Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series Installation instructions

Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3200, MD3200i and
MD3600i Series Support Matrix
Introduction........................................................................................................................................................2
Dell PowerVault M3200, MD3200i and MD3600i Series Rules ................................................................2
Supported Controller Firmware and NVSRAM ...........................................................................................4
Supported SAS Host Bus Adapters ...............................................................................................................4
Supported iSCSI Software Initiators.............................................................................................................4
Supported Protocol Offload (TOE / iSCSI) Adapters ..................................................................................4
Support Hard Disk Drives................................................................................................................................5
Supported Expansion Enclosures..................................................................................................................6
Supported Management Software ................................................................................................................6
Supported Operating Systems......................................................................................................................10
Supported Device Mapper Software ..........................................................................................................12


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 MD3200 & MD3220 (SAS) MD3200i & MD3220i
(1Gbps iSCSI) MD3600i & MD3620i (10Gbps iSCSI)
Maximum number of host
servers a single MD3200
Series array can connect to
with one RAID Controller
Module installed:
4 32 64
Maximum number of host
servers a single MD3200
Series array can connect to
with two RAID Controller
Modules installed:
8 (4 if using high
availability)
32 64
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.)
2 (each card has two ports) Not applicable to iSCSI
configurations
Not applicable to iSCSI
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).
√Not applicable to iSCSI
configurations
Not applicable to iSCSI
configurations
Maximum number ofMD3200
Series or MD3600 Series
arrays a host server may
connect to:
2 (HA) 4 4
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
√√√

be run in unified mode.
A hot spare for a disk group
must be a physical disk of
equal or greater size than
any of the member disks.
√√√
When using out-of-band
management with SMcli by
specifying the RAID
Controller management port
IP addresses on the MD
Storage Array, SMcli
commands that change the
attributes of a virtual disk,
virtual disk copy, or snapshot
virtual disk, must have
management access to the
owning RAID Controller
Module to complete. Where
applicable it is a best practice
to specify both management
port IP addresses on the
SMcli invocation: "SMcli
192.168.128.101
192.168.128.102 -c".
√√√
Co-existence of multiple
Linux multi-pathing drivers is
not supported. When using a
MD3200 Series or MD3600
Series array with Linux host
servers only the Linux
Device Mapper failover driver
is supported. **
√√√
On Linux systems Device
Mapper multi-pathing drivers
are required for multi-path
support
√√√
Virtual disks on an MD3200
Series or MD3600 Series
cannot be used for booting.
√√√
RAID 5 and RAID 6 disk
groups are limited to a
maximum of 30 physical
disks
√√√
Disk Groups can be migrated
between a Dell PowerVault
MD3200 or MD3200i or
MD3600i by following the
appropriate Disk Group
migration procedure***
√√√
All iSCSI Host ports on a
controller have to be at the
same port speed
Not Applicable for SAS Only 1Gbps Supported √
iSCSI Host ports will only
auto-negotiate to the port
speed set in MDSM
Not Applicable for SAS Only 1Gbps Supported √
Only single path iSCSI boot
is supported for all Linux
OS’s. Multi-path iSCSI boot
on Linux is not supported.
Not Applicable for SAS √ √

* Refer to the Hardware Installation section of the MD3200 or MD3200i or MD3600i Series Owner’s
Manual.
** Dell Linux MPP drivers for the MD3000 can coexist with the Device Mapper driver used for the MD3200
and MD3600 series. Refer to coexistence whitepaper for supporting MD3000, MD3200 and MD3600 series
products on a single host.
*** Refer to the Disk Group Migration section of the MD3200 or MD3200i or MD3600i Series Owner’s
Manual.
SupportedControllerFirmwareandNVSRAM
NOTE: It is advisable to gather support information before performing any firmware upgrade. This can be
performed from the support tab of the MD Storage Manager application.
NOTE: Only drivers and firmware released by Dell are supported. For the latest driver and firmware
releases, see the Downloads section at support.dell.com.
To determine your firmware and NVSRAM levels:
From a management station, connect to the storage array using MD Storage Manager.
Select the Support tab.
Click on Storage Array Profile and look for the firmware and NVSRAM versions.
Software
V
ersion Notes
Controller Firmware 07.75.14.60
Controller NVSRAM N26X0-770890-009
for MD3200 and MD3200i Series
N26X0-770890-909
for MD3600i Series
SupportedSASHostBusAdapters
Please see support.dell.com for the latest supported firmware and driver versions.
Adapter Name
Dell 6Gbps SAS HBA
SupportediSCSISoftwareInitiators

Operating System SW Initiato
r
V
endo
r
SW Initiator Version Notes
Windows 2003 R2 SP2 Microsoft 2.08, 2.07 Available via MS download
Windows 2008 R2 SP2 Microsoft RTM or later Included w/OS
Windows 2008 SP2 Microsoft RTM or later Included w/OS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Red Hat RTM or later Included w/OS
Suse Linux Enterprise Server Suse RTM or later Included w/OS
VMware ESX VMware RTM or later Included w/OS
Citrix XENserver Citrix RTM or later Included w/OS
SupportedProtocolOffload(TOE/iSCSI)Adapters
Standard Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet adapters are supported when used with supported software iSCSI initiators.

