Deployment and Configuration Guide Dell EMC Storage Compatibility Matrix for SC, PS, and FS Series Arrays Abstract This document provides guidance on host and switching devices that are validated for use with Dell EMC SC Series, Dell PS Series, and Dell FS Series (FluidFS) storage solutions.
Table of contents Table of contents 1 2 Overview.......................................................................................................................................................................5 1.1 Definitions ...........................................................................................................................................................5 1.2 Abbreviations and Terminology ..................................................................................
Table of contents 4.3.4 Network interface cards for boot from SAN and DCB support for iSCSI (PS Series) ......................................81 4.3.5 Software iSCSI initiators (PS Series) ...............................................................................................................84 4.4 SAS Adapters (SC and SCv Series).................................................................................................................86 4.
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Overview 1 Overview This compatibility matrix describes SAN components (such as switches, host bus Adapters, and operating systems) that have been tested in Dell storage labs. The testing results demonstrate that Dell SC Series, PS Series, and FS Series products, as tested and under normal operating conditions, will operate as expected and as described in Dell Storage product documentation.
Overview Abbreviation Term Descriptions Conv Converged Ethernet (DCB) capable switch Includes functionality to support FC native and Ethernet native ports in the same switch to facilitate support for FC/FCoE/TCP functionality DCB Data Center Bridging Used to support converged networking solutions that host FCoE or iSCSI traffic and TCP/IP traffic simultaneously Eth Ethernet The most common type of general purpose networking defined by a group of standards maintained by the Institute of Electrica
Overview 1.3 Conventions used in this document Blue Text is used for all section titles. When visible in body text or tables, blue text indicates a change or addition from the previous version of the Dell Storage Compatibility Matrix (DSCM). The remainder of the DSCM is organized by storage network component family starting with section 3.
Dell Storage support policy statement 2 Dell Storage support policy statement This compatibility matrix details devices that have been tested by Dell storage test labs. While Dell tests on a wide variety of devices, it is impossible to test every device or version for all vendors with which Dell Storage products can interoperate. Therefore, the information presented in this document does not constitute a complete list of what is supportable, but simply a list of what has been specifically tested.
Dell Storage support policy statement Examples of conditional support situations include, but are not limited to: • • If a switch or server Adapter shares the same underlying ASIC or chipset and is from the same vendor as a tested configuration, then it may produce similar results. If a component is an identical model of a component listed, but differs in firmware or driver version, it may produce similar results for any firmware and/or drivers that are newer than those listed.
Dell Storage support policy statement • A Dell PS Series SAN infrastructure introducing or adding a Dell SC Series array solution to the existing PS Series SAN Note: Any other array coexistence solution is not supported at the time of the publish date of this document.
Dell Storage support policy statement There are two other networks associated with an FS76x0 Series cluster, namely the front-end connection to the customer’s existing client network, and the cluster or private interconnect network for communication between FS76x0 Series controllers. Both of these networks are Ethernet based. Any Ethernet switch listed for use as a back-end switch is also valid for use as a private interconnect network switch and can be used for both back-end and private simultaneously. 2.
Dell Storage support policy statement 2.7.2 Server interoperability This compatibility matrix details interoperability from the storage array to various server hosts through a switched network and one or more network Adapters or host bus Adapters (HBAs).
Fibre Channel Switches (SC, SCv, and FS Series) 3 Switches 3.1 Fibre Channel Switches (SC, SCv, and FS Series) Fibre Channel switches listed in this section are supported at Level 1 (as described previously) for the listed switch firmware versions. Switches listed in this table are supported with Storage Center OS (SCOS) and FluidFS. Unless specifically stated in the notes column, SCOS 6.6 or later is required.
Fibre channel over Ethernet Switches (SC Series) Dell S4148U 3.2 - Converged 10.4(x) SCOS 7.2.x or later Fibre channel over Ethernet Switches (SC Series) Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) switches listed in this section are supported at Level 1 (as described previously) for the listed switch firmware versions. Switches listed in this table are supported with any Storage Center OS (SCOS) 5.5.x or later.
1/10 iSCSI Switches (SC, SCv, and FS Series) 3.3 iSCSI Switches 3.3.1 1/10 iSCSI Switches (SC, SCv, and FS Series) Dell supports the use of a 1/10Gb Ethernet switch for use within SC Series iSCSI SAN solutions which meets a minimum set of criteria that Dell has determined are necessary to ensure the proper functionality of the SAN solution.
25/100Gb iSCSI Switches (SC, SCv Series) 3.3.2 25/100Gb iSCSI Switches (SC, SCv Series) 25Gb and 100Gb iSCSI switches listed in this section are supported at Level 1 (as described previously) for the listed switch firmware versions. Note: With 25Gb, disable auto-negotiation with the copper break-out cables.
1/10Gb Switches (PS Series) 3.3.3 1/10Gb Switches (PS Series) For PS Series arrays, switches listed in this section are supported at Level 1 (as described previously) for the switch firmware versions listed and PS Series array operating system versions. Note: Attaching 10GbE arrays to switches that are designed and provide predominately 1GbE ports (1GbE switches) is not supported due to the potential of performance limitations that could result in dataunavailable scenarios.
1/10Gb Switches (PS Series) Vendor Model Type Switch FW Version PS OS Switch Interconnect vPC/VLT Stacking LA G Cisco Nexus 55xxUP Conv 5.2.x 6.0.x L1 N/A L1 Cisco Nexus 55xxUP Conv 6.0.x 6.0.x L1 N/A L1 Cisco Nexus 55xxUP Conv 7.0.x 7.0.x L1 N/A L1 Cisco Nexus 55xxUP Conv 8.0.x L1 L1 L1 Cisco Nexus 55xxUP Conv 7.1.x 8.1.x L1 N/A L1 Cisco Nexus 55xxUP Conv 7.2.x 9.0.x L1 N/A L1 Cisco Nexus 5648Q (no DCB) Eth 7.3(2)N1(1) 9.
1/10Gb Switches (PS Series) Vendor Model Type Switch FW Version PS OS Switch Interconnect vPC/VLT Stacking LA G 9.0.x L3 L1 L1 Dell Dell Networking N4000 Eth Dell Dell Networking S3000- ON Eth 9.8.x 7.1.x N/A L1 L1 Dell Dell Networking S3000- ON Eth 9.9.x 8.1.x L1 L1 L1 Dell Dell Networking S3000- ON Eth 9.0.x L1 L1 L1 Dell Dell Networking S3000- ON Eth 9.10.x 9.0.x L1 L1 L1 Dell Dell Networking S3000- ON Eth 10.3.1 9.0.
1/10Gb Switches (PS Series) Vendor Model Type Switch FW Version PS OS Switch Interconnect vPC/VLT Stacking LA G Dell Dell Networking S6000 Eth 9.4.x 7.0.x L1 L1 L1 Dell Dell Networking S6000 Eth 9.6.x 7.0.x L1 L1 L1 Dell Dell Networking S6000 Eth 8.0.x L1 L1 L1 Dell Dell Networking S6000 Eth 9.7.x 7.1.x L1 L1 L1 Dell Dell Networking S6000 Eth 9.8.x 7.1.x L1 L1 L1 Dell Dell Networking S6000 Eth 9.9.x 8.1.x L1 L1 L1 Dell Dell Networking S6000 Eth 9.0.
