Dell PowerVault MD3260i - Manual (Page 8)

• VMware vCenter Server 5.x (installed on host server)
• One of the following servers operating systems to host the application server:
– Windows 2008 R2 SP1 Server
– Windows Server 2012
– Windows Server 2012 R2
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 or later (x64)
– SUSE Enterprise Linux 11 or later (x64)
• Make sure your MD storage has the latest RAID controller firmware version installed.
For information on installing the correct MD series firmware version for your specific storage array, see
the Support Matrix at dell.com/powervaultmanuals.
Configuration Limitations And Scalability
The number of managed storage arrays, Virtual Disks and physical disks on each storage array impacts
the overall performance of the MD vCenter Plug-in. This release allows for organization of storage arrays
into panels to provide quick access to specific storage arrays based on user defined asset tags. Larger
numbers of managed storage arrays (more than 2000) will require more than 4 GB of RAM on your
application server platform. For more information on support limitations, see the Support Matrix at
dell.com/powervaultmanuals.
Localization Support
The MD vCenter Plug-in supports the following language sets:
• English
• French
• German
• Japanese
• Simplified Chinese
Logs, Warnings, And Error Messages
On-screen logs, warnings and error messages support the language sets shown above. However, any
messages or log files written to the file system are English only.
Downloading The MD vCenter Plug-In
From the application server, download the latest version of the MD vCenter Plug-in from the Download
and Drivers page at dell.com/support by selecting your specific MD storage array model. See the Support
Matrix at dell.com/powervaultmanuals for information on supported firmware levels, operating system
versions, and other supported hardware components.
NOTE: If you cannot access dell.com/support from your application server, download the MD
vCenter Plug-in installer to another host, then copy the installer files to the application server. The
Plug-in installer must be run from the application server itself.
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