Dell PowerVault MD1000 Installation instructions

Dell™ PowerVault™ MD Systems Support
Matrix
This document provides information on supported software and hardware for Dell™ PowerVault™
MD1000 and MD3000 systems.
NOTE: For the latest driver and firmware releases, see the Downloads section at support.dell.com.
NOTE: The PowerVault MD1000 supported software and hardware is directly tied to the RAID controller to which it
is attached.
Supported Servers
NOTE: For the latest BIOS information, see the specific server website on support.dell.com.
PERC 5/E Adapter with MD1000
Table 1. Supported PowerEdge™ Servers for PowerVault MD1000 Systems
Server Notes
PowerEdge 840
PowerEdge 860
PowerEdge 1850
PowerEdge 1900
PowerEdge 1950
PowerEdge 2850
PowerEdge 2900
PowerEdge 2950
PowerEdge 2970
PowerEdge 6800
PowerEdge 6850
PowerEdge 6950
July 2007

MD3000 Storage Array (MD1000 Optional)
Supported Controllers
PERC 5/E Adapter with MD1000
Table 2. Supported Servers and Storage for PowerVault MD3000 Systems
Server Notes
PowerEdge 1800
PowerEdge 1850
PowerEdge 1900
PowerEdge 1950
PowerEdge 2800
PowerEdge 2850
PowerEdge 2900
PowerEdge 2950
PowerEdge 6800
PowerEdge 6850
PowerEdge 6950
PowerVault NX1950
Table 3. PERC 5/E Minimum Revision Requirements for PowerVault MD1000 Systems (SAS/SATA)
Component Minimum Revision Notes
Firmware 5.1.1.0040 Firmware
Microsoft®Windows®2000 Server and
Windows Server 2003
2.8.0.32 Driver
Microsoft Windows Server®2003 x64 2.8.0.64 Driver
Red Hat®Enterprise Linux®version 3
(x86)
00.00.03.09 Driver
Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 4
(x86 and x86-64)
00.00.03.09 Driver
Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 5
(x86 and x86-64)
00.00.03.09 Driver
SUSE®Linux Enterprise Server 9 (x86-64) 00.00.03.09 Driver
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86-64) 00.00.03.09 Driver

. NOTE: The MD1000 does not support SAS 5/E.
MD3000 Storage Array (MD1000 Optional)
NOTE: All Microsoft Windows 2003 Server requires hotfix KB916048.
NOTE: The MD3000 does not support PERC 5/E or SATA hard drives.
Table 4. PowerVault MD3000 RAID Controller
Component Minimum Revision Notes
Firmware 06.17.77.60 The MD3000 RAID Controllers are located within the
MD3000 enclosure and connect to the host system using the
SAS 5/E Adapter. Refer to the Supported Hardware
Configurations section of this document for additional details.
Table 5. SAS 5/E Minimum Revision Requirements for PowerVault MD3000 Systems
Component Minimum Revision Notes
Firmware 00.10.49.00 Firmware
BIOS 06.12.02.00 BIOS
Windows 2000 Server and Windows
Server 2003
1.24.04.00 Driver
Windows Server 2003 x64 1.24.04.00 Driver
Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 3 (x86) 2.06.48.02-2 Driver
Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 4
(x86 and x86-64)
3.02.83.12-5 Driver
Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 5
(x86 and x86-64)
4.00.00.01-4 Driver
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (x86-64) 3.02.83.12-5 Driver
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
(x86-64)
4.00.00.01-4 Driver
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1
(x86-64)
3.04.02-suse Native OS Driver. Do not use
4.00.00.01-4 with SP1.

Supported Operating Systems
PERC 5/E Adapter with MD1000
MD3000 Storage Array (MD1000 Optional)
Table 6. Supported Operating Systems for PowerVault MD1000 Systems
Operating System Minimum Revision Notes
Microsoft Windows Server 2000
Standard, Enterprise
Service Pack 4
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Standard, Enterprise
Service Pack 1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Standard, Enterprise x64
Service Pack 1
Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS) Not Supported Clustering not supported
Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 3
(x86, 64)
Update 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 4 (x86)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 4
(x86-x64)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 5
(x86 and x86-x64)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (x86-64) SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86-64)
Table 7. Supported Operating Systems for PowerVault MD3000 Systems
Operating System Minimum Revision Notes
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard,
Enterprise
Service Pack 1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003,
Standard, Enterprise x64
Service Pack 1
Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 Service Pack 1
Microsoft Windows Unified Data Storage
Server 2003,
Standard, Enterprise x64
Service Pack 1
Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS) Microsoft Windows 2003
Support Only