1/10Gb Switches (PS Series) Vendor Model Type Switch FW Version PS OS Switch Interconnect vPC/VLT Stacking LA G Dell Dell Networking MXL/IOA Eth 9.4.x 7.0.x L1 L1 L1 Dell Dell Networking MXL/IOA Eth 9.6.x 7.0.x L1 L1 L1 Dell Dell Networking MXL/IOA Eth 8.0.x L1 L1 L1 Dell Dell Networking MXL/IOA Eth 9.7.x 7.1.x L1 L1 L1 Dell Dell Networking MXL/IOA Eth 9.8.x 7.1.x L1 L1 L1 Dell Dell Networking MXL/IOA Eth 9.9.x 8.1.
1/10Gb Switches (PS Series) Vendor Model Type Switch FW Version PS OS Switch Interconnect vPC/VLT Stacking LA G Dell Dell Networking S4820T Eth 9.10.x 9.0.x L1 L1 L1 Dell Dell Networking S25N/S50N Eth 7.7.x 4.3.x N/A L1 L1 Dell Dell Networking S25N/S50N Eth 8.4.x 5.1.x N/A L1 L1 Dell Dell Networking S25N/S50N Eth 6.0.x N/A L1 L1 Dell Dell Networking S25N/S50N Eth 7.0.x N/A L1 L1 Dell Dell Networking S55 Eth 5.1.
1/10Gb Switches (PS Series) Vendor Model Type Switch FW Version PS OS Switch Interconnect vPC/VLT Stacking LA G Dell PowerConnect M6348 Eth 7.0.x N/A L1 L1 Dell PowerConnect M6348 Eth 8.0.x N/A L1 L1 Dell PowerConnect M8428-k Eth 6.0.x N/A L3 L1 Dell PowerConnect M8428-k Eth 7.0.x N/A L3 L1 Dell PowerConnect M8428-k Eth 8.0.x N/A L1 L1 Dell PowerEdge IO Aggregator Eth 8.3.x 6.0.x N/A L1 L1 Dell PowerEdge IO Aggregator Eth 9.2.x 6.0.
iSCSI over DCB support (SC, SCv and PS Series) 3.4 iSCSI over DCB support (SC, SCv and PS Series) The following table indicates switches that have been tested with each array family’s native iSCSI over DCB features. SC Series arrays, with the release of SC Operating System (SCOS) 7.0 now support iSCSI over DCB. With this support, the SC series supports the following DCB standards: • • • IEEE 802.1Qbb – Priority Flow Control IEEE 802.1Qaz – Enhanced Transmission Selection IEEE 802.
iSCSI over DCB support (SC, SCv and PS Series) Vendor Model Dell Switch FW Version PS OS SC OS Dell Networking S4000-ON 9.9.x 8.1. x 7.0.x Dell Dell Networking S4000-ON 9.10.x 8.1. x 7.0.x Dell Dell Networking S4000-ON Conv 10.3.1 9.1 7.2.1 Dell Dell Networking S4128F Conv 10.3.1E 9.1 7.2.1 Dell Dell Networking S4148F Conv 10.3.1E 9.1 7.2.1 Dell Dell Networking S4128T Conv 10.3.1E 9.1 7.2.1 Dell Dell Networking S4148T Conv 10.3.1E 9.1 7.2.
iSCSI over DCB support (SC, SCv and PS Series) Vendor Model Dell Switch FW Version PS OS SC OS Dell Networking S6000 9.3.x 7.0. x L3 Dell Dell Networking S6000 9.4.x 7.0. x L3 Dell Dell Networking S6000 9.6.x 7.0. x L3 Dell Dell Networking S6000 8.0. x L3 Dell Dell Networking S6000 9.7.x 7.1. x L3 Dell Dell Networking S6000 9.8.x 7.1. x L3 Dell Dell Networking S6000 9.9.x 7.0.x Dell Dell Networking S6000 9.10.x Dell Dell Networking S6100 Conv 9.10.
iSCSI over DCB support (SC, SCv and PS Series) Vendor Model Dell Switch FW Version PS OS SC OS Dell Networking MXL/IOA 9.9.x 7.0.x Dell Dell Networking MXL/IOA 9.10.x Dell Dell Networking S4810 Dell Dell Networking S4810 Dell Dell Networking S4810 9.1.x 8.1. x 8.1. x 5.2. x 6.0. x 6.0. x Dell Dell Networking S4810 9.2.x 7.0. x L3 Dell Dell Networking S4810 9.4.x 7.0. x L3 Dell Dell Networking S4810 9.5.x 8.0. x L3 Dell Dell Networking S4810 9.6.x 7.0.
iSCSI over DCB support (SC, SCv and PS Series) Vendor Model Dell Switch FW Version PS OS SC OS Dell Networking S4820T 9.9.x 8.1. x 7.0.x Dell Dell Networking S4820T 9.10.x 8.1. x 7.0.x Dell PowerConnect 81xx Family 5.0.x 5.2. x L4 Dell PowerConnect 81xx Family 6.0. x L4 Dell PowerConnect 81xx Family 6.0. x L4 Dell PowerConnect 81xx Family 7.0. x L4 Dell PowerConnect 81xx Family 6.0.x 7.0. x L4 Dell PowerEdge IO Aggregator 9.2.x 6.0.
Host connectivity 4 Host connectivity Configurations listed in this section are supported at Level 1 for the listed Adapter/NIC operating system/driver/firmware and array firmware combinations. The model SCv2000, SCv2020, and SCv2080 only support a subset of host operating systems. These are: • • • • • Citrix XenServer (now known as Hypervisor), Microsoft Windows Server, SUSE SLES RHEL VMWare ESXi All other supported Storage Center models support all OS’s and adapters listed in the following table.
Fibre Channel Adapters (SC and SCv Series) 4.2 Fibre Channel Adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System FC Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware Apple Mac OS X 10.x Apple Mac OS X 10.x Apple Mac OS X 10.x Apple Mac OS X 10.x Apple Mac OS X 10.x LSI 7204EP LSI 7204EP LSI 7204EP LSI 7204EP LSI 7204EP OS Built-In OS Built-In OS Built-In OS Built-In OS Built-In - Apple Mac OS X 10.x Promise SANLink 2.09 (SR3.0.
Fibre Channel Adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System FC Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware Citrix XenServer 7.6 Citrix XenServer 7.6 Citrix XenServer 7.6 Citrix Hypervisor (XenServer) 8.0 Citrix Hypervisor (XenServer) 8.0 Citrix Hypervisor (XenServer) 8.0 Citrix Hypervisor (XenServer) 8.
Fibre Channel Adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System FC Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware BfS 4.04.004 4.04.004 2.02X7 SC Version 7.1.x 7.2.x 7.1.x HP OpenVMS 8.4 HP OpenVMS 8.4 IBM AIX 6.1 HP FCA2354 HP FCA2354 IBM 577D 2.05 2.05 6.1.7.0 3.10X2 IBM AIX 6.1 IBM 577D 6.1.9.200 3.10X2 2.02X7 6.7.x Yes IBM AIX 6.1 IBM 577D 6.1.9.200 3.10X2 2.02X7 7.1.x Yes IBM AIX 6.1 IBM 577D 6.1.9.200 3.10X2 2.02X7 7.2.x Yes IBM AIX 6.1 IBM 577D 6.1.9.200 3.10X2 2.02X7 7.3.
