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Component Windows 7 SP1 ASM/ME No VSS Provider No VDS Provider No PowerShell tools Yes Storage Management Provider (SMP) No Rethinning driver No EqualLogic MPIO Configuration Tool No Windows 8.0 and 8.1 No No No Yes Yes No No Table 3. Windows Server and Server Core Support Component Server 2012 and 2012 R2 Server Core 2012 and 2012 R2 RSW Yes No Remote Setup CLI Yes Yes MPIO/DSM Yes Yes ASM/ME Yes No VSS Provider Yes Yes VDS Provider Yes Yes PowerShell tools Yes Yes Storage Management Yes Yes Provider (SMP) Rethinning driver No No EqualLogic MPIO Yes No Configuration Tool Server 2016 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Windows 10 No No No Yes Yes No No Server Core 2016 No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Requirements To install and use HIT/ME, your environment must meet the firmware and software requirements listed in the following table. You cannot use an unsupported instance of an application (such as SQL) on the same computer as a supported instance. Doing so might cause HIT/ME to operate incorrectly. HIT/ME supports only the host bus adapters (HBAs) specified in the following table: NOTE: During installation, the HIT/ME kit disables the MPIO Path Verification for devices claimed by the Dell EqualLogic MPIO DSM. This step prevents a potential problem that could introduce a delay in reconnecting to iSCSI volumes during a Dell EqualLogic PS Series firmware update or controller failover. Table 4. Supported software and firmware Versions Product PS Series firmware PowerShell Tools SharePoint Revision For all operating systems, use PS Series firmware version 8.x or later Windows PowerShell Tools version 2.0, 3.0, and 4.0 • SharePoint 2013 SP1 • SharePoint 2016 with September update (KB3118289) Exchange Server • Exchange Server 2013 SP1 CU16 • Exchange Server 2016 Virtual Disk Service (VDS) Version 1.1 Dell EqualLogic Host Integration Tools for Microsoft Edition Version 5.3 Release Notes 3

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Component
Windows 7 SP1
Windows 8.0 and 8.1
Windows 10
ASM/ME
No
No
No
VSS Provider
No
No
No
VDS Provider
No
No
No
PowerShell tools
Yes
Yes
Yes
Storage Management Provider (SMP)
No
Yes
Yes
Rethinning driver
No
No
No
EqualLogic MPIO Configuration Tool
No
No
No
Table 3. Windows Server and Server Core Support
Component
Server 2012 and
2012 R2
Server Core 2012 and
2012 R2
Server 2016
Server Core 2016
RSW
Yes
No
Yes
No
Remote Setup CLI
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
MPIO/DSM
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
ASM/ME
Yes
No
Yes
No
VSS Provider
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
VDS Provider
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
PowerShell tools
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Storage Management
Provider (SMP)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Rethinning driver
No
No
No
No
EqualLogic MPIO
Configuration Tool
Yes
No
Yes
No
Requirements
To install and use HIT/ME, your environment must meet the firmware and software requirements listed in the following table.
You cannot use an unsupported instance of an application (such as SQL) on the same computer as a supported instance. Doing so might
cause HIT/ME to operate incorrectly. HIT/ME supports only the host bus adapters (HBAs) specified in the following table:
NOTE:
During installation, the HIT/ME kit disables the MPIO Path Verification for devices claimed by the Dell EqualLogic MPIO
DSM. This step prevents a potential problem that could introduce a delay in reconnecting to iSCSI volumes during a Dell
EqualLogic PS Series firmware update or controller failover.
Table 4. Supported software and firmware Versions
Product
Revision
PS Series firmware
For all operating systems, use PS Series firmware version 8.x or later
PowerShell Tools
Windows PowerShell Tools version 2.0, 3.0, and 4.0
SharePoint
SharePoint 2013 SP1
SharePoint 2016 with September update (KB3118289)
Exchange Server
Exchange Server 2013 SP1 CU16
Exchange Server 2016
Virtual Disk Service (VDS)
Version 1.1
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