Dell PowerVault MD1120 User Manual download pdf (Page 1)

June 2008

Dell™ PowerVault™ MD1120 Support Matrix

This document provides information on supported software and hardware for Dell PowerVault MD1120

systems.

NOTE: For the latest driver and firmware releases, see the Downloads section at support.dell.com.

Rules and Considerations

The following are the connectivity and consideration rules for the Dell PowerVault MD1120:

Supported Servers

Table 1. Dell PowerVault MD1120 Rules and Considerations

No external SAS cables should be connected to the secondary enclosure management module (EMM) in

unified mode.

PERC6/E is the only host controller supported for the Dell PowerVault MD1120.

Only SAS drives are supported.

Combining a PowerVault MD1120 and PowerVault MD1000 on the same physical PERC6/E controller is not

supported. A PowerVault MD1120 and PowerVault MD1000, however, can coexist on the same server as long

as they are connected to their own respective RAID controllers.

The PowerVault MD1120 can contain a combination of different physical disk capacities and spindle speeds.

The PowerVault MD1120 must be powered up first before the server is powered up.

A maximum of three PowerVault MD1120 units can be daisy-chained on each RAID controller port, for a total

of 144 disk drives using the dual-ported PERC6/E controller.

Connecting a PowerVault MD1120 to a PowerVault MD3000 or PowerVault MD3000i is not supported.

The maximum number of PERCs that can be connected to an MD1120 in unified mode is one, and for the

split mode the maximum number of PERCs that can be connected is two.

Table 2. Dell PowerVault MD1120 Supported Servers

PowerEdge™ 860

PowerEdge 1950

PowerEdge 2900

PowerEdge 2950

PowerEdge 2970

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Summary of Contents

Page 1 - Supported Servers

June 2008 Dell™ PowerVault™ MD1120 Support MatrixThis document provides information on supported software and hardware for Dell PowerVault MD1120 syst

Page 2 - Supported Physical Disks

Supported Operating SystemsPERC 6/E Adapter With Dell PowerVault MD1120Supported Physical Disks NOTE: Only Dell provided physical disks are supported

Page 3 - Supported SAS Cables

Supported Management Software for Windows and LinuxThe supported management software for the Dell PowerVault MD1120 is OMSA 5.4 (minimum level for MD1

Page 4 - Unified Mode Configurations

Supported Hardware Configurations NOTE: The following PowerVault MD1120 hardware configurations are supported only on Dell qualified hardware.Unified

Page 5 - Split Mode Configurations

Split Mode Configurations NOTE: In split mode, you can cable the enclosure to operate in either a two-host or single-host configuration. In single-ho

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