Dell PowerVault MD3200 Support Matrix - Page 2

Introduction This document provides information on supported software and hardware for Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series, MD3200i Series and MD3600i Series storage arrays as well as usage considerations, recommendations and rules. Dell PowerVault M3200, MD3200i and MD3600i Series Rules The following are the connectivity and consideration rules for the MD3200 Series, MD3200i Series and MD3600i Series arrays: RULE Maximum number of host servers a single MD3200 Series array can connect to with one RAID Controller Module installed: Maximum number of host servers a single MD3200 Series array can connect to with two RAID Controller Modules installed: Maximum number of Dell 6GbSAS HBA cards supported in a single host server attached to single array. (It is recommended to use two Dell 6Gb SAS HBA cards for all redundant cabling configurations.) Unused ports on a Dell 6Gb SAS HBA card already connected to an MD3200 cannot be connected to another device (such as a tape drive or other model storage array). Maximum number ofMD3200 Series or MD3600 Series arrays a host server may connect to: Connecting a MD3200 Series SAS array, a MD3200i Series iSCSI array and a MD3600iSeries iSCSI array to the same host is supported. TOTAL of 96 slots --Up to seven MD1200 Series expansion enclosures can be attached to a MD3200 or MD3600 array. A mixture of MD1200 and MD1220 enclosures for a total of 96 SAS physical disks. Attached MD1200 Series expansion enclosures must MD3200 & MD3220 (SAS) 4 8 (4 if using high availability) 2 (each card has two ports) √ 2 (HA) √ √ √ MD3200i & MD3220i (1Gbps iSCSI) 32 32 Not applicable to iSCSI configurations Not applicable to iSCSI configurations 4 √ √ √ MD3600i & MD3620i (10Gbps iSCSI) 64 64 Not applicable to iSCSI configurations Not applicable to iSCSI configurations 4 √ √ √