DSCM Deployment and Configuration GuideDell EMC Storage Compatibility Matrix For SC, PS, and FS Series Arrays

Deployment and Configuration Guide
Dell EMC Storage Compatibility Matrix for SC,

PS, and FS Series Arrays
Abstract
This document provides guidance on host and switching devices that are
validated for use with Dell EMC SC Series, Dell PS Series, and Dell FS Series
(FluidFS) storage solutions.
May 2020
DSCM
Table of contents
Table of contents
1 Overview.......................................................................................................................................................................5
1.1 Definitions ...........................................................................................................................................................5
1.2 Abbreviations and Terminology ..........................................................................................................................5
1.3 Conventions used in this document ...................................................................................................................7
2 Dell Storage support policy statement .........................................................................................................................8
2.1 Level 1: Full contractual support .........................................................................................................................8
2.2 Level 2: Conditional support ...............................................................................................................................8
2.3 Level 3: Commercially reasonable effort ............................................................................................................9
2.4 Level 4: No support ............................................................................................................................................9
2.5 Support for cross-platform coexisting solutions ..................................................................................................9
2.6 FS Series additional support statement ...........................................................................................................10
2.6.1 Switch support policy ........................................................................................................................................10
2.6.2 Client OS environment support policy ..............................................................................................................11
2.6.3 MD Series support policy statement .................................................................................................................11
2.7 Other statements ..............................................................................................................................................11
2.7.1 Operating system, switch, and server adapter settings....................................................................................11
2.7.2 Server interoperability .......................................................................................................................................12
2.7.3 Host connectivity adapters and server vendor support ....................................................................................12
2.7.4 Persistent FCIDs...............................................................................................................................................12
2.7.5 Limits of supportability ......................................................................................................................................12
3 Switches .....................................................................................................................................................................13
3.1 Fibre Channel Switches (SC, SCv, and FS Series) .........................................................................................13
3.2 Fibre channel over Ethernet Switches (SC Series) ..........................................................................................14
3.3 iSCSI Switches .................................................................................................................................................15
3.3.1 1/10 iSCSI Switches (SC, SCv, and FS Series) ...............................................................................................15
3.3.2 25/100Gb iSCSI Switches (SC, SCv Series) ....................................................................................................16
3.3.3 1/10Gb Switches (PS Series) ...........................................................................................................................17
3.4 iSCSI over DCB support (SC, SCv and PS Series) .........................................................................................24
4 Host connectivity ........................................................................................................................................................29
4.1 Required Adapter and Server OS Settings ......................................................................................................29
4.2 Fibre Channel Adapters (SC and SCv Series) .................................................................................................30
4.3 iSCSI Adapters .................................................................................................................................................62
4.3.1 iSCSI converged network and host bus adapters (SC and SCv Series)..........................................................62
4.3.2 Software iSCSI initiators (SC and SCv Series) ................................................................................................69
4.3.3 iSCSI converged network and host bus adapters (PS Series) .........................................................................74
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4.3.4 Network interface cards for boot from SAN and DCB support for iSCSI (PS Series) ......................................81
4.3.5 Software iSCSI initiators (PS Series) ...............................................................................................................84
4.4 SAS Adapters (SC and SCv Series).................................................................................................................86
4.5 Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Adapters (SC, SCv Series) ....................................................................93
4.5.1 FCoE converged network and host bus adapters (SC, SCv Series) ................................................................93
4.5.2 Software FCoE initiators (SC and SCv Series) ................................................................................................97
5 Other support matrices ...............................................................................................................................................98
5.1 Cisco UCS support ...........................................................................................................................................98
5.2 Storage virtualization appliances ......................................................................................................................98
5.3 KMS solutions ...................................................................................................................................................98
5.4 Data Protection .................................................................................................................................................99
A Required Adapter and Server OS Settings ..............................................................................................................100
A.1 Adapter Settings .............................................................................................................................................100
A.1.1 Cisco Fibre Channel Adapters ........................................................................................................................100
A.1.2 Emulex Fibre Channel Adapters .....................................................................................................................100
A.1.3 QLogic Fibre Channel Adapters (and re-branded adapters based on QLogic) .............................................101
A.2 Server OS Settings .........................................................................................................................................102
A.2.1 Windows Server 2008r2 .................................................................................................................................102
A.2.2 Windows Server 2012 and Later ....................................................................................................................108
A.2.3 Linux (Red Hat, SuSE, Oracle, Ubuntu) .........................................................................................................114
A.2.4 VMware ...........................................................................................................................................................117
A.2.5 Oracle Solaris .................................................................................................................................................118
A.2.6 IBM AIX ...........................................................................................................................................................119
A.2.7 Citrix Hypervisor (XenServer) .........................................................................................................................120
A.2.8 HP-UX 11i .......................................................................................................................................................121
B SC and SCv Fibre Channel Zoning ..........................................................................................................................122
C Deprecated devices ..................................................................................................................................................123
C.1 Host configurations .........................................................................................................................................123
C.1.1 SC Series ........................................................................................................................................................123
C.1.2 PS Series ........................................................................................................................................................133
C.2 Deprecated switches ......................................................................................................................................137
C.2.1 SC Series and PS Series ...............................................................................................................................137
C.2.2 FS Series ........................................................................................................................................................139
D Technical support and additional resources .............................................................................................................140
D.1 Related documentation ...................................................................................................................................140
D.2 RPQ process ..................................................................................................................................................140
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Overview
1 Overview
This compatibility matrix describes SAN components (such as switches, host bus Adapters, and operating
systems) that have been tested in Dell storage labs. The testing results demonstrate that Dell SC Series, PS
Series, and FS Series products, as tested and under normal operating conditions, will operate as expected
and as described in Dell Storage product documentation.
The first portion of this document describes the Dell commitment to supporting the various products that have
been tested and those products or components that have not been tested. This section describes a multi-
tiered support policy that describes any limitations to a customer’s supportability for Dell and non- Dell
components when those components or their constituent software (such as drivers and firmware) are not
listed in this matrix.
The second part of this document lists switches that have been tested and confirmed to be interoperable with
Dell SC Series, PS Series, and FS Series products. The resulting configurations are separated by networking
technology (Fibre Channel or Ethernet) and product vendor/model.
The final section of this document details the hardware and software used when testing different host network
connectivity devices (network interface controllers, converged network Adapters, and host bus Adapters) and
storage initiators in a variety of operating-system environments. The results are separated by protocol and
then grouped by operating system.
1.1 Definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following definitions apply:
Storage solution: The end-to-end set of components, such as the operating system, network controller,
switch, and switch firmware, and array firmware that permits a host to target communication.
Component: The individual parts of a storage solution in the form of host network interface Adapters, iSCSI
initiators, iSCSI host bus Adapters, switches, and arrays.
Comparable models: These can include similar devices based on the same architecture and from the same
vendor, or newer firmware versions.
1.2 Abbreviations and Terminology

Abbreviations and terminonolgy used in this document are defined below.
Abbreviation Term Descriptions

L1, L2, L3 Level 1, Level 2, The support level provided for a particular feature (see
Level 3 the section, Dell Storage support policy statement for
details)
BfS Boot from SAN A general term referring to functionality on a
CNA/HBA/NIC to allow bare-metal OS boot from a
remote, SAN-based target/LUN/volume
CNA Converged A networking device that supports DCB and can manage
network Adapter more than one class of network traffic, typically
consisting of storage and non- storage traffic types
Overview
Abbreviation Term Descriptions

Conv Converged Includes functionality to support FC native and Ethernet
Ethernet (DCB) native ports in the same switch to facilitate support for
capable switch FC/FCoE/TCP functionality
DCB Data Center Used to support converged networking solutions that
Bridging host FCoE or iSCSI traffic and TCP/IP traffic
simultaneously
Eth Ethernet The most common type of general purpose networking
defined by a group of standards maintained by the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
FC Fibre Channel A networking technology used in storage networks
FCoE Fibre Channel A storage protocol that enables Fibre Channel
over Ethernet communication over Ethernet networks
FW Firmware Typically, the main operating system for an appliance-
type device or component such as a NIC, switch, or other
device; typically, not user- interactive, though it may
contain subsystems that provide user interaction such as
a command line interface
HBA Host bus Adapter Indicates a device that provides hardware-based
FC/FCoE/iSCSI storage functionality
iBFT iSCSI Boot A specific, standards-based BfS technology that supports
Firmware Table booting from iSCSI-protocol-based targets; part of the
ACPI 3.0 standard
MLAG Multi-chassis link General term or specific feature offering by some switch
aggregation vendors for switch-to-switch multipath interconnection
NA Not applicable This feature or function is not applicable
NIC Network interface A networking device that provides Ethernet and optional
controller TCP/IP functionality and may or may not provide
SAN/network boot functionality; for SAN solutions, this
requires a software-based protocol initiator (FCoE/iSCSI)
to access SAN remote targets
OS Operating system The core software of a system
RTM Release to Initial-release version of an operating system from the
manufacturing vendor
SC/SCOS Storage Center The core software of the SC Series products that
Operating System provides all storage and management functionality
VLT Virtual Link Proprietary switch-to-switch multipathing solution
Trunking provided by certain Dell Networking switch products
vPC Virtual Port Proprietary switch-to-switch multipathing solution
Channel provided by certain Cisco® network products, specifically
Cisco Nexus® products
In-box The version included with each release of a given
operating system by the vendor
OS Operating system The core software of a system
Overview
1.3 Conventions used in this document

Blue Text is used for all section titles. When visible in body text or tables, blue text indicates a change or
addition from the previous version of the Dell Storage Compatibility Matrix (DSCM).
The remainder of the DSCM is organized by storage network component family starting with section 3. The
following hierarchy is used:
• Component class (switch, host connectivity adapters, other components)

• Array family (SC, SCv, PS, FS)
• Component tables by storage protocol (FC, FCoE, iSCSI, etc.)
Dell Storage support policy statement
2 Dell Storage support policy statement

This compatibility matrix details devices that have been tested by Dell storage test labs. While Dell tests on a
wide variety of devices, it is impossible to test every device or version for all vendors with which Dell Storage
products can interoperate. Therefore, the information presented in this document does not constitute a
complete list of what is supportable, but simply a list of what has been specifically tested.
Regardless of the support level (described in the following sections), Dell Storage customers will
always be provided full contractual support of their storage solution.
Each row in a table defines a SAN component and the software or firmware that was tested with that
component. Each of these entries constitutes a supportable configuration.
Based on this matrix, a customer configuration will be classified into one of three levels of supportability
described below. Each level of supportability also references the requirement for designing the SAN
subsystem using recommended practices suitable for the each Dell Storage product family. These
recommended practices are documented in a variety of technical white papers as well as consolidated in the
Dell EqualLogic Configuration Guide and the Dell SC Series knowledge center.
Contact your Dell sales representative with questions about how to classify your proposed configuration.
2.1 Level 1: Full contractual support

For tested components listed in this compatibility matrix, (and for the specific firmware or software version
listed), Dell will provide solution support under an active Dell ProSupport™ or Copilot support contract,
assuming that all other components in the storage solution are also under contracted support with their
respective manufacturers and that documented, recommended design best practices are followed.
Note: The exception is that iSCSI switches are not specifically listed in the support matrix. They are however
supported if they meet the criteria specified in section 3.3.1.
2.2 Level 2: Conditional support

In addition to the component versions tested by Dell and listed in this compatibility matrix, the compatibility of
comparable hardware models can be projected based upon the results for the systems actually tested and will
be designated as conditionally supported.
Dell will provide full contractual support for the storage solution under an active ProSupport or Copilot support
contract, assuming that all components in the storage solution are also under contracted support with their
respective manufacturers and that documented, recommended design best practices are followed.
Resolution of functional and/or performance issues may be out of Dell control. In such cases, these issues will
need to be addressed by the applicable component or software/firmware vendor. If these issue(s) cannot be
resolved in a timely manner by Dell or the component vendor, Dell may require, in its sole discretion and as a
condition of continuing support, that the customer replace the component in question with one that was tested
and/or will upgrade or downgrade to a supported software version.
Examples of conditional support situations include, but are not limited to:
• If a switch or server Adapter shares the same underlying ASIC or chipset and is from the same
vendor as a tested configuration, then it may produce similar results.
• If a component is an identical model of a component listed, but differs in firmware or driver version, it
may produce similar results for any firmware and/or drivers that are newer than those listed. For
example, if version X of software/firmware has been tested and is listed as Level 1, then
software/firmware versions newer than version X are expected to work.
Failure of a conditionally supported component to provide the same service level as the similar device listed
(unless Dell has communicated end of support or a specific incompatibility for a particular product, firmware,
or software version) would be treated as a bug that needs to be fixed by the device or software/firmware
vendor.
2.3 Level 3: Commercially reasonable effort

Level 3 support applies to components not listed within this compatibility matrix, or instances in which a
customer has not or is not willing to apply accepted Dell recommended practices for the specific storage
family’s SAN design and implementation. If the customer has an active support contract with the
appropriate vendor(s), and an active ProSupport or Copilot support contract, Dell will provide storage
solution full contractual support for all Dell branded components and provide commercially
reasonable effort (CRE) support for any untested component of the configuration. This support level
lasts until such time as it is determined, in Dell’s sole discretion that a problem lies within the
untested component or results from the way they interoperate with Dell components.
Dell does not guarantee that issues undertaken on a CRE basis will be resolved in a timely fashion, or at all.
There is a possibility that the customer would need to replace an untested component or take the affected
system out of production to resolve the issues.
2.4 Level 4: No support

Level 4 indicates that the device is not supported in any way for use with the specified array family as listed.
While this is not a common occurrence, there are situations where specific features or functions required to
support the array are not available in the device listed.
2.5 Support for cross-platform coexisting solutions

Cross-platform coexisting solutions are defined as SAN environments that host more than one storage
platform technology. In general, this could be two or more array technology solutions from the same vendor or
different vendors. Examples include:
• A SAN solution that is hosting a Dell SC Series array as well as an EMC array solution, while sharing
the same network resources
• A SAN solution that is hosting a Dell SC Series array as well as a Dell PS Series array solution, while
sharing the same network resources
Dell supports the following scenarios involving two or more array solutions sharing a common network
infrastructure:
• A Dell PS Series SAN infrastructure introducing or adding a Dell SC Series array solution to the
existing PS Series SAN
Note: Any other array coexistence solution is not supported at the time of the publish date of this document.
This scenario implies that certain criteria will be assumed and only these configurations will receive Level 1
support:
• iSCSI only
• A single IP subnet
• PS Series Host Integration Tools may (or may not) be installed on individual hosts where supported
To determine the support level of the coexistence solution, the following rules apply:
• Level 1 support is provided, assuming that for each array solution (PS Series and SC Series), all of
the components used (operating systems, Adapters, and switches) are listed in the matrices included
in this document, and that the support policy statement described earlier in this document is applied
to each solution
• Level 2 support is provided if any included component qualifies for Level 2 support for either of the
array solutions
• Level 3 support is provided for any other solutions
2.6 FS Series additional support statement

The FS Series of products are NAS appliances that work with the various Dell Storage PS Series and SC
Series products. All FS Series products are tested for interoperability with their respective back-end storage
array products, and Dell will support any and all issues arising in or between these products while the
products are under warranty and/or under an active ProSupport or Copilot support contract for both products.
The following sections describe general support policies for the FS Series, particularly as they relate to the
results published in this document. There are additional environmental and cabling considerations that should
be taken into account when building a storage solution that includes FS Series NAS appliances.
Please consult other FS Series documentation or contact your Dell account representative to ensure that all
the relevant factors have been taken into consideration.
2.6.1 Switch support policy

Dell tests switches for two of the three networks associated with an FS Series NAS cluster, namely the back-
end iSCSI or Fibre Channel (FC) network situated between the NAS controllers and the PS Series or SC
Series storage arrays. The FS76x0 Series NAS appliances connect to the PS Series SAN arrays using the
industry-standard iSCSI protocol, while the FS8000 Series NAS appliances connect to the SC Series SAN
arrays using either iSCSI or Fibre Channel. For proper configuration, at least one switch is required (a
minimum of two switches is recommended) to interconnect these products. Direct connection of any FS
Series NAS appliances and the respective arrays is not supported.
The three levels of support described previously are applicable to the FS Series switches listed in this matrix
for back-end network configuration.
There are two other networks associated with an FS76x0 Series cluster, namely the front-end connection to
the customer’s existing client network, and the cluster or private interconnect network for communication
between FS76x0 Series controllers. Both of these networks are Ethernet based.
Any Ethernet switch listed for use as a back-end switch is also valid for use as a private interconnect network
switch and can be used for both back-end and private simultaneously.
2.6.2 Client OS environment support policy

Although Dell tests the FS Series NAS solution in a variety of client operating system environments, this
document does not provide resulting compatibility data. The statements made with respect to compatibility for
the FS Series in this document are not to be construed as a guarantee of interoperability or supportability of
client operating systems.
2.6.3 MD Series support policy statement

The following MD Series array products have separate set of support documentation currently available on
the website:
• MD34xx/38xx : http://dell.to/1Ov6cYQ
• MD32xx/36xx : http://dell.to/1HOZiZP
General support is provided as follows:
• Level 1 support for iSCSI and FC for all industry-standards-based switches

• Level 1 support for iSCSI software-based initiators for the supported shipping versions of the
following operating systems:
• Microsoft® Windows®
• Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®
• SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server
• VMware® ESX®/ESXi™
• Level 1 support for all standards-based Ethernet NICs for use with the above iSCSI software-based
initiators, including those that support TCP-offload functionality
• Level 1 support for all RFC 3720 compliant iSCSI hardware-based initiators/HBAs
• Level 1 support for Brocade®, QLogic®, and Emulex® Fibre Channel HBAs as listed in section 18 of
the support matrix documents listed previously in this section.
All other devices and software not currently listed previously or in the linked support matrix documents would
be supported on a Level 3 (commercially reasonable effort) basis.
2.7 Other statements
2.7.1 Operating system, switch, and server adapter settings

Although this document does not cover recommended practices, optimized SAN or NAS solutions consisting
of supported hardware and software (as defined in this document) are based on recommended practices
documented in Dell white papers. These documents are downloadable from Dell Support and are frequently
updated with recommended practices and recommended settings for various operating systems, switches,
and server adapters.
2.7.2 Server interoperability

This compatibility matrix details interoperability from the storage array to various server hosts through a
switched network and one or more network Adapters or host bus Adapters (HBAs). Testing of, and support
for, a specific server platform (such as Dell PowerEdge™ servers) was not performed as part of this program
and customers should visit the server vendor’s website to determine which operating systems and Adapters
are supported by the server vendor.
2.7.3 Host connectivity adapters and server vendor support

This matrix lists many host network Adapters and HBAs that have been tested for use within the indicated
Dell Storage array family SAN environment. It is not implied that all of these Adapters and their
driver/firmware stacks are supported by any or all server vendors. The reader must ensure that the host
network Adapter and its associated drivers are included on the vendor's hardware compatibility list. This
recommendation also applies to Dell PowerEdge server products. Inclusion in this document's adapter
compatibility tables should not be interpreted as that adapter and driver/firmware combination as being
supported by any vendor’s for use with their server products.
2.7.4 Persistent FCIDs

With HP-UX 11i v1 and v2, it is recommended to operate Storage Center in Legacy port mode in concurrence
with the use of Persistent FCID (Cisco) or Persistent PID (Brocade FOS v6.0.4 or newer & 8GB only)
switches (switch-wide or per VSAN accordingly to vendor specifications).
With HP-UX 11i v3 (Agile Addressing/Naming), the Storage Center can be operated in either Legacy or
Virtual port modes. The use of Persistent FCID or Persistent PID is not required for use with HP-UX 11i v3.
Additional information regarding switch level port persistency can be obtained from published Copilot Services
Technical Alerts (CSTAs) located on Knowledge Center at the Dell SC Customer Portal.
The Dell Storage Software Suite for AIX v2.2.0.x introduces new features, enhancements and remove the
need of certain legacy requirements. These new features and enhancements are as noted below. This will be
the only package made available by Dell to customers requesting this driver package and will replace the
existing PCM v1.2.0.1 (and v1.0.0.5) currently in use.
• Supports AIX v6.1 thru v7.1

• Supports use of Storage Center in Virtual port mode
• Negates the need of use of Persistent FCID/PID-enabled switches
• Enhanced hdisk lscfg details
• Allows AIX OS to survive Storage Center controller failover events of up to 60 seconds
2.7.5 Limits of supportability

If any recommendations made by Dell to resolve customer issues — whether they are functional or
performance related — are not followed, Dell cannot guarantee that the issue can be resolved to the
satisfaction of the customer. The ability of Dell to provide customer support is dependent on the customer’s
willingness to implement solution recommendations from Dell.
Fibre Channel Switches (SC, SCv, and FS Series)
3 Switches
3.1 Fibre Channel Switches (SC, SCv, and FS Series)

