Dell PowerVault MD3600f Series Installation instructions

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Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3200, MD3200i,
MD3600i, and MD3600f Series Storage Arrays
Support Matrix
Introduction........................................................................................................................................................2
Dell PowerVault M32/36 Series Storage Array Rules*..............................................................................2
Supported Controller Firmware and NVSRAM ...........................................................................................5
Supported SAS Host Bus Adapters ...............................................................................................................5
Supported iSCSI Software Initiators.............................................................................................................5
Supported Protocol Offload (TOE / iSCSI) Adapters ..................................................................................6
Fibre Channel SFP+ Transceiver Support....................................................................................................6
Supported Hard Disk Drives ...........................................................................................................................6
Supported Expansion Enclosures..................................................................................................................8
Supported Management Software ................................................................................................................8
Supported Operating Systems......................................................................................................................12
Supported Device Mapper Software ..........................................................................................................14
Supported Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters............................................................................................14
Supported HBAs, Required Drivers and Firmware ..................................................................................15
Supported Brocade & Dell PowerConnect FOS levels ...........................................................................17
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Introduction
This document provides information on supported software and hardware for Dell PowerVault MD3200,
MD3200i, MD3600i and MD3600f series storage arrays as well as usage considerations,
recommendations and rules.
DellPowerVaultM32/36SeriesStorageArrayRules*
The following are the connectivity and consideration rules for the MD3200, MD3200i, MD3600i and MD3600f series
arrays:
RULE MD3200 & MD3220
(SAS) MD3200i & MD3220i (1Gbps iSCSI) MD3600i & MD3620i (10Gbps
iSCSI)
MD3600f &
MD3620f (8Gbps
Fibre Channel)
Maximum number of host
servers a single storage
array can connect to with
one RAID Controller
Module installed:
4 32 64 64
Maximum number of host
servers a single storage
array can connect to with
two RAID Controller
Modules installed:
8 (4 if using high
availability)
32 64 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)
N/A N/A N/A
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).
√N/A N/A N/A
Maximum number of
MD32/36 series Storage
arrays a host server may
connect to:
2 (HA) 4 4 4
Connecting an MD3200
series SAS array, an
MD3200i series iSCSI
array and an MD3600i
series iSCSI array to the
same host is supported.
√√√I/O co-existence
with Fibre Channel
or any other
protocol on same
host is not
supported.
TOTAL of 96 slots ---
Up to seven MD1200 or
MD 1220 series expansion
enclosures can be
attached to an MD storage
array. Any mixture of
MD1200 and MD1220
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enclosures for a total of 96
SAS physical disks is
supported.
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. Where
applicable it is 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 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 or MD3600 series
cannot be used for booting.
√√√MD3600f will
support boot from
SAN
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
N/A Only 1Gbps Supported √N/A
iSCSI Host ports will only N/A Only 1Gbps Supported √N/A

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auto-negotiate to the port
speed set in MDSM
Only single path iSCSI
boot is supported for all
Linux OS’s. Multi-path
iSCSI boot on Linux is not
supported.
N/A √ √ N/A
If the iSCSI Initiators are
connected to MD3200i
and/or MD3600i series
through network switches,
make sure that your
network switches support
flow control, and flow
control is enabled for both
sending and
receiving. Otherwise, the
storage controllers’ IO
performance will be greatly
degraded in the case that
packages through network
switches have to be
retransmitted.
N/A √√N/A
To get optimal IO
performance, avoid having
more than one iSCSI
session originating from
one host iSCSI port to the
same controller – ideally,
the iSCSI host NIC should
connect to only one iSCSI
target port on the storage
subsystem.
N/A √√N/A
* Refer also 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
“Linux DM Installation Details for Dell PowerVault MD Series Storage Arrays” for supporting MD3000,
MD3200 and MD3600 series products on a single Linux host.
*** Refer to the Disk Group Migration section of the MD3200 or MD3200i or MD3600i series Owner’s
Manuals.
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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
Controller Firmware (only MD32xx,
MD32xxi, and MD3600i series (SAS
& iSCSI)
07.75.14.62
Controller Firmware (only MD3600f
series (Fibre Channel))
07.75.20.62
Controller NVSRAM N26X0-770890-009
for MD3200 and MD3200i series
(SAS and iSCSI)
N26X0-770890-909
for MD3600i series (iSCSI only)
Controller NVSRAM N26X0-775890-009
for MD3600f series (Fibre Channel
only)
SupportedSASHostBusAdapters
Please see support.dell.com for the latest supported firmware and driver versions.
Host Bus 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
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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.
Host Bus Adapter Name
Broadcom – 5708
Broadcom – 5709
Broadcom – 5709c
Broadcom – 5721j
Broadcom – 57710
Broadcom – 57711
Emulex OneConnect 10G CNA
FibreChannelSFP+TransceiverSupport
Description Manufacture
r
Mfr. Part Numbe
r
8G FC SFP+ JDSU PLRXPL-VC-SH4-23-N
8G FC SFP+ Finisar FTLF8528P2BCV-LS
8G FC SFP+ Avago AFBR-57D7APZ
Supported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” 7KXJR MK1001TRKB 1TB 7.2K Toshiba
3.5” WDC07 MK2001TRKB 2TB 7.2K Toshiba
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