Fibre Channel Adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System FC Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware BfS Notes 11.2.211.21 SC Version 7.3.x IBM AIX 6.1 IBM 577F 6.1.9.200 3.10X2 Yes 3.10X2 11.2.211.21 7.4.x Yes 7.1.0.22 3.10X2 2.02X7 7.1.x Yes IBM 577D 7.1.4.30 3.10X2 2.02X7 6.7.x Yes IBM AIX 7.1 IBM 577D 7.1.4.30 3.10X2 2.02X7 7.1.x Yes IBM AIX 7.1 IBM 577D 7.1.4.30 3.10X2 2.02X7 7.2.x Yes IBM AIX 7.1 IBM 577D 7.1.4.30 3.10X2 2.02X7 7.3.x Yes IBM AIX 7.
Fibre Channel Adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System FC Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware BfS Notes 2.02X7 SC Version 7.1.x IBM AIX 7.1 IBM 577F 7.1.4.30 3.10X2 Yes 3.10X2 11.2.211.21 7.3.x Yes 7.1.4.30 3.10X2 11.2.211.21 7.4.x Yes IBM 577D 7.2.1.0 3.10X2 2.02X7 6.7.x Yes IBM AIX 7.2 IBM 577D 7.2.1.0 3.10X2 2.02X7 7.1.x Yes IBM AIX 7.2 IBM 577D 7.2.1.0 3.10X2 2.02X7 7.2.x Yes IBM AIX 7.2 IBM 577D 7.2.1.0 3.10X2 2.02X7 7.3.x Yes IBM AIX 7.
Fibre Channel Adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System FC Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware IBM AIX 7.2 IBM 577F 7.2.1.1 3.10X2 IBM AIX 7.2 IBM 577F 7.2.1.1 IBM AIX 7.
Fibre Channel Adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System FC Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware Microsoft 2008 Windows Server R2 SP1 Microsoft 2008 Windows Server R2 SP1 Microsoft 2008 Windows Server R2 SP1 Microsoft 2008 Windows Server R2 SP1 Microsoft 2008 Windows Server R2 SP1 Microsoft 2008 Windows Server R2 SP1 Microsoft 2008 Windows Server R2 SP1 Microsoft 2008 Windows Server R2 SP1 Microsoft 2008 Windows Server R2 SP1 Microsoft 2008 Windows Server R2 SP1 Microsoft 2008 Windows Server R2 SP
Fibre Channel Adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System FC Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware Microsoft 2008 Windows Server R2 SP1 Microsoft 2008 Windows Server R2 SP1 Microsoft 2008 Windows Server R2 SP1 Microsoft 2008 Windows Server R2 SP1 Microsoft 2008 Windows Server R2 SP1 Microsoft 2008 Windows Server R2 SP1 Microsoft 2008 Windows Server R2 SP1 Microsoft 2008 Windows Server R2 SP1 Microsoft 2008 Windows Server R2 SP1 Microsoft 2008 Windows Server R2 SP1 Microsoft 2008 Windows Server R2 SP
Fibre Channel Adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System FC Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware Microsoft 2008 Windows Server R2 SP1 Microsoft 2008 Windows Server R2 SP1 Microsoft 2008 Windows Server R2 SP1 Microsoft 2008 Windows Server R2 SP1 Microsoft 2008 Windows Server R2 SP1 Microsoft 2008 Windows Server R2 SP1 Microsoft 2008 Windows Server R2 SP1 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server Microsoft 2012 Windows Server Microsoft 2012 Windows Server Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows
Fibre Channel Adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System FC Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft
Fibre Channel Adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System FC Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft
Fibre Channel Adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System FC Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft
Fibre Channel Adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System FC Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft
Fibre Channel Adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System FC Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Micros
Fibre Channel Adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System FC Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016
Fibre Channel Adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System FC Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016
Fibre Channel Adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System FC Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware Microsoft 2019 Windows Server Microsoft 2019 Windows Server Microsoft 2019 Windows Server Microsoft 2019 Windows Server Microsoft 2019 Windows Server Microsoft 2019 Windows Server Microsoft 2019 Windows Server Microsoft 2019 Windows Server Microsoft 2019 Windows Server Microsoft 2019 Windows Server Microsoft 2019 Windows Server Microsoft 2019 Windows Server Microsoft 2019 Windows Server Microsoft 2019
Fibre Channel Adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System FC Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware Microsoft 2019 Windows Server Microsoft 2019 Windows Server Microsoft 2019 Windows Server Microsoft 2019 Windows Server Microsoft 2019 Windows Server Oracle Linux Server 6.x UEK Oracle Linux Server 7.x UEK Oracle Linux Server 7.x UEK Oracle Linux Server 7.x UEK Oracle Linux Server 7.x UEK Oracle Linux Server 7.x UEK Oracle Linux Server 7.x UEK Oracle Linux Server 7.x UEK Oracle Linux Server 7.
Fibre Channel Adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System FC Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware Oracle Linux Server 7.x UEK Oracle Linux Server 7.x UEK Oracle Linux Server 7.x UEK Oracle Linux Server 7.x UEK Oracle Linux Server 7.x UEK Oracle Linux Server 7.x UEK Oracle Linux Server 7.x UEK Oracle Linux Server 7.x UEK Oracle Linux Server 7.x UEK Oracle Linux Server 7.x UEK Oracle Linux Server 7.x UEK Oracle Linux Server 7.x UEK Oracle Linux Server 7.x UEK Oracle Linux Server 7.
Fibre Channel Adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System FC Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware Oracle Linux Server 7.x UEK Oracle Linux Server 7.x UEK Oracle OVM 3.3.1 Oracle OVM 3.3.1 Oracle OVM 3.4.x Oracle OVM 3.4.x Oracle OVM 3.4.x Oracle OVM 3.4.x Oracle OVM 3.4.x Oracle OVM 3.4.x Oracle OVM 3.4.x Oracle OVM 3.4.x Oracle OVM 3.4.x Oracle OVM 3.4.x Oracle OVM 3.4.x Oracle OVM 3.4.x Oracle OVM 3.4.x Oracle OVM 3.4.x Oracle OVM 3.4.x Oracle OVM 3.4.x Oracle OVM 3.4.x Oracle OVM 3.4.
Fibre Channel Adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System FC Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware Oracle Solaris 10 SPARC Oracle Solaris 10 x86_64 Oracle Solaris 10 x86_64 Oracle Solaris 10 x86_64 Oracle Solaris 10 x86_64 Oracle Solaris 10 x86_64 Oracle Solaris 11 SPARC Oracle Solaris 11 SPARC Oracle Solaris 11 SPARC Oracle Solaris 11 SPARC Oracle Solaris 11 SPARC Oracle Solaris 11 SPARC Oracle Solaris 11 SPARC Oracle Solaris 11 SPARC Oracle Solaris 11 SPARC Oracle Solaris 11 SPARC Oracle Solaris 1
Fibre Channel Adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System FC Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware Oracle Solaris 11 SPARC Oracle Solaris 11 SPARC Oracle Solaris 11 SPARC Oracle Solaris 11 x86_64 Oracle Solaris 11 x86_64 Oracle Solaris 11 x86_64 Oracle Solaris 11 x86_64 Oracle Solaris 11 x86_64 Oracle Solaris 11 x86_64 Oracle Solaris 11 x86_64 Oracle Solaris 11 x86_64 Oracle Solaris 11 x86_64 Oracle Solaris 11 x86_64 Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.
Fibre Channel Adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System FC Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.
Fibre Channel Adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System FC Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.
Fibre Channel Adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System FC Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.
Fibre Channel Adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System FC Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 8.x Red Hat RHEL 8.x Red Hat RHEL 8.x Red Hat RHEL 8.x Red Hat RHEL 8.x Red Hat RHEL 8.x Red Hat RHEL 8.x Red Hat RHEL 8.x Red Hat RHEL 8.x Red Hat RHEL 8.x Red Hat RHEL 8.x Red Hat RHEL 8.