Fibre Channel switches listed in this section are supported at Level 1 (as described previously) for the listed
switch firmware versions. Switches listed in this table are supported with Storage Center OS (SCOS) and
FluidFS. Unless specifically stated in the notes column, SCOS 6.6 or later is required.
Switches listed below, with a “Switch Type” of “Converged” are also supported for use with FCoE servers as
listed in the Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Adapter section.
Fibre Channel zoning requirements, as shown in Appendix B, Fibre Channel Zoning, must be observed in
order to maintain IO during Storage Center controller failovers and network/fabric path failovers.
OEM Switch Model Connectrix Switch Switch Type Switch Switch Notes
Model Firmware
Brocade 300 DS-300B FC 7.3.x
Brocade 300 DS-300B FC 7.4.x
Brocade 6505, 6510, DS-6505B, DS-6510B, FC 7.4.x
6520 DS-6520B
Brocade 6505, 6510, DS-6505B, DS-6510B, FC 8.1.x SCOS 7.2.x or later
6520 DS-6520B
Brocade 6505, 6510, DS-6505B, DS-6510B, FC 8.2.x SCOS 7.2.x or later
6520 DS-6520B
Brocade DCX-8510-4 ED-DCX8510-4B FC 7.3.x
Brocade DCX-8510-4 ED-DCX8510-4B FC 7.4.x
Brocade G610, G620, DS-6610B, DS-6620B, FC 8.0.x SCOS 7.1.x or later
G630, X6 DS-6630B, ED-DCX6
G630, X6 DS-6630B, ED-DCX6
G630, X6 DS-6630B, ED-DCX6
Cisco MDS 91xxS family MDS 91xxS family FC 8.2(x) SCOS 7.2.x or later
Cisco MDS 92xx family MDS 92xx family FC 6.2(x)
Cisco MDS family MDS 91xx family FC 6.2(x)
Cisco MDS family MDS 91xx family FC 8.2.x SCOS 7.2.x or later
Cisco Nexus 55xxUP - Converged 7.2(x) SCOS 6.7.x or later
family
Cisco Nexus 55xxUP - Converged 7.3(x)
family
Cisco UCS 6324 FI - Converged 3.0(x)
Cisco UCS 6324 FI - Converged 3.1(x)
Dell FN2210S - Converged 9.9(x)
Dell M6505 - FC 7.4.x
Dell M6505 - FC 8.1.x SCOS 7.2.x or later
Dell MX9116n - Converged 10.4(x) SCOS 7.2.x or later;
16Gb FC Direct
Connect Only
Dell MXG610s - FC 8.1.0_lnx2 SCOS 7.3.x or later
Dell MXL Blade - Converged 9.8(x)
Dell MXL Blade - Converged 9.9(x)
Fibre channel over Ethernet Switches (SC Series)
Dell S4148U - Converged 10.4(x) SCOS 7.2.x or later
3.2 Fibre channel over Ethernet Switches (SC Series)

Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) switches listed in this section are supported at Level 1 (as described
previously) for the listed switch firmware versions. Switches listed in this table are supported with any
Storage Center OS (SCOS) 5.5.x or later.
Switches listed in the Fibre Channel Switches section, with a “Switch Type” of “Converged” are also
supported for use with FCoE servers as listed in the Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Adapter section.
OEM Switch Model Switch Type Switch Firmware Switch Notes

Cisco Nexus 55xxUP family Converged 7.2(x) SCOS 6.7.x or
later
Cisco Nexus 55xxUP family Converged 7.3(x)
Dell M8428-k Ethernet v6.4.x
1/10 iSCSI Switches (SC, SCv, and FS Series)
3.3 iSCSI Switches
3.3.1 1/10 iSCSI Switches (SC, SCv, and FS Series)

Dell supports the use of a 1/10Gb Ethernet switch for use within SC Series iSCSI SAN solutions which meets
a minimum set of criteria that Dell has determined are necessary to ensure the proper functionality of the SAN
solution.
Note: For FluidFS, the iSCSI SAN switch may also be used for Interconnect (in multi-appliance
configurations) and so Jumbo Frames should be supported independently of storage array.
Dell ProSupport service offerings will provide customers contractual support (Level 1 support) for iSCSI SAN
based connectivity in a dedicated SAN infrastructure using any Ethernet switch that provide the following
functionality and features:
• All switching components in the SAN must have active support contracts in place with device vendor
• Non-blocking backplane
• Link level flow control (IEEE 802.3x) on ingress/inbound switch ports (also known as “Rx Flow
Control” or “receive-side flow control” from the switch port’s point of view)
• Dynamic packet buffer management with a minimum of:
• 4MB of packet buffer for 1Gbps switches
• 9MB of packet buffer for 10Gbps switches
• Ability to configure ports to immediate forwarding state for edge ports (may be known as “portfast”
mode)
• Jumbo Frames (MTU 9000+ bytes) support if enabled on storage array
• Unicast storm control configuration
• VLAN and VLAN Tagging support
• Switch has a valid support contract in effect from the switch vendor at the time of the incident
Protocols and standards requirements:
• IEEE 802.1 AB LLDP
• IEEE 802.1p L2 Prioritization
• IEEE 802.1X Network Access Control
• IEEE 802.3x Flow Control
• IEEE 802.3z Gigabit Ethernet (1000Base-X) with QSA
• IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Tagging, Double VLAN Tagging, GVRP if enabled on storage array
• IEEE 802.3ac Frame Extensions for VLAN Tagging
• IETF RFC793 TCP
• IETF RFC1042 Ethernet Transmission
These features are typically present in certain classes of switches from switch vendors that are targeted at
data center environments. These switches may be described by switch vendors as “enterprise class”, “top of
rack” or “data center edge” offerings.
Please work with your Dell storage expert to determine whether your switch is suitable for use with an iSCSI
SAN solution.
25/100Gb iSCSI Switches (SC, SCv Series)
3.3.2 25/100Gb iSCSI Switches (SC, SCv Series)

25Gb and 100Gb iSCSI switches listed in this section are supported at Level 1 (as described previously) for
the listed switch firmware versions.
Note: With 25Gb, disable auto-negotiation with the copper break-out cables.
Switch
OEM Switch Model Protocol Switch Type Firmware Switch Notes
Dell MX9116n iSCSI Converged 10.4(x) SCOS 7.2.x or later
Dell MX5108n iSCSI Converged 10.4(x) SCOS 7.2.x or later
Dell S4148U-ON iSCSI Converged 10.4(x) SCOS 7.2.x or later
Dell S4148x-ON iSCSI Ethernet 10.4(x) SCOS 7.2.x or later
Dell S4112x-ON iSCSI Converged 10.5(x) SCOS 7.3.x or later
Dell S4248x-ON iSCSI Converged 10.5(x) SCOS 7.3.x or later
Dell S5232F-ON iSCSI Converged 10.5(x) SCOS 7.3.x or later
Dell Z9264F-ON iSCSI Converged 10.5(x) SCOS 7.3.x or later
Dell Z9332F-ON iSCSI Converged 10.5(x) SCOS 7.3.x or later
Dell Z9100-ON iSCSI Converged 9.13(x) SCOS 7.3.x or later
1/10Gb Switches (PS Series)
3.3.3 1/10Gb Switches (PS Series)

For PS Series arrays, switches listed in this section are supported at Level 1 (as described previously) for the
switch firmware versions listed and PS Series array operating system versions.
Note: Attaching 10GbE arrays to switches that are designed and provide predominately 1GbE ports (1GbE
switches) is not supported due to the potential of performance limitations that could result in data-
unavailable scenarios. By design, 1GbE switches typically do not have the resources to manage 10GbE
edge traffic.
Note: PS6210/6610 and PS4210 can be attached to 1GbE switches via the switch’s 1GbE RJ-45 ports. In
this mode, the array will operate at 1Gb only.
Vendor Model Type Switch FW PS OS Switch Interconnect

Version
vPC/VLT Stacking LA
G
Arista 7050S Eth 4.17.0F 9.0.x N/A N/A L1
Arista 7280SR Eth 4.16.7FX-7500R 9.0.x N/A N/A L1
Brocade RX Eth 2.7x 5.0.2 N/A N/A L1
Brocade RX Eth 2.8.x 6.0.x N/A N/A L1
Brocade TurboIron 24X Eth 4.2.x 4.3.x N/A N/A L1
Brocade TurboIron 24X Eth 7.3.x L2 N/A N/A L2
Brocade VDX 6720 Conv 2.0.x 5.1.x N/A L3 L1
Brocade VDX 6720 Conv 5.0.x 7.0.x N/A L3 L1
Brocade VDX 6940 Conv 7.0.1 9.0.x N/A L3 L1
Cisco Catalyst 3750X-48T-L Eth 12.x 5.1.x N/A L1 L1
Cisco Catalyst 3750X-48T-L Eth 6.0.x N/A L1 L1
Cisco Catalyst 3850 Family Eth 3.07.04E 8.0.x N/A L1 L1
Cisco Catalyst 4948-10G Eth 12.2.x 4.3.x N/A N/A L1
Cisco Catalyst 4948-10G Eth 15.0.x 7.0.x N/A N/A L1
Cisco Catalyst 4948-10G Eth 8.0.x N/A L1 L1
Cisco Catalyst 4948-10G Eth 8.1.x N/A L1 L1
Cisco Catalyst 4948-10G Eth 9.0.x N/A N/A L1
Cisco Catalyst 4948E Eth 15.2.x 7.0.x N/A N/A L1
Cisco Catalyst 4948E Eth 15.2.x 8.1.x N/A N/A L1
Cisco Catalyst 4948E Eth 9.0.x N/A N/A L1

Version
vPC/VLT Stacking LA
G
Cisco Nexus 55xxUP Conv 5.2.x 6.0.x L1 N/A L1
Cisco Nexus 55xxUP Conv 8.0.x L1 L1 L1
Cisco Nexus 5648Q (no DCB) Eth 7.3(2)N1(1) 9.1 L1 NA L1
Cisco Nexus 6000 Family Conv 7.0.x 7.0.x L1 N/A L1
Cisco Nexus 7000 Family Conv 8.0.x N/A N/A L1
Cisco Nexus 7000 Family Conv 8.1.x N/A N/A L1
Cisco Nexus 7000 Family Conv 9.0.x L1 N/A L1
Cisco Nexus 9372PX (no DCB) Eth 7.0(3) I5(2) 9.1 L1 NA L1
Cisco Nexus 9500 Conv 7.0(3) 7.1.x L1 N/A L1
Cisco Nexus 9500 Conv 9.0.x L1 N/A L1
Dell Dell Networking N2000 Eth 6.0.x 7.0.x N/A L1 L1
Dell Dell Networking N2000 Eth 8.0.x N/A L1 L1
Dell Dell Networking N2000 Eth 9.0.x L3 L1 L1
Dell Dell Networking N3000 Eth 8.0.x N/A L1 L1

Version
vPC/VLT Stacking LA
G
Dell Dell Networking S3000- ON Eth 9.8.x 7.1.x N/A L1 L1
Dell Dell Networking S3000- ON Eth 9.9.x 8.1.x L1 L1 L1
Dell Dell Networking S3000- ON Eth 9.0.x L1 L1 L1
Dell Dell Networking S3000- ON Eth 10.3.1 9.0.x L1 L1 L1
Dell Dell Networking S3100 Eth 9.8.x 9.0.x L1 L1 L1
Dell Dell Networking S4000- ON Eth 9.0.x L1 L1 L1
Dell Dell Networking S4000- ON Eth 10.3.1 9.1.x L1 L1 L1
Dell Dell Networking S4128F Conv 10.3.1E 9.1 L1 NA L1
Dell Dell Networking S4148F Conv 10.3.1E 9.1 L1 NA L1
Dell Dell Networking S4148T Conv 10.3.1E 9.1 L1 NA L1
Dell Dell Networking S4148U Conv 10.3.1E 9.1 L1 NA L1
Dell Dell Networking S4148FE Conv 10.3.1E 9.1 L1 NA L1
Dell Dell Networking S4248FB Conv 10.4.0E(R2) 9.1 L1 NA L1
Dell Dell Networking S4248FBL Conv 10.4.0E(R2) 9.1 L1 NA L1
Dell Dell Networking S5000 Conv 9.0.x 6.0.x L1 L1 L1
Dell Dell Networking S5000 Conv 7.0.x L1 L1 L1

Version
vPC/VLT Stacking LA
G
Dell Dell Networking S6000 Eth 8.0.x L1 L1 L1
Dell Dell Networking Z9000 Eth 9.3.x 7.0.x L1 L1 L1
Dell Dell Networking Z9000 Eth 9.0.x L1 L1 L1
Dell Dell Networking C-7000 Eth 7.7.x 4.3.x N/A N/A L1
Dell Dell Networking C-9000 Eth 9.9.x 8.1.x L3 N/A L1
Dell Dell Networking C-9000 Eth 9.0.x L1 L1 L1
Dell Dell Networking MXL/IOA Eth 8.3.x 5.2.x L1 L1 L1
Dell Dell Networking MXL/IOA Eth 6.0.x L1 L1 L1

Version
vPC/VLT Stacking LA
G
Dell Dell Networking S4810 Eth 8.3.x 5.1.x N/A L1 L1
Dell Dell Networking S4810 Eth 6.0.x N/A L1 L1
Dell Dell Networking S4820T Eth 8.3.x 6.0.x L1 L1 L1
Dell Dell Networking S4820T Eth 8.0.x L1 L1 L1
Dell Dell Networking S4820T Eth 9.0.x L1 L1 L1

Version
vPC/VLT Stacking LA
G
Dell Dell Networking S25N/S50N Eth 7.7.x 4.3.x N/A L1 L1
Dell Dell Networking S25N/S50N Eth 8.4.x 5.1.x N/A L1 L1
Dell Dell Networking S25N/S50N Eth 6.0.x N/A L1 L1
Dell Dell Networking S25N/S50N Eth 7.0.x N/A L1 L1
Dell PowerConnect 70xx Family Eth 4.1.x 4.3.x N/A L1 L1
Dell PowerConnect 70xx Family Eth 7.0.x N/A L1 L1
Dell PowerConnect M6348 Eth 3.1.x 4.3.x N/A L1 L1

Version
vPC/VLT Stacking LA
G
Dell PowerConnect M6348 Eth 7.0.x N/A L1 L1
Dell PowerConnect M6348 Eth 8.0.x N/A L1 L1
Dell PowerConnect M8428-k Eth 6.3.x 6.0.x N/A L3 L1
Dell PowerConnect M8428-k Eth 7.0.x N/A L3 L1
Dell PowerConnect M8428-k Eth 8.0.x N/A L1 L1
Dell PowerEdge IO Aggregator Eth 8.3.x 6.0.x N/A L1 L1
Dell PowerEdge IO Aggregator Eth 9.2.x 6.0.x L1 L1 L1
Dell PowerEdge IO Aggregator Eth 7.0.x L1 L1 L1
Dell PowerEdge IO Aggregator Eth 9.6.x 7.0.x L1 L1 L1
Dell PowerEdge IO Aggregator Eth 8.0.x L1 L1 L1
Huawei CE6850 Eth 8.100 9.1.x L1 NA L1
HP 5900AF-48G Eth 7.1.x 7.0.x N/A L3 L1
HP 5900AF-48G Eth 8.0.x N/A L1 L1
iSCSI over DCB support (SC, SCv and PS Series)
3.4 iSCSI over DCB support (SC, SCv and PS Series)

The following table indicates switches that have been tested with each array family’s native iSCSI over DCB
features.
SC Series arrays, with the release of SC Operating System (SCOS) 7.0 now support iSCSI over DCB. With
this support, the SC series supports the following DCB standards:
• IEEE 802.1Qbb – Priority Flow Control

• IEEE 802.1Qaz – Enhanced Transmission Selection
• IEEE 802.1Qaz – Data Center Bridging Exchange Protocol (IEEE DCBx)
Note: SC Series arrays do not support pre-IEEE DCBx standards such as converged enhanced Ethernet
(CEE) or data center Ethernet (DCE) for iSCSI over DCB functionality. Switches that are listed in the table
below that only support these pre-IEEE versions are designated as “L4” indicating there is “No Support”.
Note: SC Series iSCSI over DCB is supported on controllers using the Chelsio T5xxx iSCSI Adapters at this
time.
Vendor Model Type Switch FW PS SC Notes

Version OS OS
Cisco Nexus 55xxUP Conv 7.0.x 7.0. L4 Cisco Nexus switches only
x support CEE version of DCBx and
are not compatible with SC Series
Cisco Nexus 55xxUP 8.0. L4 Array iSCSI over DCB
x functionality
Cisco Nexus 55xxUP 7.1.x 8.1. L4
x
Cisco Nexus 6000 Family Conv 7.0.x 7.0. L4
x
Cisco Nexus 6000 Family 7.1. L4
x
Cisco Nexus 6000 Family 7.1.x 8.1. L4
x
Dell Dell Networking N4000 Eth 6.0.x 7.0. L4 Switches based on DNOS 6.x
x prior to
6.3.0.3 only support CEE version
Dell Dell Networking N4000 6.1.x 7.1. L4 of DCBx and are not compatible
x with SC Series Array iSCSI over
Dell Dell Networking N4000 8.0. L4 DCB functionality
x
Dell Dell Networking N4000 6.2.x 8.1. L4
x
Dell Dell Networking N4000 6.3.x 8.0. 7.0.x SC DCB support requires DNOS
x 6.3.0.3 or later
Dell Dell Networking S4000-ON Eth 9.8.x 7.1. L3
x

Version OS OS
Dell Dell Networking S4000-ON 9.9.x 8.1. 7.0.x
x
Dell Dell Networking S4000-ON 9.10.x 8.1. 7.0.x
x
Dell Dell Networking S4000-ON Conv 10.3.1 9.1 7.2.1
Dell Dell Networking S4128F Conv 10.3.1E 9.1 7.2.1
Dell Dell Networking S4148F Conv 10.3.1E 9.1 7.2.1
Dell Dell Networking S4128T Conv 10.3.1E 9.1 7.2.1
Dell Dell Networking S4148T Conv 10.3.1E 9.1 7.2.1
Dell Dell Networking S4148U Conv 10.3.1E 9.1 7.2.1
Dell Dell Networking S4148FE Conv 10.3.1E 9.1 7.2.1
Dell Dell Networking S4248FB Conv 10.4.0E(R2) 9.1 7.2.1
Dell Dell Networking S4248FBL Conv 10.4.0E(R2) 9.1 7.2.1
Dell DN S5000 Conv 9.0.x 6.0. L3
x
Dell DN S5000 7.0. L3
x
Dell DN S5000 Conv 9.1.x 7.0. L3
x
Dell DN S5000 9.1.x 8.0. L3
x
Dell DN S5000 9.6.x 7.0. L3
x
Dell DN S5000 9.7.x 8.0. L3
x
Dell DN S5000 9.8.x 7.1. L3
x
Dell DN S5000 9.9.x 8.1. 7.0.x
x
Dell DN S5000 9.10.x 8.1. 7.0.x
x
Dell Dell Networking S5048F Conv 9.12.1 9.1 7.2.1 LLFC is not supported.
Only
Dell Dell Networking S5048F Conv 9.12.1 9.1 7.2.1 LLFC is not supported.
Only
Dell Dell Networking S6000 Eth 9.0.x 6.0. L3
x

Version OS OS
Dell Dell Networking S6000 9.3.x 7.0. L3
x
x
x
Dell Dell Networking S6000 8.0. L3
x
x
x
Dell Dell Networking S6000 9.9.x 8.1. 7.0.x
x
x
Dell Dell Networking S6100 Conv 9.10.x 8.1. 7.0.x
x
Dell Dell Networking Z9000 Eth 9.7.x 7.1. L3
x
Dell Dell Networking Z9000 9.8.x 7.1. L3
x
Dell Dell Networking Z9000 9.9.x 8.1. 7.0.x
x
x
Dell Z9100 Conv 9.10.x 8.1. 7.0.x
x
Dell Dell Networking Z9500 Eth 9.7.x 7.1. L3
x
Dell Dell Networking Z9500 8.0. L3
x
Dell Dell Networking Z9500 9.8.x 7.1. L3
x
x
x
Dell Dell Networking C-9000 Eth 9.9.x 8.1. 7.0.x All SAN ports must be 10GbE and
x DCB enabled
Dell Dell Networking C-9000 9.10.x 8.1. 7.0.x
x
Dell Dell Networking MXL/IOA Eth 9.2.x 6.0. L3
x
Dell Dell Networking MXL/IOA 7.0. L3
x
Dell Dell Networking MXL/IOA 9.4.x 7.0. L3
x
x
Dell Dell Networking MXL/IOA 8.0. L3
x
x
x

Version OS OS
Dell Dell Networking MXL/IOA 9.9.x 8.1. 7.0.x
x
Dell Dell Networking MXL/IOA 9.10.x 8.1. 7.0.x
x
Dell Dell Networking S4810 Eth 8.3.x 5.2. L3
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Dell Dell Networking S4820T Eth 8.3.x 6.0. L3
x
Dell Dell Networking S4820T 9.2.x 7.0. L3
x
Dell Dell Networking S4820T 8.0. L3
x
x
x
x
x