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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” 740Y7 MBF2300RC 300GB 10K Toshiba
2.5” 5R6CX MBF2600RC 600GB 10K Toshiba
2.5” X79H3 WD3000BKHG 300GB 10K
Western
Digital
2.5” C5R62 WD6000BKHG 600GB 10K
Western
Digital
2.5” 745GC ST9300605SS 300GB 10K Seagate
2.5” R72NV ST9600205SS 600GB 10K Seagate
2.5” 8JRN4 ST9900805SS 900GB 10K Seagate
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
3.5" U717K ST3500414SS 500GB 7.2K Seagate
3.5" U738K ST31000424SS 1 TB 7.2K Seagate
3.5" R755K ST32000444SS 2 TB 7.2K Seagate
3.5" X164K ST31000425SS 1 TB 7.2K Seagate
3.5" W350K ST32000445SS 2 TB 7.2K Seagate
3.5” 0V8G9 WD1000FYYG 1 TB 7.2K
Western
Digital
3.5” YY34F WD2000FYYG 2 TB 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

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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 MD32/36 series Storage 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
MD1200 1.01
MD1220 1.01
SupportedManagementSoftware
MD3200
Windows x86
Software Component
V
ersion Notes
MD3200 series Resource DVD 1.2.0.16
Modular Disk Storage Manager 10.75.36.16
MD3200 series VDS/VSS Providers D0.75.36.02 / S0.75.36.02
MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in 2.1 or later Plug-in 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 1.2.0.16
Modular Disk Storage Manager 10.75.36.16
MD3200 series VDS/VSS Providers D0.75.36.02 / S0.75.36.02
MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in 2.1 or later Plug-in and user guide
can be downloaded from
Dell driver support web
site.
The supported VMware is
ESX4.1.

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RHEL
Software Component
V
ersion Notes
MD3200 series Resource DVD 1.2.0.16
Modular Disk Storage Manager 10.75.A6.16
MD3200 series DeviceMapper See section on
Supported Device
Mapper Software
SLES
Software Component
V
ersion Notes
MD3200 series Resource DVD 1.2.0.16
Modular Disk Storage Manager 10.75.A6.16
MD3200 series Device Mapper See section on
Supported Device
Mapper Software
MD3200i
Windows x86
Software Component
V
ersion Notes
MD3200i series Resource DVD 1.2.0.27
Modular Disk Storage Manager 10.75.36.16
Modular Disk Configuration Utility 1.4.0.9
MD3200i series VDS/VSS Providers D0.75.36.02 / S0.75.36.02
MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in 2.1 or later Plug-in 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 1.2.0.27
Modular Disk Storage Manager 10.75.36.16
Modular Disk Configuration Utility 1.4.0.9
MD3200i series VDS/VSS Providers D0.75.36.02 / S0.75.36.02
MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in 2.1 or later Plug-in 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 1.2.0.27
Modular Disk Storage Manager 10.75.A6.16
Modular Disk Configuration Utility 1.4.0.9
MD3200i series DeviceMapper See section on
Supported Device
Mapper Software

