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Table 3. Supported physical disk drives (continued)
Form Factor Capacity Type Vendor
2.5" 3840 GB SAS SSD Dell EMC Supported
2.5" 960 GB SED SAS SSD Dell EMC Supported
2.5" 7680 GB SAS SSD Dell EMC Supported
2.5" 1920 GB SED SAS SSD Dell EMC Supported
2.5" 3840 GB SED SAS SSD Dell EMC Supported
*Not supported until mid
September 2020
Encryption Restrictions
This section describes encryption restrictions.
● If encryption has never been enabled and you do not plan to use it in the future, secure encrypted drives (SED) can be mixed
with unencrypted (non-SED) drives in the same node.
● If encryption was never enabled and remains disabled, encrypted nodes can be mixed with unencrypted nodes in the same
cluster.
● Encryption is not supported for NVMe drives.
● All nodes in the cluster must have SED capable drives to use hardware SED encryption
NOTE: If SED drives are mixed with non-SED drives, the encryption cannot be enabled for that cluster.
An encryption key must be removed from the SED drives from Prism before you format (clear) the SED drives.
Supported Networking
This section provides information about networking supported by your hardware and supported NICs.
Intel branded Network Daughter Cards (NDC) and Network Interface Cards (NIC) specify the use of only Intel branded SFP+
optical modules for use with optical cables. When ordering a system with optics, the appropriate Intel branded SFP+ optical
modules are included with your order. If you already have SFP+ optical modules, ensure that they are the Intel branded modules
before inserting into the NDC or NIC. Twinax cables are also the supported network cables for Intel NDC and NIC.
CAUTION:
Using any brand of SFP+ module other than Intel during deployment disables the 10 GbE ports. Call
Dell EMC Support to recover port functionality.
WARNING: Hot-plugging an unsupported SFP+ module causes ESXi host to fail with purple diagnostic screen.
Call Dell EMC Support to recover from this situation.
Supported NDCs
This section specifies the supported NDCs.
Table 4. Supported NDCs
Name
Broadcom 57414 25Gb NDC
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