Dell PowerVault MD3000i MD3000i Support Matrix

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  • Dell PowerVault MD3000i | MD3000i Support Matrix - Page 1
    A dedicated IP SAN is highly recommended for iSCSI data √ transmission. Management traffic can be isolated on a separate management network. Hosts can connect to an iSCSI storage array using a Layer √ 2 (switched) or Layer 3(routed) network switches. Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix
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    to one MD3000i array. If multiple NICs are installed, it is recommended that different subnets be used for management and iSCSI data links. NIC teaming is only supported with VMware ESX server √ and Citrix XenServer Dell Edition. Dell recommends that you enable your switch Spanning √ Tree
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    Server® 2003 Cluster environment and up to sixteen nodes in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Cluster environment. Connecting an MD3000i and an MD3000 to the same host is not supported. First Gen. √ √ √ √ Second Gen. √ √ √ √ Table 3. Considerations Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix l 3
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    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 4 ‫׀‬ Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix Second Gen
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    troubleshooting those components. For any additional support, users will be referred to the provider of the non-Dell supplied equipment. Supported Operating Systems Table 4. Supported Operating Systems for iSCSI Host Servers Operating System First Gen. Second Gen. Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i
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    R2 and SP2 Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 SP1 First Gen. √ Second Gen. √ √ √ √ √ √ Microsoft Windows Storage √ √ Server 2003 R2 Microsoft Server 2008 R2 are not supported. Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 and Microsoft Hyper-V 6 ‫׀‬ Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix
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    Linux Enterprise Server √ V10.0 x64 Service Pack 2, Service Pack 3 (2.6 kernel; No XEN support) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server √ V11 and V11 SP1 x64 (2.6 kernel; No XEN support) XEN kernel not supported √ √ Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix l 7 Required Hotfixes Server 2008 R2
  • Dell PowerVault MD3000i | MD3000i Support Matrix - Page 8
    (available on the MD3000i Resource CD) (available from www.microsoft.com) iscsi_sfnet-4.0.1.11.3e - 1dkms.noarch.rpm (RHEL v4 U4 only) scsi_mod-sles9sp3-dkms.noarch.rpm (SUSE v9 SP3 only) iscsi-88.31.2_sles9sp31dkms. noarch.rpm (SUSE v9 SP3 only) 8 ‫׀‬ Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix
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    MD3000i. To maximize available bandwidth to the MD3000i, 1000 Mb/s switches for I/O paths and 100 Mb/s switches for out-of-band management paths are recommended. NOTE: Dell PowerConnect 5324 is not supported on MD3000i for use with the iSCSI host ports. Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix
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    the supported iSCSI initiator, operating system, network components, and the Dell MPIO or MPP driver. Supported Expansion Enclosures The MD3000i supports up to two MD1000 expansion enclosures. Table 7. PowerVault MD3000i RAID Controller Expansion Enclosure MD1000 Current Firmware Revision
  • Dell PowerVault MD3000i | MD3000i Support Matrix - Page 11
    Drive Hitachi (Ultrastar 15K300) SAS 146 GB 15K RPM Hitachi (Ultrastar 15K300) SAS 300 GB 15K RPM Hitachi ST3600002SS HUA721050KLA330 HUA721075KLA330 HUA721010KLA330 HUA722020ALA330 HDS725050KLA360 ST3500630NS ST3750640NS ST3500620SS ST3750630SS Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix l 11
  • Dell PowerVault MD3000i | MD3000i Support Matrix - Page 12
    2 WD500YS-18MPB0 can be upgraded via firmware to reach the same level as WD500YS-18MPB1 Supported Management Software for Windows Table 9. Management Software Supported with the MD3000i (Windows servers) Software MD3000i Resource CD Dell Modular Disk Storage Manager First Gen. 1.2.153, A04 02.71
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    VMware versions are ESX 4.1, 4.1i, 4.0, and 3.5. *Refer to VDS/VSS readme on the resource CD for installation and usage details Supported Management Software for Linux Table 10. Management Software Supported with the MD3000i (Linux servers) Software MD3000i Resource CD Dell Modular Disk Storage
  • Dell PowerVault MD3000i | MD3000i Support Matrix - Page 14
    Linux based solutions. Supported Languages The Dell PowerVault MD Storage Manager is available in the following languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, French, German and Spanish. Supported MD3000i Controller Firmware and NVSRAM Table 11. Supported Controller Firmware and NVSRAM NOTE
  • Dell PowerVault MD3000i | MD3000i Support Matrix - Page 15
    heading Refer to the Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrices Refer to the Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrices Refer to the Resources sub-heading for white papers and support documents related to iSCSI and the MD3000i Refer to the Citrix XenServer Dell Edition Solution Guide for reference
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    (or Two-Node Cluster), Single-Path Data, Single Controller (Simplex) 1 standalone (one or 2 two-node cluster two) host server 3 Ethernet management port 4 MD3000i RAID Enclosure (single controller) 5 corporate, public or private network 16 ‫׀‬ Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix
  • Dell PowerVault MD3000i | MD3000i Support Matrix - Page 17
    Figure 2. Up to Four Direct-Attached Servers, Single-Path Data, Dual Controllers (Duplex) 1 standalone (up to four) host server 2 Ethernet management port 3 MD3000i RAID Enclosure (dual controllers) 4 corporate, public or private network Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix l 17
  • Dell PowerVault MD3000i | MD3000i Support Matrix - Page 18
    Servers (or Two-Node Cluster), Dual-Path Data, Dual Controllers (Duplex) 1 standalone (one or 2 two-node cluster two) host server 3 Ethernet management port 4 MD3000i RAID Enclosure (single controller) 5 corporate, public or private network 18 ‫׀‬ Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix
  • Dell PowerVault MD3000i | MD3000i Support Matrix - Page 19
    -Configured Servers, Single-Path Data, Single Controller (Simplex) 1 up to 16 standalone 2 IP SAN (Gigabit 3 Ethernet host servers Ethernet switch) management port 4 MD3000i RAID Enclosure (single controller) 5 corporate, public or private network Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix
  • Dell PowerVault MD3000i | MD3000i Support Matrix - Page 20
    switches) 2003 clusters, up to 16-node Windows 2008 clusters, or a combination of multiple clusters and non-clustered servers 3 Ethernet management port 4 MD3000i RAID Enclosure (dual controllers) 5 corporate, public or private network 20 ‫׀‬ Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix
  • Dell PowerVault MD3000i | MD3000i Support Matrix - Page 21
    Supported Expansion Enclosure Cabling Configurations Figure 6. Proper Cabling of Expansion Enclosures in a Single-Controller Configuration slot 0 slot 1 Simplex MD3000i Storage Array Expansion enclosures (2) Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix l 21
  • Dell PowerVault MD3000i | MD3000i Support Matrix - Page 22
    Figure 7. Proper Cabling of Expansion Enclosures in a Dual-Controller Configuration MD3000i Storage Array (upgraded to duplex configuration) Expansion enclosures (2) Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2010 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction of these
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