Version OS OS
Dell Dell Networking S4820T 9.9.x 8.1. 7.0.x
x
Dell Dell Networking S4820T 9.10.x 8.1. 7.0.x
x
Dell PowerConnect 81xx Family Eth 5.0.x 5.2. L4 Switches based on DNOS 6.x
x prior to
6.3.0.3 only support CEE version
Dell PowerConnect 81xx Family 6.0. L4 of DCBx and are not compatible
x with SC
Dell PowerConnect 81xx Family 5.1.x 6.0. L4 Series Array iSCSI over DCB
x functionality
Dell PowerConnect 81xx Family 7.0. L4

x
Dell PowerConnect 81xx Family 6.0.x 7.0. L4 PowerConnect 81xx switches with
x DNOS 6.x or later are considered
Dell Networking N4000 switches
Dell PowerEdge IO Aggregator Eth 9.2.x 6.0. L3
x
Dell PowerEdge IO Aggregator 7.0. L3
x
Dell PowerEdge IO Aggregator 9.6.x 7.0. L3
x
Dell PowerEdge IO Aggregator 8.0. L3
x
x
x
Dell PowerEdge IO Aggregator 9.9.x 8.1. 7.0.x
x
Dell PowerEdge IO Aggregator 9.10.x 8.1. 7.0.x
x
Host connectivity
4 Host connectivity
Configurations listed in this section are supported at Level 1 for the listed Adapter/NIC operating
system/driver/firmware and array firmware combinations.
The model SCv2000, SCv2020, and SCv2080 only support a subset of host operating systems. These are:
• Citrix XenServer (now known as Hypervisor),

• Microsoft Windows Server,
• SUSE SLES
• RHEL
• VMWare ESXi
All other supported Storage Center models support all OS’s and adapters listed in the following table.
Boot from SAN is tested with some OS-adapter combinations. If the BFS column has a “Y”, then Boot from
SAN was successfully tested with this OS-Adapter combination. If the BFS column has an “N”, then Boot
from SAN was not tested and is supported as Level 3, Commercially reasonable effort as described in 2.3
above. If the BFS column has a “Not Supported”, then Boot from SAN has not been tested and is not
supported, as described in section 2.4 above.
Unless otherwise noted, the OS-provided native multipath IO functionality for all validations listed.
4.1 Required Adapter and Server OS Settings

Server host bus adapters and converged network adapters (hereafter called adapters) require specific
configuration settings in order to maintain IO during Storage Center controller failovers and network/fabric
path failovers. Some of these settings are identical for all supported operating systems and others vary by
operating system. Refer to Appendix A, Required Adapter and OS Settings.
Fibre Channel Adapters (SC and SCv Series)
4.2 Fibre Channel Adapters (SC and SCv Series)
Operating System FC Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware SC BfS Notes

Version
Apple Mac OS X 10.x LSI 7204EP OS Built-In - 1.3.23.0 6.7.x No
Apple Mac OS X 10.x LSI 7204EP OS Built-In - 1.3.23.0 7.4.x No Multipath supported
with SCOS 7.4.5 or
later
Apple Mac OS X 10.x Promise SANLink 2.09 (SR3.0.8) - 1.1.65.43 7.4.x No Multipath supported
with SCOS 7.4.5 or
later
Citrix XenServer 6.5 Emulex LPe1200x/LPe1205 10.2.340.0 5.13a11 2.02A1 7.1.x Yes
Citrix XenServer 6.5 QLogic QxE256x 8.07.00.09.66.5-k 3.27 7.04.00 6.7.x Yes
Citrix XenServer 7.2 Emulex LPe1200x/LPe1205 11.1.210.1 11.40a6 2.02a3 7.3.x Yes

Version
Citrix Hypervisor Emulex LPe1200x/LPe1205 12.0.0.10 12.00a4 2.02A4 7.3.x Yes
(XenServer) 8.0
Citrix Hypervisor Emulex LPe1200x/LPe1205 12.0.0.10 12.00a4 2.02A4 7.4.x Yes
(XenServer) 8.0
Citrix Hypervisor QLogic QxE256x 10.00.00.11.80.0-k 3.43 8.08.01 7.3.x Yes
(XenServer) 8.0
Citrix Hypervisor QLogic QxE256x 10.00.00.11.80.0-k 3.43 8.08.01 7.4.x Yes
(XenServer) 8.0
HP HP-UX 11iv3 HP AB379A B.11.31.1705 1.05 4.00.070 7.3.x Yes
HP HP-UX 11iv3 HP AB379A B.11.31.1705 1.05 4.00.070 7.4.x Yes
HP HP-UX 11iv3 HP AD194 B.11.31.1705 1.05 4.00.070 6.7.x Yes
HP HP-UX 11iv3 HP AH401A B.11.31.1009 2.22 5.03.15 6.7.x Yes
HP HP-UX 11iv3 HP AH403A B.11.31.1708 UU11.40A9 2.03X14 6.7.x Yes
HP HP-UX 11iv3 HP AT094A B.11.31.1708 UU11.40A9 2.03X14 6.7.x Yes
HP OpenVMS 8.4 HP AD194 2.05 - 4.04.004 7.3.x Yes
HP OpenVMS 8.4 HP AD194 2.05 - 4.04.004 7.4.x Yes
HP OpenVMS 8.4 HP FCA2354 2.05 - 4.04.004 6.7.x Yes

Version
IBM AIX 6.1 IBM 577D 6.1.7.0 3.10X2 2.02X7 7.1.x Yes Tested with Multipath
driver
MPAIX03.00.00.007
driver
MPAIX03.00.01.006
driver
MPAIX03.00.01.006
driver
MPAIX03.00.01.006
driver
MPAIX03.00.02.005
driver
MPAIX03.00.02.005
IBM AIX 6.1 IBM 577F 6.1.9.200 3.10X2 1.1.58.4 7.2.x Yes Tested with Multipath
driver
MPAIX03.00.01.006
driver
MPAIX03.00.02.005
IBM AIX 6.1 IBM 577F 6.1.9.200 3.10X2 2.02X7 6.7.x Yes Tested with Multipath
driver
MPAIX03.00.01.006
driver
MPAIX03.00.01.006

Version
driver
MPAIX03.00.02.005
driver
MPAIX03.00.02.005
driver
MPAIX03.00.00.007
driver
MPAIX03.00.01.006
driver
MPAIX03.00.01.006
driver
MPAIX03.00.01.006
driver
MPAIX03.00.02.005
driver
MPAIX03.00.02.005
driver
MPAIX03.00.01.006
driver
MPAIX03.00.02.005
driver
MPAIX03.00.01.006

Version
driver
MPAIX03.00.01.006
driver
MPAIX03.00.02.005
driver
MPAIX03.00.02.005
driver
MPAIX03.00.01.006
driver
MPAIX03.00.01.006
driver
MPAIX03.00.01.006
driver
MPAIX03.00.02.005
driver
MPAIX03.00.02.005
driver
MPAIX03.00.01.006
driver
MPAIX03.00.02.005
driver
MPAIX03.00.01.006

Version
driver
MPAIX03.00.01.006
driver
MPAIX03.00.02.005
driver
MPAIX03.00.02.005
Microsoft 2008 Cisco VIC-13xx 2.1.0.34 2.2.8d 4.1(2d) 6.7.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 2.2.8d
Windows Server R2
SP1
Microsoft 2008 Emulex LPe1200x/LPe1205 10.6.114.0 6.03X1 2.01A12 6.7.x Yes Dell fw kit: 01.06.01
Windows Server R2
SP1
Microsoft 2008 Emulex LPe1200x/LPe1205 10.6.114.0 6.03X1 2.01A12 7.1.x Yes Dell fw kit: 01.06.01
Windows Server R2
SP1
Microsoft 2008 Emulex LPe1200x/LPe1205 11.0.247.0 5.12a11 2.01A12 7.2.x Yes
Windows Server R2
SP1
Microsoft 2008 Emulex LPe1200x/LPe1205 11.0.247.0 7.00x1 2.01A12 7.1.x Yes Dell fw kit: 02.00.04
Windows Server R2
SP1
Windows Server R2
SP1
Windows Server R2
SP1
Windows Server R2
SP1

Version
Microsoft 2008 Emulex LPe1200x/LPe1205 11.2.124.0 11.40a6 2.02a3 7.3.x Yes
Windows Server R2
SP1
Microsoft 2008 Emulex LPe1200x/LPe1205 11.2.124.0 5.12a11 2.02a3 7.2.x Yes
Windows Server R2
SP1
Microsoft 2008 Emulex LPe1200x/LPe1205 11.2.124.0 6.03X1 2.02a3 7.2.x Yes Dell fw kit: 02.01.01*
Windows Server R2
SP1
Microsoft 2008 Emulex LPe1200x/LPe1205 11.2.124.0 6.03X1 2.02a3 7.3.x Yes Dell fw kit: 02.01.01*
Windows Server R2
SP1
Microsoft 2008 Emulex LPx1500x/LPx1600x 10.4.246.0 10.4.255.16 10.4.255.16 6.7.x Yes
Windows Server R2
SP1
Windows Server R2
SP1
Windows Server R2
SP1
Windows Server R2
SP1
Windows Server R2
SP1
Windows Server R2
SP1
Microsoft 2008 QLogic QxE256x 9.1.13.20 3.27 7.04.00 6.7.x Yes
Windows Server R2
SP1

Version
Windows Server R2
SP1
Windows Server R2
SP1
Windows Server R2
SP1
Windows Server R2
SP1
Windows Server R2
SP1
Windows Server R2
SP1
Microsoft 2008 QLogic QxE257x 9.1.13.20 3.24 7.04.00 6.7.x Yes Dell fw kit: 3.22.00
Windows Server R2
SP1
Windows Server R2
SP1
Windows Server R2
SP1
Windows Server R2
SP1
Windows Server R2
SP1

Version
Windows Server R2
SP1
Windows Server R2
SP1
Microsoft 2008 QLogic QxE266x 9.1.13.20 - 8.00.00 6.7.x No
Windows Server R2
SP1
Windows Server R2
SP1
Windows Server R2
SP1
Windows Server R2
SP1
Windows Server R2
SP1
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Microsoft 2012 Cisco VIC-13xx 2.4.0.19 2.2.8d 4.1(2d) 6.7.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 2.2.8d
Windows Server R2
Microsoft 2012 Cisco VIC-13xx 2.4.0.19 3.1(1h) 4.1(1f) 6.7.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 3.1(1h)
Windows Server R2
Microsoft 2012 Cisco VIC-13xx 2.4.0.19 3.1(1k) 4.1(1h) 6.7.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 3.1(1k)
Windows Server R2

Version
Microsoft 2012 Cisco VIC-13xx 2.4.0.19 3.1(2b) 4.1(2d) 6.7.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 3.1(2b)
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Microsoft 2012 Cisco VIC-13xx 2.4.0.20 3.1(3a) 4.1(3a) 6.7.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 3.1(3a)
Windows Server R2
Microsoft 2012 Cisco VIC-13xx 2.4.0.20 3.1(3c) 4.1(3a) 7.1.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 3.1(3c)
Windows Server R2
Microsoft 2012 Cisco VIC-13xx 2.4.0.20 3.1(3g) 4.1(3f) 7.1.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 3.1(3g)
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Microsoft 2012 Cisco VIC-13xx 2.4.0.20 3.2(3e) 4.2(3b) 7.1.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 3.2(3e)
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Microsoft 2012 Cisco VIC-13xx 2.4.0.20 3.2(3j) 4.2(3b) 7.3.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 3.2(3j)
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Microsoft 2012 Cisco VIC-13xx 2.4.0.20 4.0(2d) 4.3(2b) 7.3.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 4.0(2d)
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Microsoft 2012 Emulex LPe1200x/LPe1205 11.0.247.0 7.00.a2 2.02A1 7.1.x Yes
Windows Server R2
Microsoft 2012 Emulex LPe1200x/LPe1205 11.0.247.0 7.00.a2 2.02A1 7.2.x Yes
Windows Server R2
Microsoft 2012 Emulex LPe1200x/LPe1205 11.4.142.11 - 2.02a3 7.3.x No
Windows Server R2

Version
Microsoft 2012 Emulex LPe1200x/LPe1205 11.4.142.11 - 2.02A4 7.3.x No
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Microsoft 2012 Emulex LPx1500x/LPx1600x 10.6.114.0 11.0.270.9 11.0.270.2002 7.1.x Yes Dell fw kit: 02.00.04
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Microsoft 2012 Emulex LPx3500x 12.0.257.9 - 12.0.257.15 7.2.x No
Windows Server R2

Version
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2

Version
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2

Version
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Microsoft 2016 Cisco VIC-13xx 3.0.0.7 2.2(8d) 4.1(2d) 6.7.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 2.2(8d)
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Microsoft 2016 Cisco VIC-13xx 3.0.0.8 3.1(3c) 4.1(3a) 7.1.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 3.1(3c)
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server

Version
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server

Version
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server

Version
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server

Version
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Oracle Linux Server 6.x QLogic QxE266x 8.05.00.03.39.0-k 3.24 7.03.00 6.7.x Yes
UEK
Oracle Linux Server 7.x Emulex LPx1500x/LPx1600x 11.1.0.4 11.0.270.9 11.0.270.2002 6.7.x Yes
UEK
UEK
UEK
UEK
UEK
UEK
UEK
UEK
UEK
UEK
UEK

Version
UEK
UEK
UEK
UEK
UEK
UEK
UEK
UEK
UEK
UEK
UEK
UEK
UEK
Oracle Linux Server 7.x QLogic QxE269x 8.07.00.38.40.0-k 3.43 8.05.00 7.2.x Yes Dell fw kit: 09.00.06
UEK
UEK
UEK
UEK

Version
UEK
UEK
Oracle OVM 3.3.1 QLogic QxE256x 8.07.00.16.39.0-k - 7.01.00 6.7.x No
Oracle OVM 3.3.1 QLogic QxE266x 8.07.00.16.39.0-k - 7.00.01 6.7.x No
Oracle OVM 3.4.x Emulex LPx1500x/LPx1600x 11.1.0.4 11.0.270.9 11.0.270.2002 6.7.x Yes
Oracle OVM 3.4.x QLogic QxE256x 8.07.00.26.39.0-k - 7.01.00 7.1.x No
Oracle OVM 3.4.x QLogic QxE256x 9.00.00.00.41.0-k1 3.45 8.07.11 7.4.x Yes
Oracle OVM 3.4.x QLogic QxE266x 9.00.00.00.41.0-k1 3.45 8.07.11 7.4.x Yes
Oracle Solaris 10 QLogic QxE256x 170516-5.06c 3.29 8.05.00 7.4.x Yes
SPARC
Oracle Solaris 10 QLogic QxE256x v20110825-3.06 3.27 7.04.00 6.7.x Yes
SPARC
SPARC
SPARC

Version
SPARC
Oracle Solaris 10 QLogic QxE256x 170516-5.06c 3.43 8.05.00 7.4.x Yes
x86_64
x86_64
x86_64
x86_64
x86_64
Oracle Solaris 11 Emulex LPe16002-o 3.3.00.1 12.0.193.34 12.0.193.34 7.3.x Yes
SPARC
Oracle Solaris 11 Emulex LPe16002-o 3.3.00.1 12.0.193.34 12.0.193.34 7.4.x Yes
SPARC
Oracle Solaris 11 QLogic QxE256x 171019-5.07 3.43 8.05.00 6.7.x Yes
SPARC
SPARC
SPARC
SPARC
SPARC
SPARC
SPARC
SPARC
SPARC

Version
SPARC
SPARC
SPARC
Oracle Solaris 11 Emulex LPe1200x/LPe1205 3.3.00.1 5.13a3 2.01a11 7.3.x Yes
x86_64
Oracle Solaris 11 Emulex LPe1200x/LPe1205 3.3.00.1 5.13a3 2.01a11 7.4.x Yes
x86_64
Oracle Solaris 11 Emulex LPe1200x/LPe1205 v20120210-2.70i 5.13a3 2.01a11 6.7.x Yes
x86_64
x86_64
x86_64
x86_64
x86_64
x86_64
x86_64
x86_64
Red Hat RHEL 6.x Cisco VIC-13xx 1.6.0.27 2.2.8d 4.1(2d) 6.7.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 2.2.8d
Red Hat RHEL 6.x Cisco VIC-13xx 1.6.0.27 3.1(1h) 4.1(1f) 6.7.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 3.1(1h)
Red Hat RHEL 6.x Cisco VIC-13xx 1.6.0.27 3.1(1k) 4.1(1h) 6.7.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 3.1(1k)
Red Hat RHEL 6.x Cisco VIC-13xx 1.6.0.27 3.1(2b) 4.1(2d) 6.7.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 3.1(2b)
Red Hat RHEL 6.x Cisco VIC-13xx 1.6.0.34 3.1(3a) 4.1(3a) 6.7.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 3.1(3a)
Red Hat RHEL 6.x Cisco VIC-13xx 1.6.0.34 3.1(3c) 4.1(3a) 7.1.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 3.1(3c)

Version
Red Hat RHEL 6.x Cisco VIC-13xx 1.6.0.34 3.1(3g) 4.1(3f) 7.1.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 3.1(3g)
Red Hat RHEL 6.x Cisco VIC-13xx 1.6.0.37 3.2(3e) 4.2(3b) 7.1.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 3.2(3e)
Red Hat RHEL 6.x Cisco VIC-13xx 1.6.0.37 3.2(3j) 4.2(3b) 7.3.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 3.2(3j)
Red Hat RHEL 6.x Cisco VIC-13xx 1.6.0.47 4.0(2d) 4.3(2b) 7.3.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 4.0(2d)
Red Hat RHEL 6.x Emulex LPe1200x/LPe1205 10.6.0.20 5.13a11 2.02A1 6.7.x Yes
Red Hat RHEL 6.x Emulex LPe1200x/LPe1205 11.0.0.6 11.40a6 2.02a3 7.3.x Yes
Red Hat RHEL 6.x Emulex LPe1200x/LPe1205 8.3.5.68.5p 5.13a10 2.01A12 6.7.x Yes
Red Hat RHEL 6.x Emulex LPx1500x/LPx1600x 11.0.0.6 11.0.270.14 11.0.270.2002 7.2.x Yes
Red Hat RHEL 6.x Emulex LPx3100x/LPx3200x 11.0.1.6 11.0.270.18 11.0.270.18 7.3.x Yes Dell fw kit: 2.00.03
Red Hat RHEL 6.x QLogic QxE256x 8.05.00.03.06.5-k2 3.27 7.04.00 6.7.x Yes
Red Hat RHEL 6.x QLogic QxE256x 8.07.00.16.06.7-k 3.29 8.01.02 6.7.x Yes

Version
Red Hat RHEL 6.x QLogic QxE269x 8.07.00.26.06.8-k 3.62 8.08.204 7.3.x Yes Dell fw kit: 14.10.05
Red Hat RHEL 7.x Cisco VIC-13xx 1.6.0.25 2.2.8d 4.1(2d) 6.7.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 2.2.8d
Red Hat RHEL 7.x Cisco VIC-13xx 1.6.0.25 3.1(1h) 4.1(1f) 6.7.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 3.1(1h)
Red Hat RHEL 7.x Cisco VIC-13xx 1.6.0.25 3.1(1k) 4.1(1h) 6.7.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 3.1(1k)
Red Hat RHEL 7.x Cisco VIC-13xx 1.6.0.34 3.1(3c) 4.1(3a) 7.1.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 3.1(3c)

Version
Red Hat RHEL 7.x Emulex LPe1200x/LPe1205 11.2.0.6 11.40a6 2.02a3 7.3.x Yes
Red Hat RHEL 7.x Emulex LPx3500x 12.0.0.5 - 12.0.257.15 7.4.x No Dell fw kit: 3.00.12
Red Hat RHEL 7.x Emulex LPx3500x 12.0.257.9 - 12.0.257.15 7.3.x No

Version
Red Hat RHEL 7.x QLogic QxE269x 8.07.00.38.07.4-k1 3.38 8.03.05 7.2.x Yes Dell fw kit: 08.00.15
Red Hat RHEL 8.x QLogic QxE256x 10.00.00.07.08.0- 3.43 8.07.00 7.3.x Yes
k1
k1
k1
k1