Fibre Channel Adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System FC Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware Red Hat RHEL 8.x QLogic QxE269x 3.62 Red Hat RHEL 8.x QLogic QxE269x Red Hat RHEL 8.x QLogic QxE274x Red Hat RHEL 8.
Fibre Channel Adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System FC Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware Ubuntu 18.4 Ubuntu 18.4 Ubuntu 18.4 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.
Fibre Channel Adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System FC Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.
Fibre Channel Adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System FC Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.
Fibre Channel Adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System FC Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.
Fibre Channel Adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System FC Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware VMWare ESXi 6.7 VMWare ESXi 6.7 VMWare ESXi 6.7 VMWare ESXi 6.7 VMWare ESXi 6.7 VMWare ESXi 6.7 VMWare ESXi 6.7 VMWare ESXi 6.7 VMWare ESXi 6.7 VMWare ESXi 6.7 VMWare ESXi 6.7 VMWare ESXi 6.7 VMWare ESXi 6.7 VMWare ESXi 6.7 VMWare ESXi 6.7 VMWare ESXi 6.7 VMWare ESXi 6.7 VMWare ESXi 6.7 VMWare ESXi 6.7 VMWare ESXi 6.7 VMWare ESXi 6.7 VMWare ESXi 6.7 VMWare ESXi 6.7 VMWare ESXi 7.0 VMWare ESXi 7.
iSCSI converged network and host bus adapters (SC and SCv Series) 4.3 iSCSI Adapters 4.3.1 iSCSI converged network and host bus adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System iSCSI Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware Citrix XenServer 7.
iSCSI converged network and host bus adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System iSCSI Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware Microsoft 2008 Windows Server R2 SP1 Microsoft 2008 Windows Server R2 SP1 Microsoft 2008 Windows Server R2 SP1 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server Microsoft 2012 Windows Server Microsoft 2012 Windows Server Microsoft 2012 Windows Server Microsoft 2012 Windows Server Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Wind
iSCSI converged network and host bus adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System iSCSI Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 W
iSCSI converged network and host bus adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System iSCSI Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2019 Windows Server Microsoft 2019 Windows Server Microsoft 2019 Windows Server Microsoft 2019 Windows Server Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Emulex OCx1410x 11.2.1153.
iSCSI converged network and host bus adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System iSCSI Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Broadcom 578xx Emulex OCx1410x Emulex OCx1410x Emulex OCx1410x Emulex OCx1410x Emulex OCx1410x Emulex OCx1410x QLogic QLE406x 7.12.1 - Red Hat RHEL 7.x QLogic QLE406x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.
iSCSI converged network and host bus adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System iSCSI Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware SUSE SLES 12 SP1 SUSE SLES 12 SP1 SUSE SLES 12 SP1 SUSE SLES 12 SP1 SUSE SLES 12 SP1 Emulex OCx1410x Emulex OCx1410x Emulex OCx1410x Emulex OCx1410x QLogic QLE406x - VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.
iSCSI converged network and host bus adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System iSCSI Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.
Software iSCSI initiators (SC and SCv Series) 4.3.2 Software iSCSI initiators (SC and SCv Series) Software iSCSI initiators are typically provided by the host OS vendor and can be used with any industry-standards-based network interface controller (NIC). The following table provides guidance on which software iSCSI initiators have been tested and the support level for advanced features, such as boot from SAN.
Software iSCSI initiators (SC and SCv Series) Operating System IBM AIX 7.1 IBM AIX 7.2 IBM AIX 7.2 IBM AIX 7.2 IBM AIX 7.
Software iSCSI initiators (SC and SCv Series) Operating System Oracle Linux Server 7.x UEK Oracle OVM 3.4.x Oracle OVM 3.4.x Oracle Solaris 10 SPARC Oracle Solaris 10 SPARC Oracle Solaris 10 x86_64 Oracle Solaris 10 x86_64 Oracle Solaris 11 SPARC Oracle Solaris 11 SPARC Oracle Solaris 11 x86_64 Oracle Solaris 11 x86_64 Oracle Solaris 11 x86_64 Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Red Hat RHEL 7.
Software iSCSI initiators (SC and SCv Series) Operating System SUSE SLES 11 SP4 SUSE SLES 11 SP4 SUSE SLES 12 SUSE SLES 12 SUSE SLES 12 SUSE SLES 12 SUSE SLES 12 SP1 SUSE SLES 12 SP1 SUSE SLES 12 SP1 SUSE SLES 12 SP1 SUSE SLES 12 SP1 SUSE SLES 15 SUSE SLES 15 Ubuntu 18.4 Ubuntu 18.4 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.5 VMWare ESXi 6.
Software iSCSI initiators (SC and SCv Series) Operating System VMWare ESXi 6.7 VMWare ESXi 7.0 73 SC Version 7.4.x 7.4.
iSCSI converged network and host bus adapters (PS Series) 4.3.3 iSCSI converged network and host bus adapters (PS Series) Configurations listed in this section are supported at Level 1 (as described previously) for the listed switch firmware/array firmware combinations. Switch validation reflects only those switches that connect directly to the array ports. There is no validation for other upstream switches. Feature and other support levels are indicated where they differ from the default Level 1 support.
iSCSI converged network and host bus adapters (PS Series) 75 Vendor OS Version CNA Vendor Model Driver Boot Code Firmware Array OS BfS DCB Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 QLogic BCM578xx 7.2.12.0 N/A N/A 8.x L1 L1 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 QLogic 7.10.0.0 7.10.0 7.10.18 8.x L1 L1 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 QLogic QLx405x 2.1.4.26 N/A 3.0.1.53 3.2.8 L1 N/A Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Broadcom BCM570x 7.12.0.0 7.12.1 7.12.19 9.
iSCSI converged network and host bus adapters (PS Series) 76 Vendor OS Version CNA Vendor Model Driver Boot Code Firmware Array OS BfS DCB Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 QLogic BCM578xx 7.10.0.0 7.10.0 7.10.18 8.1.x L1 L1 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 QLogic QLx82xx 2.1.5.38 2.0.1.35 2.10.37 9.x L1 L1 SUSE SUSE Linux Ent. SRV 11 Broadcom BRCM570x 2.0.4 N/A N/A 5.2.x L3 N/A SUSE SUSE Linux Ent. SRV 11 Broadcom 2.1.11 N/A N/A 6.0.
iSCSI converged network and host bus adapters (PS Series) 77 Vendor OS Version CNA Vendor Model Driver Boot Code Firmware Array OS BfS DCB SUSE SUSE Linux Ent. SRV 11 QLogic BRCM578xx 1.78.00 7.12.5 7.12.19 9.x L1 L1 SUSE SUSE Linux Ent. SRV 11 QLogic BRCM578xx 2.7.10.1b 7.10.11 7.10.18 8.0 L3 N/A SUSE SUSE Linux Ent. SRV 11 QLogic BRCM578xx 2.7.6.2 7.10.0 7.10.18 8.1.x L1 L1 SUSE SUSE Linux Ent. SRV 11 QLogic BRCM578xx 7.12.5 7.12.19 9.
