Dell EMC XC940 XC Series Appliance and XC Core System Support Matrix July 2021 Dell EMC Support Matrix
Revisions Revisions Date Description July 2021 Updated the supported physical disk drive section. April 2021 Updated the supported physical disk drive section.
Revisions • • • April 2019 Updated the following sections: • • February 2019 Supported Management Software Supported Hypervisor OS 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 20
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Table of contents Table of contents Revisions............................................................................................................................................................................. 2 Table of contents ................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Introduction ................................................................................................
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.
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.
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.
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" 960 GB SED SATA SSD Dell EMC Supported 2.5" 1600 GB SAS SSD Dell EMC Supported 2.5" 1920 GB SAS SSD Dell EMC Supported 2.
1.3 Supported networking This section provides information about networking supported by your hardware and supported NICs. Intel branded Network Daughter Cards (NDC) and Network Interface Cards (NIC) specify the use of only Intel branded SFP+ optical modules for use with optical cables. When ordering a system with optics, the appropriate Intel branded SFP+ optical modules are included with your order.
Vendor Description Chipset Intel CRD,NTWK,10G BASE-T,QP,INTEL X710 CRD,NTWK,10G,SFP+,DP FVL,INTEL X710 CRD,NTWK,10GBT,INTEL,FH,V2 X550 CRD,NTWK,PCIE,1GB,DP,INTEL,V3 i350 CRD,NTWK,PCIE,1GB,QP,INTEL,V3 i350 CRD,NTWK,13G,RNDC,IN,10G,SFP,2 X710/i350 CRD,NTWK,RNDC,4X10G,BT,INTEL X550 CRD,NTWK,12G,RNDC,INTEL,QP,1G i350 CRD,NTWK,RNDC,QP,2+2,BT,INTEL X550/i350 CRD,NTWK,DP,INTEL,25G,SFP XXV710 Mellanox CRD,NTWK,25G,CX4LX,DP,RNDC,MLN CX4LX CRD,NTWK,25G,CX4LX,DP,SFP,MLNX CX4LX CRD,NTWK,100G,
1.6 ESXi 7.0 Foundation 4.5.4.2 or later plus AOS 5.18 or later Foundation 4.5.4.2 or later plus AOS 5.18 or later ESXi 7.0 U1 Min. AOS version-LTS: 5.15.5 Min. AOS version-STS: 5.19.1 Min. AOS version-LTS: 5.15.5 Min. AOS version-STS: 5.19.1 Supported hypervisor OS This section provides information about the hypervisor Operating Systems (OS) supported by your hardware. NOTE: Dell EMC does not support the free Hyper-V Server edition. Supported hypervisor OS Name 12 VMware ESXi 6.
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.
2.2 To learn about... Refer to...
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.
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.