Version
Red Hat RHEL 8.x QLogic QxE269x 10.00.00.07.08.0- 3.62 8.08.204 7.3.x Yes Dell fw kit: 14.10.05
k1
k1
k1
k1
SUSE SLES 11 SP3 QLogic QxE266x 8.04.00.13.11.3-k 3.28 8.00.00 6.7.x Yes
SUSE SLES 11 SP4 QLogic QxE266x 8.07.00.18-k 3.29 8.01.02 6.7.x Yes
SUSE SLES 12 Emulex LPe1200x/LPe1205 10.2.8040.1 5.13a0 2.01A12 6.7.x Yes
SUSE SLES 12 SP1 Emulex LPe1200x/LPe1205 10.5.0.2 5.13a11 2.02A1 6.7.x Yes
SUSE SLES 12 SP1 Emulex LPe1200x/LPe1205 11.4.0.1 11.40a6 2.02a3 7.3.x Yes
SUSE SLES 12 SP1 Emulex LPe1200x/LPe1205 11.4.0.7-1 12.00a4 2.02A4 7.4.x Yes
SUSE SLES 15 QLogic QxE266x 10.00.00.08-k 3.45 8.07.11 7.3.x Yes
SUSE SLES 15 QLogic QxE266x 10.00.00.08-k 3.45 8.07.11 7.4.x Yes
Ubuntu 18.4 Emulex LPx1500x/LPx1600x 12.0.0.0 12.0.257.12 12.0.257.12 7.3.x Yes
Ubuntu 18.4 QLogic QxE266x 10.00.00.02-k 3.45 8.07.11 7.3.x Yes

Version
Ubuntu 18.4 QLogic QxE266x 10.00.00.02-k 3.45 8.07.11 7.4.x Yes
Ubuntu 18.4 QLogic QxE274x 10.00.00.02-k 3.62 8.07.80 7.3.x Yes Dell fw kit: 14.04.09
Ubuntu 18.4 QLogic QxE274x 10.00.00.02-k 3.62 8.07.80 7.4.x Yes Dell fw kit: 14.04.09
VMWare ESXi 5.5 Cisco VIC-13xx 1.6.0.16 3.0(2c) 3.0(2c) 6.7.x Yes
VMWare ESXi 5.5 Cisco VIC-13xx 1.6.0.28 2.2.8d 4.1(2d) 6.7.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 2.2.8d
VMWare ESXi 5.5 Cisco VIC-13xx 1.6.0.28 3.1(1h) 4.1(1f) 6.7.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 3.1(1h)
VMWare ESXi 5.5 Cisco VIC-13xx 1.6.0.28 3.1(1k) 4.1(1h) 6.7.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 3.1(1k)
VMWare ESXi 5.5 Emulex LPx1500x/LPx1600x 10.6.126.0 10.6.133.18 10.6.133.18 6.7.x Yes Dell fw kit: 01.06.01
VMWare ESXi 5.5 QLogic QxE257x 1.1.55.0 3.24 7.04.00 6.7.x Yes Dell fw kit: 3.22.00
VMWare ESXi 6.0 Cisco VIC-13xx 1.6.0.28 3.1(1h) 4.1(1f) 6.7.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 3.1(1h)
VMWare ESXi 6.0 Cisco VIC-13xx 1.6.0.28 3.1(1k) 4.1(1h) 6.7.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 3.1(1k)
VMWare ESXi 6.0 Cisco VIC-13xx 1.6.0.33 2.2.8d 4.1(2d) 6.7.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 2.2.8d

Version
VMWare ESXi 6.0 Cisco VIC-13xx 1.6.0.33 3.1(2b) 4.1(2d) 6.7.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 3.1(2b)
VMWare ESXi 6.0 Cisco VIC-13xx 1.6.0.34 3.1(3a) 4.1(3a) 6.7.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 3.1(3a)
VMWare ESXi 6.0 Cisco VIC-13xx 1.6.0.34 3.1(3c) 4.1(3a) 7.1.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 3.1(3c)
VMWare ESXi 6.0 Cisco VIC-13xx 1.6.0.34 3.1(3d) 4.1(3a) 7.1.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 3.1(3d)
VMWare ESXi 6.0 Cisco VIC-13xx 1.6.0.34 3.1(3g) 4.1(3f) 7.1.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 3.1(3g)
VMWare ESXi 6.0 Cisco VIC-13xx 1.6.0.37 3.2(3e) 4.2(3b) 7.1.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 3.2(3e)
VMWare ESXi 6.0 Emulex LPe1200x/LPe1205 10.5.70.0 6.03X1 2.01A12 6.7.x Yes Dell fw kit: 01.06.01
VMWare ESXi 6.0 Emulex LPe1200x/LPe1205 10.6.126.0 6.03X1 2.01A12 7.1.x Yes Dell fw kit: 01.06.01
VMWare ESXi 6.0 Emulex LPe1200x/LPe1205 11.1.145.18 7.00x1 2.02A1 6.7.x Yes Dell fw kit: 02.00.04
VMWare ESXi 6.0 Emulex LPe1200x/LPe1205 11.2.156.20 6.03X1 2.02a3 7.2.x Yes Dell fw kit: 02.01.01*
VMWare ESXi 6.0 Emulex LPe1200x/LPe1205 11.4.142.11 6.03X1 2.02a3 7.3.x Yes Dell fw kit: 02.01.01*

Version
VMWare ESXi 6.5 Cisco VIC-13xx 1.6.0.34 3.1(3c) 4.1(3a) 7.1.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 3.1(3c)
VMWare ESXi 6.5 Cisco VIC-13xx 1.6.0.34 3.1(3d) 4.1(3a) 7.1.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 3.1(3d)
VMWare ESXi 6.5 Cisco VIC-13xx 1.6.0.37 3.2(3j) 4.2(3b) 7.3.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 3.2(3j)
VMWare ESXi 6.5 Cisco VIC-13xx 1.6.0.47 4.0(2d) 4.3(2b) 7.3.x Yes Cisco fw kit: 4.0(2d)
VMWare ESXi 6.5 Emulex LPe1200x/LPe1205 12.0.257.5-1oem 12.00a4 2.02A4 7.3.x Yes

Version
VMWare ESXi 6.5 Emulex LPx1500x/LPx1600x 12.0.257.5-1oem 12.0.257.12 12.0.257.15 7.3.x Yes
VMWare ESXi 6.5 Emulex LPx3500x 12.0.257.5 12.0.257.12 12.0.257.15 7.3.x Yes
VMWare ESXi 6.5 Emulex LPx3500x 12.0.257.5-1oem 12.0.257.12 12.0.257.15 7.4.x Yes
VMWare ESXi 6.5 QLogic QxE256x 2.1.74.0 3.27 7.4.0 7.3.x Yes

Version
VMWare ESXi 6.7 Emulex LPx3500x 12.0.257.5-1oem 12.0.257.12 12.0.257.15 7.4.x Yes
VMWare ESXi 7.0 Emulex LPe1200x/LPe1205 12.4.293.3 12.00a4 2.02A4 7.4.x Yes
VMWare ESXi 7.0 Emulex LPx1500x/LPx1600x 12.4.293.3 12.0.257.19 12.0.257.19 7.4.x Yes
VMWare ESXi 7.0 Emulex LPx3100x/LPx3200x 12.4.293.3 12.2.350.10 12.2.350.10 7.4.x Yes
iSCSI converged network and host bus adapters (SC and SCv Series)
4.3 iSCSI Adapters
4.3.1 iSCSI converged network and host bus adapters (SC and SCv Series)
Operating System iSCSI Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware SC BfS Notes
Version
Citrix XenServer 7.2 Broadcom 578xx 1.714.1 - 14.02.12 7.3.x No
Microsoft 2008 Emulex OCx1410x 10.6.116.0 10.6.133.18 1.06.01 6.7.x Yes
Windows Server R2
SP1
Microsoft 2008 Emulex OCx1410x 10.6.126.0 10.6.133.18 1.06.01 7.1.x Yes Dell fw kit: 01.06.01
Windows Server R2
SP1
Microsoft 2008 Emulex OCx1410x 11.0.271.0 - 11.0.270.2007 7.2.x No Dell fw kit: 02.00.04
Windows Server R2
SP1
Windows Server R2
SP1
Windows Server R2
SP1
Microsoft 2008 QLogic QLE406x 2.1.4.26 - 3.0.1.75 6.7.x Yes
Windows Server R2
SP1
Windows Server R2
SP1
Windows Server R2
SP1
Version
Microsoft 2008 QLogic QxE826x 2.1.6.10 2.0.1.35 2.10.29 6.7.x Yes
Windows Server R2
SP1
Microsoft 2008 Broadcom 578xx 7.12.32.0 7.12.1 08.07.25 7.2.x Yes
Windows Server R2
SP1
Microsoft 2008 Broadcom 578xx 7.14.1.1 7.15.0 14.02.12 7.3.x Yes Dell fw kit: 14.02.01
Windows Server R2
SP1
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Windows Server
Microsoft 2012 Emulex OCx1410x 10.6.114.0 10.6.133.18 10.6.133.18 6.7.x Yes
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Microsoft 2012 Emulex OCx1410x 11.0.271.0 11.0.243.16 11.0.243.16 7.1.x Yes
Windows Server R2
Microsoft 2012 Emulex OCx1410x 11.0.271.0 11.0.270.15 11.0.270.15 7.1.x Yes Dell fw kit: 02.00.01
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Version
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Microsoft 2012 QLogic QLE406x 2.1.4.27 - 3.0.1.75 6.7.x No
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Windows Server R2
Microsoft 2012 QLogic QL41xxx 8.33.5.2 - 14.07.07 7.3.x No Not recommended with XL710,
Windows Server R2 i350, or x540 in Storage Center
Windows Server R2 i350, or x540 in Storage Center
Windows Server
Windows Server
Version
Windows Server
Windows Server
Microsoft 2016 Broadcom 578xx 7.14.4.0 - 14.02.12 7.3.x No
Windows Server
Microsoft 2016 QLogic QL41xxx 8.24.5 - 14.07.04 7.3.x No Not recommended with XL710,
Windows Server i350, or x540 in Storage Center
Windows Server
Windows Server
Red Hat RHEL 6.x Emulex OCx1410x 10.4.272.0r 10.2.506.19 1.05.01 6.7.x Yes
Red Hat RHEL 6.x Emulex OCx1410x 10.4.272.0r 10.6.133.18 1.06.01 7.1.x Yes Dell fw kit: 01.06.01
Red Hat RHEL 6.x QLogic QLE406x 5.02.00.00.06.03- - 3.0.1.75 6.7.x No
k4
k0
k0
k0
Red Hat RHEL 6.x QLogic QxE826x 5.4.1.9.0.0-ko 2.0.1.35 2.10.29 6.7.x Yes
Red Hat RHEL 6.x Broadcom 578xx 1.712.30.0 7.15.0 14.02.12 7.3.x Yes
Version
Red Hat RHEL 7.x Emulex OCx1410x 10.6.0.0r - 11.0.270.2007 6.7.x No Dell fw kit: 02.00.04
Red Hat RHEL 7.x Emulex OCx1410x 11.2.1.0 - 11.0.270.2007 7.3.x No Dell fw kit: 02.00.04
d0
k0
Red Hat RHEL 7.x QLogic QL41xxx 8.33.0.20 - 14.07.07 7.3.x No
SUSE SLES 11 SP3 Emulex OCx1410x 10.4.114.0 10.2.506.19 1.05.01 6.7.x Yes
SUSE SLES 11 SP3 Emulex OCx1410x 10.6.0.2 10.6.133.18 1.06.01 7.1.x Yes Dell fw kit: 01.06.01
SUSE SLES 11 SP3 QLogic QLE406x 5.03.00.06.11.3- - 3.0.1.75 6.7.x No
k0
SUSE SLES 11 SP3 QLogic QxE826x 5.03.00.00.11.4- 2.0.1.35 2.10.29 6.7.x Yes
ko
SUSE SLES 11 SP3 Broadcom 578xx 2.7.6.2 7.12.1 08.07.25 7.2.x Yes
k0
k0
k0
SUSE SLES 12 Emulex OCx1410x 10.6.0.2 10.6.133.18 1.06.01 7.1.x Yes Dell fw kit: 01.06.01
SUSE SLES 12 Emulex OCx1410x 10.6.0.2 10.6.133.18 1.06.01 7.2.x Yes Dell fw kit: 01.06.01
SUSE SLES 12 QLogic QLE406x 5.04.00.00.12.0- - 3.0.1.75 6.7.x No
k3
SUSE SLES 12 Broadcom 578xx 2.7.10.1 7.14.10 14.02.12 7.3.x Yes
SUSE SLES 12 SP1 Emulex OCx1410x 10.6.0.0 - 11.0.243.16 7.2.x No
Version
SUSE SLES 12 SP1 Emulex OCx1410x 11.2.1.0 - 11.2.1197.13 7.3.x No Dell fw kit: 02.01.01
SUSE SLES 12 SP1 Emulex OCx1410x 11.2.1.0 - 11.2.1197.13 7.4.x No Dell fw kit: 02.01.01
k0
VMWare ESXi 5.5 Emulex OCx1410x 10.2.309.5 10.6.133.18 1.06.01 7.1.x Yes Dell fw kit: 01.06.01
VMWare ESXi 5.5 Emulex OCx1410x 10.6.150.3 10.6.133.18 10.6.133.18 6.7.x Yes Dell fw kit: 01.06.01
VMWare ESXi 5.5 Emulex OCx1410x 10.6.163.0 10.2.506.19 1.05.01 6.7.x Yes
VMWare ESXi 5.5 QLogic QxE826x 644.55.34.0-1 2.0.1.35 2.10.29 6.7.x Yes
VMWare ESXi 5.5 Broadcom 578xx 1.712.70.v55.5 7.12.1 08.07.25 7.2.x Yes
VMWare ESXi 5.5 Broadcom 578xx 2.712 7.14.10 14.02.12 7.3.x Yes
VMWare ESXi 5.5 Broadcom 578xx 2.713.10.v55.3 7.15.0 10.01.00 7.2.x Yes Dell fw kit: 10.01.00
Version
VMWare ESXi 6.0 Emulex OCx1410x 10.2.309.6 10.6.133.18 1.06.01 7.1.x Yes Dell fw kit: 01.06.01
VMWare ESXi 6.0 Broadcom 578xx 2.712 7.13.54 08.07.25 7.3.x Yes Dell fw kit: 14.02.12
VMWare ESXi 6.5 QLogic QxE826x 644.6.06.0 - 4.18.04 7.2.x No Dell fw kit: 02.10.38
VMWare ESXi 6.5 Broadcom 578xx 2.713 7.14.10 14.02.12 7.3.x Yes
VMWare ESXi 6.5 Broadcom 578xx 2.713.10.v60.3 - N/A 7.2.x No Dell fw kit: 08.07.25
VMWare ESXi 6.5 Broadcom 578xx 2.713.30.v60.5 - 10.01.00 7.2.x No Dell fw kit: 10.01.00
VMWare ESXi 6.5 QLogic QL41xxx 1.0.22.0-1 - 14.03.03 7.2.x No Not recommended with XL710,
i350, or x540 in Storage Center
VMWare ESXi 6.7 QLogic QL41xxx 1.2.24.6 - 14.07.07 7.3.x No Not recommended with XL710,
VMWare ESXi 6.7 QLogic QL41xxx 1.2.24.6 - 14.07.07 7.4.x No Not recommended with XL710,
Software iSCSI initiators (SC and SCv Series)
4.3.2 Software iSCSI initiators (SC and SCv Series)

Software iSCSI initiators are typically provided by the host OS vendor and can be used with any industry-standards-based network interface controller
(NIC). The following table provides guidance on which software iSCSI initiators have been tested and the support level for advanced features, such as
boot from SAN.
If boot from SAN functionality is desired, it is advised that the design include one of the Adapters listed in section 4 to ensure the indicated support
level.
Operating System SC Version BfS Notes

Citrix XenServer 6.5 6.7.x No
Citrix XenServer 7.2 7.3.x Yes
Citrix Hypervisor (XenServer) 8.0 7.3.x No
Citrix Hypervisor (XenServer) 8.0 7.4.x No
HP HP-UX 11iv3 6.7.x No
IBM AIX 6.1 6.7.x No

Microsoft 2008 Windows Server R2 SP1 6.7.x Yes
Microsoft 2012 Windows Server 6.7.x Yes
Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 6.7.x Yes
Microsoft 2012 Windows Server R2 7.4.x No
Microsoft 2016 Windows Server 7.4.x No
Oracle Linux Server 6.x UEK 6.7.x No

Oracle OVM 3.4.x 7.3.x No
Oracle OVM 3.4.x 7.4.x No
Oracle Solaris 10 SPARC 6.7.x No
Oracle Solaris 10 x86_64 6.7.x No
Red Hat RHEL 6.x 6.7.x Yes
Red Hat RHEL 6.x 7.4.x No
SUSE SLES 11 SP3 6.7.x Yes
SUSE SLES 11 SP4 6.7.x No

SUSE SLES 12 6.7.x No
SUSE SLES 12 7.1.x Yes
Ubuntu 18.4 7.3.x No
Ubuntu 18.4 7.4.x No
VMWare ESXi 5.5 6.7.x Yes
VMWare ESXi 6.5 7.1.x No