iSCSI converged network and host bus adapters (PS Series) 78 Vendor OS Version CNA Vendor Model Driver Boot Code Firmware Array OS BfS DCB Oracle Linux Server (UEK) QLogic 6.6 BCM578xx 2.11.2.0 7.12.5 7.12.19 8.1.x L1 L3 Oracle Linux Server (UEK) QLogic 6.6 9.x L1 L3 Oracle Linux Server (UEK) QLogic 6.7 BRCM570x 2.11.2.0 7.12.5 7.12.19 10.x L1 L3 Oracle Linux Server (UEK) QLogic 6.7 BRCM571x 2.11.2.0 7.12.5 7.12.19 10.x L1 L3 Oracle Linux Server (UEK) QLogic 6.
iSCSI converged network and host bus adapters (PS Series) 79 Vendor OS Version CNA Vendor Model Driver Boot Code Firmware Array OS BfS DCB RedHat Enterprise Linux 6.8 QLogic BCM578xx 2.7.10.1 7.10.0 7.10.18 10.x L1 L1 RedHat Enterprise Linux 6.8 QLogic BRCM570x 2.7.10.1 7.10.0 7.10.18 10.x L1 L1 RedHat Enterprise Linux 7.0 QLogic BCM578xx 2.7.6.2 7.10.0 7.10.18 8.1.x L1 L1 RedHat Enterprise Linux 7.0 QLogic BCM578xx 2.11.0.0 7.12.5 7.12.19 9.
iSCSI converged network and host bus adapters (PS Series) 80 Vendor OS Version CNA Vendor Model Driver Boot Code Firmware Array OS BfS DCB VMware ESX/ESXi 6.0 Broadcom BCM578xx 2.78.76.v60 .8-1 7.10.0 7.10.18 10.x L1 N/A VMware ESX/ESXi 6.0 Emulex OCe1410x 10.2.309.6 10.2.506.19 10.2.506.19 8.1.x L1 L2 VMware ESX/ESXi 6.0 Emulex OCe1410x 10.2.309.6 10.2.506.19 10.2.506.19 10.x L1 L2 VMware ESX/ESXi 6.0 QLogic BCM578xx 7.10.11 7.10.18 7.0.
Network interface cards for boot from SAN and DCB support for iSCSI (PS Series) 4.3.4 Network interface cards for boot from SAN and DCB support for iSCSI (PS Series) Network interface controllers (NIC) are the simplest class of host connectivity interfaces and provide basic Ethernet and TCP/IP functionality to the server. For storage solutions, this class of Adapters must be paired with special software within the host server operating system called a storage initiator.
Network interface cards for boot from SAN and DCB support for iSCSI (PS Series) Vendor NIC Vendor Model Features Notes BfS DCB Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Intel i350 L1 N/A Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 QLogic QLx82xx L1 L3 SUSE Broadcom BRCM570x L1 N/A Intel X5xx Family L1 L3 QLogic BRCM578xx L1 L3 SUSE SUSE Linux Ent. SRV 11 SP3 SUSE Linux Ent. SRV 11 SP3 SUSE Linux Ent. SRV 11 SP3 SUSE Linux Ent. SRV 12 Broadcom BRCM570x L1 N/A SUSE SUSE Linux Ent.
Network interface cards for boot from SAN and DCB support for iSCSI (PS Series) Vendor 83 OS Version NIC Vendor Broadcom Model Features Notes BfS DCB BRCM57xx L1 N/A BRCM577xx L1 L3 VMware ESX/ESXi 5.5 VMware ESX/ESXi 5.5 VMware ESX/ESXi 5.5 Intel X5xx Family L1 N/A VMware ESX/ESXi 5.5 QLogic BRCM578xx L1 N/A VMware ESX/ESXi 6.0 Broadcom BRCM570x L1 N/A VMware ESX/ESXi 6.0 Intel X5xx Family L1 N/A VMware ESX/ESXi 6.
Software iSCSI initiators (PS Series) 4.3.5 Software iSCSI initiators (PS Series) Software iSCSI initiators are typically provided by the host OS vendor and can be used with any industry-standards-based network interface controller (NIC). The following table provides guidance on which software iSCSI initiators have been tested with each platform and the support level for advanced features, such as boot from SAN and data center bridging (DCB) functionality.
Software iSCSI initiators (PS Series) 85 Vendor iSCSI Initiator/ Operating System Initiator Version PS Series OS Version DCB BfS Oracle Linux Server UEK 6.5 6.2.0-873.13.0.1 8.0, 8.1, 9.x N/A L1 Oracle Linux Server UEK 7.0 6.2.0.873-14 8.0, 8.1, 9.x N/A L3 RedHat Enterprise Linux Server 6 6.2.0.872-10 4.x, 5.x, 6.x N/A L1 RedHat Enterprise Linux Server 6 6.2.0.872-33 4.x, 5.x, 6.x L3 L1 RedHat Enterprise Linux Server 6 6.2.0.872-41 4.x, 5.x, 6.
SAS Adapters (SC and SCv Series) 4.4 SAS Adapters (SC and SCv Series) The following table lists serial attached SCSI (SAS) HBAs that have been tested with the SC and SCv Series of array products. SAS HBAs, other than those listed below, are NOT supported by Dell at this time. Boot from SAN (BfS) is not supported. Note: Windows Storage Server 2012 and higher follow the same characteristics and support of Windows Server 2012 and higher.
SAS Adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System Microsoft 2012 Windows Server Microsoft 2012 Windows Server Microsoft 2012 Windows Server Microsoft 2012 Windows Server Microsoft 2012 Windows Server Microsoft 2012 Windows Server Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Wi
SAS Adapters (SC and SCv Series) 88 Operating System Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Microsoft 2019 Windows Server Microsoft 2019 Windows Server Red Hat RHEL 6.x SAS Host Adapter Dell 12G SAS Adapter Driver 2.51.15.0 Firmware 13.00.00.
SAS Adapters (SC and SCv Series) 89 Operating System Red Hat RHEL 6.x SAS Host Adapter Dell 12G SAS Adapter Driver OS Built-In Firmware 03.00.08.00 SC Version 6.7.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Dell 12G SAS Adapter 22.00.04.00 15.17.09.06 7.3.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Dell 12G SAS Adapter 27.00.01.00 15.17.09.06 7.3.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x Dell 12G SAS Adapter 27.00.01.00 16.17.00.03 7.4.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x LSI 9300-8e 09.102.00.00-rh 03.00.08.00 7.2.x Red Hat RHEL 6.x LSI 9300-8e 09.102.00.00-rh 13.
SAS Adapters (SC and SCv Series) 90 Operating System Red Hat RHEL 7.x SAS Host Adapter Dell 12G SAS Adapter Driver 16.100.00.00 Firmware 16.17.00.03 SC Version 7.4.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x Dell 12G SAS Adapter 27.00.01.00 15.17.09.06 7.3.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x LSI 9300-8e 13.100.00.00-rh 03.00.08.00 7.2.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x LSI 9300-8e 13.100.00.00-rh 13.00.00.00-IT 7.2.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x LSI 9300-8e 13.100.00.00-rh 13.00.00.00-IT 7.3.x Red Hat RHEL 7.x LSI 9300-8e 13.100.00.00-rh 15.00.
SAS Adapters (SC and SCv Series) 91 Operating System VMWare ESXi 5.5 SAS Host Adapter LSI 9300-8e VMWare ESXi 6.0 Dell 12G SAS Adapter VMWare ESXi 6.0 Dell 12G SAS Adapter VMWare ESXi 6.0 Dell 12G SAS Adapter VMWare ESXi 6.0 Dell 12G SAS Adapter VMWare ESXi 6.0 Dell 12G SAS Adapter VMWare ESXi 6.0 Dell 12G SAS Adapter VMWare ESXi 6.0 Dell 12G SAS Adapter VMWare ESXi 6.0 Dell 12G SAS Adapter VMWare ESXi 6.0 Dell 12G SAS Adapter VMWare ESXi 6.0 LSI 9300-8e VMWare ESXi 6.