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SLES
Software Component
V
ersion Notes
MD3200i series Resource DVD 1.2.0.27
Modular Disk Storage Manager 10.75.A6.16
Modular Disk Configuration Utility 1.4.0.9
MD3200i series Device Mapper See section on
Supported Device
Mapper Software
MD3600i
Windows x86
Software Component
V
ersion Notes
MD3600i series Resource DVD 2.0.0.38
Modular Disk Storage Manager 10.75.36.16
Modular Disk Configuration Utility 1.4.0.9
MD3600i series VDS/VSS Providers D0.75.36.02 / S0.75.36.02
MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in 2.1 or later Plug-in 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 2.0.0.38
Modular Disk Storage Manager 10.75.36.16
Modular Disk Configuration Utility 1.4.0.9
MD3600i series VDS/VSS Providers D0.75.36.02 / S0.75.36.02
MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in 2.1 or later Plug-in 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 2.0.0.38
Modular Disk Storage Manager 10.75.A6.16
Modular Disk Configuration Utility 1.4.0.9
MD3600i series DeviceMapper See section on
Supported Device
Mapper Software
SLES
Software Component
V
ersion Notes
MD3600i series Resource DVD 2.0.0.38
Modular Disk Storage Manager 10.75.A6.16
Modular Disk Configuration Utility 1.4.0.9
MD3600i series Device Mapper See section on
Supported Device
Mapper Software

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MD3600f
Windows x86
Software Component
V
ersion Notes
MD3600f series Resource DVD 1.0.0.21
Modular Disk Storage Manager (MDSM) 10.75.36.24
Modular Disk Configuration Utility (MDCU) N/A Currently MDCU does
NOT support MD3600f.
MD3600f series VDS/VSS Providers D0.75.36.03 / S0.75.36.03
MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in 2.2 or later Plug-in and User’s Guide
can be downloaded from
Dell driver support web
site.
The supported VMware is
ESX4.1.
Windows x86_64
Software Component
V
ersion Notes
MD3600f series Resource DVD 1.0.0.21
Modular Disk Storage Manager (MDSM) 10.75.36.24
Modular Disk Configuration Utility (MDCU) N/A Currently MDCU does
NOT support MD3600f.
MD3600f series VDS/VSS Providers D0.75.36.03 / S0.75.36.03
MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in 2.2 or later Plug-in and User’s Guide
can be downloaded from
Dell driver support web
site.
The supported VMware is
ESX4.1.
RHEL
Software Component
V
ersion Notes
MD3600f series Resource DVD 1.0.0.21
Modular Disk Storage Manager (MDSM) 10.75.A6.24
Modular Disk Configuration Utility (MDCU) N/A Currently MDCU does
NOT support MD3600f.
MD3600f series DeviceMapper See section on
Supported Device
Mapper Software
SLES
Software Component
V
ersion Notes
MD3600i series Resource DVD 1.0.0.21
Modular Disk Storage Manager (MDSM) 10.75.A6.24
Modular Disk Configuration Utility (MDCU) N/A Currently MDCU does
NOT support MD3600f.
MD3600i series Device Mapper See section on
Supported Device
Mapper Software
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SupportedOperatingSystems
Where clustering is supported by the operating system it is supported by the MD3200 and MD3200i series storage
arrays, subject to the following limitations:
Windows 2008: Maximum iSCSI nodes is16; maximum SAS nodes is 4
Windows 2003: Clustering is not supported with MD3200 and MD3200i series Storage Arrays
Operating System SAS Host
Server iSCSI Host Server Management Station Fibre Channel Host Server 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
√√√√KB970525,
KB974201,

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Server SP2 (x86,
x64)
KB983554
Windows 2008
Storage Server SP2
Server, all editions,
(x86, x64)
√√√√KB970525,
KB974201,
KB983554
Windows 2008 HPC
Server SP2 Server,
all editions (x86, x64)
√√√√KB970525,
KB974201,
KB983554
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

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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
SupportedFibreChannelHostBusAdapters
Host Bus Adapter Name Fabric Configuration Direct-attach Configuration Available from
Qlogic*
www.qlogic.com
QLE2460/62 √
QLE2560/62 √√
QLE220
**
√
Emulex*
www.emulex.com
LPE12000/2 √√
Brocade*
www.brocade.com
BR815/BR825 √
* At present, each Fibre Channel HBA requires a customized link timeout and node timeout value of 10 seconds.
Each vendor’s management utility allows you to make this change.

