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 expansion enclosures
ME4 Series storage systems can support a maximum of 336 drive slots depending on the base system and the additional
expansion enclosures.
ME4012 and ME4024 storage systems support up to nine additional 2U (non-dense) ME412/ME424 expansion enclosures or
three 5U (dense) ME484 expansion enclosures. ME4012 and ME4024 storage systems do not support a combination of ME412/
ME424 and ME484 expansion enclosures.
ME4084 storage systems support up to three 5U (dense) ME484 expansion enclosures.
Table 12. Supported 2U (non-dense) expansion enclosures
Enclosure Model Minimum Firmware Version
ME412 5280
ME424 5280
Table 13. Supported 5U (dense) expansion enclosures
Enclosure Model Minimum Firmware Version
ME484 5280
NOTE: Expansion enclosures are not supported on ME4 Series storage systems with a single controller module.
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