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Dell EMC Support Matrix

Dell EMC XC940 XC Series Appliance and XC Core

System Support Matrix

April 2021

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Dell EMC XC940 XC Series Appliance and XC Core System Support Matrix April 2021 Dell EMC Support Matrix
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Revisions Revisions Date Description April 2021 Updated the supported physical disk drive section.
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Revisions • April 2019 Updated the following sections: • • February 2019 Supported components Supported hypervisor OS Supported Management Software Updated the following sections: • • • Updated Supported NDCs Updated Supported NICs Supported Management Software Added Encryption Restrictions section December 2018 Updated the following sections: • • • • 3 BIOS and iDRAC versions Supported NDCs Supported NICs Supported hypervisor OS August 2018 Updated content to include XC Core System March 2018
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Revisions The information in this publication is provided “as is.” Dell Inc. makes no representations or warranties of any kind with respect to the information in this publication, and specifically disclaims implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Use, copying, and distribution of any software described in this publication requires an applicable software license. © 2021 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All Rights Reserved.
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Table of contents Table of contents Revisions............................................................................................................................................................................. 2 Table of contents ................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Introduction ................................................................................................
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Introduction Introduction The information in this document applies to both, Dell EMC XC Series appliances as well as the Dell EMC XC Core System offering. Sections or information that apply to only one of the offerings (XC Series or XC Core) will be called out explicitly. This document provides information about the supported software, firmware, and hardware versions and technical specifications for the Dell EMC XC940 Series Hyper-Converged Appliance.
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1 Supported hardware, firmware and software This chapter provides information about supported software, firmware, and hardware versions for the Dell EMC XC940 Series Hyper-Converged Appliance. NOTE: Future updates to this document may remove firmware versions because Nutanix LCM is the prescribed method to update the appliance. 1.1 Supported components This section provides information about components supported by your hardware.
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Component Skylake Model Cascade Lake Model 8160 8280 8160M 8280M Cascade Lake Refresh 8164 8168 8170 8176 8176M 8180 8180M BIOS 1.2.11 and later iDRAC support 3.15.15.15 or later Memory capability Skylake 16Gb RDIMM 32Gb RDIMM 64Gb LRDIMM 64Gb RDIMM 128Gb LRDIMM 2666 2666 2666 NA 2666 Support Shelf Platinum-82xx Gold-62xx Gold-52xx Silver-42xx 1.
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1.2.1 Form Factor Capacity Type Vendor 2.5” 2.4 TB SAS SED HDD Dell EMC Supported 2.5" 400 GB SAS SSD Dell EMC Supported 2.5" 480 GB SATA SSD Dell EMC Supported 2.5" 480 GB SAS SSD Dell EMC Supported 2.5" 800 GB SAS SSD Dell EMC Supported 2.5" 960 GB SAS SSD Dell EMC Supported 2.5" 960 GB SATA SSD Dell EMC Supported 2.5" 1600 GB SAS SSD Dell EMC Supported 2.5" 1920 GB SAS SSD Dell EMC Supported 2.5" 1920 GB SAS SED SSD Dell EMC Supported 2.
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optical modules, ensure they are the Intel branded modules before inserting into the NDC or NIC. Twinax cables are also the supported network cables for Intel NDC and NIC. CAUTION: Using any brand of SFP+ module other than Intel during deployment disables the 10 GbE ports. Call Dell EMC Support to recover port functionality. WARNING: Hot-plugging an unsupported SFP+ module causes ESXi host to fail with purple diagnostic screen. Call Dell EMC Support to recover from this situation. 1.
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1.5 Supported management software This section provides information about components supported by your hardware. Supported management software 1.6 Name AOS version (Skylake) AOS version (Cascade lake) AHV 5.1 or later 5.10.3.2 or later Windows Server 2016 5.5.0.4 or later 5.10.3.2 or later Windows Server 2019 5.17 or later 5.17 or later ESXi 6.0U3 (EOL date 3/12/2020) 5.1 or later 5.10.3.2 or later ESXi 6.5d 5.1 or later 5.10.3.2 or later ESXi 6.7 (all updates) 5.9 or later 5.10.3.
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2 Documentation matrix The documentation matrix provides information about the documents that you use to configure and deploy the Dell EMC Series hyper-converged appliance solution. WARNING: See the safety and regulatory information that shipped with your system. Warranty information may be included with this document or as a separate document.
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2.2 To learn about... Refer to...
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To learn about... Acropolis base document name Distributed VM management services for Nutanix nodes with Acropolis hypervisor (AHV). Acropolis App Mobility Fabric Guide Nutanix support of containers through Acropolis Container Services. Acropolis Container Services Guide Set up instructions for your solution. Field Installation Guide Software instructions for hardware components that are not functioning.
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3 Contacting Dell EMC Dell EMC provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. If you do not have an active internet connection, you can find contact information about your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell EMC product catalog. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell EMC for sales, technical assistance, or customer-service issues: 3. Go to Dell.com/support. 4.