SAS Adapters (SC and SCv Series) Operating System VMWare ESXi 6.5 Driver Firmware SC Version lsi_msgpt3 13.00.00.00-IT 7.3.x 12.00.02.0011vmw VMWare ESXi 6.5 Dell 12G SAS Adapter lsi_msgpt3 15.17.09.06 7.3.x 16.00.01.001vmw VMWare ESXi 6.5 Dell 12G SAS Adapter lsi_msgpt3 16.17.00.03 7.4.x 16.00.01.001vmw VMWare ESXi 6.5 LSI 9300-8e lsi_msgpt3 03.00.08.00 7.2.x 12.00.02.0011vmw VMWare ESXi 6.5 LSI 9300-8e lsi_msgpt3 13.00.00.00-IT 7.2.x 12.00.02.0011vmw VMWare ESXi 6.5 LSI 9300-8e lsi_msgpt3 13.00.00.
Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Adapters (SC, SCv Series) 4.5 Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Adapters (SC, SCv Series) 4.5.
Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Adapters (SC, SCv Series) Operating System Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 Micr
Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Adapters (SC, SCv Series) Operating System Microsoft 2016 Windows Server Red Hat RHEL 7.x VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.5 VMWare ESXi 5.
Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Adapters (SC, SCv Series) Operating System VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.0 VMWare ESXi 6.
Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Adapters (SC, SCv Series) 4.5.2 Software FCoE initiators (SC and SCv Series) Software FCoE initiators may be provided by the host OS vendor and can be used with any industry-standards-based network interface controller (NIC) that supports software-based FCoE. The following table provides guidance on which software FCoE initiators have been tested with each platform and the support level for advanced features, such as boot from SAN.
Other support matrices 5 Other support matrices 5.1 Cisco UCS support In cooperation with Cisco, Dell is now certified for certain UCS configurations. UCS certifications can be found in the Cisco UCS Interoperability Matrix. 5.2 Storage virtualization appliances Dell does not directly test or validate third-party storage virtualization appliances in front of Dell storage products.
Other support matrices 5.4 Data Protection SC Series snapshot integration support with 3rd party data protection solutions. Vendor 99 CommVault Software Version Simpana 11 SP13 Plug-in Version CVSE 3.2 SCOS version 7.3.x, 7.4.x Veeam 9.5 u4A, u4B 1.0.210 7.4.
Required Adapter and Server OS Settings A Required Adapter and Server OS Settings Server host bus adapters and converged network adapters (hereafter called adapters) require specific configuration settings in order to maintain IO during Storage Center controller failovers and network/fabric path failovers. Some of these settings are identical for all supported operating systems and others vary by operating system.
Required Adapter and Server OS Settings A.1.
Required Adapter and Server OS Settings A.2 Server OS Settings A.2.1 Windows Server 2008r2 A.2.1.1 Recommended updates and hotfixes for Windows Server 2008r2 See the Microsoft Update Catalog at https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Home.aspx to locate specific KB downloads. A.2.1.2 KB number Title KB3125574 Convenience rollup update for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (May 2016) msdsm.sys version 6.1.7601.23403 (3/25/16) mpio.sys version 6.1.7601.23403 (3/25/16) msiscsi.
Required Adapter and Server OS Settings MPIO Registry Settings: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\mpio\Parameters Default Recommended value value Setting name Description UseCustomPathRecoveryInterval If this key exists and is set to 1, it allows the use of PathRecoveryInterval. 0 1 PathVerifyEnabled This flag enables path verification 0 by MPIO on all paths every N seconds (where N depends on the value set in PathVerificationPeriod).
Required Adapter and Server OS Settings MPIO Registry Settings: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\mpio\Parameters 104 Setting name Description DiskPathCheckInterval If the DiskPathCheckInterval key is set to 0, or if the key does not exist, the MPIO component uses a default time interval. The default time interval is half of the time that is set in the PDORemovePeriod parameter.
Required Adapter and Server OS Settings A.2.1.3 Recommended Disk registry settings for Windows Server 2008r2 Disk registry settings location: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\disk A.2.1.4 Setting name Description Default value Recommended value TimeoutValue Disk time-out is a registry setting that defines the time that Windows will wait for a hard disk to respond to a command. Installing host bus adapters (HBA) or other storage controllers can cause this key to be created and configured.
Required Adapter and Server OS Settings Recommended iSCSI initiator registry settings location: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E97B-E325-11CE-BFC108002BE10318}\\Parameters 106 Default value Recommended value Setting name Description DelayBetweenReconnect If a connection is dropped while it is in 5 FullFeature phase, the driver will attempt to re-login. This parameter sets the delay between each re-login attempts.
Required Adapter and Server OS Settings Recommended iSCSI initiator registry settings location: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E97B-E325-11CE-BFC108002BE10318}\\Parameters Default value Recommended value Setting name Description NetworkReadyRetryCount This value is used to determine how 10 many times initiator should retry getting the IP address of NIC corresponding to the PortNumber specified in the login request.
Required Adapter and Server OS Settings A.2.2 Windows Server 2012 and Later A.2.2.1 Recommended updates and hotfixes for Windows Server 2012 and Later See the Microsoft Update Catalog at https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Home.aspx to locate specific KB downloads. Windows Version KB number Title 2012 3018489 “No host bus adapter is present” error when querying SAS cable issues in Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2012 storport.sys version 6.2.9200.
Required Adapter and Server OS Settings MPIO Registry Settings: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\mpio\Parameters Default Recommended value value Setting name Description PDORemovePeriod This setting controls the number 20 of seconds that the multipath pseudo-LUN remains in system memory, even after losing all paths to the device.
Required Adapter and Server OS Settings MPIO Registry Settings: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\mpio\Parameters 110 Default Recommended value value Setting name Description RetryCount This setting specifies the number 3 of times a failed I/O if the DSM determines that a failing request must be retried. This is invoked when DsmInterpretError() returns Retry = TRUE. The default setting is 3.
Required Adapter and Server OS Settings A.2.2.3 Recommended Disk registry settings for Windows Server 2012 and Later Recommended disk registry settings location: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\disk Setting name Description TimeoutValue Disk time-out is a registry setting that defines the time that Windows will wait for a hard disk to respond to a command. Installing host bus adapters (HBA) or other storage controllers can cause this key to be created and configured. A.2.2.
Required Adapter and Server OS Settings Recommended iSCSI initiator registry settings location: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E97B-E325-11CE-BFC108002BE10318}\\Parameters 112 Setting name Description Default value MaxConnectionRetries Maximum number of times a lost TCP connection will be retried. 4294967295 no change (indefinitely) MaxPendingRequests This setting controls the maximum number 255 of outstanding requests allowed by the initiator.
Required Adapter and Server OS Settings Enable RFC1323 Timestamps Enable RFC1323 timestamps (TCP High Performance Extensions) to prevent sequence number wrap under high load, known as Prevention Against Wrapped Sequence (PAWS). High-load iSCSI connections are prone to this issue, particularly at 10GbE or higher.
Required Adapter and Server OS Settings A.2.3 Linux (Red Hat, SuSE, Oracle, Ubuntu) A.2.3.1 FC PortDown timeout The HBA PortDown timeout parameter dictates how long a Linux system waits before destroying a connection after being losing its connectivity with the port. The PortDown timeout is generally set to 60 seconds for the SC Series storage system.