NOTE: Some servers do not support all the operating systems.
NOTE: Windows 2003 Server requires hotfix KB916048.
Supported Management Software
PERC 5/E Adapter with MD1000
MD3000 Storage Array (MD1000 Optional)
Microsoft Windows Server 2000,
Standard, Advanced
Service Pack 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 3
(x86, x64)
Update 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 4
(x86, x64)
Update 2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 5
(x86 and x86-x64)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (x86-64) SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86-64)
Table 8. Supported Management Software for PowerVault MD1000 Systems
Software Release, Revision Notes
Dell OpenManage™ 5.2.0
Table 9. Supported Management Software for PowerVault MD3000 Systems
Software Release, Revision Notes
Dell Modular Disk Storage
Manager Package
02.17.G6.27 02.17.G6.26 is the minimum
revision for NX1950
Dell Modular Disk Storage
Manager VDS/VSS
09.19.G6.00
Microsoft Windows MPIO 01.01.36.19 Multipath software
Linux 2.4 Kernel:MPP 09.00.A6.01 Multipath software
Linux 2.6 Kernel:MPP (prior to
2.6.16-37)
09.01.B6.16 Multipath software
Table 7. Supported Operating Systems for PowerVault MD3000 Systems (continued)
Operating System Minimum Revision Notes

Supported Hard Drives
PERC 5/E Adapter with MD1000
Linux 2.6 Kernel:MPP (2.6.16-37
and greater)
09.01.C6.02 Multipath software
Table 10. Supported Hard Drives for PowerVault MD1000 Systems
Drive Minimum Firmware Revision Notes
Maxtor SAS 73 GB 10K RPM BP05
Maxtor SAS 146 GB 10K RPM BP05
Maxtor SAS 300 GB 10K RPM BP05
Maxtor SAS 36 GB 15K RPM BP05
Maxtor SAS 73 GB 15K RPM BP05
Maxtor SAS 146 GB 15K RPM BP05
Fujitsu SAS 36 GB 15K RPM D206
Fujitsu SAS 73 GB 15K RPM D206
Fujitsu SAS 146 GB 15K RPM D206
Seagate (15K.4) SAS 36 GB 15K
RPM
S410
Seagate (15K.4) SAS 73 GB 15K
RPM
S410
Seagate (15K.4) SAS 146 GB 7.2K
RPM
S410
Seagate SATA 250 GB 7.2K RPM 3BKE
Seagate SATA 500 GB 7.2K RPM 3BKE
Seagate SATA 750 GB 7.2K RPM 3BKE
Western Digital (WD2500JS)
SATA 250 GB 7.2K RPM
2E04
Western Digital (WD2500YS)
SATA 250 GB 7.2K RPM
6C05
Western Digital SATA 500 GB
7.2K RPM
2E0A
Table 9. Supported Management Software for PowerVault MD3000 Systems (continued)
Software Release, Revision Notes

MD3000 Storage Array (MD1000 Optional)
Hitachi SATA 500 GB 7.2K RPM AB5A
Table 11. Supported Hard Drives for PowerVault MD3000 Systems
Drive Minimum Firmware Revision Notes
Fujitsu SAS 36 GB 15K RPM D206
Fujitsu SAS 73 GB 15K RPM D206
Fujitsu SAS 146 GB 15K RPM D206
Hitachi SAS 36 GB 15K RPM A480
Hitachi SAS 73 GB 15K RPM A480
Hitachi SAS 146 GB 15K RPM A480
Seagate (15K.4) SAS 36 GB 15K RPM S411
Seagate (15K.4) SAS 73 GB 15K RPM S411
Seagate (15K.4) SAS 146 GB 15K
RPM
S411
Seagate (15K.5) SAS 73GB 15K RPM S512
Seagate (15K.5) SAS 146 GB 15K
RPM
S512
Seagate (15K.5) SAS 300 GB 15K
RPM
S512
Seagate (T10) SAS 73GB 10K
Performance
T106
Seagate (T10) SAS 146 GB 10K
Performance
T106
Seagate (T10) SAS 300 GB 10K
Performance
T106
Table 10. Supported Hard Drives for PowerVault MD1000 Systems (continued)
Drive Minimum Firmware Revision Notes

