Dell PowerVault MD3000i - Manual (Page 5)

Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix l 5
Rules First
Gen.
Second
Gen.
owning RAID Controller Module to complete. Where
applicable it is a best practice to specify both management
port IP addresses on the SMcli invocation: "SMcli
192.168.128.101 192.168.128.102 -c".
Maximum virtual disk size cannot exceed 2 Terabytes.
√
Each virtual disk is limited to a maximum of 30 physical
disks. √
Virtual disk size can exceed 2TB and is limited by the type
of RAID group, number of drives in the RAID group and
the size of the drives (Up to 45 disks can be used in RAID 0
and 44 disks in RAID 10. RAID 5 and RAID 6 are limited to
a maximum of
30 disks). √
The use of disk labels is recommended while mounting
LUNs on linux operating systems. √ √
Disk Groups can be migrated between a Dell PowerVault
MD3000 and a Dell PowerVault MD3000i by following the
appropriate Disk Group migration procedure* √
Refer to MD3xxx series coexistence compatibility matrix if
you wish to use the MD3000 with the MD3000i or the
MD3200 series of arrays. √
*Refer to Disk Group Migration section of the MDSM User’s Guide
** For 2 nd Gen arrays, refer to coexistence whitepaper for supporting MD3000i and MD3200
series products on a single host.
Statement of Support
When the MD3000i is connected to non-Dell supplied networking components or
servers, Dell Technical Support will provide "best effort" technical assistance in
troubleshooting those components. For any additional support, users will be
referred to the provider of the non-Dell supplied equipment.
Supported Operating Systems
Table 4. Supported Operating Systems for iSCSI Host Servers
Operating System First Gen.
Second
Gen.
Required Hotfixes