iSCSI converged network and host bus adapters (PS Series)
4.3.3 iSCSI converged network and host bus adapters (PS Series)
Configurations listed in this section are supported at Level 1 (as described previously) for the listed switch firmware/array firmware combinations.
Switch validation reflects only those switches that connect directly to the array ports. There is no validation for other upstream switches. Feature and
other support levels are indicated where they differ from the default Level 1 support.
Note: Unless otherwise noted, the OS-provided native multipath IO functionality is used for all validations listed.
Vendor OS Version CNA Model Driver Boot Code Firmware Array BfS DCB Notes
Vendor OS
Microsoft Windows Server Broadcom BRCM570x 5.2.14.0 N/A N/A 4.0.x L1 N/A
2008 R2
Microsoft Windows Server Broadcom 6.2.7.0 N/A N/A 6.0.x L1 N/A
2008 R2
Microsoft Windows Server Broadcom 7.10.0.0 7.10.0 7.10.18 8.1.x L1 N/A
2008 R2
Microsoft Windows Server QLogic BCM577xx 5.2.11.0 N/A N/A 4.0.x L1 N/A
2008 R2
Microsoft Windows Server QLogic 7.2.5.0 N/A N/A 6.0.x L1 N/A
2008 R2
Microsoft Windows Server QLogic BCM578xx 7.2.12.0 N/A N/A 6.0.x L1 L3
2008 R2
Microsoft Windows Server QLogic 7.0.x L1 L1
2008 R2
Microsoft Windows Server QLogic 7.1.x L1 L1
2008 R2
Vendor OS
Microsoft Windows Server QLogic BCM578xx 7.2.12.0 N/A N/A 8.x L1 L1
2008 R2
Microsoft Windows Server QLogic 7.10.0.0 7.10.0 7.10.18 8.x L1 L1
2008 R2
Microsoft Windows Server QLogic QLx405x 2.1.4.26 N/A 3.0.1.53 3.2.8 L1 N/A
2008 R2
Microsoft Windows Server Broadcom BCM570x 7.12.0.0 7.12.1 7.12.19 9.x L1 N/A
2012 R2
Microsoft Windows Server Broadcom BCM570x 7.12.0.0 7.12.1 7.12.19 10.0.x L1 N/A
2012 R2
Microsoft Windows Server Broadcom BCM577xx 7.12.0.0 7.12.1 7.12.19 9.x L1 N/A
2012 R2
2012 R2
2012 R2
Microsoft Windows Server Broadcom BCM578xx 7.13.57.103 7.12.1 8.07.25 10.x L1
2016
Microsoft Windows Server Emulex OCx1410x 10.6.116.0 10.6.133.10 10.6.144.21 9.x L1 L1
2012 R2
Microsoft Windows Server QLogic BCM578xx 7.8.76.0 7.8.51 7.8.53 7.0.x L1 L1 HP 534
2012 R2
Microsoft Windows Server QLogic BCM578xx 7.1.x L1 L1
2012 R2
Microsoft Windows Server QLogic BCM578xx 8.x L1 L1
2012 R2
Vendor OS
Microsoft Windows Server QLogic BCM578xx 7.10.0.0 7.10.0 7.10.18 8.1.x L1 L1
2012 R2
Microsoft Windows Server QLogic QLx82xx 2.1.5.38 2.0.1.35 2.10.37 9.x L1 L1
2012 R2
SUSE SUSE Linux Ent. Broadcom BRCM570x 2.0.4 N/A N/A 5.2.x L3 N/A
SRV 11
SUSE SUSE Linux Ent. Broadcom 2.1.11 N/A N/A 6.0.x L3 N/A
SRV 11
SUSE SUSE Linux Ent. Broadcom BRCM570x 2.7..10.1b 7.10.0 7.10.18 8.0 L3 N/A
SRV 11
SUSE SUSE Linux Ent. Broadcom BRCM570x 2.7..10.1b 7.10.0 7.10.18 10.0.x L3 N/A
SRV 11 SP3
SUSE SUSE Linux Ent. Broadcom BRCM570x 2.7..10.1b 7.10.0 7.10.18 10.0.x L3 N/A
SRV 11 SP3
SUSE SUSE Linux Ent. Emulex OCx1410x 10.6.133.15 10.6.133.10 10.6.133.18 9.x L1 L1
SRV 11
SUSE SUSE Linux Ent. Emulex OCx1410x 10.6.133.15 10.6.133.10 10.6.133.18 10.x L1 L1
SRV 11 SP3
SUSE SUSE Linux Ent. QLogic BRCM577xx 2.1.11 N/A N/A 6.0.x L3 N/A
SRV 11
SUSE SUSE Linux Ent. QLogic 2.7.6.2 7.10.0 7.10.18 7.0.x L1 N/A
SRV 11
SUSE SUSE Linux Ent. QLogic 7.1.x L1 N/A
SRV 11
SUSE SUSE Linux Ent. QLogic 7.12.19 9.x L1 L1
SRV 11
Vendor OS
SUSE SUSE Linux Ent. QLogic BRCM578xx 1.78.00 7.12.5 7.12.19 9.x L1 L1
SRV 11
SUSE SUSE Linux Ent. QLogic BRCM578xx 2.7.10.1b 7.10.11 7.10.18 8.0 L3 N/A
SRV 11
SUSE SUSE Linux Ent. QLogic BRCM578xx 2.7.6.2 7.10.0 7.10.18 8.1.x L1 L1
SRV 11
SUSE SUSE Linux Ent. QLogic BRCM578xx 7.12.5 7.12.19 9.x L1 L1
SRV 11
SUSE SUSE Linux Ent. QLogic BRCM570x 2.7.6.2 7.12.5 7.12.19 10.x L1 L1
SRV 11
SUSE SUSE Linux Ent. QLogic BRCM578x 2.7.6.2 7.12.5 7.12.19 10.x L1 L1
SRV 11
SUSE SUSE Linux Ent. QLogic QLx82xx 5.04.01.09. 2.0.1.35 2.10.37 9.x L1 L3
SRV 11 00.00-k0
SRV 11 SP3 00.00-k0
SRV 11 SP4 00.00-k0
SUSE SUSE Linux Ent. QLogic BCM578xx 2.7.6.2 7.10.0 7.10.18 8.1.x L1 L1
SRV 12
SUSE SUSE Linux Ent. QLogic 7.12.5 7.12.19 9.x L1 L1
SRV 12
SUSE SUSE Linux Ent. QLogic BCM578xx 1.712.36 7.12.5 8.07.25 10.x L1 L1
SRV 12
SUSE SUSE Linux Ent. QLogic BCM571xx 1.712.36 7.12.5 8.07.25 10.x L1 L1
SRV 12
Vendor OS
Oracle Linux Server (UEK) QLogic BCM578xx 2.11.2.0 7.12.5 7.12.19 8.1.x L1 L3
6.6
Oracle Linux Server (UEK) QLogic 9.x L1 L3
6.6
Oracle Linux Server (UEK) QLogic BRCM570x 2.11.2.0 7.12.5 7.12.19 10.x L1 L3
6.7
6.7
6.7
Oracle Linux Server (UEK) QLogic BCM578xx 2.11.2.0 2.8.25 7.12.17 9.x L1 L3
7.0
Oracle Solaris 9-SPARC QLogic QLx405x 2.1.4.26 N/A 3.0.1.53 3.2.8 L1 N/A
Oracle Solaris 9-SPARC QLogic QLx406x 2.1.4.26 N/A 3.0.1.53 3.2.8 L1 N/A
RedHat Enterprise Linux QLogic BCM577xx 2.7.6.2 7.8.51 7.8.53 7.0.x L1 N/A
6.5
RedHat Enterprise Linux QLogic 7.1.x L1 N/A
6.5
RedHat Enterprise Linux Broadcom BRCM570x 2.7.10.1 7.10.0 7.10.18 8.1.x L1 N/A
6.6
RedHat Enterprise Linux QLogic BCM578xx 2.7.10.1 7.10.0 7.10.18 8.1.x L1 L1
6.6
RedHat Enterprise Linux QLogic BRCM570x 2.7.10.1 7.10.0 7.10.18 10.x L1 L1
6.7
Vendor OS
RedHat Enterprise Linux QLogic BCM578xx 2.7.10.1 7.10.0 7.10.18 10.x L1 L1
6.8
RedHat Enterprise Linux QLogic BRCM570x 2.7.10.1 7.10.0 7.10.18 10.x L1 L1
6.8
RedHat Enterprise Linux QLogic BCM578xx 2.7.6.2 7.10.0 7.10.18 8.1.x L1 L1
7.0
RedHat Enterprise Linux QLogic BCM578xx 2.11.0.0 7.12.5 7.12.19 9.x L1 L1
7.0
RedHat Enterprise Linux QLogic BCM578xx 1.712.51 7.12.5 7.12.19 10.x L1 L1
7.1
RedHat Enterprise Linux QLogic BCM578xx 1.712.51 7.12.5 7.12.19 10.x L1 L1
7.3
VMware ESX/ESXi 5.5 Emulex OCe1410x 10.2.309.6 10.2.506.19 10.2.506.19 8.1.x L1 L2
VMware ESX/ESXi 5.5 QLogic BCM578xx 1.78.11v55. N/A N/A 7.0.x L3 L2
4
VMware ESX/ESXi 5.5 QLogic 7.1.x L1 N/A
VMware ESX/ESXi 5.5 QLogic QxE82xx 634.55.23.0 2.19 4.16.17 7.0.x L1 L3

-1OEM
VMware ESX/ESXi 6.0 QLogic QxE82xx 634.55.23.0 2.19 4.16.17 10.x L1 N/A
-1OEM
VMware ESX/ESXi 6.0 Broadcom BRCM570x 2.78.76.v60 7.10.0 7.10.18 7.0.x L1 N/A
.8-1
VMware ESX/ESXi 6.0 Broadcom 7.1.x L1 N/A
VMware ESX/ESXi 6.0 Broadcom 8.0.x L1 N/A
Vendor OS
VMware ESX/ESXi 6.0 Broadcom BCM578xx 2.78.76.v60 7.10.0 7.10.18 10.x L1 N/A
.8-1
VMware ESX/ESXi 6.0 Emulex OCe1410x 10.2.309.6 10.2.506.19 10.2.506.19 8.1.x L1 L2
VMware ESX/ESXi 6.0 Emulex OCe1410x 10.2.309.6 10.2.506.19 10.2.506.19 10.x L1 L2
VMware ESX/ESXi 6.0 QLogic BCM578xx 2.78.76.v60 7.10.11 7.10.18 7.0.x L1 N/A
.8-1
VMware ESX/ESXi 6.5 Emulex OCe1410x 10.2.309.6 10.2.506.19 10.2.506.19 10.x L1 L2
VMware ESX/ESXi 6.5 QLogic BCM578xx 2.713.10.v6 7.10.11 8.07.25 10.0.x L1 N/A
0.4
Network interface cards for boot from SAN and DCB support for iSCSI (PS Series)
4.3.4 Network interface cards for boot from SAN and DCB support for iSCSI (PS Series)
Network interface controllers (NIC) are the simplest class of host connectivity interfaces and provide basic Ethernet and TCP/IP functionality to the
server. For storage solutions, this class of Adapters must be paired with special software within the host server operating system called a storage
initiator. Dell will support any industry standards based NIC with the software iSCSI initiators listed in section 4.
The devices below have each been tested and are supported for boot from SAN functionality
Vendor OS Version NIC Vendor Model Features Notes

BfS DCB
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Broadcom BRCM570x L1 N/A
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 BRCM577xx L1 N/A
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Intel i350 L1 N/A
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Pro1000 L1 N/A
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 X5xx Family L1 L1
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 QLogic BRCM578xx L1 L1 HP 534
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Broadcom BRCM570x L1 N/A
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 BRCM577xx L1 N/A
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Intel X5xx Family L1 L1
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 i350 L1 N/A
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 QLogic BRCM578xx L1 L3 HP 534
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Broadcom BRCM570x L1 N/A
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 BRCM577xx L1 N/A
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Emulex OCx1410x L1 L3
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 X5xx Family L1 L1

BfS DCB
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Intel i350 L1 N/A
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 QLogic QLx82xx L1 L3
SUSE SUSE Linux Ent. SRV 11 Broadcom BRCM570x L1 N/A
SP3
SUSE SUSE Linux Ent. SRV 11 Intel X5xx Family L1 L3
SP3
SUSE SUSE Linux Ent. SRV 11 QLogic BRCM578xx L1 L3
SP3
SUSE SUSE Linux Ent. SRV 12 Broadcom BRCM570x L1 N/A
SUSE SUSE Linux Ent. SRV 12 Intel X5xx Family L1 L3
SUSE SUSE Linux Ent. SRV 12 QLogic BRCM578xx L1 L3
Oracle Linux (UEK) 6.4 Broadcom BRCM570x L1 N/A
Oracle Linux (UEK) 6.4 BRCM578xx L1 N/A HP 534
Oracle Linux (UEK) 6.5 BRCM570x L1 N/A
Oracle Linux (UEK) 6.5 BRCM577xx L1 N/A
Oracle Linux (UEK) 6.6 BRCM570x L1 N/A
Oracle Linux (UEK) 6.6 QLogic BRCM578xx L1 N/A
RedHat Enterprise Linux 6.4 Broadcom BRMC578xx L1 L1 HP 534
RedHat Enterprise Linux 6.5 Intel i350 L1 L3
RedHat Enterprise Linux 6.5 X5xx Family L1 L3
RedHat Enterprise Linux 7.0 Broadcom BRCM570x L1 N/A
RedHat Enterprise Linux 7.0 Intel X5xx Family L1 L3
RedHat Enterprise Linux 7.0 QLogic BRCM578xx L1 N/A

BfS DCB
VMware ESX/ESXi 5.5 Broadcom BRCM57xx L1 N/A
VMware ESX/ESXi 5.5 BRCM577xx L1 L3
VMware ESX/ESXi 5.5 Intel X5xx Family L1 N/A
VMware ESX/ESXi 5.5 QLogic BRCM578xx L1 N/A HP 534
VMware ESX/ESXi 6.0 Broadcom BRCM570x L1 N/A
VMware ESX/ESXi 6.0 Intel X5xx Family L1 N/A
VMware ESX/ESXi 6.0 QLogic BRCM578xx L1 N/A
Software iSCSI initiators (PS Series)
4.3.5 Software iSCSI initiators (PS Series)

Software iSCSI initiators are typically provided by the host OS vendor and can be used with any industry-standards-based network interface controller
(NIC). The following table provides guidance on which software iSCSI initiators have been tested with each platform and the support level for
advanced features, such as boot from SAN and data center bridging (DCB) functionality. It should be noted that Microsoft Windows and Red Hat
Enterprise Linux provide some level of software DCB functionality, but it has not been tested by Dell and is supported on an L3 basis. If DCB is
needed to allow for a converged SAN/LAN network, it is preferable that an iSCSI CNA with iSCSI Hardware Offload capability be used.
If boot from SAN functionality is desired, it is advised that the design include one of the Adapters listed in section 4 to ensure the indicated support
level.
Vendor iSCSI Initiator/ Operating System Initiator Version PS Series OS Version DCB BfS
Citrix XenServer 6.x 6.0.2 6.0.x N/A L3
Citrix XenServer 6.x 6.2.x 6.0.x, 7.0.x, 7.1.x N/A L3
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 6.1.7600.16385 3.2.8+, 4.x, 5.x, 6.0.x N/A L1
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 6.1.7601.17514 3.2.8+, 4.x, 5.x, 6.0.x, 7.0.x, 7.1.x, N/A
8.0, 8.1, 9.x L1
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 6.2.8370.0 5.2.x2, 6.0.x, 7.0.x L3 L1
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 6.2.9200.16451 6.0.x, 7.0.x, 7.1.x, 8.0, 8.1, 9.x, 10.x L3 L1
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 6.3.9600.16384 6.0.x, 7.0.x, 7.1.x, 8.0.x, 8.1, 9.x, L3 L1
10.x
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 2.0-870 3.2.8+, 4.x, 5.x N/A L3
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 2.0-873 7.0.x, 8.0.x, 8.1, 9.x, 10x. N/A L3
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 2.0-873 7.0.x, 7.1.x, 8.0.x, 8.1, 9.x, 10.x N/A L3
Oracle Enterprise Linux Server 6 6 5.0.2+ N/A L3
Oracle Enterprise Linux Server 6 6.2.0-873.13.0.1 8.0, 8.1, 9.x N/A L1
Oracle Linux Server UEK 6.5 6.2.0-873.10.0.0 7.0.x, 7.1.x N/A L1
Software iSCSI initiators (PS Series)
Oracle Linux Server UEK 6.5 6.2.0-873.13.0.1 8.0, 8.1, 9.x N/A L1
Oracle Linux Server UEK 7.0 6.2.0.873-14 8.0, 8.1, 9.x N/A L3
RedHat Enterprise Linux Server 6 6.2.0.872-10 4.x, 5.x, 6.x N/A L1
RedHat Enterprise Linux Server 6 6.2.0.872-33 4.x, 5.x, 6.x L3 L1
RedHat Enterprise Linux Server 6 6.2.0.873-13 8.0.x, 8.1.x L3 L1
RedHat Enterprise Linux Server 7 6.2.0.873-21 7.0.x, 7.1.x, 8.0.x, 8.1, 9.x, 10.x L3 L1
VMware ESX/ESXi 5.5 In-Box 6.0.x, 7.0.x, 7.1.x, 8.1, 9.x N/A L1
VMware ESX/ESXi 6.0 In-Box 7.0.x, 7.1.x, 8.0.x, 8.1.x, 9.x, 10.x N/A L1
SAS Adapters (SC and SCv Series)
4.4 SAS Adapters (SC and SCv Series)

The following table lists serial attached SCSI (SAS) HBAs that have been tested with the SC and SCv Series of array products. SAS HBAs, other than
those listed below, are NOT supported by Dell at this time. Boot from SAN (BfS) is not supported.
Note: Windows Storage Server 2012 and higher follow the same characteristics and support of Windows Server 2012 and higher.
Operating System SAS Host Adapter Driver Firmware SC Version BfS Notes
Microsoft 2008 Windows Dell 12G SAS Adapter 2.50.75.01 03.00.08.00 6.7.x Not
Server R2 SP1 Supported
Microsoft 2008 Windows Dell 12G SAS Adapter 2.50.92.0 09.00.09.00-IT 7.1.x Not Dell fw kit:
Server R2 SP1 Supported 9.17.20.07,A01
Server R2 SP1 Supported 13.17.03.00_A03
Server R2 SP1 Supported 13.17.03.00_A03
Microsoft 2008 Windows LSI 9300-8e 2.50.80.0 03.00.08.00 7.2.x Not
Microsoft 2008 Windows LSI 9300-8e 2.50.80.0 13.00.00.00-IT 7.2.x Not
Server Supported
Server Supported 9.17.20.07,A01
Server Supported 13.17.03.00_A03
Microsoft 2012 Windows Dell 12G SAS Adapter 2.51.15.0 15.17.09.06 7.3.x Not Dell fw kit:
Server Supported
Server R2 Supported
Server R2 Supported 9.17.20.07,A01
Server R2 Supported 13.17.03.00_A03
Server R2 Supported 13.17.03.00_A03
Server R2 Supported
Server R2 Supported
Server R2 Supported
Server R2 Supported
Server R2 Supported
Microsoft 2016 Windows Dell 12G SAS Adapter 2.51.21.1 15.17.09.06 7.3.x Not Dell fw kit:
Server Supported
Server Supported
Server Supported
Server Supported
Server Supported
Server Supported
Server Supported
Server Supported
Red Hat RHEL 6.x Dell 12G SAS Adapter 04.100.00.00-rh 13.00.00.00-IT 7.2.x Not Dell fw kit:
Supported 13.17.03.00_A03
Supported 9.17.20.07,A01
Red Hat RHEL 6.x Dell 12G SAS Adapter OS Built-In 03.00.08.00 6.7.x Not
Supported
Red Hat RHEL 6.x Dell 12G SAS Adapter 22.00.04.00 15.17.09.06 7.3.x Not Dell fw kit:
Red Hat RHEL 6.x Dell 12G SAS Adapter 27.00.01.00 16.17.00.03 7.4.x Not
Supported
Red Hat RHEL 6.x LSI 9300-8e 09.102.00.00-rh 03.00.08.00 7.2.x Not
Supported
Red Hat RHEL 6.x LSI 9300-8e 09.102.00.00-rh 13.00.00.00-IT 7.2.x Not
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Red Hat RHEL 7.x Dell 12G SAS Adapter 15.100.00.00 13.00.00.00-IT 7.2.x Not Dell fw kit:
Red Hat RHEL 7.x Dell 12G SAS Adapter 15.100.00.00 13.00.00.00-IT 7.3.x Not Dell fw kit:
Red Hat RHEL 7.x Dell 12G SAS Adapter OS Built-In 03.00.08.00 6.7.x Not
Supported
Red Hat RHEL 7.x Dell 12G SAS Adapter 16.100.00.00 16.17.00.03 7.4.x Not
Supported
Red Hat RHEL 7.x LSI 9300-8e 13.100.00.00-rh 03.00.08.00 7.2.x Not
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Red Hat RHEL 7.x LSI 9300-8e 16.100.00.00 13.00.00.00-IT 7.3.x Not
Supported
Red Hat RHEL 7.x LSI 9300-8e 16.100.00.00 15.00.00.00-IT 7.4.x Not
Supported
VMWare ESXi 5.5 Dell 12G SAS Adapter mpt3sas 03.00.08.00 6.7.x Not
04.00.00.00.1vmw Supported
VMWare ESXi 5.5 Dell 12G SAS Adapter mpt3sas 13.00.00.00-IT 7.2.x Not Dell fw kit:
10.00.02.00 - 5.5 Supported 13.17.03.00_A03
10.00.02.00 - 5.5 Supported 9.17.20.07,A01
10.00.02.00 - 5.5 Supported 9.17.20.07,A01
10.00.02.00 - 5.5 Supported 9.17.20.07,A01
13.00.00.00 Supported 13.17.03.00_A03
13.00.00.00 Supported 13.17.03.00_A03
VMWare ESXi 5.5 LSI 9300-8e mpt3sas 03.00.08.00 7.2.x Not
VMWare ESXi 5.5 LSI 9300-8e mpt3sas 13.00.00.00-IT 7.2.x Not
VMWare ESXi 6.0 Dell 12G SAS Adapter mpt3sas 03.00.08.00 6.7.x Not
10.00.02.00 - 6.0 Supported 13.17.03.00_A03
10.00.02.00 - 6.0 Supported 9.17.20.07,A01
10.00.02.00 - 6.0 Supported 9.17.20.07,A01
10.00.02.00 - 6.0 Supported 9.17.20.07,A01
13.00.00.00 Supported 13.17.03.00_A03
13.00.00.00 Supported 13.17.03.00_A03
VMWare ESXi 6.0 Dell 12G SAS Adapter lsi_msgpt3 15.17.09.06 7.3.x Not
16.00.01.00- Supported
1vmw
1vmw
VMWare ESXi 6.0 LSI 9300-8e mpt3sas 03.00.08.00 7.2.x Not
VMWare ESXi 6.5 Dell 12G SAS Adapter lsi_msgpt3 13.00.00.00-IT 7.2.x Not Dell fw kit:
12.00.02.00- Supported 13.17.03.00_A03
11vmw
VMWare ESXi 6.5 Dell 12G SAS Adapter
lsi_msgpt3 13.00.00.00-IT 7.3.x Not Dell fw kit:
12.00.02.00- Supported 13.17.03.00_A03
11vmw
1vmw
1vmw
VMWare ESXi 6.5 LSI 9300-8e lsi_msgpt3 03.00.08.00 7.2.x Not
11vmw
VMWare ESXi 6.5 LSI 9300-8e lsi_msgpt3 13.00.00.00-IT 7.2.x Not
11vmw
11vmw
11vmw
3vmw
3vmw
1vmw
VMWare ESXi 7.0 LSI 9300-8e lsi_msgpt3 13.00.00.00 7.4.x Not
1vmw
* Adapter only supported in Dell PowerEdge 13th Generation and above server products
Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Adapters (SC, SCv Series)
4.5 Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Adapters (SC, SCv Series)
4.5.1 FCoE converged network and host bus adapters (SC, SCv Series)
Operating System FCoE Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware SC Version BfS Notes
Microsoft 2008 Windows Cisco VIC-12xx 2.1.0.29 2.2(4b) 2.2(4b) 6.7.x Yes
Server R2 SP1
Microsoft 2008 Windows QLogic QxE826x 9.1.12.10 3.28 4.18.04 6.7.x Yes Dell fw kit: 2.10.29
Server R2 SP1
Server R2 SP1
Server R2 SP1
Server R2 SP1
Server R2 SP1
Server R2 SP1
Server R2 SP1
Microsoft 2012 Windows Cisco VIC-12xx 2.4.0.9 2.2(4b) 2.2(4b) 6.7.x Yes
Server R2
Microsoft 2012 Windows Emulex OCx1410x 10.6.114.0 10.6.133.18 10.6.133.18 6.7.x Yes
Server R2
Microsoft 2012 Windows Emulex OCx1410x 11.0.247.0 11.0.270.15 11.0.270.15 7.1.x Yes Dell fw kit: 02.00.01
Server R2
Server R2
Server R2
Server R2
Server R2
Server R2
Server R2
Server R2
Server R2
Server R2
Server R2
Microsoft 2012 Windows Broadcom 578xx 7.12.1.0 7.12.4 7.12.17 6.7.x Yes
Server R2
Server R2
Server R2
Server R2
Microsoft 2012 Windows Broadcom 578xx 7.14.3.0 7.13.60.0 7.13.60.0 6.7.x Yes Dell fw kit: 08.07.25
Server R2
Server R2
Server R2
Microsoft 2016 Windows QLogic QL41xxx 8.24.3 - 14.07.05 7.3.x No
Server
Server
Server
Server
Red Hat RHEL 7.x Cisco VIC-12xx 1.6.0.18 2.2(4b) 2.2(4b) 6.7.x Yes
VMWare ESXi 5.5 Cisco VIC-12xx 1.6.0.17a 2.2(4b) 2.2(4b) 6.7.x Yes
VMWare ESXi 6.0 Broadcom 578xx 1.712.30.v55.2 - 08.07.25 7.1.x No
VMWare ESXi 6.5 QLogic QL41xxx 1.2.24.6 - 14.07.07 7.3.x No
4.5.2 Software FCoE initiators (SC and SCv Series)

Software FCoE initiators may be provided by the host OS vendor and can be used with any industry-standards-based network interface controller
(NIC) that supports software-based FCoE. The following table provides guidance on which software FCoE initiators have been tested with each
platform and the support level for advanced features, such as boot from SAN.
If boot from SAN functionality is desired, it is advised that the design include one of the Adapters listed ensure the indicated support level. Always
verify OS support by SC Series product.

