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 data protocols
This section lists the supported data protocols for ME4 Series storage systems.
NOTE: ME4 Series storage systems do not support changing or converting from one data protocol to another data
protocol.
Table 1. ME4 Series storage systems and supported data protocols
ME4 Series storage system Data protocol and drives
ME4012 (SAS) 12 Gbps direct attached SAS storage system with 12 drives (3.5 inch)
ME4024 (SAS) 12 Gbps direct attached SAS storage system with 24 drives (2.5 inch)
ME4084 (SAS) 12 Gbps direct attached SAS storage system with 84 drives (3.5 inch)
ME4012 (10GBase-T iSCSI) 10 Gbps iSCSI network storage system with 12 drives (3.5 inch)
ME4024 (10GBase-T iSCSI) 10 Gbps iSCSI network storage system with 24 drives (2.5 inch)
ME4084 (10GBase-T iSCSI) 10 Gbps iSCSI network storage system with 84 drives (3.5 inch)
ME4012 (CNC) 16 Gbps Fibre Channel (FC) and/or 10 Gbps iSCSI network storage system with
12 drives (3.5 inch)
ME4024 (CNC) 16 Gbps Fibre Channel (FC) and/or 10 Gbps iSCSI network storage system with
24 drives (2.5 inch)
ME4084 (CNC) 16 Gbps Fibre Channel (FC) and/or 10 Gbps iSCSI network storage system with
84 drives (3.5 inch)
NOTE:
● ME4012 and ME4024 storage systems support up to nine ME412/ME424 expansion enclosures or three ME484
expansion enclosures. A combination of ME412/ME424 and ME484 expansion enclosures is not supported.
● ME4084 storage systems support up to three ME484 expansion enclosures.
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