Reference Guide

Chapter 1: Overview...................................................................................................................... 4
About this document.......................................................................................................................................................... 4
Abbreviations........................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Chapter 2: Dell Fluid Cache for SAN Compatibility Matrix............................................................. 5
Supported Fluid Cache versions...................................................................................................................................... 5
General Requirements........................................................................................................................................................ 5
Compatible operating systems......................................................................................................................................... 5
Compatible client servers.................................................................................................................................................. 6
Compatible cache contributor servers........................................................................................................................... 6
Compatible network adapters.....................................................................................................................................7
Compatible cache media.............................................................................................................................................. 8
Compatible storage controller, EM, and SC..................................................................................................................8
ESXi Fluid Cache Host connectivity to back-end SC8000 SAN storage ............................................................. 9
Compatible cache network switches.............................................................................................................................. 9
Chapter 3: Other important Fluid Cache for SAN compatibility information................................. 10
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