7 2.5” KPM5XRUG1T92 1.92TB Toshiba B018 N85XX 2.5” KPM5XRUG3T84 3.84TB Toshiba B018 WGP72 2.5” KPM5XMUG400G 400GB Toshiba B018 DHRVV...
  • Page 20 T855K 2.5” HUC103014CSS600 146GB Hitachi J516 U709K 2.5” HUC103030CSS600 300GB Hitachi J516 YJ0GR 2.5” HUC106030CSS600 300GB Hitachi A440 8WP8W 2.5” HUC106060CSS600 600GB Hitachi A440 CXF82 2.5” HUC109030CSS600 300GB Hitachi N440 G76RF 2.5” HUC109060CSS600 600GB Hitachi N440 H5WGN 2.5” HUC109090CSS600 900GB Hitachi N440 R730K...
  • Page 21 YJ2KH 2.5” ST300MM0088 300GB Seagate TT31 R95FV 2.5” ST600MM0088 600GB Seagate TT31 WXPCX 2.5” ST1200MM0088 1.2TB Seagate TT31 NCT9F 2.5” ST300MP0026 300GB Seagate KT37 FPW68 2.5” ST600MP0036 600GB Seagate KT37 XTH17 2.5” ST900MP0026 900GB Seagate KT37 N9WXC 2.5” ST900MP0126 900GB Seagate KSC6 RT8MY...
  • Page 22 XKGH0 2.5” ST91000642SS 7.2K Seagate ASFE R734K 2.5” ST9500430SS 500GB 7.2K Seagate DS67 NV0G9 2.5” ST9500431SS 500GB 7.2K Seagate DSF4 XY986 2.5” ST2000NX0273 7.2K Seagate NS29 56M6W 2.5” ST1000NX0453 7.2K Seagate NS02 FVX7C 2.5” ST2000NX0433 7.2K Seagate NS02 Y6W8N 2.5" ST2000NX0453 7.2K Seagate...
  • Page 23 4GN49 2.5" AL13SXB300N 300GB Toshiba DF0B 990FD 2.5" AL13SXB600N 600GB Toshiba DF0B 0RVDT 2.5” AL13SXB30EN 300GB Toshiba DK05 DYDW0 2.5” AL13SXB60EN 600GB Toshiba DK05 YFKXK 2.5” AL13SXB30ENY 300GB Toshiba EC02 GK6JN 2.5” AL13SXB60ENY 600GB Toshiba EC02 377CF 2.5” AL14SXB30ENY 300GB Toshiba EE05 1W7HC...
  • Page 24 PYM8J 3.5” HUS726060AL5214 7.2K HGST KK34 43V7V 3.5” HUH728080AL5204 7.2K HGST GK23 KRDKK 3.5” HUH721008AL5200 7.2K HGST LS15 07FPR 3.5” HUH721010AL5200 10TB 7.2K HGST LS15 NT1X2 3.5” HUS726T4TALS200 7.2K HGST PU01 XDN2G 3.5” HUS726T6TAL5200 7.2K HGST PS02 44YFV 3.5” HUS728T8TAL5200 7.2K HGST RS01...
  • Page 25 91K8T 3.5” ST33000650SS 7.2K Seagate RS17 698PM 3.5” ST33000652SS 7.2K Seagate RSFF FNW88 3.5" ST1000NM0023 7.2K Seagate GS15 1P7DP 3.5" ST2000NM0023 7.2K Seagate GS15 55H49 3.5" ST3000NM0023 7.2K Seagate GS15 529FG 3.5" ST4000NM0023 7.2K Seagate GS15 6P85J 3.5" ST4000NM0063 7.2K Seagate GSFB NWCCG...
  • Page 26 • 3.5” 15 K RPM drives, 3.5” 10 K RPM drives, and 3.5” 7.2 K RPM utility drives marked with (*) are not supported on Dell EMC PowerVault MD dense arrays such as Dell EMC PowerVault MD3460, MD3860i, and MD3860.

  • Page 27: Expansion Enclosures

    Expansion enclosures Dell PowerVault MD3x60 Series Dense Storage Arrays support a maximum of 180 physical disk drive slots (with premium feature activation). These additional slots support is provided only by up to two Dell PowerVault MD3060e expansion enclosures. For a system without premium feature activation, the physical disk drive slot limit is 120.

