Dell DX6000 Supplementary Manual

Dell™ DX Object Storage Platform Interoperability
Guide
This document provides information about the supported hardware and software versions for Dell™ DX Object
Storage Platform systems.

Supported Hardware

This section lists the hardware supported by DX Object Storage Platform. Where applicable, firmware and driver
versions are also listed.
BIOS Versions
Table 1 lists the BIOS version supported by the DX6000 system.
Platform
DX6000 2.0.13 or later
DX6012S 1.2.12 or later
DX6004S 1.0.0 or later
Table 1. Supported System BIOS
Hard Drives
The DX Object Storage Platform supports internal 3.5-inch hard drives only. Table 2 lists the supported hard drives
and RAID types.
Platform Hot-swappable (Yes/No)
DX6000 Yes
DX6012S No
DX6004S No
Table 2. Supported Hard drives
1
Hot removal of drive is supported. Reinserting or adding a new hard drive requires reboot of the DX6012S and DX6004S.
Supported Controllers
Table 3 lists the supported RAID controllers, supported firmware, and driver versions.
Controller
Platform
Type
DX6000 Internal
DX6012S Internal
DX6004S Internal
Table 3. Supported RAID Controllers
2
Dell DX Compatibility Manager and DX Storage Node Console report RAID controller BIOS Revisions. The corresponding RAID
controller firmware updates available at
BIOS Version Supported
Raid Type
Raid 5
1
No RAID
1
No RAID
RAID Number of
Controller Controllers
H700 1
H200 1
H200 1
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3.5-inch SATA 250GB or 1TB and
3.5-inch NearLine SAS 500GB or 1TB
3.5-inch SATA 250GB, 500GB, 1TB, or 2TB and
3.5-inch NearLine SAS 500GB, 1TB, or 2TB
3.5-inch SATA 250GB, 500GB, 1TB, or 2TB and
3.5-inch NearLine SAS 500GB, 1TB, or 2TB
Firmware Revision BIOS Revision
12.0.1-00 or later 12.0.1-00 or later
07.02.42.00 or later 07.11.01.00 or later
07.02.42.00 or later 07.11.01.00 or later
are referenced by Firmware Revision.
Drives
Driver
Revision
2
4.17-2 or later
2 3
N/A
2 3
N/A