Dell DX6000G Dell DX Cluster File Server Interoperability Guide - Page 1

Dell™ DX Cluster File Server Interoperability Guide This document provides information about the supported hardware and software versions for Dell™ DX Cluster File Server systems. Supported Hardware This section lists the hardware supported by DX Cluster File Server. Where applicable, firmware and driver versions are also listed. BIOS Versions ‎Table 1 lists the BIOS version supported by the DX6000G system. Platform BIOS Version Supported DX6000G 1.6.3 or later Table 1. Supported System BIOS Hard Drives The DX Cluster File Server supports 3.5-inch hard drives. ‎Table 2 lists the supported hard drives and RAID types. Platform Hot-swappable (Yes/No) Raid Type Drives DX6000G1,2 Yes Table 2. Supported Hard drives Raid 1 3.5-inch NearLine SAS 500GB or 1TB 1For a standalone solution (2) smaller drives should be configured as RAID 1 for OS and application and (2) larger drives should be configured as RAID 1 for spooler and namespace cache. 2For a failover solution (2) drives should be configured as RAID 1 for OS and spooler and namespace cache should be configured on PowerVault MD3200i iSCSI storage. Supported Controllers Table 3 lists the supported RAID controller, supported firmware, and driver versions. Platform Controller RAID Number of Firmware Revision Type Controller Controllers DX6000 Internal Sas6iR 1 Table 3. Supported RAID controller A04 or later Table 4 lists the supported network interface controllers (NICs), supported firmware and driver versions. Platform NIC DX6000G Broadcom® NetXtreme™ II Table 4. Supported Network Interface Controllers Firmware Revision Driver Revision 6.2.14 or later 16.2.0 or later