Supported Hardware Configurations
NOTE: The following MD1000 and MD3000 hardware configurations are supported only on Dell-qualified
hardware.
MD1000 Configurations
Figure 1 shows typical hardware configurations for the PowerVault MD1000 enclosure. Figure 2 shows
the maximum configuration in a single PERC5/E controller (3 enclosures per PERC5/E port in unified
mode) with both parts connected.
Figure 1. Supported Hardware Configuration (MD1000)

Figure 2. Max Configuration on a Single PERC 5/E Controller (both parts connected) (MD1000)
MD3000 Configurations
Redundant Configurations
The configurations shown in Figure 3 are supported only on Linux operating systems. Windows support
for these configurations will be added in a later MD3000 release.
NOTE: For Dell PowerVault NX1950 storage systems only, the single-HBA host server configuration
(top illustration) in Figure 1 is supported using Windows operating systems.
Unified Mode
single-HBA host server

Figure 3. Redundant Data Paths for Single-HBA Host Servers (Linux Only)
MD3000 RAID Enclosure
MD3000 RAID Enclosure
single-HBA host server
single-HBA host server
single-HBA host server
MD1000 Expansion Enclosure
MD1000 Expansion Enclosure
MD3000 RAID Enclosure
single-HBA host server
single-HBA host server
MD1000 Expansion Enclosure
MD1000 Expansion Enclosure
MD1000 RAID Enclosure
MD1000 Expansion Enclosure

Figure 4 through Figure 6 show redundant, high-availability cabling configurations on one and two hosts.
If any one path fails, at least one HBA is still connected to one RAID controller.
Figure 4. Cabling a Single Host Using Redundant Data Paths (MD3000)
MD3000 RAID Enclosure
dual-HBA host server
RAID controller module 1
RAID controller module 0
MD1000 Expansion Enclosure
MD1000 Expansion Enclosure

Figure 5. Cabling a Single Host Using Four Cable Connections (MD3000)
dual-HBA host server
RAID controller module 1
RAID controller module 0
MD3000 RAID Enclosure
MD1000 Expansion Enclosure
MD1000 Expansion Enclosure

Figure 6. Cabling Two Hosts Using Redundant Data Paths (MD3000)
Nonredundant Configurations
Figure 7 through Figure 10 show one, two, three, and four hosts with each connected to only one RAID
controller module. The hosts can share storage space, but without redundant paths. If one path were to
fail, the server on that path would be disconnected from the storage array.
MD3000 RAID Enclosure
dual-HBA host server
dual-HBA host server
MD1000 Expansion Enclosure
MD1000 Expansion Enclosure

Figure 7. Cabling a Single Host with a Nonredundant Data Path (MD3000)
single-HBA host server
MD3000 RAID Enclosure
MD1000 Expansion Enclosure
MD1000 Expansion Enclosure

Figure 8. Cabling Two Hosts with Nonredundant Data Paths (MD3000)
MD3000 RAID Enclosure
single-HBA host server
single-HBA host server
MD1000 Expansion Enclosure
MD1000 Expansion Enclosure

Figure 9. Cabling Three Hosts with Nonredundant Data Paths (MD3000)
MD3000 RAID Enclosure
single-HBA host server
single-HBA host server
single-HBA host server
MD1000 Expansion Enclosure
MD1000 Expansion Enclosure

Figure 10. Cabling Four Hosts with Nonredundant Data Paths (MD3000)
MD3000 RAID Enclosure
single-HBA host server
single-HBA host server
single-HBA host server
single-HBA host server
MD1000 Expansion Enclosure
MD1000 Expansion Enclosure

Cluster Configurations
Figure 11 shows a nonredundant two-node cluster using a single RAID enclosure. Figure 12 shows a
redundant two-node cluster configuration using a single RAID enclosure.
Figure 11. Cabling a Two-Node Cluster (Single HBA, Nonredundant Data Paths from each Node) (MD3000)
MD3000 RAID Enclosure
single-HBA host server
single-HBA host server
heartbeat cable
MD1000 Expansion Enclosure
MD1000 Expansion Enclosure

Figure 12. Cabling a Two-Node Cluster (Single HBA, Redundant Data Paths from each Node) (MD3000)
NOTE: The MD1000 and the MD3000 do not support boot.
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MD3000 RAID Enclosure
dual-HBA host server
dual-HBA host server
heartbeat cable
MD1000 Expansion Enclosure
MD1000 Expansion Enclosure