Other support matrices
5 Other support matrices
5.1 Cisco UCS support

In cooperation with Cisco, Dell is now certified for certain UCS configurations. UCS certifications can be found
in the Cisco UCS Interoperability Matrix.
5.2 Storage virtualization appliances

Dell does not directly test or validate third-party storage virtualization appliances in front of Dell storage
products. Dell does work with various third-party vendors of such appliances to ensure that our arrays have
been validated with these vendor’s devices and to ensure that our storage products are listed in each
vendor’s respective certification matrices. Please reference the vendor specific sites to verify product
interoperability support.
5.3 KMS solutions

SC Series supports 3rd party external key management with Gemalto and Thales.
Vendor KMS solution KMS version SCOS version

Gemalto Next Physical Appliance 1.9.x 7.3.20
Generation Key - K470 7.4.10
Secure - K570
Virtual Appliance
- K170v
- K470v
Gemalto SafeNet KeySecure k150v 8.0.x 6.5.x, 6.6.x, 6.7.x, 7.1.x
8.5.0, 8.7.x, 8.10.x 6.5.x, 6.6.x, 6.7.x, 7.1.x,

7.3.x, 7.4.x
SafeNet KeySecure k250 6.6.x 6.5.x, 6.6.x, 6.7.x, 7.1.x
8.1.x, 8.7.x, 8.10.x 6.5.x, 6.6.x, 6.7.x, 7.1.x,

7.3.x, 7.4.x
SafeNet KeySecure k460 6.6.x 6.5.x, 6.6.x, 6.7.x, 7.1.x
8.7.x, 8.10.x 6.5.x, 6.6.x, 6.7.x, 7.1.x,

7.3.x, 7.4.x
Thales EMS 200 4.0.2 6.5.x, 6.6.x, 6.7.x, 7.1.x,

7.2.x, 7.3.x, 7.4.x
Other support matrices
5.4 Data Protection

SC Series snapshot integration support with 3rd party data protection solutions.
Vendor Software Version Plug-in Version SCOS version

CommVault Simpana 11 SP13 CVSE 3.2 7.3.x, 7.4.x
Veeam 9.5 u4A, u4B 1.0.210 7.4.x
Required Adapter and Server OS Settings
A Required Adapter and Server OS Settings

Server host bus adapters and converged network adapters (hereafter called adapters) require specific
configuration settings in order to maintain IO during Storage Center controller failovers and network/fabric
path failovers. Some of these settings are identical for all supported operating systems and others vary by
operating system. The information below identifies adapter settings that are identical for all supported
operating systems. If the adapter is not listed below, default settings are acceptable.
A.1 Adapter Settings
A.1.1 Cisco Fibre Channel Adapters

Field Setting
Flogi Retries 60
Plogi Retries 60
A.1.2 Emulex Fibre Channel Adapters

Field Settings
Topology LPe16xxx and earlier: 1 (point to point)
VMware ESXi: Set topology to 2 for Auto

Topology (point to point first)
LPe31xxx and later: N/A, value does not exist
NodeTimeOut Node Time Out field, lpfc_devloss_tmo 60

(formerly nodev_tmo)
A.1.3 QLogic Fibre Channel Adapters (and re-branded adapters based on QLogic)
Field Settings
Connection option QLe25xx and earlier: 1 (point-to-point)
QLe26xx and later: Default
Login retry count 60
Port down retry count 60
Link down timeout 30
A.2 Server OS Settings
A.2.1 Windows Server 2008r2

A.2.1.1 Recommended updates and hotfixes for Windows Server 2008r2
See the Microsoft Update Catalog at https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Home.aspx to locate specific

KB downloads.
KB number Title
KB3125574 Convenience rollup update for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server
2008 R2 SP1 (May 2016)
msdsm.sys version 6.1.7601.23403 (3/25/16)
mpio.sys version 6.1.7601.23403 (3/25/16)
msiscsi.sys version 6.1.7601.23403 (3/25/16)
storport.sys version 6.1.7601.23403 (3/25/16)
A.2.1.2 Recommended MPIO registry settings for Windows Server 2008r2
The recommend registry settings listed in this section can be applied using the registry editor (regedit.exe) or
through PowerShell. The registry editor can be used on all versions of Windows Server Desktop (Windows
Server with a GUI).
MPIO Registry Settings: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\mpio\Parameters

Default Recommended
Setting name Description
value value
PDORemovePeriod This setting controls the number 20 120
of seconds that the multipath
pseudo-LUN remains in system
memory, even after losing all
paths to the device. When this
timer value is exceeded, pending
I/O operations will be failed, and
the failure is exposed to the
application rather than attempting
to continue to recover active
paths. The maximum time
allowed is MAXULONG (49,000
seconds).
PathRecoveryInterval This represents the period after 40 25
which PathRecovery is
attempted. This setting is only
used if it is not set to 0 and
UseCustomPathRecoveryInterval
is set to 1.

Default Recommended
value value
UseCustomPathRecoveryInterval If this key exists and is set to 1, it 0 1
allows the use of
PathRecoveryInterval.
PathVerifyEnabled This flag enables path verification 0 1
by MPIO on all paths every N
seconds (where N depends on
the value set in
PathVerificationPeriod).
This Boolean function must be

filled with either 0 (disable) or 1
(enable). By default, it is disabled.
PathVerificationPeriod This setting is used to indicate 30 no change
the number of seconds with
which MPIO has been requested
to perform path verification. This
field is only honored if
PathVerifyEnabled is TRUE. This
timer is specified in seconds. The
default is 30 seconds. The
maximum allowed is
MAXULONG.
RetryCount This setting specifies the number 3 no change
of times a failed I/O if the DSM (FC or iSCSI
determines that a failing request systems)
must be retried. This is invoked
when DsmInterpretError() returns 15 (front-end
Retry = TRUE. The default SAS systems
setting is 3. only)
RetryInterval This setting specifies the interval 1 no change
of time (in seconds) after which a
failed request is retried (after the
DSM has decided so, and
assuming that the I/O has been
retried a fewer number of times
than RetryCount). This value is
specified in seconds. The default
is 1 second.
DiskPathCheckEnabled If the DiskPathCheckEnabled key - 1
is set to a nonzero value, the
MPIO component creates a path
recovery worker.

Default Recommended
value value
DiskPathCheckInterval If the DiskPathCheckInterval key - 25
is set to 0, or if the key does not
exist, the MPIO component uses
a default time interval. The
default time interval is half of the
time that is set in the
PDORemovePeriod parameter.
A.2.1.3 Recommended Disk registry settings for Windows Server 2008r2
Disk registry settings location: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\disk
Setting Description Default Recommended

name value value
TimeoutValue Disk time-out is a registry setting that 60 no change

defines the time that Windows will wait for a
hard disk to respond to a command.
Installing host bus adapters (HBA) or other
storage controllers can cause this key to be
created and configured.
A.2.1.4 iSCSI initiator settings for Windows Server 2008r2
These settings apply to single-path and MPIO configurations that use iSCSI to connect to SC Series storage.
Recommended iSCSI initiator registry settings location:

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E97B-E325-11CE-BFC1-
08002BE10318}\<Instance Number>\Parameters
Default Recommended
value value
MaxRequestHoldTime This is the maximum number of 60 90
seconds that requests are queued if
connection to the target is lost and the
connection is being retried. After this
hold period, requests will be failed with
error no device and device (disk) will
be removed from the system.
LinkDownTime This value determines how long 15 35
requests will be held in the device
queue and retried if the connection to
the target is lost. If MPIO is installed
this value is used. If MPIO is not
installed MaxRequestHoldTime is used
instead.
TCPConnectTime Timeout given to TCP when a Connect 15 no change
request is sent.
TCPDisconnectTime Timeout given to TCP when a 15 no change
Disconnect request is sent.
WMIRequestTimeout Timeout value set for WMI requests 30 no change
such as LoginToTarget or
LogoutFromTarget, SendTargets.

Default Recommended
value value
DelayBetweenReconnect If a connection is dropped while it is in 5 no change
FullFeature phase, the driver will
attempt to re-login. This parameter sets
the delay between each re-login
attempts.
MaxConnectionRetries Maximum number of times a lost TCP 4294967295 no change
connection will be retried. (indefinitely)
MaxPendingRequests This setting controls the maximum 255 no change
number of outstanding requests
allowed by the initiator. At most this
many requests will be sent to the target
before receiving response for any of
the requests.
EnableNOPOut If set to 1, the initiator will send NOP 0 1
OUT PDUs to target if there is no
activity for 2 minutes.
MaxTransferLength This is maximum data size of an I/O 262144 no change
request. (256KB)
MaxBurstLength This is the negotiated Max Burst 262144 no change
Length. (256KB)
FirstBurstLength This is the negotiated First Burst 65536 no change
Length. (64KB)
MaxRecvDataSegmentLength This is the negotiated 65536 no change
MaxRecvDataSegmentLength. (64KB)
IPSecConfigTimeout This timeout value is used when the 60 no change
driver calls the discovery service to
configure\release IPsec for an iSCSI
connection.
InitialR2T If set to Non-Zero value, initiator will 0 no change
request InitialR2T (InitialR2T=Yes).
Else initiator will not request InitialR2T
(InitialR2T=No).
ImmediateData If set to Non-Zero value, initiator will 1 (Yes) no change
request ImmediateData
(ImmediateData=Yes). Else initiator will
not request ImmediateData
(ImmediateData=No).
PortalRetryCount This value is used to determine how 5 no change
many times a connect request to a
target portal should be retried if the
portal is down.

Default Recommended
value value
NetworkReadyRetryCount This value is used to determine how 10 no change
many times initiator should retry getting
the IP address of NIC corresponding to
the PortNumber specified in the login
request.
ErrorRecoveryLevel Error recovery level that the initiator will 2 no change
request.
Enable RFC1323 Timestamps
Enable RFC1323 timestamps (TCP High Performance Extensions) to prevent sequence number wrap under
high load, known as Prevention Against Wrapped Sequence (PAWS). High-load iSCSI connections are prone
to this issue, particularly at 10GbE or higher. Run this command at elevated CMD prompt to add a registry
key (set to value of 2 by default; this is the desired value):
netsh int tcp set global timestamps=enabled
The registry setting can be checked and confirmed as shown below:
• HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TCPIP\Parameters\Tcp1323Opts
• Values: 0 = Timestamps + windows scaling disabled
1 = Windows Scaling Enabled
2 = Timestamps enabled ✓
3 = both enabled
Disable Nagle’s Algorithm
To disable delayed ACK and Nagle’s algorithm, create the following DWORD 32-bit entries for each SAN
interface subkey in the Windows Server registry:
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces\<SAN
interface GUID>
Create or verify these DWORD 32-bit entries. Set them to a value of 1 (disabled)
TcpAckFrequency
TcpNoDelay
Note: A reboot is required for any registry changes to take effect. Alternatively, unloading and reloading the
initiator driver will also cause the change to take effect. In the Device Manager GUI, under Storage
controllers, right-click Microsoft iSCSI Initiator, and select Disable to unload the driver. Then, select
Enable to reload the driver.
A.2.2 Windows Server 2012 and Later

A.2.2.1 Recommended updates and hotfixes for Windows Server 2012 and Later
See the Microsoft Update Catalog at https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Home.aspx to locate specific

KB downloads.
Windows
KB number Title
Version
2012 3018489 “No host bus adapter is present” error when

querying SAS cable issues in Windows Server 2012
R2 or Windows Server 2012
storport.sys version 6.2.9200.17188 (11/19/14)
3046101 Server may freeze during startup when ALUA-

capable storage is used in Windows Server 2012 R2
or Windows Server 2012
mpio.sys version 6.2.9200.17071 (8/5/14)
msdsm.sys version 6.2.9200.17362 (5/6/15)
3102997 Data is corrupted after iSCSI sessions or paths

recover in Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows
Server 2012
msiscsi.sys version 6.2.9200.21687 (11/8/15)
2012R2 N/A Microsoft publishes updates for Windows Server

2016 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, and Windows
2019 Server 2019 cumulatively. Any updates for storage-
related files are included in the monthly cumulative
updates. Apply the latest monthly cumulative update
from Microsoft to ensure that the storage-related
files msdsm.sys, mpio.sys, msiscsi.sys and
storport.sys stay current.
A.2.2.2 Recommended MPIO registry settings for Windows Server 2012 and Later
The recommend registry settings listed in this section can be applied using the registry editor (regedit.exe) or
through PowerShell. The registry editor can be used on all versions of Windows Server Desktop (Windows
Server with a GUI).

Default Recommended
value value
PDORemovePeriod This setting controls the number 20 120
of seconds that the multipath
pseudo-LUN remains in system
memory, even after losing all
paths to the device. When this
timer value is exceeded, pending
I/O operations will be failed, and
the failure is exposed to the
application rather than
attempting to continue to recover
active paths. The maximum time
allowed is MAXULONG (49,000
seconds).
PathRecoveryInterval This represents the period after 40 25
which PathRecovery is
attempted. This setting is only
used if it is not set to 0 and
UseCustomPathRecoveryInterval
is set to 1.
UseCustomPathRecoveryInterval If this key exists and is set to 1, it 0 1
allows the use of
PathRecoveryInterval.
PathVerifyEnabled This flag enables path 0 1
verification by MPIO on all paths
every N seconds (where N
depends on the value set in
PathVerificationPeriod).
This Boolean function must be

filled with either 0 (disable) or 1
(enable). By default, it is
disabled.
PathVerificationPeriod This setting is used to indicate 30 no change
the number of seconds with
which MPIO has been requested
to perform path verification. This
field is only honored if
PathVerifyEnabled is TRUE. This
timer is specified in seconds. The
default is 30 seconds. The
maximum allowed is
MAXULONG.

Default Recommended
value value
RetryCount This setting specifies the number 3 no change
of times a failed I/O if the DSM (FC or iSCSI
determines that a failing request systems)
must be retried. This is invoked
when DsmInterpretError() returns
Retry = TRUE. The default
setting is 3. 15 (front-end
SAS systems
only)
RetryInterval This setting specifies the interval 1 no change
of time (in seconds) after which a
failed request is retried (after the
DSM has decided so, and
assuming that the I/O has been
retried a fewer number of times
than RetryCount). This value is
specified in seconds. The default
is 1 second.
DiskPathCheckDisabled If the DiskPathCheckDisabled 0 no change
key is set to zero, the MPIO
component creates a path
recovery worker.
DiskPathCheckInterval If the DiskPathCheckInterval key 10 25
is set to 0, or if the key does not
exist, the MPIO component uses
a default time interval. The
default time interval is half of the
time that is set in the
PDORemovePeriod parameter.
A.2.2.3 Recommended Disk registry settings for Windows Server 2012 and Later
Recommended disk registry settings location:

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\disk
Setting Default Recommended

Description
name value value
TimeoutValue Disk time-out is a registry setting that defines the 60 no change

time that Windows will wait for a hard disk to
respond to a command. Installing host bus
adapters (HBA) or other storage controllers can
cause this key to be created and configured.
A.2.2.4 iSCSI initiator settings for Windows Server 2012 and Later
These settings apply to single-path and MPIO configurations that use iSCSI to connect to SC Series storage.

Default Recommended
value value
MaxRequestHoldTime This is the maximum number of seconds 60 90
that requests are queued if connection to
the target is lost and the connection is
being retried. After this hold period,
requests will be failed with error no
device and device (disk) will be removed
from the system.
LinkDownTime This value determines how long requests 15 35
will be held in the device queue and retried
if the connection to the target is lost. If
MPIO is installed this value is used. If
MPIO is not installed
MaxRequestHoldTime is used instead.
TCPConnectTime Timeout given to TCP when a Connect 15 no change
request is sent.
TCPDisconnectTime Timeout given to TCP when a Disconnect 15 no change
request is sent.
WMIRequestTimeout Timeout value set for WMI requests such 30 no change
as LoginToTarget or LogoutFromTarget,
SendTargets.
DelayBetweenReconnect If a connection is dropped while it is in 5 no change
FullFeature phase, the driver will attempt
to re-login. This parameter sets the delay
between each re-login attempts.

Default Recommended
value value
MaxConnectionRetries Maximum number of times a lost TCP 4294967295 no change
connection will be retried. (indefinitely)
MaxPendingRequests This setting controls the maximum number 255 no change
of outstanding requests allowed by the
initiator. At most this many requests will be
sent to the target before receiving
response for any of the requests.
EnableNOPOut If set to 1, the initiator will send NOP OUT 0 1
PDUs to target if there is no activity for 2
minutes.
MaxTransferLength This is maximum data size of an I/O 262144 no change
request. (256KB)
MaxBurstLength This is the negotiated Max Burst Length. 262144 no change
(256KB)
FirstBurstLength This is the negotiated First Burst Length. 65536 no change
(64KB)
MaxRecvDataSegmentLength This is the negotiated 65536 no change
MaxRecvDataSegmentLength. (64KB)
IPSecConfigTimeout This timeout value is used when the driver 60 no change
calls the discovery service to
configure\release IPsec for an iSCSI
connection.
InitialR2T If set to Non-Zero value, initiator will 0 no change
request InitialR2T (InitialR2T=Yes). Else
initiator will not request InitialR2T
(InitialR2T=No).
ImmediateData If set to Non-Zero value, initiator will 1 (Yes) no change
request ImmediateData
(ImmediateData=Yes). Else initiator will
not request ImmediateData
(ImmediateData=No).
PortalRetryCount This value is used to determine how many 5 no change
times a connect request to a target portal
should be retried if the portal is down.
NetworkReadyRetryCount This value is used to determine how many 10 no change
times initiator should retry getting the IP
address of NIC corresponding to the
PortNumber specified in the login request.
ErrorRecoveryLevel Error recovery level that the initiator will 2 no change
request.
Enable RFC1323 Timestamps
Enable RFC1323 timestamps (TCP High Performance Extensions) to prevent sequence number wrap under
high load, known as Prevention Against Wrapped Sequence (PAWS). High-load iSCSI connections are prone
to this issue, particularly at 10GbE or higher. Run this command at elevated CMD prompt to add a registry
key (set to value of 2 by default; this is the desired value):
netsh int tcp set global timestamps=enabled
The registry setting can be checked and confirmed as shown below:
• HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TCPIP\Parameters\Tcp1323Opts
• Values: 0 = Timestamps + windows scaling disabled
1 = Windows Scaling Enabled
2 = Timestamps enabled ✓
3 = both enabled
Disable Nagle’s Algorithm
To disable delayed ACK and Nagle’s algorithm, create the following DWORD 32-bit entries for each SAN
interface subkey in the Windows Server registry:
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces\<SAN
interface GUID>
Create or verify these DWORD 32-bit entries. Set them to a value of 1 (disabled)
TcpAckFrequency
TcpNoDelay
Disable NIC Interrupt Modulation:
1. Click Adapter Settings.