The following list of hardware initiators is also supported.
Please see support.dell.com for the latest supported firmware and driver versions.
Adapter Name
Broadcom – 5708
Broadcom – 5709
Broadcom – 5709c
Broadcom – 5721j
Broadcom- 57710
Broadcom- 57711
Emulex OneConnect 10G CNA
SupportHardDiskDrives
Only Dell-provided hard disk drives are supported. Hard disk drives not purchased from Dell will be marked as
uncertified and will not be usable. Refer to the MD32xx/MD32xxi Drivers and Downloads section for the latest
available physical disk firmware.
Form Factor Dell P/N Model Capacity Speed
V
endo
r
3.5"U717KST3500414SS500GB7.2KSeagate
3.5"U738KST31000424SS1TRB7.2KSeagate
3.5"R755KST32000444SS2TRB7.2KSeagate
3.5"X164KST31000425SS1TRB7.2KSeagate
3.5"W350KST32000445SS2TRB7.2KSeagate
3.5”0V8G9WD1000FYYG1TB7.2K
Western
Digital
3.5”YY34FWD2000FYYG2TB7.2K
Western
Digital
3.5”R752KST3600002ss600GB10KSeagate
3.5"X163KST3450757SS450GB15KSeagate
3.5"T873KST3600957SS600GB15KSeagate
3.5"F617NST3300657SS300GB15KSeagate
3.5"R749KST3450857SS450GB15KSeagate
3.5"W347KST3600057SS600GB15KSeagate
3.5"X150KHUS156030VLS600300GB15KHitachi
3.5"T875KHUS156045VLS600450GB15kHitachi
3.5"W348KHUS156060VLS600600GB15kHitachi
2.5"R734KST9500430SS500GB7.2KSeagate
2.5”55RMXST9500620SS500GB7.2KSeagate
2.5”9W5WVST91000640SS1TB7.2KSeagate
2.5"W335KST9500431SS500GB7.2KSeagate
2.5"R744KST9300503SS300GB10KSeagate
2.5"T871KST9300603SS300GB10KSeagate
2.5”7T0DWST9600204SS600GB10KSeagate
2.5”8MP93ST9600104SS600GB10KSeagate

2.5"X160KST9146803SS146GB10KSeagate
2.5"X143KMBD2147RC146GB10KFujitsu
2.5"U706KMBD2300RC300GB10KFujitsu
2.5"T855KHUC103014CSS600 146GB10KHitachi
2.5"U709KHUC103030CSS600 300GB10KHitachi
2.5”YJ0GRHUC106030CSS600 300GB10KHitachi
2.5”8WP8WHUC106060CSS600 600GB10KHitachi
2.5”X79H3WD3000BKHG300GB10K
Western
Digital
2.5”C5R62WD6000BKHG600GB10K
Western
Digital
2.5"U733KST9146752SS146GB15KSeagate
2.5"W345KST973452SS73GB15KSeagate
2.5"X162KST9146852SS146GB15kSeagate
2.5"R727KMBE2073RC73GB15KFujitsu
2.5"W328KMBE2147RC146GB15KFujitsu
2.5"R730KHUC151473CSS600 73GB15KHitachi
2.5"W330KHUC151414CSS600 146GB15KHitachi
2.5"X1MCHLB150S149GBSSDPliant
SupportedExpansionEnclosures
The MD3200 Series arrays support a maximum of 96 hard driver slots. These additional slots are provided by up to 3
MD1200 enclosures, 7 MD1220 enclosures, or a combination of MD1200 and MD1220 enclosure. When a
combination of enclosures is used the total number of disk drive slots in the system cannot exceed 96.
Enclosure Model Firmware
V
ersion Notes
MD1200 1.01
MD1220 1.01
SupportedManagementSoftware
MD3200
Windows x86
Software Component
V
ersion Notes
MD3200 Series Resource DVD 1.2.0.12
Modular Disk Storage Manager 10.75.G6.12
MD3200 Series VDS/VSS Providers D0.75.36.01 / S0.75.36.01
VMware vCenter plugin 2.1 Plugin (SMIA-vCenter-
WS32-
01.00.3650.0007.exe)
and user guide can be
downloaded from Dell
driver support web site.
The supported VMware is
ESX4.1.