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SupportedHBAs,RequiredDriversandFirmware
Operating System on Host
Server Brocade BR815/BR825
Emulex
LPE11002
LPE12000/2
LPE1150
Qlogic
QLE2460/62
QLE2560/62
QLE220
Windows Server 2003 (Service
Pack 2)
Device driver
version: 2.2.0.2
BIOS: 2.2.0.2
Device driver
version: 2.40.005
Firmware: 1.11a5
Adapter Boot
Version: 5.03a7
Required patches:
KB932755
Recommended
patches: KB945119
Device driver version:
9.1.8.25
BIOS: 2.10
Firmware: 5.01.03
Required patches:
KB932755, KB939315,
KB950903
Windows Server 2008 (Service
Pack 2)
Device driver
version: 2.2.0.2
BIOS: 2.2.0.2
Device driver
version: 2.40.005
Firmware: 1.11a5
Adapter Boot
Version: 5.03a7
No patches required
Device driver version:
9.1.8.25
BIOS: 2.10
Firmware: 5.01.03
No patches required
Windows Server 2008 Release 2
(Service Pack 1)
Device driver
version: 2.3.0.0
BIOS: 2.3.0.0
Device driver
version: 2.40.005
Firmware: 1.11a5
Adapter Boot
Version: 5.03a7
No patches required
Device driver version:
9.1.8.25
BIOS: 2.10
Firmware: 5.01.03
No patches required
VMware ESX(i) 4.1 OS native
No patches
required
OS native
Firmware: 1.11a5
Adapter Boot
Version: 5.03a7
No patches required
OS native
BIOS: 2.02
Firmware: 4.03.01
No patches required
RHEL 6 Device driver
version: 2.3.0.2
BIOS: 2.3.0.0
Device driver
version: OS native
Firmware: 1.11a5
Adapter Boot
Version: 5.03a7
Device driver version: OS
native
BIOS: 3.0
FW: 5.04.01
RHEL 5.x RHEL 5.4
Not supported
RHEL 5.5
Device driver
version: 2.2.0.0
RHEL 5.6
Device driver
version: 2.3.0.0
RHEL 5.4
Device driver
version: 8.2.0.86
RHEL 5.5
Device driver
version: 8.2.0.86
RHEL 5.6
Device driver
version: 8.2.0.86
RHEL 5.4
Device driver version: OS
native
BIOS: 3.0
FW: in box
RHEL 5.5
Device driver version: OS
native
BIOS: 3.00
Firmware: in box

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BIOS: 2.3.0.0
Firmware: 1.11a5
Adapter Boot
Version: 5.03a7
RHEL 5.6
Device driver version: OS
native
BIOS: 2.1
Firmware: 5.04.01(d5)
SLES 11 Device driver
version: 2.3.0.0
BIOS: 2.3.0.0
Device driver
version: 8.2.8.55
Firmware: 1.11a5
Adapter Boot
Version: 5.03a7
Device driver version: OS
native
BIOS: 2.12
Firmware: 5.03.02(d5)
SLES 11 (Service Pack 1) Device driver
version: 2.3.0.0
BIOS: 2.3.0.0
Device driver
version: 8.3.5.25
Firmware: 1.11a5
Adapter Boot
Version: 5.03a7
QLE2560
Device driver version: OS
native
QLE2562
Device driver version: OS
native
BIOS: 2.12
Firmware: 5.03.02(d5)
SLES 10 (Service Pack 3) Device driver
version: 2.3.0.0
BIOS: 2.3.0.0
Device driver
version: 8.2.0.86
Firmware: 1.11a5
Adapter Boot
Version: 5.03a7
QLE2560
Device driver version: OS
native
QLE2562
Device driver version: OS
native
BIOS: 2.12
Firmware: 5.03.02(d5)
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SupportedBrocade&DellPowerConnectFOSlevels
Switches Firmware Description
Brocade
200E FOS 6.2.2 Brocade 4Gb 16 port FC switch
4100 FOS 6.4.1a Brocade 4Gb 32 port FC switch
4900 FOS 6.4.1a Brocade 4Gb 64 port FC switch
5000 FOS 6.4.1a Brocade 4Gb 32 port FC switch
300 FOS 6.4.1a Brocade 8Gb 24 port FC switch
5100 FOS 6.4.1a Brocade 8Gb 40 port FC switch
5300 FOS 6.4.1a Brocade 8Gb 80 port FC switch
DCX & DCX-4S Director class switch chassis
FC8-48 FOS 6.4.1a 48 port 8Gb FC blade module
FC8-32 FOS 6.4.1a 32 port 8Gb FC blade module
FC8-16 FOS 6.4.1a 16 port 8Gb FC blade module
Dell PowerConnect B-DCX-4S Dell PowerConnect Director class switch chassis
FC8-48 FOS 6.4.1a 48 port 8Gb FC blade module
FC8-32 FOS 6.4.1a 32 port 8Gb FC blade module
FC8-16 FOS 6.4.1a 16 port 8Gb FC blade module
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