Reference Guide

Contents
1 Overview.................................................................................................................4
About this document............................................................................................................................ 4
Abbreviations......................................................................................................................................... 4
2 Dell Fluid Cache for SAN Compatibility Matrix............................................... 6
Supported Fluid Cache versions........................................................................................................... 6
General Requirements.......................................................................................................................... 6
Compatible operating systems.............................................................................................................6
Compatible client servers......................................................................................................................7
Compatible cache contributor servers.................................................................................................7
PowerEdge rack servers.................................................................................................................. 7
PowerEdge modular servers .......................................................................................................... 8
PowerEdge tower servers............................................................................................................... 8
Compatible network adapters........................................................................................................ 8
Compatible cache media..............................................................................................................10
Compatible storage controller, EM, and SC.......................................................................................10
ESXi Fluid Cache Host connectivity to back-end SC8000 SAN storage .......................................... 11
Compatible cache network switches..................................................................................................11
3 Other important Fluid Cache for SAN compatibility information............. 12
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