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Table 2. Compatible operating systems (continued)
Fluid Cache for SAN version Compatible operating system
NOTE: vSphere Enterprise Plus license required for SR-IOV support (for Mellanox
ConnectX-3 Adapters).
NOTE: VMware ESXi 5.5 versions up to update 3 and VMware ESXi 6.0 versions up to
update 2 support iSCSI or FC to access Fluid Cache volumes.
2.1.0 (Linux)
● Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 (64-bit)
● Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 (64-bit)
● Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 (64-bit)
● Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 SP3 (64-bit)
● Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.4 (64-bit)
● Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.5 (64-bit)
Compatible client servers
NOTE: For Fluid Cache for VMware, all servers must support Single Root Input/Output Virtualization (SR-IOV).
Compatible with Dell’s 11th, 12th, and 13th generation of PowerEdge servers and non-Dell servers that meet the following
requirements:
● Must run latest firmware versions on the server components, such as BIOS, iDRAC, Chassis Management Controller (CMC),
and Lifecycle Controller (LC).
● Must run a compatible operating system that support installing Mellanox Ethernet adapter.
● Must support Mellanox ConnectX-3 10G/40G adapters used in private cache network with compatible firmware and driver
versions.
● RAM requirements:
○ Linux systems — Minimum 32 GB RAM, 64 GB recommended
NOTE: If you are using more than 1.6 TB of cache per server, minimum 128 GB of RAM is recommended.
○ VMware systems — Minimum 64 GB RAM (VSA uses 24 GB of DRAM)
● Dell Fluid Cache for SAN software.
Compatible cache contributor servers
This section lists the compatible cache contributor servers for Fluid Cache for SAN (Linux and VMware) systems.
PowerEdge rack servers
Compatible with following rack servers running latest firmware versions.
NOTE: Ensure that Dell's 12th generation of PowerEdge servers are purchased with an Express Flash NVMe PCIe slot.
● Dell PowerEdge R620
● Dell PowerEdge R630
● Dell PowerEdge R720
● Dell PowerEdge R730
NOTE:
Dell PowerEdge R730 is a validated Cache Contributor server that does not support SSDs. In a three node configuration,
you must use two validated Cache Contributor server nodes with PCIe SSDs and the third server could be the R730
without PCIe SSDs
● Dell PowerEdge R730xd
● Dell PowerEdge R820
● Dell PowerEdge R920
● Dell PowerEdge R930
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Dell Fluid Cache for SAN Compatibility Matrix