Support Matrix
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series Storage System Support Matrix
- Contents
- Introduction
- Supported data protocols
- ME4 Series storage system rules
- Default IPv4 Settings for management ports
- Default IPv4 settings for iSCSI ports
- Supported RAID controller firmware
- Supported iSCSI software initiators
- Supported protocol offload (TOE/iSCSI) adapters
- Supported Fibre Channel and iSCSI SFP+ transceivers
- Supported SAS and Twinax direct-attach cables
- Supported hard drives
- Supported expansion enclosures
- Supported management software
- Supported operating systems
- Operating systems with ALUA support
- Supported device mapper software
- Supported SAS host bus adapters
- Supported Fibre Channel host bus adapters
- Supported Fibre Channel and iSCSI direct-attach configuration operating systems
- Dell EMC Storage Support Policy
Supported protocol offload (TOE/iSCSI)
adapters
Standard Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet adapters are supported when used with supported software iSCSI initiators. Hosts
must have a standards compliant iSCSI initiator to access ME4 Series storage. Initiator support is provided by the initiator
or operating system vendor. However, ME4 Series storage systems do not support Converged Network Adapters (CNA) in
Converged mode.
Dell EMC does not endorse or support initiators directly, but this support matrix does provide some useful configuration
information for common initiators. ME4 Series storage systems work with any RFC 3720 iSCSI compliant initiators. The initiator
must support all mandatory iSCSI features (IPSec is not required). This information is subject to change without notice. Dell
EMC is not responsible for any errors in this information.
CAUTION: Hardware initiators are not supported by ME4 Series storage systems.
Read the initiator documentation and Release Notes from the particular vendors, and the Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series
Storage System Release Notes for up-to-date configuration recommendations.
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