Required Adapter and Server OS Settings # multipathd –k"show config" To avoid confusion and as a best practice, it is recommended to always explicitly define the SC Series storage in /etc/multipath.conf. The following example show multipath configuration for SC Series volumes on RHEL 6 and newer. Please note that these configurations apply only in FC and iSCSI implementations. The SAS multipath configuration is discussed in section A.2.3.5 and should be used instead in SAS implementations.
Required Adapter and Server OS Settings • A.2.3.5 node.session.timeo.replacement_timeout = 120 SAS volume multipath configuration SAS connectivity to a Linux system requires specific configuration schema in the /etc/multipath.conf file. Add the following device section to /etc/multipath.conf used exclusively for SAS-connected Linux systems. The following example define the configuration parameters for all devices identified by vendor="COMPELNT" and product="Compellent Vol".
Required Adapter and Server OS Settings A.2.4 VMware A.2.4.1 SAS HBA settings For SC Series arrays that have SAS front-end ports, use the following recommendations. For the mpt3sas, use all the default driver module settings. For the lsi_msgpt3, change the following module parameter setting as recommended by the Dell KB article Driver Compatibility with Front End SAS Connectivity. esxcli system module parameters set -p issue_scsi_cmd_to_bringup_drive=0 -m lsi_msgpt3 A.2.4.
Required Adapter and Server OS Settings A.2.5 Oracle Solaris A.2.5.1 QLogic settings set in /kernel/drv/qlc.conf login-retry-count=60; port-down-retry-count=60; link-down-timeout=30; connection_options=1; A.2.5.2 Emulex settings in /kernel/drv/emlxs.conf topology=2; A.2.5.3 Solaris 10 & 11 Timeouts (reboot required) In /kernel/drv/fcp.conf fcp_offline_delay=60; In /kernel/drv/fp.
Required Adapter and Server OS Settings A.2.6 IBM AIX A.2.6.1 Dell EMC MPIO ODM Path Control Module The Dell EMC MPIO ODM Path Control Module must be installed on the AIX server for proper operation with the Dell Compellent Storage Center. A.2.6.2 Dynamic Tracking Dynamic tracking must be enabled on fibre channel adapters. Dynamic tracking is enabled by default on all systems Running AIX 7.1 and higher. Dynamic tracking is also enabled on all VFC adapters in LPARs and cannot be disabled. 1. 2. 3. 4.
Required Adapter and Server OS Settings A.2.7 Citrix Hypervisor (XenServer) A.2.7.1 XenServer Versions 5.x to 6.2 For Citrix XenServer versions 5.x through 6.2, to ensure that XenServer volumes will persist after a Storage Center controller failover, apply the following timeout values. These settings are located in the mpathHBA •le located in the /opt/xensource/sm/ directory. When fnished, save the file and reboot the server. Citrix XenServer HBA Settings for Versions 5.x to 6.2 A.2.7.
Required Adapter and Server OS Settings A.2.8 HP-UX 11i Configure the HP-UX environment to match the following configurations based on the version of HP-UX running on the server. A.2.8.1 V 2 and Earlier HP-UX version 11.21 and earlier does not require changes. However, a Cisco fabric with Persistent FCID enabled is required to survive a Dell Storage Center failover or port rebalance. A.2.8.2 V3 HP-UX version 11.31 works best with Storage Center when Agile Addressing is enabled. With HP-UX version 11.
SC and SCv Fibre Channel Zoning B SC and SCv Fibre Channel Zoning Front-end zoning on a Fibre Channel fabric can be configured using either World Wide Name (WWN) zoning or Brocade Peer Zoning. Storage Center zones when using WWN zoning: • Include all Storage Center virtual WWPNs in a single zone. • Include all Storage Center physical WWPNs in a single zone.
Deprecated devices C Deprecated devices C.1 Host configurations The host configurations listed below have been previously tested for use with Dell Storage products, but they are no longer tested by Dell. These configurations are supported at Level 2 if the vendor is actively providing support, or at Level 3 if vendor support is no longer available. C.1.1 SC Series C.1.1.
Deprecated devices Vendor Operating System OS Version HBA Vendor Model Last Driver Last Boot Code Last FW Adapter Last Arra y OS Bf S Protoco l HP HP-UX 11i v2 HP A6795A B.11.23.0709 1.37 N/A 6.4.x L3 FC HP Tru-64 5.1A HP FCA2684 2.14 N/A 1.90a4 6.3.x L3 FC HP OpenVMS 8.3 HP FCA2354 N/A N/A N/A 6.2.x L1 FC IBM AIX 5.2 Cambex PC200x 2.5.10.39 N/A 3.3.19 5.5.x L3 FC IBM AIX 5.3 Cambex PC400x 3.0.0.9 N/A 4.00.29 4.x.
Deprecated devices Vendor Operating System OS Version Microsoft Windows Server Microsoft Model Last Driver Last Boot Code Last FW Adapter Last Arra y OS Bf S Protoco l 2008 QxE24xx 9.1.9.27 3.00 5.4.4 6.0.x L1 FC Windows Server 2008 QxE25xx 9.1.10.26 3.13 5.6.5 6.4.x L1 FC Microsoft Windows Server 2008 QLx405x 2.1.4.19 N/A 3.0.1.53 5.2.x L3 iSCSI Microsoft Windows Server 2008 QLx406x 2.1.5.25 3.0.1.53 3.0.1.53 5.5.
Deprecated devices Vendor Operating System OS Version HBA Vendor SUSE Model Last Driver Last Boot Code Last FW Adapter Last Arra y OS Bf S Protoco l QLx406x 5.03.01.11.10.4-d0 N/A 3.0.1.75 6.5.x L3 iSCSI Oracle Linux Server (UEK) 6.3 QLogic QLx24xx 8.2.0.10.10.3-k4 1.29 4.4.9 6.3.x L1 FC Oracle Linux Server (UEK) 6.4 QLogic QxE25xx 8.04.00.11.39.o-k 3.20 5.8.0 6.4.x L1 FC Oracle Linux Server (UEK) QxE266x QLE267x 8.04.00.11.39.o-k 3.20 6.4.0 6.4.
Deprecated devices Vendor Operating System RedHat Enterprise Linux RedHat Enterprise Linux RedHat Enterprise Linux RedHat Enterprise Linux RedHat Enterprise Linux RedHat Enterprise Linux RedHat Enterprise Linux RedHat Enterprise Linux RedHat Enterprise Linux RedHat Enterprise Linux RedHat Enterprise Linux RedHat Enterprise Linux RedHat Enterprise Linux RedHat Enterprise Linux RedHat Enterprise Linux RedHat Enterprise Linux 6.0 RedHat Enterprise Linux 6.
Deprecated devices Vendor Operating System RedHat Enterprise Linux RedHat Enterprise Linux RedHat Enterprise Linux RedHat Enterprise Linux VMware ESX/ESXi VMware ESX/ESXi VMware ESX/ESXi VMware Model Last Driver Last Boot Code Last FW Adapter Last Arra y OS Bf S Protoco l QLx406x 5.2.0.0.6.3-k4 N/A 3.0.1.53 6.3.x L3 iSCSI Emulex LPx1200x 8.3.5.68.5p 2.12a11 2.01a11 6.4.x L1 FC QLogic QxE25xx 8.04.00.08.06.4-k 3.20 5.9.0 6.4.x L1 FC QLx406x 5.02.0.00.06.