  • Page 28: Management Software

    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.
  • Page 29 Table 13. Supported management software (Linux) Software Component Version Notes Dell EMC PowerVault MD Series Dense 6.5.0.1 Storage Arrays resource DVD Modular Disk Storage Manager 11.25.0A06.0026 Modular Disk Configuration utility 2.1.0.68 Supported with iSCSI storage arrays only. Table 14. Supported management software (VMware vCenter plug-in)

  • Page 30: Operating Systems

    Windows Server 2008 R2 - Windows Server 2016: • Maximum iSCSI nodes are 16 • Maximum SAS nodes is 4 • Maximum FC nodes is 16 Table 17. Dell EMC PowerVault MD-Series operating system support Operating system Manage SAS host iSCSI Fibre Notes & required hotfixes...
  • Page 31 Operating system Manage SAS host iSCSI Fibre Notes & required hotfixes ment server host Channel station server host server Windows 2008 R2 SP1 HPC KB2522766, KB2637197 Server Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Basic Server install (Minimum) (x64 only) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Basic Server install (Minimum)
  • Page 32 Operating system Manage SAS host iSCSI Fibre Notes & required hotfixes ment server host Channel station server host server VMware vSphere 6.5 (U1) • For supported array firmware versions, see VMware Compatibility Guide • Supported path policies: MRU and RR •...
  • Page 33 Operating system Manage SAS host iSCSI Fibre Notes & required hotfixes ment server host Channel station server host server Windows Desktop operating systems Windows 10 (x64 only) Pro Enterprise Windows 8.1 (x64 only) Pro Enterprise Windows 8 (x64 only) Pro Enterprise Windows 7 ( x86, x64) NOTE:...

  • Page 34: Windows Odx

    Windows ODX The MD34XX or MD38XX Series Storage Arrays support Windows ODX for Windows Server 2012 R2 or later. Dell EMC NOTE: ODX is disabled by default and must be enabled using a SMcli command. For more information, refer to the PowerVault MD 34XX/38XX Series Storage Arrays CLI Guide at Dell.com/support.

  • Page 35: Alua Support On Host Operating Systems

    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 •...

  • Page 36: Device Mapper Software

    Device mapper software Table 18. 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...

  • Page 37: Sas Host Bus Adapters

    SAS host bus adapters Go to Dell.com/support to download the latest supported version of the 12 Gbps SAS HBA firmware and drivers for your specific server hardware platform. NOTE: • The LSI 9300-8e HBA is compatible only on the Dell PowerEdge 11th, 12th, and 13th generation servers that have a PCI Express (PCIe) x8 slot.

  • Page 38: Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters

    Dell WVT0T (low-profile) QLE2670 www.qlogic.com QLE2672 www.qlogic.com QLE2560 www.qlogic.com QLE2562 www.qlogic.com Emulex* LPe16000v2 W12YJ (full height) Dell EMC XRNN5 (low-profile) LPe16002v2 4G6WF (full height) Dell EMC HD2MG (low-profile) LPe16000v3 61M2K Dell EMC (full height) 11H8D Fibre Channel host bus adapters...
  • Page 39 Host bus adapter name Direct- attach config** Fabric config Dell P/N Available from (low-profile) LPe16002v3 F3VJ6 Dell EMC (full height) 6VK2R (low-profile) LPe31000 3T3T7 Dell EMC (full height) 6CWM6 (low-profile) LPe31002 RXNT1 Dell EMC (full height) VGJ12 (low-profile) LPe 12000 www.broadcom.com...

  • Page 40: Fibre Channel Direct-Attach Configuration Operating Systems

    Fibre Channel direct-attach configuration operating systems This solution supports the following list of direct-attached configuration operating systems: • Microsoft Windows Server 2016 • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0 or later •...

  • Page 41: Required Timeout Settings For Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters

    Required timeout settings for Fibre Channel host bus adapters Table 21. Fibre Channel HBA timeout values (by Manufacturer) shows required timeout settings for all Dell-supported Fibre Channel (FC) HBAs, by manufacturer, and OS. Ensure that any FC HBA connected to your PowerVault MD3860f storage array has these timeout values set as listed in Table 21.

  • Page 42: Supported Fibre Channel Switches

    Supported Fibre Channel switches The following switches are supported only on Fibre Channel (FC) storage arrays running the most current RAID firmware versions Table 22. Supported Fibre Channel switches Switches Description Dell EMC S5000 48 port unified switch Brocade 8 Gbps 24 port...
  • Page 43 Switches Description 5800 8 Gbps scalable up to 120 ports FC switch stack Cisco Nexus 5548UP 8 Gbps 48 port FC switch Nexus 5596UP 8 Gbps 96 port FC switch 9148 8 Gbps 48 port FC switch 9506 8 Gbps 192 port FC switch 9509 8 Gbps 48 port...

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