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 management software
ME4 Series management software is built into the storage system and is accessible by using a web browser connected to the
Management Ethernet port.
The ME4 Series management software details are shown in the following tables:
Table 14. Supported web browsers for the ME4 Series management software
Software component Minimum Firmware Version Notes
Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 or 11
● Set the local-intranet security option in the
browser to medium or medium-low
● Add the management network IP address
of each controller as a trusted site
● Ensure that security is set to use TLS 1.2
Google Chrome 57.x.x.x (64-bit) or later
Mozilla Firefox 57.x.x (64-bit) or later
Apple Safari 10.1 or later
NOTE: Microsoft Edge is not supported.
Table 15. Supported version of the VMware vCenter plug-in
vCenter Plug-in version VMware version supported Notes
1.1.0.10
● VMware vSphere 6.5, 6.7, and
7.0
● vCenter Server 6.7U2
Linux support only
Table 16. Supported version of the Storage Replication Adapter (SRA)
SRA version VMware version supported Notes
8.1.1.36
● VMware vSphere 6.5, 6.7, and
7.0
● vCenter Server 6.7U2
● Site Recovery Manager (SRM)
6.5, 8.1, 8.2
Fibre Channel and iSCSI support only
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