Release Notes

Release Notes— Fluid Cache for SAN for Linux Systems
Software and Hardware Compatibility
Table 1 Hardware and Software Requirements
Element Requirement
Servers
Dell PowerEdge systems that support Dell Express Flash
PCIe SSDs: M620, M820, R620, R720, R820, R920, T620,
R730, R730XD, R630, or T630
Operating Systems
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 (64-bit)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 (64-bit)
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 SP3 (64-bit)
• Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.4 (64-bit)
1
• Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.5 (64-bit)
2
RAM and Hard Disk Space
•
Minimum of 64 GB RAM
• 150 GB of available disk space
Cache Device
• Express Flash PCIe SSD of either 175GB, 350GB, 400GB,
800GB, or 1.6TB capacity
• Micron half-height, half-length SSD of either 700GB or
1.4TB capacity
Network Adapter
•
Mellanox ConnectX-3 Dual Port 10 GbE SFP+ Adapter
• Mellanox ConnectX-3 Dual Port 40 GbE QSFP+ Adapter
• Mellanox ConnectX-3 Dual Port 10 GbE KR Mezzanine
Adapter
Fluid Cache Private
Network Switch
The following switches have been validated for use with
Fluid Cache.
• Dell Networking S4810
• Dell Networking S6000
• Dell Networking MXL 10/40 GbE
• Cisco Nexus 5584UP
Storage Center Software
•
Dell Compellent Storage Center 6.5 or higher
• Dell Compellent Enterprise Manager 2014 R2 or higher
Storage Center Hardware
•
Dell Compellent SC8000 controller
Linux Dependencies
• See list below
Optional: Cache Client
Servers (have no SSDs but
participate in the cache
cluster)
All Dell PowerEdge systems or non-Dell systems with a
supported operating system that can install a supported
Mellanox Ethernet adapter
1
For Oracle Linux 6.4, use the RHEL 6.4 Fluid Cache RPM package.
2
For Oracle Linux 6.5, use the RHEL 6.5 Fluid Cache RPM package.
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