Dell PowerVault MD3000 - Manual (Page 3)

Rule First
Gen.
Second
Gen.
disks
A server may connect to a maximum of one MD3000
√
A server may connect to a maximum of two MD3000
storage arrays √
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) √
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 whitepaper for
additional information on how to use the MD3000 with the
MD3000i or the MD3200 series of arrays on a single host. √
* Refer to "Hardware Installation" in the Dell PowerVault Modular Disk 3000 Systems Installation Guide
available at support.dell.com/manuals.
** Refer to Disk Group Migration section of the MDSM User’s Guide
*** For 2 nd Gen arrays, refer to coexistence whitepaper for supporting MD3000 and MD3200
series products on a single host.
Supported Operating Systems
Table 2. Supported Operating Systems for PowerVault MD3000 Host Servers
Operating System
First
Gen. Second
Gen.
Required Hotfixes
Microsoft® Windows Server®
2003 32-bit Standard and
Enterprise SP1 √ KB950903 and
KB943545
provide required storport
driver updates
Microsoft® Windows Server®
2003 32-bit Standard and
Enterprise R2 and SP2 √ √ KB950903 and
KB943545
provide required storport
driver updates
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Standard and Enterprise x64
Edition SP1 √ KB950903 and
KB943545
provide required storport
driver updates
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Standard and Enterprise x64 √ √ KB950903 and
KB943545