Reference Guide

Dell Fluid Cache for SAN Compatibility
Matrix
Topics:
• Supported Fluid Cache versions
• General Requirements
• Compatible operating systems
• Compatible client servers
• Compatible cache contributor servers
• Compatible storage controller, EM, and SC
• ESXi Fluid Cache Host connectivity to back-end SC8000 SAN storage
• Compatible cache network switches
Supported Fluid Cache versions
Following are the supported Fluid Cache for SAN versions:
● Fluid Cache for SAN for Linux systems, version 2.1.0
● Fluid Cache for SAN for VMware systems, version 2.1.0
General Requirements
● Verify with your account team for supported VMware and Linux configuration for Fluid Cache deployments.
● The cluster on which you deploy Fluid Cache must contain a minimum of three servers per each cache cluster and a
maximum of nine servers.
● The maximum cache size must not exceed 3.2 TB per server for Linux and VMware systems.
● There must be a cache device installed on at least two servers in the cluster for write-back caching.
● A network adapter that supports RoCE must be installed on each server in the cluster.
● Enterprise Manager must be started and configured to manage the Storage Center (SC) in use with Fluid Cache.
● All servers in the cluster must be connected to the SAN and be displayed on the Dell Compellent array.
For information on Fluid Cache deployment prerequisites, preparing the servers and cache network switch, installing and setting
up Fluid Cache, and configuring and managing Fluid Cache clusters on VMware or Linux systems, see the respective Fluid Cache
deployment guides available at dell.com/CacheSolutions.
Compatible operating systems
Table 2. Compatible operating systems
Fluid Cache for SAN version Compatible operating system
2.1.0 (VMware)
● VMware ESXi 5.5 Update 2 (64-bit), VMware vCenter Server 5.5
● VMware ESXi 5.5 Update 3 (64-bit), VMware vCenter Server 5.5
● VMware ESXi 6.0 (64-bit), VMware vCenter Server 6.0
● VMware ESXi 6.0 Update 1 (64-bit), VMware vCenter Server 6.0
● VMware ESXi 6.0 Update 2 (64-bit), VMware vCenter Server 6.0
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