Windows x86_64
Software Component
V
ersion Notes
MD3200 Series Resource DVD 1.2.0.12
Modular Disk Storage Manager 10.75.G6.12
MD3200 Series VDS/VSS Providers D0.75.36.01 / S0.75.36.01
VMware vCenter plugin 2.1 Plugin (SMIA-vCenter-
WSX64-
01.00.3650.0007.exe)
and user guide can be
downloaded from Dell
driver support web site.
The supported VMware is
ESX4.1.
RHEL
Software Component
V
ersion Notes
MD3200 Series Resource DVD 1.2.0.12
Modular Disk Storage Manager 10.75.G6.12
MD3200 Series DeviceMapper See section on DM
SLES
Software Component
V
ersion Notes
MD3200 Series Resource DVD 1.2.0.12
Modular Disk Storage Manager 10.75.G6.12
MD3200 Series Device Mapper See section on DM
MD3200i
Windows x86
Software Component
V
ersion Notes
MD3200i Series Resource DVD 1.2.0.13
Modular Disk Storage Manager 10.75.G6.12
Modular Disk Configuration Utility 1.4.0.9
MD3200i Series VDS/VSS Providers D0.75.36.01 / S0.75.36.01
VMware vCenter plugin 2.1 Plugin (SMIA-vCenter-
WS32-
01.00.3650.0007.exe)
and user guide can be
downloaded from Dell
driver support web site.
Supported VMware
versions are ESX 4.1,
4.1i, 4.0, and 3.5.
Windows x86_64
Software Component
V
ersion Notes
MD3200i Series Resource DVD 1.2.0.13
Modular Disk Storage Manager 10.75.G6.12
Modular Disk Configuration Utility 1.4.0.9
MD3200i Series VDS/VSS Providers D0.75.36.01 / S0.75.36.01
VMware vCenter plugin 2.1 Plugin (SMIA-vCenter-
WSX64-
01.00.3650.0007.exe)
and user guide can be
downloaded from Dell
driver support web site.
Supported VMware

versions are ESX 4.1,
4.1i, 4.0, and 3.5.
RHEL
Software Component
V
ersion Notes
MD3200i Series Resource DVD 1.2.0.13
Modular Disk Storage Manager 10.75.G6.12
Modular Disk Configuration Utility 1.4.0.9
MD3200i Series DeviceMapper See section on DM
SLES
Software Component
V
ersion Notes
MD3200i Series Resource DVD 1.2.0.13
Modular Disk Storage Manager 10.75.G6.12
Modular Disk Configuration Utility 1.4.0.9
MD3200i Series Device Mapper See section on DM
MD3600i
Windows x86
Software Component
V
ersion Notes
MD3600i Series Resource DVD 2.0.0.29
Modular Disk Storage Manager 10.75.G6.12
Modular Disk Configuration Utility 1.4.0.9
MD3600i Series VDS/VSS Providers D0.75.36.01 / S0.75.36.01
VMware vCenter plugin 2.1 Plugin ((SMIA-vCenter-
WS32-
01.00.3650.0007.exe)
and user guide can be
downloaded from Dell
driver support web site.
The supported VMware is
ESX4.1.
Windows x86_64
Software Component
V
ersion Notes
MD3600i Series Resource DVD 2.0.0.29
Modular Disk Storage Manager 10.75.G6.12
Modular Disk Configuration Utility 1.4.0.9
MD3600i Series VDS/VSS Providers D0.75.36.01 / S0.75.36.01
VMware vCenter plugin 2.1 Plugin (SMIA-vCenter-
WSX64-
01.00.3650.0007.exe)
and user guide can be
downloaded from Dell
driver support web site.
The supported VMware is
ESX4.1.
RHEL
Software Component
V
ersion Notes
MD3600i Series Resource DVD 2.0.0.29
Modular Disk Storage Manager 10.75.G6.12

Modular Disk Configuration Utility 1.4.0.9
MD3600i Series DeviceMapper See section on DM
SLES
Software Component
V
ersion Notes
MD3600i Series Resource DVD 2.0.0.29
Modular Disk Storage Manager 10.75.G6.12
Modular Disk Configuration Utility 1.4.0.9
MD3600i Series Device Mapper See section on DM


