Support Matrix

Supported operating systems
ME4 Series storage systems support Windows, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server,
NOTE: Where clustering is supported by the operating system, it is also supported on ME4 Series storage systems, subject
to the following limitations:
Windows Server 2012 R2 through Windows Server 2019
● Maximum number of FC hosts is 64
● Maximum number of iSCSI hosts is 64
● Maximum number of SAS hosts is 4
Table 17. Supported ME4 Series operating systems
Operating System SAS host
server
Fibre Channel
host server
iSCSI host
server
Notes & required hotfixes
Windows Server 2019
Standard server (Server Core* and
Desktop Experience)
The Microsoft MPIO feature
needs to be installed prior
to connecting to ME4 Series
Storage Systems.
BitLocker Drive Encryption is
not supported.
Datacenter server (Server Core* and
Desktop Experience)
The Microsoft MPIO feature
needs to be installed prior
to connecting to ME4 Series
Storage Systems.
BitLocker Drive Encryption is
not supported.
Windows Server 2016
Standard server (Server Core* and
Desktop Experience)
The Microsoft MPIO feature
needs to be installed prior
to connecting to ME4 Series
Storage Systems.
BitLocker Drive Encryption is
not supported.
Datacenter server (Server Core* and
Desktop Experience)
The Microsoft MPIO feature
needs to be installed prior
to connecting to ME4 Series
Storage Systems.
BitLocker Drive Encryption is
not supported.
Windows Server 2012 R2 (U1)
Standard edition (Server Core* mode
supported)
The Microsoft MPIO feature
needs to be installed prior
to connecting to ME4 Series
Storage Systems.
BitLocker Drive Encryption is
not supported.
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