Dell PowerStore 7000X EMC PowerStore Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 1 - Page 17

Installation and Upgrade Considerations, Environment and System Requirements, Where to Get Help

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Installation and Upgrade Considerations PowerStore X model limitations The following limitations exist in PowerStore X deployment models. Functional Area Description Clustering Clustering with multiple PowerStore X appliances is not supported. Replication of Virtual Volumes (vVols) Replication of vVols is not supported. Storage - File NAS services are not supported in PowerStore X models. Support for Virtual Machines Virtual Machines (VMs) running on PowerStore X internal nodes only supports Virtual Volumes (vVols). Virtual Machine File System (VMFS) is not supported for internally running VMs, but is supported when using PowerStore X with external ESX servers attached via Fibre Channel or iSCSI. Refer to the PowerStore product support pages (https://www.dell.com/support) for detailed user documentation. Installation and Upgrade Considerations Before you begin to install PowerStore, review the PowerStore Deployment Checklist. Once you have completed all the planning steps in the PowerStore Deployment Checklist, you are ready to install your system. The PowerStore Deployment Checklist, as well as all other PowerStore documentation, can be downloaded from the PowerStore Documentation page at: www.dell.com/support. Environment and System Requirements All PowerStore deployment models must meet the following environment and system requirements... Support Matrix Refer to the PowerStore Support Matrix on the support website for compatibility and interoperability information. Where to Get Help Dell Technologies maintains support pages for all products at www.dell.com/support. The product support pages provide important product information such as product and user documentation, knowledge base articles, drivers and other software installation packages downloads, advisories, knowledge base articles, and more. A valid support contract and registration is required to access all information available on the product support sites. 17 Dell EMC PowerStore Release Notes

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Installation and Upgrade Considerations
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PowerStore Release Notes
PowerStore X model limitations
The following limitations exist in PowerStore X deployment models.
Functional Area
Description
Clustering
Clustering with multiple PowerStore X appliances is not supported.
Replication of Virtual
Volumes (vVols)
Replication of vVols is not supported.
Storage - File
NAS services are not supported in PowerStore X models.
Support for Virtual
Machines
Virtual Machines (VMs) running on PowerStore X internal nodes only
supports Virtual Volumes (vVols). Virtual Machine File System (VMFS) is
not supported for internally running VMs, but is supported when using
PowerStore X with external ESX servers attached via Fibre Channel or
iSCSI.
Refer to the PowerStore product support pages (https://
www.dell.com/support
) for detailed user documentation.
Installation and Upgrade Considerations
Before you begin to install PowerStore, review the
PowerStore Deployment Checklist
. Once you have completed all the
planning steps in the
PowerStore Deployment Checklist
, you are ready to install your system.
The PowerStore Deployment Checklist, as well as all other PowerStore documentation, can be downloaded from the
PowerStore Documentation page at:
www.dell.com/support.
Environment and System Requirements
All PowerStore deployment models must meet the following environment and system requirements…
Support Matrix
Refer to the PowerStore Support Matrix on the support website for compatibility and interoperability information.
Where to Get Help
Dell Technologies maintains support pages for all products at
www.dell.com/support
.
The product support pages provide important product information such as product and user documentation, knowledge
base articles, drivers and other software installation packages downloads, advisories, knowledge base articles, and more.
A valid support contract and registration is required to access all information available on the product support sites.