SupportedOperatingSystems
Where clustering is supported by the operating system it is supported by the MD3200 Series and MD3200i Series
storage arrays, subject to the following limitations:
Windows 2008: Max iSCSI nodes 16, max SAS nodes 4
Windows 2003: Clustering is not supported with MD3200 Series and MD3200i Series Storage Arrays
Operating System SAS Host
Server iSCSI Host Server Management Station Notes & Required
Hotfixes
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows 2008 R2
Standard and Core
√√√KB979711,
KB978000,
KB980663, KB974672
Windows 2008 R2
Enterprise and Core
√√√KB979711,
KB978000,
KB980663, KB974672
Windows 2008 R2
Data Center and Core
√√√KB979711,
KB978000,
KB980663, KB974672
Windows 2008 R2
Foundation
√√√KB979711,
KB978000,
KB980663, KB974672
Windows 2008 R2
Web and Core
√
Windows 2008
Storage Server R2
all editions
√√√KB979711,
KB978000,
KB980663, KB974672
Windows 2008 R2
HPC Server
√√√KB979711,
KB978000,
KB980663, KB974672
Windows Server 2008
Windows 2008 SP2
Standard and Core
(x86, x64)
√√√KB970525,
KB974201, KB983554
Windows 2008 SP2
Enterprise and Core
(x86,x64)
√√√KB970525,
KB974201, KB983554
Windows 2008 SP2
Data Center and Core
(x86, x64)
√√√KB970525,
KB974201, KB983554
Windows 2008 SP2
Foundation (x86, x64)
√√√KB970525,
KB974201, KB983554
Windows 2008 SP2
Web and Core (x86,
x64)
√
Windows 2008 Small
Business Server SP2
(x86, x64)
√√√KB970525,
KB974201, KB983554
Windows 2008
Essential Business
Server SP2 (x86,
x64)
√√√KB970525,
KB974201, KB983554
Windows 2008
Storage Server SP2
Server, all editions,
(x86, x64)
√√√KB970525,
KB974201, KB983554
Windows 2008 HPC
Server SP2 Server, all
√√√KB970525,
KB974201, KB983554

editions (x86, x64)
Window Server 2003 R2
Windows 2003 R2
SP2 Standard (x86,
x64)
√√√KB950903, KB931300
Windows 2003 R2
SP2 Enterprise
(x86,x64)
√√√KB950903, KB931300
Windows 2003 Small
Business Server R2
SP2 all editions (x86
only )
√√√KB950903, KB931300
Windows Storage
Server 2003 R2 SP2
all editions, (x86, x64)
√√√KB950903, KB931300
Windows Unified Data
Storage Server 2003
SP2 all editions, (x64)
√√KB950903, KB931300
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 5.5 (base, AP,
DT w/WS option)(x86,
x64)
√√√
Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 5.4+ (base, AP,
DT w/WS option (x86,
x64)
√√√Dell unique kernel
patch required for
certain Dell
servers.
Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 5.4 (base, AP,
DT w/WS option)
(x86, x64)
√√√
Suse Linux Enterprise Server
Suse® Linux
Enterprise Server 11
SP1 (x64 only)
√√√
Suse Linux Enterprise
Server 11 (x64 only)
√√√
Suse Linux Enterprise
Server 10 SP3 (x64
only)
√√√
V
irtualization Hosts / Hypervisors
Citrix XenServer 5.6.0
Retail Edition
√√
VMware ESX/ESXi
4.1
√√
Microsoft Hyper-V
Server 2008 R2
√√
KB979711,
KB978000,
KB980663, KB974672
Microsoft Server 2008
R2 with Hyper-V
√√√KB979711,
KB978000,
KB980663, KB974672
Microsoft Hyper-V
Server 2008 SP2
√√
KB970525,
KB974201, KB983554
Microsoft Server 2008
SP2 with Hyper-V
√√√KB970525,
KB974201, KB983554
Windows Desktop Operating Systems
Windows 7 (x86, x64) √
Windows Vista SP2
(x86, x64)
√
Windows XP SP3 √

(x86, x64)
SupportedDeviceMapperSoftware
Operating System Component Minimum
V
ersion
Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP3 scsi_dh_rdac DKMS package scsi_dh_rdac-1.3.1.2-3dkms.noarch.rpm
Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11
Kernel Version kernel-default-2.6.27.39-0.3.1
scsi_dh_rdac DKMS package scsi_dh_rdac-1.5.1.2-3dkms.noarch.rpm
multipath-tools Multipath-tools-0.4.8-40.6.1.x86_64.rpm
Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 scsi_dh_rdac DKMS package scsi_dh_rdac-1.5.2.1-3dkms.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 scsi_dh_rdac DKMS package scsi_dh_rdac-1.4.1.2-3dkms.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4+ scsi_dh_rdac DKMS package scsi_dh_rdac-1.4.1.2-3dkms.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 scsi_dh_rdac DKMS package scsi_dh_rdac-1.4.2.1-3dkms.noarch.rpm
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