Introduction; Dell Powervault M3200, Md3200I And Md3600I Series Rules - Dell PowerVault MD3200i Support Matrix

Introduction

This document provides information on supported software and hardware for Dell PowerVault MD3200
Series, MD3200i Series and MD3600i Series storage arrays as well as usage considerations,
recommendations and rules.
Dell PowerVault M3200, MD3200i and MD3600i Series Rules
The following are the connectivity and consideration rules for the MD3200 Series, MD3200i Series and MD3600i
Series arrays:
RULE
Maximum number of host
servers a single MD3200
Series array can connect to
with one RAID Controller
Module installed:
Maximum number of host
servers a single MD3200
Series array can connect to
with two RAID Controller
Modules installed:
Maximum number of Dell
6GbSAS HBA cards
supported in a single host
server attached to single
array. (It is recommended to
use two Dell 6Gb SAS HBA
cards for all redundant
cabling configurations.)
Unused ports on a Dell 6Gb
SAS HBA card already
connected to an MD3200
cannot be connected to
another device (such as a
tape drive or other model
storage array).
Maximum number ofMD3200
Series or MD3600 Series
arrays a host server may
connect to:
Connecting a MD3200 Series
SAS array, a MD3200i Series
iSCSI array and a
MD3600iSeries iSCSI array
to the same host is
supported.
TOTAL of 96 slots ---
Up to seven MD1200 Series
expansion enclosures can be
attached to a MD3200 or
MD3600 array. A mixture of
MD1200 and MD1220
enclosures for a total of 96
SAS physical disks.
Attached MD1200 Series
expansion enclosures must
MD3200 & MD3220 (SAS)
4
8 (4 if using high
availability)
2 (each card has two ports)
√
2 (HA)
√
√
√
MD3200i & MD3220i
(1Gbps iSCSI)
32
32
Not applicable to iSCSI
configurations
Not applicable to iSCSI
configurations
4
√
√
√
MD3600i & MD3620i
(10Gbps iSCSI)
64
64
Not applicable to iSCSI
configurations
Not applicable to iSCSI
configurations
4
√
√
√