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Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix l 1
Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3000i Support
Matrix
This document provides information on supported software and hardware for Dell
PowerVault MD3000i storage solution.
NOTE: Only drivers and firmware released by Dell are supported. For the latest driver and
firmware releases, see the Downloads section at support.dell.com.
How to Differentiate Between First- and
Second-Generation System Software
Information in this support matrix is divided into two distinct environments:
first-generation MD3000i firmware and second-generation MD3000i firmware.
Second-generation firmware enables a new feature set with optimized functionality,
including support for RAID 6, greater than 2TB virtual disk capacity, and SMART battery
support.
To determine your firmware level:
1 From a management station, connect to the MD3000i using MD Storage Manager.
2 Select the Support tab.
3 Click on Storage Array Profile and look for the firmware version.
If the version is 06.xx.xx.xx: The firmware is first-generation.
If the version is 07.xx.xx.xx: The firmware is second-generation.
To determine your MD Storage Manager version:
1 From MD Storage Manager, select the Support tab.
2 Click on About Modular Disk Storage Manager.
If the version is 02.xx.xx.xx: The firmware is first-generation.
If the version is 03.xx.xx.xx: The firmware is second-generation.
Dell PowerVault MD3000i Rules
Table 1. Networking and Connectivity
Rules
First
Gen.
Second
Gen.
A dedicated IP SAN is highly recommended for iSCSI data
transmission. Management traffic can be isolated on a
separate management network.
Hosts can connect to an iSCSI storage array using a Layer
2 (switched) or Layer 3(routed) network switches.
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Summary of Contents

Page 1 - Matrix

Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix l 1 Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3000i Support Matrix This document provides information on supported softwar

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10 ׀ Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix Ethernet Switches Any industry standard 100/1000 managed or unmanaged Ethernet swit

Page 3 - Table 3. Considerations

Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix l 11 Drive Model Number Fujitsu (AL10LX) SAS 73 GB 15K RPM MBA3073RC Fujitsu (AL10LX) SAS 146

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12 ׀ Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix Drive Model Number Hitachi (Deskstar 7K500) SATA 500 GB 7.2K RPM HDS725050KLA

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Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix l 13 Software First Gen. Second Gen. Notes MD3000i Resource CD 1.2.153, A04 2.2.0.18, A11 D

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14 ׀ Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix Software First Gen. Second Gen. Notes of the MD3000. MPP driver 09.01.B6.751

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Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix l 15 Supported Enterprise Solutions Solution Web Address Notes Oracle Database Solution www.d

Page 8 - Supported iSCSI Initiators

16 ׀ Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix Supported Configurations Figure 1. One or Two Direct-Attached Servers (or Two-Node

Page 9 - Supported Network Components

Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix l 17 Figure 2. Up to Four Direct-Attached Servers, Single-Path Data, Dual Controllers (Duplex) 1 st

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18 ׀ Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix Dual Path Data Configuration In Figure 3, up to two servers are directly attached t

Page 11 - Model Number

Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix l 19 Network-Attached Solutions You can also cable your host servers to the MD3000i RAID controller iS

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2 ׀ Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix Rules First Gen. Second Gen. Although a 100-Mbps host NIC is supported, 1-Gbps NICs

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20 ׀ Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix Figure 5. Up to 16 Dual SAN-Configured Servers, Dual-Path Data, Dual Controllers (

Page 14 - Supported Languages

Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix l 21 Supported Expansion Enclosure Cabling Configurations Figure 6. Proper Cabling of Expansion Enclo

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22 ׀ Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix Figure 7. Proper Cabling of Expansion Enclosures in a Dual-Controller Configuratio

Page 16 - Supported Configurations

Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix l 3 Rules First Gen. Second Gen. IPv6 is supported with homogenous Microsoft Windows 2008 environments

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4 ׀ Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix Rules First Gen. Second Gen. When using the Microsoft or Linux iSCSI Initiator, IQN

Page 18 - Dual Path Data Configuration

Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix l 5 Rules First Gen. Second Gen. owning RAID Controller Module to complete. Where applicable it is a b

Page 19 - Network-Attached Solutions

6 ׀ Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix Operating System First Gen. Second Gen. Required Hotfixes Microsoft® Windows Server®

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Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix l 7 Operating System First Gen. Second Gen. Required Hotfixes Server 2008 R2 are not supported. Wind

Page 21 - Expansion enclosures (2)

8 ׀ Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix Operating System First Gen. Second Gen. Required Hotfixes Pack 3 (2.6 kernel; No XEN

Page 22 - Expansion

Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix l 9 Operating System First Gen. Second Gen. Required Patches (available on the MD3000i Resource CD) SU

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