Dell POWERVAULT MD1000 Support Matrix Manual
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- Page 1 Dell™ PowerVault™ MD1000 Systems Support Matrix Latest Update April 2010...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Supported RAID Controllers ... 3 PERC 5/E Adapter ... 3 PERC 6/E Adapter ... 4 Supported Servers ... 4 Supported Operating Systems ... 5 Supported Management Software ... 5 Supported Hard Drives ... 5 Supported Hardware Configurations ... 8... -
Page 3: Supported Raid Controllers
The PowerVault MD1000 supported software and hardware are directly tied to the RAID controller to which it is attached. If a PERC 5/E or PERC 6/E is supported in a server, then the PowerVault MD1000 is supported on that server. -
Page 4: Perc 6/E Adapter
To see a current list of supported servers reference www.dell.com/perc. If a PERC 5/E or PERC 6/E is supported in a server then the PowerVault MD1000 is supported on that server. NOTE: For the latest BIOS information, see the specific server website on support.dell.com. -
Page 5: Supported Operating Systems
Supported Operating Systems If a PERC 5/E or PERC 6/E is supported in a server then the PowerVault MD1000 is supported on that server. To determine the latest supported operating system perform the following two steps: 1) Reference www.dell.com/perc 2) Using the info from step one, reference Operating Systems for that platform. -
Page 6: Drive Description
Table 4. Supported Hard Drives for PowerVault MD1000 Systems Drive description Maxtor SAS 73 GB 10K RPM Maxtor SAS 146 GB 10K RPM Maxtor SAS 300 GB 10K RPM Maxtor SAS 36 GB 15K RPM Maxtor SAS 73 GB 15K RPM... - Page 7 Seagate (15K.5) SAS 300 GB 15K RPM Seagate (15K.6) SAS 146GB 15K RPM Seagate (15K.6) SAS 300GB 15K RPM Seagate (15K.6) SAS 450GB 15K RPM Seagate (Cheetah 15K.7) SAS 300GB 15K RPM Seagate (Cheetah 15K.7) SAS 450GB 15K RPM Seagate (Cheetah 15K.7) SAS 600GB 15K RPM Seagate (T10) SAS 73 GB 10K Performance Seagate (T10) SAS 146 GB 10K Performance Seagate (T10) SAS 300 GB 10K Performance...
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Page 8: Supported Hardware Configurations
Western Digital (EP500M) SATA 2TB 5.4K RPM Supported Hardware Configurations NOTE: The following MD1000 hardware configurations are supported only on Dell-qualified hardware. There is a limit of two RAID controllers (PERC 5/E and/or PERC 6/E) per PowerEdge server. There is a limit of three MD1000 enclosures per controller port. - Page 9 Figure 1. Supported Hardware Configuration Unified Mode Host controller Host controller Host controller Figure 2. Max Configuration on a Single PERC 5/E or PERC 6/E Controller (both ports connected) Unified Mode The PERC 6/E adapter can detect and use redundant paths to drives contained in an MD1000 enclosure. With redundant paths, if one path fails, another path can be used to communicate between the controller and the hard drive.
- Page 10 Figure 3. Redundant Path with 1 Enclosure Supported Configuration/Setup Unsupported Configuration/Setup Figure 4. Redundant Path with 2 Enclosures Supported Configuration/Setup Figure 5. Redundant Path with 3 Enclosures Supported Configuration/Setup Unsupported Configuration/Setup Unsupported Configuration/Setup...
- Page 11 Infor mation in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2008–2010 Dell Inc. All r ights r eser ved. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden. Dell, PowerVault, PowerEdge, Dell OpenManage,...