Dell PowerStore 9000X EMC PowerStore Release Notes for PowerStore OS Version 1 - Page 15

Environment and System Requirements, Support Matrix, Host Configuration requirements

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Functional Area Description 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. 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. Host Configuration requirements For host connectivity to PowerStore appliances, please refer to the Dell EMC PowerStore Host Configuration Guide. Installation and Upgrade Considerations Installation 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 can be downloaded from the PowerStore Documentation page at: https://www.dell.com/powerstoredocs. Upgrade considerations Before upgrading PowerStore refer to the Dell EMC PowerStore Software Upgrade Guide, which can be downloaded from the PowerStore Documentation page at: https://www.dell.com/powerstoredocs. On a PowerStore T model cluster with NAS services enabled, if changes are made to the CHAP settings, such as enabling or disabling CHAP, changing mutual CHAP to single CHAP, or changing single CHAP to mutual CHAP, you must: • Reboot the cluster nodes one at a time as soon as possible after changing the CHAP settings. • Perform a nondisruptive upgrade (NDU) only after the nodes have been rebooted. If the cluster nodes are not rebooted after changes are made to CHAP settings, an NDU will fail. Environment and System Requirements 15

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Environment and System Requirements
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Functional Area
Description
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 (
) for detailed user documentation.
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.
Host Configuration requirements
For host connectivity to PowerStore appliances, please refer to the
Dell EMC PowerStore Host Configuration Guide
.
Installation and Upgrade Considerations
Installation 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
can be downloaded from the PowerStore Documentation page at:
.
Upgrade considerations
Before upgrading PowerStore refer to the
Dell EMC PowerStore Software Upgrade Guide
, which can be downloaded from the
PowerStore Documentation page at:
On a PowerStore T model cluster with NAS services enabled, if changes are made to the CHAP settings, such as enabling or
disabling CHAP, changing mutual CHAP to single CHAP, or changing single CHAP to mutual CHAP, you must:
•
Reboot the cluster nodes one at a time as soon as possible after changing the CHAP settings.
•
Perform a nondisruptive upgrade (NDU) only after the nodes have been rebooted.
If the cluster nodes are not rebooted after changes are made to CHAP settings, an NDU will fail.