1. Right-click the adapter and select Properties.
2. Under the Networking tab, click Configure.
3. Under the Advanced tab, select Interrupt Moderation and choose Disabled.
Note: A reboot is required for any registry changes to take effect. Alternatively, unloading and reloading the
initiator driver will also cause the change to take effect. In the Device Manager GUI, under Storage
controllers, right-click Microsoft iSCSI Initiator, and select Disable to unload the driver. Then, select
Enable to reload the driver.
A.2.3 Linux (Red Hat, SuSE, Oracle, Ubuntu)

A.2.3.1 FC PortDown timeout
The HBA PortDown timeout parameter dictates how long a Linux system waits before destroying a connection
after being losing its connectivity with the port. The PortDown timeout is generally set to 60 seconds for the
SC Series storage system.
To configure the PortDown timeout in the HBA driver module, add or append the following options to the
appropriate HBA driver module configuration file and reload the driver module.
A. For Qlogic, add in /etc/modprobe.d/qla2xxx.conf
options qla2xxx qlport_down_retry=60
Reload the module
# modprobe –r qla2xxx
# modprobe qla2xxx
B. For Emulex, add in /etc/modprobe.d/lpfc.conf
options lpfc lpfc_devloss_tmo=60
Reload the module
# modprobe –r lpfc
# modprobe lpfc
A.2.3.2 Verifying parameters
To verify that the configuration changes have taken effect, examine the driver module parameter values in
their respective files.
A. For QLogic:
# cat /sys/module/qla2xxx/parameters/qlport_down_retry
B. For Emulex:
# cat /sys/module/lpfc/parameters/lpfc_devloss_tmo
# cat /sys/class/scsi_host/hostX/lpfc_devloss_tmo #where X is the HBA no.
A.2.3.3 FC/iSCSI volume multipath configuration
A basic template can be copied from /usr/share/doc/device-mapper-multipath-

<version>/multipath.conf to /etc/multipath.conf as a starting point. Any settings that are not
defined explicitly in the file would assume the default values. The full list of these settings can be obtained
using the following command. Specific SC Series storage system settings can be found by searching for
COMPELNT from the output.
# multipathd –k"show config"
To avoid confusion and as a best practice, it is recommended to always explicitly define the SC Series
storage in /etc/multipath.conf. The following example show multipath configuration for SC Series
volumes on RHEL 6 and newer. Please note that these configurations apply only in FC and iSCSI
implementations. The SAS multipath configuration is discussed in section A.2.3.5 and should be used
instead in SAS implementations.
defaults {
user_friendly_names yes
find_multipaths yes
}
devices {
device {
vendor "COMPELNT"
product "Compellent Vol"
path_grouping_policy multibus
path_selector "service-time 0" # See note below
path_checker tur
features "0"
hardware_handler "0"
prio const
failback immediate
rr_weight uniform
no_path_retry queue
}
}
Note: "round-robin 0" is the default for RHEL 6 and older. "service-time 0" is the default for RHEL 7
and newer. Both are acceptable values for SC Series FC/iSCSI volumes.
Once the configuration file is in place, reload multipathd with the updated configuration.
# multipath -r
# multipath –ll
A.2.3.4 iSCSI timeout for multipath environments
The pre-configured iSCSI settings, defined in /etc/iscsi/iscsi.conf, work with SC Series storage
system when the Linux system is also configured to use dm-multipath. It is a best practice to use dm-
multipath for path redundancy and failover. It is important to note the following timeout settings because
they directly affect the storage availability and failure recovery for a SAN storage system. When a SC Series
storage system controller fails, services and volumes fail over to the surviving controller and this failover might
take up to 60 seconds. Therefore ensure the iSCSI timeout settings are sufficient to accommodate this kind of
events. These pre-configured timeout settings, listed below, work well with SC Series storage systems.
• node.conn[0].timeo.noop_out_interval = 5
• node.conn[0].timeo.noop_out_timeout = 5
• node.session.timeo.replacement_timeout = 120
A.2.3.5 SAS volume multipath configuration
SAS connectivity to a Linux system requires specific configuration schema in the /etc/multipath.conf
file. Add the following device section to /etc/multipath.conf used exclusively for SAS-connected Linux
systems. The following example define the configuration parameters for all devices identified by
vendor="COMPELNT" and product="Compellent Vol".
devices {
device {
vendor COMPELNT
product "Compellent Vol"
path_checker tur
prio alua
path_selector "service-time 0"
path_grouping_policy group_by_prio
no_path_retry 24
hardware_handler "1 alua"
failback immediate
rr_weight priorities
}
}
A properly configured SAS volume will return the following multipath -ll output. This SC Series volume is
discovered as a multipath ALUA-capable volume, where each path is capable of I/O. The path represented by
prio=50 (active/optimized path) is used for all active I/O requests. The path represented by prio=1
(standby path) is a highly available, redundant path and is used when the active/optimized path becomes
unavailable.
# multipath -ll
Compelnt_0016 (36000d31000feb3000000000000000016) dm-3 COMPELNT,Compellent Vol
size=100G features='1 queue_if_no_path' hwhandler='1 alua' wp=rw
|-+- policy='service-time 0' prio=50 status=active
| `- 1:0:0:1 sdb 8:16 active ready running
`-+- policy='service-time 0' prio=1 status=enabled
`- 1:0:1:1 sdc 8:32 active ready running
Compelnt_001a (36000d31000feb300000000000000001a) dm-4 COMPELNT,Compellent Vol
size=100G features='1 queue_if_no_path' hwhandler='1 alua' wp=rw
|-+- policy='service-time 0' prio=50 status=active
| `- 1:0:1:2 sdd 8:48 active ready running
`-+- policy='service-time 0' prio=1 status=enabled
`- 1:0:2:2 sde 8:64 active ready running
A.2.4 VMware
A.2.4.1 SAS HBA settings
For SC Series arrays that have SAS front-end ports, use the following recommendations.
For the mpt3sas, use all the default driver module settings.
For the lsi_msgpt3, change the following module parameter setting as recommended by the Dell KB article
Driver Compatibility with Front End SAS Connectivity.
esxcli system module parameters set -p issue_scsi_cmd_to_bringup_drive=0 -m

lsi_msgpt3
A.2.4.2 Setting round robin to be the default path selection policy
The round robin path selection policy (PSP) should be set to the default using the following command. After
creating the claim rule and rebooting, all SC Series volumes and protocol endpoints will acquire this policy.
esxcli storage nmp satp rule add -s VMW_SATP_ALUA -V COMPELNT -P VMW_PSP_RR -o

disable_action_OnRetryErrors -e "Dell EMC SC Series Claim Rule"
A.2.4.3 Fibre Channel adapter driver settings by vendor
Fibre Channel: QLogic driver module settings for queue depth and controller failover
esxcli system module parameters set -m qlnativefc -p "ql2xmaxqdepth=255

ql2xloginretrycount=60 qlport_down_retry=60"
Fibre Channel: Emulex driver module settings for queue depth and controller failover
esxcli system module parameters set -m lpfc820 -p "lpfc_devloss_tmo=60

lpfc_lun_queue_depth=254"
A.2.4.4 Setting ARPRedirect on specified hardware iSCSI adapter
esxcli iscsi physicalnetworkportal param set --option ArpRedirect –v=1 -A

vmhbaXX
A.2.4.5 Set software based iSCSI login timeout
esxcli iscsi adapter param set –A=vmhbaXX –k=LoginTimeout –v=5
A.2.4.6 Set software based iSCSI Queue Depth
esxcli system module parameters set -m iscsi_vmk -p iscsivmk_LunQDepth=255
A.2.4.7 Setting ALUA mode for FCoE based volumes
esxcli storage nmp satp rule add -R fcoe -s VMW_SATP_ALUA
A.2.5 Oracle Solaris

A.2.5.1 QLogic settings set in /kernel/drv/qlc.conf
login-retry-count=60;
port-down-retry-count=60;
link-down-timeout=30;
connection_options=1;
A.2.5.2 Emulex settings in /kernel/drv/emlxs.conf
topology=2;
A.2.5.3 Solaris 10 & 11 Timeouts (reboot required)
In /kernel/drv/fcp.conf
fcp_offline_delay=60;
In /kernel/drv/fp.conf
fp_offline_ticker=90;
A.2.6 IBM AIX

A.2.6.1 Dell EMC MPIO ODM Path Control Module
The Dell EMC MPIO ODM Path Control Module must be installed on the AIX server for
proper operation with the Dell Compellent Storage Center.
A.2.6.2 Dynamic Tracking
Dynamic tracking must be enabled on fibre channel adapters. Dynamic tracking is enabled by default on all systems
Running AIX 7.1 and higher. Dynamic tracking is also enabled on all VFC adapters in LPARs and cannot be disabled.
1. Determine fibre channel adapter names

a. lsdev | grep fscsi
2. Determine if Dynamic Tracking is enabled
a. lsattr -El fscsi[n] | grep dyntr
3. Enabled Dynamic Tracking for all fibre channel adapters where it’s not
a. chdev -l fscsi[n] -a dyntrk=yes –P
4. Set fast_fail when Dynamic Tracking is enabled (-P applies after reboot)
a. chdev -l fscsi0 -a fc_err_recov=fast_fail –P
A.2.7 Citrix Hypervisor (XenServer)

A.2.7.1 XenServer Versions 5.x to 6.2
For Citrix XenServer versions 5.x through 6.2, to ensure that XenServer volumes will persist after a Storage
Center controller failover, apply the following timeout values. These settings are located in the mpathHBA •le
located in the /opt/xensource/sm/ directory. When fnished, save the file and reboot the server.
Citrix XenServer HBA Settings for Versions 5.x to 6.2
Field Setting
DEFAULT_TIMEOUT 60
MPATH_TIMEOUT 60
A.2.7.2 XenServer Version 6.5 and Later
For Citrix XenServer version 6.5 and later, the multipath configuration file has been relocated. To ensure that
XenServer volumes will persist after a Storage Center controller failover, apply the following timeout value.
This setting is located in the defaults section of the multipath.conf configuration file located in the /etc
directory. When •nished, save the •le and reboot the server.
The following code provides an example:
defaults {
user_friendly_names no
replace_wwid_whitespace yes
dev_loss_tmo 30
}
Note: The default value for the dev_loss_tmo timeout setting is 30. However, Dell EMC recommends that
the default is set to 60.
Citrix XenServer HBA Settings for Version 6.5 and Later
Field Setting
dev_loss_tmo 60
A.2.8 HP-UX 11i

Configure the HP-UX environment to match the following configurations based on the version of HP-UX
running on the server.
A.2.8.1 V 2 and Earlier
HP-UX version 11.21 and earlier does not require changes. However, a Cisco fabric with Persistent FCID
enabled is required to survive a Dell Storage Center failover or port rebalance.
A.2.8.2 V3
HP-UX version 11.31 works best with Storage Center when Agile Addressing is enabled. With HP-UX
version 11.31, Storage Center requires that Agile Addressing be enabled for proper failover of Storage
Center storage systems.
SC and SCv Fibre Channel Zoning
B SC and SCv Fibre Channel Zoning

Front-end zoning on a Fibre Channel fabric can be configured using either World Wide Name (WWN)
zoning or Brocade Peer Zoning.
Storage Center zones when using WWN zoning:

• Include all Storage Center virtual WWPNs in a single zone.
• Include all Storage Center physical WWPNs in a single zone.
Server zones when using WWN zoning:

• For each server HBA port, create a zone that includes the HBA port WWPN and multiple Storage Center
virtual WWPNs in the same FC fabric.
Storage Center zone when using Peer Zoning:

• Include all Storage Center physical WWPNs in a single standard WWN zone.
Server zone when using Peer Zoning:

• Include all Storage Center virtual WWPNs as the Principal Members of the Peer Zone.
• Include all server HBA port WWPNs as the Peer Members of the Peer Zone.
NOTE: Brocade FOS 8.1 or greater is required to include aliases in Peer Zones.
SC to SC replication zoning on a Fibre Channel fabric can be configured with WWN zoning.
Storage Center replication zones when using WWN zoning:

• Include all designated physical WWPNs from system A and system B in a single zone.
• Include all designated physical WWPNs of system A and the virtual WWPNs of system B in a single zone.
• Include all designated physical WWPNs of system B and the virtual WWPNs of system A in a single.
Note: Not all SC ports must be used or dedicated for SC replication, however ports that are used must be in
these zones and in the same FC fabric.
Note: Do not use Brocade Peer Zoning for Fibre Channel Replication zones.
Deprecated devices
C Deprecated devices
C.1 Host configurations

The host configurations listed below have been previously tested for use with Dell Storage products, but they are no longer tested by Dell. These
configurations are supported at Level 2 if the vendor is actively providing support, or at Level 3 if vendor support is no longer available.
C.1.1 SC Series
C.1.1.1 HBA and CNA HW initiators
Vendor Operating System OS HBA Model Last Driver Last Last FW Last Bf Protoco
Version Vendor Boot Adapter Arra S l
Code y OS
Apple OS X 6.8 LSI 7x02EP 2.5.0 N/A 1.2.18.0 6.1.x L3 FC
Apple OS X 7x04EP N/A N/A 1.3.23.0 6.2.x L3 FC
Apple OS X 8.2 LSI 7x04EP Built-in N/A 1.3.23.0 6.5.x L3 FC
Apple OS X 9.5 LSI 7x04EP Built-in N/A 1.3.23.0 6.6.x L3 FC
Citrix XenServer 5.6 QLogic QxE25xx N/A N/A N/A 6.3.x L3 FC
Citrix XenServer QLx406x Built-in N/A N/A 5.5.x L3 iSCSI
Citrix XenServer 6.0 Emulex LPx1200x 8.3.5.77.1p 2.12a6 2.00a4 6.2.x L1 FC
Citrix XenServer 6.1 Emulex LPx1200x 8.3.5.77.1p 2.12a10 2.01a10 6.4.x L1 FC
Citrix XenServer 6.2 Emulex LPx1200x 8.3.7.14 5.13a3 2.01a12 6.6.x L1 FC
Citrix XenServer QLogic QxE25xx 8.5.0.3.55.6-k 3.27 7.04.0 6.6.x L1 FC
HP HP-UX 11i v2 Emulex LP900x 4.32.03 N/A 3.93a0 5.2.x L3 FC
Deprecated devices
Code y OS
HP HP-UX 11i v2 HP A6795A B.11.23.0709 1.37 N/A 6.4.x L3 FC
HP Tru-64 5.1A HP FCA2684 2.14 N/A 1.90a4 6.3.x L3 FC
HP OpenVMS 8.3 HP FCA2354 N/A N/A N/A 6.2.x L1 FC
IBM AIX 5.2 Cambex PC200x 2.5.10.39 N/A 3.3.19 5.5.x L3 FC
IBM AIX 5.3 Cambex PC400x 3.0.0.9 N/A 4.00.29 4.x.y L3 FC
IBM AIX IBM 575x 5.3.90 1.50a4 10x8 6.0.x L1 FC
IBM AIX 577D 6.1.6.0 3.10a3 2.00x7 6.2.x L1 FC
IBM AIX 6.1 QLogic QLx405x Built-in N/A N/A 5.3.x L3 iSCSI
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 QLogic QLx405x 2.1.4.26 N/A 3.0.1.53 6.0.x L3 iSCSI
Microsoft Windows Server QLx406x 2.1.4.26 2.09 3.0.1.75 6.6.x L1 iSCSI
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Emulex LPx1100x 7-2.10a7 5.03a0 2.80a4 5.0.x L3 FC
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 LPx1200x 5.2.70.018 5.13a3 2.01a12 6.7.x L1 FC
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 7.2.50.007 2.12a6 2.00a4 6.0.x L1 FC
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 QLogic QLA23xx 9.1.7.16 1.43 3.3.25 4.x.y L1 FC
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 QxE24xx 9.1.9.27 3.00 5.4.4 6.0.x L1 FC
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 QxE25xx 9.1.9.27 3.13 5.4.4 6.4.x L3 FC
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 QxE81xx 9.1.7.18 N/A 5.1.3 4.x L1 FCoE
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Emulex LPx1100x 7.230.016 5.03a0 2.82a4 5.4.x L3 FC
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 LPx1200x 7.2.70.014 2.12a6 2.00a4 6.2.x L1 FC
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 QLogic QLA23xx 9.1.7.18 1.54 3.3.25 5.2.x L1 FC
Deprecated devices
Code y OS
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 QxE24xx 9.1.9.27 3.00 5.4.4 6.0.x L1 FC
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 QxE25xx 9.1.10.26 3.13 5.6.5 6.4.x L1 FC
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 QLx405x 2.1.4.19 N/A 3.0.1.53 5.2.x L3 iSCSI
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 QLx406x 2.1.5.25 3.0.1.53 3.0.1.53 5.5.x L2 iSCSI
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Emulex LPx1600x 10.2.370.8 KT8.03a1 10.0.803.2 6.6.x L1 FC
5 5
Microsoft Windows Server OCE1010x- 10.2.421.0 2.0.1.35 4.16.17 6.6.x L1 iSCSI
i
Microsoft Windows Server QLogic QxE25xx 9.1.12.21 3.27 7.4.0 6.6.x L1 FC
Microsoft Windows Server QxE266x 9.1.12.21 3.27 7.4.1 6.6.x L1 FC
QLE267x
QLE267x
Microsoft Windows Server BRCM578x 7.8.12.0 7.85 7.8.57.0 6.4.x L1 FCoE
x
Microsoft Windows Server QxE82xx 9.1.11.12 3.23 4.16.17 6.4.x L1 FCoE
Microsoft Windows Server 2.1.6.10 2.0.1.35 4.16.17 6.6.x L1 iSCSI
Microsoft Windows Server QLx406x 2.1.4.27 2.09 3.0.1.75 6.6.x L1 iSCSI
Novell Netware 6.5-SP6 QLogic QLx24xx 6.90o 1.24 4.00.26 4.x.y L3 FC
Novell Netware 6.5-SP7 QLogic QLA23xx 6.90o 1.24 3.03.20 5.3.x L1 FC
Novell Netware 6.5-SP8 QLogic QLA23xx 6.90o 1.5 3.03.21 6.4.x L1 FC
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 Emulex LPx1200x 8.2.0.92.1p 5.13a0 2.01a12 6.5.x L1 FC
Server
SUSE QLogic QLx405x 5.01.03.03.10.03-d4 N/A 3.0.1.53 6.0.x L3 iSCSI
Deprecated devices
Code y OS
SUSE QLx406x 5.03.01.11.10.4-d0 N/A 3.0.1.75 6.5.x L3 iSCSI
Oracle Linux Server (UEK) 6.3 QLogic QLx24xx 8.2.0.10.10.3-k4 1.29 4.4.9 6.3.x L1 FC
Oracle Linux Server (UEK) 6.4 QLogic QxE25xx 8.04.00.11.39.o-k 3.20 5.8.0 6.4.x L1 FC
Oracle Linux Server (UEK) QxE266x 8.04.00.11.39.o-k 3.20 6.4.0 6.4.x L3 FC
QLE267x
Oracle Oracle Virtual Machine 3.2.x QLogic QxE25xx 8.05.00.03.39.0-k1 3.20 5.9.0 6.5.x L3 FC
Oracle QxE266x 8.05.00.03.39.0-k1 3.19 6.6.3 6.5.x L3 FC
QLE267x/Q
LE267x
Oracle Solaris (SPARC) 9 QLogic QLA23xx 2.19 1.43 3.3.119 6.1.x L3 FC
Oracle QLogic QLx401x 5.00 N/A 3.0.0.04 4.x.y L3 iSCSI
RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.0 QLogic QLA23xx 8.01.07-k7 1.43 3.3.20 4.x.y L1 FC
RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.1 QLogic QLA23xx 8.01.07-k7 1.43 3.3.20 4.x.y L1 FC
RedHat Enterprise Linux QLx406x 5.01.01.04 N/A 3.0.1.24 4.x.y L3 iSCSI

RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.2 Emulex LPx1200x 8.2.0.29 5.03a2 1.10a5 4.x.y L3 FC
RedHat Enterprise Linux QLogic QLA23xx 8.02.00-k5 1.43 3.3.26 5.0.x L3 FC
RedHat Enterprise Linux QLx406x 5.01.00-k8 N/A 3.0.1.24 5.0.x L3 iSCSI
RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.3 QLogic QxE24xx 8.02.00.06.05.03-k 1.29 4.4.5 4.x.y L1 FC
RedHat Enterprise Linux QLx406x 5.01.03.04 N/A 3.0.1.53 4.x.y L3 iSCSI
RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.4 QLogic QLA23xx 8.03.00.10.05.04-k 1.43 3.3.26 5.2.x L1 FC
RedHat Enterprise Linux QxE24xx 8.03.00.10.05.04-k 1.29 4.4.9 5.4.x L1 FC
Deprecated devices
Code y OS
RedHat Enterprise Linux QLx406x 8.03.00.10.05.04-k N/A 3.0.3.26 5.2.x L3 iSCSI
RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.5 QLogic QxE24xx 8.03.01.04.05.05-k 1.29 4.4.9 6.0.x L1 FC
RedHat Enterprise Linux QLx406x 5.01.00.01.05.04-k9 N/A 3.0.1.53 6.0.x L3 iSCSI
RedHat Enterprise Linux QLx406x 5.02.04.05.05.09-d0 N/A 3.0.1.75 6.4.x L3 iSCSI
RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.10 Emulex LPx1200x 8.2.0.128.3p 5.13a0 2.01a12 6.5.x L1 FC
RedHat Enterprise Linux QLogic QxE25xx 8.03.07.15.05.09-k 3.24 7.1.0 6.5.x L1 FC
RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.11 Emulex LPx1200x 8.2.0.128.3p 5.13a3 2.01A12 6.6.x L1 FC
RedHat Enterprise Linux QLogic QLx25xx 8.03.07.15.05.09-k 3.27 7.4.0 6.6.x L1 FC
RedHat Enterprise Linux 6.0 Emulex LPx1200x 8.3.5.17 5.03a2 1.10a5 6.0.x L1 FC
RedHat Enterprise Linux QLogic QLx406x 5.2.15.5.5.6-c0 N/A 3.0.1.53 6.2.x L3 iSCSI
RedHat Enterprise Linux 6.3 Cisco VIC-1280 1.5.0.1 2.2(1c) 2.2(1c) 6.5.x L1 FCoE
RedHat Enterprise Linux Emulex LPx1200x 8.3.5.68.5p 5.12a9 2.01a10 6.3.x L1 FC
Deprecated devices
Code y OS
RedHat Enterprise Linux QLogic QxE25xx 8.04.00.08.06.4-k 3.20 5.9.0 6.4.x L1 FC
VMware ESX/ESXi 4.0 Emulex LP2100x 8.2.0.30.53 N/A 1.00 5.5.x L1 FC
VMware ESX/ESXi LPx1200x 8.2.0.30.53 2.12a6 2.00a4 6.0.x L1 FC
VMware ESX/ESXi QLogic QxE24xx 8.02.01-k1-vmw43 1.29 4.04.09 5.4.x L1 FC
VMware ESX/ESXi QxE25xx 8.02.01-k1-vmw48 3.00 4.04.09 6.0.x L1 FC
VMware ESX/ESXi QxE81xx 841.k1.28.1-1vmw 2.13 5.01.03 6.0.x L1 FCoE
VMware ESX/ESXi QLx406x 5.01.03.1-9vmw N/A 3.00.01.24 5.4.x L3 iSCSI
VMware ESX/ESXi 4.1 Emulex LPx1200x 8.2.1.141.55 2.12a11 2.01a11 6.5.x L1 FC
VMware ESX/ESXi LPe12xx 8.2.1.141.55 6.03x1 2.01a10 6.4.x L1 FC
VMware ESX/ESXi LPx1600x 8.2.1.141.55 1.1.21.4 1.1.21.4 6.4.x L1 FC
VMware ESX/ESXi OCx1010x 8.2.1.141.55 N/A 4.2.324.30 6.3.x L1 FCoE
VMware ESX/ESXi OCx1110x 8.2.1.151.65 4.6.142.1 4.6.142.10 6.5.x L1 FCoE
0
VMware ESX/ESXi QLogic QxE24xx 841.k1.50.1-1vmw 3.20 5.09.00 6.4.x L1 FC
VMware ESX/ESXi QxE25xx 841.k1.61.1-1vmw 3.20 5.09.00 6.5.x L1 FC
VMware ESX/ESXi QxE266x 841.k1.50.1-1vmw 3.24 7.00.01 6.4.x L1 FC
QLE267x
Deprecated devices
Code y OS
VMware ESX/ESXi BR-M1741- 3.2.0.0 3.2.1.0 3.2.0.0 6.4.x L3 FCoE
k
VMware ESX/ESXi QLx406x 534.4.7.0-1vmw 2.09 3.00.01.75 6.5.x L3 iSCSI
VMware ESX/ESXi QxE82xx 534.4.7.0-1vmw 2.19 4.16.17 6.5.x L1 iSCSI
VMware ESX/ESXi 5.0 Emulex LPx12xx 8.2.4.141.55 6.03x1 2.01a10 6.3.x L1 FC
VMware ESX/ESXi LPx1200x 8.2.4.141.55 2.12a10 2.01a10 6.3.x L1 FC
VMware ESX/ESXi LPx1600x 8.2.4.141.55 1.1.21.4 1.1.21.4 6.3.x L1 FC
VMware ESX/ESXi OCe1010x 8.2.4.141.55 4.2.324.3 5.2.324.30 6.3.x L1 FCoE
0
VMware ESX/ESXi OCe1110x 8.2.1.141.55 4.4.249.3 4.4.249.3 6.3.x L1 iSCSI
VMware ESX/ESXi QLogic QxE25xx 934.5.6.0-1vmw 3.13 5.06.05 6.3.x L1 FC
VMware ESX/ESXi QxE266x 934.5.6.0-1vmw 3.17 6.04.00 6.3.x L1 FC
QLE267x
QLE267x
k
VMware ESX/ESXi QxE81xx 934.5.6.0-1vmw 3.13 5.7.0 6.3.x L1 FCoE
VMware ESX/ESXi 634.5.7.0-1vmw 2.12 4.10.8 6.3.x L1 iSCSI
VMware ESX/ESXi QLx406x 634.5.7.0-1vmw N/A 3.00.01.53 6.3.X L3 iSCSI
Deprecated devices
Code y OS
VMware ESX/ESXi 5.1 Emulex LPx12xx 10.2.459.0 6.03X1 2.01A12 6.6.x L1 FC
VMware ESX/ESXi LPx1500x 10.0.727.24 1.1.21.4 10.2.506.1 6.6.x L1 FC
9
VMware ESX/ESXi LPx1600x 10.0.727.24 1.1.21.4 10.2.506.1 6.6.x L1 FC
9
VMware ESX/ESXi OCx1110x 8.2.4.146.62 4.6.142.1 4.6.142.10 6.5.x L1 FCoE
0
VMware ESX/ESXi QLogic QxE25xx 934.5.45.0 3.24 7.03.00 6.6.x L1 FC
VMware ESX/ESXi QxE266x 934.5.20.0-1vmw 3.24 7.00.01 6.5.x L1 FC
QLE267x
k
VMware ESX/ESXi BRCM578x 1.711.10.v50.3 N/A 7.10.18 6.6.x L3 FCoE
x
VMware ESX/ESXi QxE82xx 934.5.45.0 3.23 4.16.101 6.6.x L1 FCoE
VMware ESX/ESXi 5.1 644.5.35 2.19 4.16.101 6.6.x L1 iSCSI
Deprecated devices
C.1.1.2 SW initiators
Vendor iSCSI Initiator/ Last Initiator Version SCOS iSCSI Boot

Operating System
Citrix XenServer 5.x 6.2.x (2.0-871) 6.5.x, 6.6.x L3
Hewlett-Packard HP-UX 11i B.11.31.03 5.4.2, 5.5.2, 5.5.3, 5.5.4, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 5.5.10, L3
6.2.1, 6.3.1
IBM AIX 5.3 5.3.0.50 4.1.x, 4.2.x, 4.5.x, 5.0.x, 5.1.x, 5.2.x, 5.3.x, L3
5.4.x,
5.5.x, 6.2.x
4.2.x, 4.5.x, 5.0.x, 5.1.x 5.2.x, 5.3.x, 5.4.x,
Microsoft Windows 2003 R2 5.2.3790.3825 5.5.x, L3
6.0.x, 6.1.x, 6.2.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x, 6.5.x, 6.6.x
Windows 2008 6.1.6002.18005 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 6.1.x, 6.2.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x L3
Novell Netware 6.5 1.06.03 4.1.x, 4.2.x L3
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 2.0-868 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 6.1.x, 6.2.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x, 6.5.x L3
Oracle Solaris 10 (SPARC) 20121113-0 7.0.x, 7.1.x L3
Solaris 10(x86) 20120627-0 6.3.x, 6.4.x, 6.5.x, 6.6.x, 6.7.x, 7.0.x, 7.1.x L3
Linux Server UEK 6.3 6.2.0-872.41 5.5.x, 6.3.x L3
Linux Server UEK 6.4 6.2.0-873.-2.0.2 6.4.x L3
RedHat RHEL 5 6.2.0.872-16 6.4.x, 6.5.x, 6.6.x, 6.7.x L3
VMware ESX 3.5 3.5U5 4.1.x, 4.2.x, 4.5.x, 5.0.x, 5.1.x, 5.2.x, 5.3.x, L3
5.4.x,
5.5.x, 6.0.x
vSphere 4.0 In-Box 4.5.x, 5.0.x, 5.1.x, 5.2.x, 5.3.x, 5.4.x, 5.5.x, L3
6.0.x
Deprecated devices
Vendor iSCSI Initiator/ Last Initiator Version SCOS iSCSI Boot

Operating System
vSphere 4.1/ESXi 4.1 In-Box 5.3.x, 5.4.x, 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 6.1.x, 6.2.x, 6.3.x, L3
6.4.x,
6.5.x
vSphere 5.0 In-Box 5.5.x, 6.0.x, 6.1.x, 6.2.x, 6.3.x L3
vSphere 5.1 In-Box 5.5.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x, 6.5.x L3
Deprecated devices
C.1.2 PS Series
C.1.2.1 CNA HW initiators
Vendor Operating OS CNA Model Last Vendor Driver Last Boot Last PS OS Array Bf DCB
System Version Vendor Code OS S
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Broadcom BRCM570x 5.2.11.0 N/A N/A 4.0.x L1 N/A
QLogic BCM577xx 5.2.11.0 N/A N/A 4.0.x L1 N/A
QLx405x 2.1.4.26 N/A 3.0.1.53 3.2.8 L1 N/A
QLx406x 2.1.4.26 N/A 3.0.1.53 3.2.8 L1 N/A
2008 Broadcom BRCM570x 5.2.11.0 N/A N/A 4.0.x L1 N/A
QLogic BCM577xx 5.2.11.0 N/A N/A 4.0.x L1 N/A
QLx405x 2.1.4.19 N/A 3.0.1.53 3.2.8 L1 N/A
2012 Broadcom BCM570x 7.12.0.0 7.12.1 7.12.19 9.0.x L1 N/A
BCM577xx 7.12.0.0 7.12.1 7.12.19 9.0.x L1 N/A
Emulex OCE1010x-i 4.2.281.0 2.0.42.0 4.2.324.11 7.1.x L1 L3
OCx1410x 10.6.116.0 10.6.133.10 10.6.144.21 9.0.x L1 L1
QLogic QLx406x 2.1.5.37 N/A 7.1.x L1 N/A
QLx8262 2.1.5.38 2.0.1.35 2.10.37 9.0.x L1 L3
BCM577xx 7.6.51.0 N/A N/A 6.0.x L1 N/A
BCM578xx 7.4.1.0 N/A N/A 6.0.x L1 L1
RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.7 Broadcom BRCM570x 2.6.23 N/A N/A 4.3.6 L3 N/A
5.8 Broadcom BRCM570x 2.7.4.1f N/A N/A 6.0.x L3 N/A
QLogic BRMC577xx 2.7.0.3 N/A N/A 6.0.x L3 L3
Deprecated devices
5.9 Broadcom BRCM5709 2.7.2.2 N/A N/A 7.1.x L1 N/A
QLogic BMC578xx 2.7.2.2 N/A N/A 7.1.x L1 N/A
6.1 Emulex OCE10102-i 4.0.323.0 N/A N/A 6.0.x L3 L3
6.2 Broadcom BRCM570x 2.1.11 N/A N/A 6.0.x L3 N/A
QLogic BCM577xx 2.1.11 N/A N/A 6.0.x L3 N/A
6.3 QLogic QxE82xx 5.03.01.11 N/A N/A 7.1.x L1 N/A
VMware ESX/ESXi 4.0 Broadcom BRCM570x 2.70.1k.v50.2 N/A N/A 6.0.x L3 N/A
QLogic BMC577xx 1.8.11t5rc2.8.1-3vmw N/A N/A 6.0.x L3 N/A
Emulex OCE10102-i 2.102.525.9 N/A N/A 5.1.x L3 L3
OCE11102-i 2.102.525.9 N/A N/A 5.1.x L3 L3
4.1 Broadcom BRCM570x 2.70.1k.v50.2 N/A N/A 6.0.x L3 N/A
Deprecated devices
VMware QLogic BMC577xx 1.8.11t5rc2.8.1-3vmw N/A N/A 6.0.x L3 N/A
Emulex OCx1010x-i 2.102.525.9 N/A N/A 5.1.x L3 N
OCx1110x-i 2.102.525.9 N/A N/A 5.1.x L3 L3
5.0 Broadcom BRCM570x 2.72.10.v50.2 N/A N/A 6.0.x L3 N/A
QLogic BCM577xx 2.70.1k.v50.2 N/A N/A 6.0.x L3 N/A
BCM578xx 2.70.1k.v50.2 N/A N/A 6.0.x L3 L3
Emulex OCe1010x 2.102.525.9 N/A N/A 5.2.x L3 N/A
OCe1110x 2.102.525.9 N/A N/A 5.2.x L3 L2
5.1 QLogic BCM578xx 2.710.30.v50.4 7.10.11 7.10.18 8.0.x L1 N/A
C.1.2.2 SW initiators
Microsoft Windows 7 RTM 3.2.8+, 4.x, 5.x, 6.0.x N/A L3
Microsoft Windows Vista RTM 3.2.8+, 4.x, 5.x, 6.0.x N/A L3
Microsoft Windows 2003 2.08 3.2.8+, 4.x, 5.x, 6.0.x N/A L3
Microsoft Windows 2003 R2 5.2.3790.3825 3.2.8+, 4.x, 5.x, 6.0.x N/A L3
Microsoft Windows 2008 6.1.6002.18005 3.2.8+, 4.x, 5.x, 6.0.x N/A L3
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 2.0-870 3.2.8+, 4.x, 5.x N/A L3
Novell Netware All Versions L3
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 5.5 4.x, 5.x N/A L3
Deprecated devices
RedHat RHEL 5 6.2.0.872-13 4.x, 5.x, 6.x N/A L3
VMware ESX 3.5 3.5U5 3.2.8+, 4.x N/A L3
VMware vSphere 4.0 In-Box 4.0.6+, 5.1.x, 5.2.x, 6.0.x N/A L3
VMware vSphere 4.1/ESXi 4.1 In-Box 4.0.6+, 5.1.x, 5.2.x, 6.0.x N/A L3
VMware vSphere 5.0 In-Box 5.1.x, 5.2.x, 6.0.x N/A L3
VMware vSphere 5.1 In-Box 5.1.x, 5.2.x, 6.0.x, 7.0.x, 8.0.x N/A L3
Deprecated devices
C.2 Deprecated switches

The switches listed below have been previously tested for use with Dell Storage products, but they are no longer tested by Dell. These switches are
supported at Level 2 if the vendor is actively providing support, or at Level 3 if vendor support is no longer available.
C.2.1 SC Series and PS Series
Vendor Model Type Last FW Validated

Arista 7148SX Eth EOS4.5.1
Brocade 5100 FC 6.3.0c
Brocade B8000/8000e Conv 7.1.x
Brocade RX Eth 2.8.x
Brocade FGS648P-STK Eth 05.0.1T7e11
Brocade FESX648 Eth 04.2.00T73e2
Brocade FCX648S Eth 06.0.00T7f12
Cisco Catalyst 3750E Family Eth 12.2(35)SE51
Cisco Catalyst 4900M Eth 12.2(40)SG2
Cisco MDS 9124 FC 5.01a
Cisco MDS 9128 FC 5.0.4
Cisco M3130G Eth 12.2(50)SE
Cisco M3130X Eth 12.2(50)SE
Cisco Nexus 50x0 Conv 5.2.x
Dell PowerConnect 5424 Eth 2.0.0.43
Dell PowerConnect 5448 Eth 2.0.0.43
Deprecated devices

Dell PowerConnect 62xx Eth 3.3.7.x
Dell PowerConnect 8024 Eth 5.1.x
Dell PowerConnect 8024F Eth 5.1.x
Dell PowerConnect M6220 Eth 5.1.x
Dell PowerConnect B-Series 8000/8000e Conv 7.1.x
Dell PowerConnect B-Series RX Eth 2.8.x
Dell PowerConnect J-Series EX4200 Eth 12.0R1.x
Dell PowerConnect J-Series EX4500 Eth 12.0R9.x
Dell PowerConnect M8024 Eth 5.1.0.x
Extreme Networks X450a-48T Eth 1.0.3.11
HP 3500yl-48G Eth K12.122
Juniper EX4200 Eth 12.0R1.x
Juniper EX4500 Eth 12.0R9.x
McData 4300 FC 9.9.6.2
McData Sphereon 4400 FC 09.01.00.50
McData Intrepid 6064 FC 9.01.00.50
Nortel/Avaya ERS5510-48T Eth 5.0.0.21
QLogic 1400 FC 5.0.1.10.0
QLogic SANBox 5600 FC 7.4.0.16.0
Deprecated devices

QLogic SANBox 5800 FC 7.4.0.16.0
C.2.2 FS Series
Vendor Model Switch FW EqualLogic (FS7xxx) Compellent (FS8600)
Type
FS OS Version PS OS Version FS OS Version SCOS Version
Dell PowerConnect 62xx Eth 3.3.x 1.0.402 5.2.1 3.0.x 6.4.x
Dell PowerConnect 8024/8024F Eth 5.1.x 3.0.8501 7.0.x 3.0.x 6.1.x
Technical support and additional resources
D Technical support and additional resources

Dell.com/support is focused on meeting customer needs with proven services and support.
Storage technical documents and videos provide expertise that helps to ensure customer success on Dell
EMC storage platforms.
D.1 Related documentation

See the following referenced or recommended resources related to this document.
• SC Series, PS Series, and FS Series white papers and videos

• SC Series Partner Portal (login required)
• PS Series and FS Series configuration guide
• PS Series Rapid Configuration Portal
D.2 RPQ process

• The Request for Product Qualification (RPQ) service is a request for approval and support for a non-
standard configuration. This service applies specifically to Dell EMC product implementations into
non-standard environments. See RPQ Homepage for additional details.
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1.2 Abbreviations and Terminology

Abbreviation Term Descriptions

Abbreviation Term Descriptions

1.3 Conventions used in this document

• Component class (switch, host connectivity adapters, other components)

2 Dell Storage support policy statement

2.1 Level 1: Full contractual support

2.2 Level 2: Conditional support

2.3 Level 3: Commercially reasonable effort

2.4 Level 4: No support

2.5 Support for cross-platform coexisting solutions

2.6 FS Series additional support statement

2.6.1 Switch support policy

2.6.2 Client OS environment support policy

2.6.3 MD Series support policy statement

General support is provided as follows:

• Level 1 support for iSCSI and FC for all industry-standards-based switches

2.7 Other statements

2.7.1 Operating system, switch, and server adapter settings

2.7.2 Server interoperability

2.7.3 Host connectivity adapters and server vendor support

2.7.4 Persistent FCIDs

• Supports AIX v6.1 thru v7.1

2.7.5 Limits of supportability

3.1 Fibre Channel Switches (SC, SCv, and FS Series)

Dell S4148U - Converged 10.4(x) SCOS 7.2.x or later

3.2 Fibre channel over Ethernet Switches (SC Series)

OEM Switch Model Switch Type Switch Firmware Switch Notes

3.3 iSCSI Switches

3.3.1 1/10 iSCSI Switches (SC, SCv, and FS Series)

3.3.2 25/100Gb iSCSI Switches (SC, SCv Series)

3.3.3 1/10Gb Switches (PS Series)

Vendor Model Type Switch FW PS OS Switch Interconnect

Vendor Model Type Switch FW PS OS Switch Interconnect

Vendor Model Type Switch FW PS OS Switch Interconnect

Vendor Model Type Switch FW PS OS Switch Interconnect

Vendor Model Type Switch FW PS OS Switch Interconnect

Vendor Model Type Switch FW PS OS Switch Interconnect

Vendor Model Type Switch FW PS OS Switch Interconnect

3.4 iSCSI over DCB support (SC, SCv and PS Series)

• IEEE 802.1Qbb – Priority Flow Control

Vendor Model Type Switch FW PS SC Notes

Vendor Model Type Switch FW PS SC Notes

Vendor Model Type Switch FW PS SC Notes

Vendor Model Type Switch FW PS SC Notes

Vendor Model Type Switch FW PS SC Notes

Dell PowerConnect 81xx Family 7.0. L4

• Citrix XenServer (now known as Hypervisor),

4.1 Required Adapter and Server OS Settings

4.2 Fibre Channel Adapters (SC and SCv Series)

Operating System FC Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware SC BfS Notes

Operating System FC Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware SC BfS Notes

Operating System FC Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware SC BfS Notes

Operating System FC Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware SC BfS Notes

Operating System FC Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware SC BfS Notes

Operating System FC Host Adapter Driver BootCode Firmware SC BfS Notes