Deprecated devices Vendor Operating System VMware Model Last Driver Last Boot Code Last FW Adapter Last Arra y OS Bf S Protoco l ESX/ESXi BR-M1741k 3.2.0.0 3.2.1.0 3.2.0.0 6.4.x L3 FCoE VMware ESX/ESXi QxE81xx 841.k1.61.1-1vmw 3.23 7.00.02 6.5.x L1 FCoE VMware ESX/ESXi QxE82xx 841.k1.50.1-1vmw 3.23 4.16.17 6.4.x L1 FCoE VMware ESX/ESXi QLx406x 534.4.7.0-1vmw 2.09 3.00.01.75 6.5.x L3 iSCSI VMware ESX/ESXi QxE82xx 534.4.7.0-1vmw 2.19 4.16.17 6.5.
Deprecated devices Vendor Operating System OS Version HBA Vendor Model Last Driver Last Boot Code Last FW Adapter Last Arra y OS Bf S Protoco l VMware ESX/ESXi 5.1 Emulex LPx12xx 10.2.459.0 6.03X1 2.01A12 6.6.x L1 FC VMware ESX/ESXi LPx1500x 10.0.727.24 1.1.21.4 10.2.506.1 9 6.6.x L1 FC VMware ESX/ESXi LPx1600x 10.0.727.24 1.1.21.4 10.2.506.1 9 6.6.x L1 FC VMware ESX/ESXi OCx1110x 8.2.4.146.62 4.6.142.1 0 4.6.142.10 6.5.
Deprecated devices C.1.1.2 SW initiators Vendor iSCSI Initiator/ Last Initiator Version SCOS iSCSI Boot Operating System Citrix XenServer 5.x 6.2.x (2.0-871) 6.5.x, 6.6.x L3 Hewlett-Packard HP-UX 11i B.11.31.03 5.4.2, 5.5.2, 5.5.3, 5.5.4, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 5.5.10, 6.2.1, 6.3.1 L3 IBM AIX 5.3 5.3.0.50 4.1.x, 4.2.x, 4.5.x, 5.0.x, 5.1.x, 5.2.x, 5.3.x, 5.4.x, 5.5.x, 6.2.x L3 Microsoft Windows 2003 R2 5.2.3790.3825 4.2.x, 4.5.x, 5.0.x, 5.1.x 5.2.x, 5.3.x, 5.4.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 6.1.x, 6.2.
Deprecated devices Vendor iSCSI Initiator/ Last Initiator Version SCOS iSCSI Boot vSphere 4.1/ESXi 4.1 In-Box 5.3.x, 5.4.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 6.1.x, 6.2.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x, 6.5.x L3 vSphere 5.0 In-Box 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 6.1.x, 6.2.x, 6.3.x L3 vSphere 5.1 In-Box 5.5.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x, 6.5.
Deprecated devices C.1.2 PS Series C.1.2.1 CNA HW initiators Vendor Operating System OS Version CNA Vendor Model Last Vendor Driver Last Boot Code Last PS OS Array OS Bf S DCB Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Broadcom BRCM570x 5.2.11.0 N/A N/A 4.0.x L1 N/A QLogic BCM577xx 5.2.11.0 N/A N/A 4.0.x L1 N/A QLx405x 2.1.4.26 N/A 3.0.1.53 3.2.8 L1 N/A QLx406x 2.1.4.26 N/A 3.0.1.53 3.2.8 L1 N/A Broadcom BRCM570x 5.2.11.0 N/A N/A 4.0.x L1 N/A QLogic BCM577xx 5.
Deprecated devices Vendor VMware Operating System ESX/ESXi OS Version CNA Vendor Model Last Vendor Driver Last Boot Code Last PS OS Array OS Bf S DCB 5.9 Broadcom BRCM5709 2.7.2.2 N/A N/A 7.1.x L1 N/A QLogic BMC578xx 2.7.2.2 N/A N/A 7.1.x L1 N/A 6.1 Emulex OCE10102-i 4.0.323.0 N/A N/A 6.0.x L3 L3 6.2 Broadcom BRCM570x 2.1.11 N/A N/A 6.0.x L3 N/A QLogic BCM577xx 2.1.11 N/A N/A 6.0.x L3 N/A 6.3 QLogic QxE82xx 5.03.01.11 N/A N/A 7.1.x L1 N/A 4.
Deprecated devices Vendor Operating System OS Version VMware 5.0 CNA Vendor Model Last Vendor Driver Last Boot Code Last PS OS Array OS Bf S DCB QLogic BMC577xx 1.8.11t5rc2.8.1-3vmw N/A N/A 6.0.x L3 N/A Emulex OCx1010x-i 2.102.525.9 N/A N/A 5.1.x L3 N OCx1110x-i 2.102.525.9 N/A N/A 5.1.x L3 L3 Broadcom BRCM570x 2.72.10.v50.2 N/A N/A 6.0.x L3 N/A QLogic BCM577xx 2.70.1k.v50.2 N/A N/A 6.0.x L3 N/A BCM578xx 2.70.1k.v50.2 N/A N/A 6.0.
Deprecated devices Vendor iSCSI Initiator/ Operating System Initiator Version PS Series OS Version DCB BfS RedHat RHEL 5 6.2.0.872-13 4.x, 5.x, 6.x N/A L3 VMware ESX 3.5 3.5U5 3.2.8+, 4.x N/A L3 VMware vSphere 4.0 In-Box 4.0.6+, 5.1.x, 5.2.x, 6.0.x N/A L3 VMware vSphere 4.1/ESXi 4.1 In-Box 4.0.6+, 5.1.x, 5.2.x, 6.0.x N/A L3 VMware vSphere 5.0 In-Box 5.1.x, 5.2.x, 6.0.x N/A L3 VMware vSphere 5.1 In-Box 5.1.x, 5.2.x, 6.0.x, 7.0.x, 8.0.
Deprecated devices C.2 Deprecated switches The switches listed below have been previously tested for use with Dell Storage products, but they are no longer tested by Dell. These switches are supported at Level 2 if the vendor is actively providing support, or at Level 3 if vendor support is no longer available. C.2.1 SC Series and PS Series Vendor Model Type Last FW Validated Arista 7148SX Eth EOS4.5.1 Brocade 5100 FC 6.3.0c Brocade B8000/8000e Conv 7.1.x Brocade RX Eth 2.8.
Deprecated devices Vendor Model Type Last FW Validated Dell PowerConnect 62xx Eth 3.3.7.x Dell PowerConnect 8024 Eth 5.1.x Dell PowerConnect 8024F Eth 5.1.x Dell PowerConnect M6220 Eth 5.1.x Dell PowerConnect B-Series 8000/8000e Conv 7.1.x Dell PowerConnect B-Series RX Eth 2.8.x Dell PowerConnect J-Series EX4200 Eth 12.0R1.x Dell PowerConnect J-Series EX4500 Eth 12.0R9.x Dell PowerConnect M8024 Eth 5.1.0.x Extreme Networks X450a-48T Eth 1.0.3.
Deprecated devices Vendor Model Type Last FW Validated QLogic SANBox 5800 FC 7.4.0.16.0 FS Series Type C.2.2 Vendor Switch FW Dell PowerConnect 62xx Eth 3.3.x 1.0.402 5.2.1 3.0.x 6.4.x Dell PowerConnect 8024/8024F Eth 5.1.x 3.0.8501 7.0.x 3.0.x 6.1.
Technical support and additional resources D Technical support and additional resources Dell.com/support is focused on meeting customer needs with proven services and support. Storage technical documents and videos provide expertise that helps to ensure customer success on Dell EMC storage platforms. D.1 Related documentation See the following referenced or recommended resources related to this document. • • • • D.
