Compatibility Matrix
Table Of Contents
- Dell PowerEdge VRTX Storage Subsystem Compatibility Matrix
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- Minimum version requirement for baselines
- Baseline threshold guidelines
- Storage subsystem baseline types
- Baseline v9— Support for additional Operating systems
- Baseline v8— Support for additional Operating systems
- Baseline v7— Support for PowerEdge M640
- Baseline v6—current baseline Support for Self-Encrypting Drives and bug fixes
- Baseline v5—Shared Storage Expansion through Shared PERC 8 external controllers
- Baseline v4—Fault tolerant support for Linux operating systems and bug fixes
- Updating firmware
- Updating server modules
- Updating PowerEdge VRTX enclosure components
- Documentation resources
Topics:
• Minimum version requirement for baselines
• Baseline threshold guidelines
• Storage subsystem baseline types
• Updating firmware
• Updating server modules
• Updating PowerEdge VRTX enclosure components
• Documentation resources
Minimum version requirement for baselines
The following are the baseline releases for the PowerEdge VRTX storage subsystem. Each baseline represents the release of a
validated code stack. It also defines the minimum versions required for each component and the supported operating system for
that baseline.
Current baseline
The current baseline is the most recently released and validated code stack. Dell recommends that you configure the VRTX
system to comply with the current baseline. Only the current baseline has updates and bug fixes. This document might not
reflect the latest updates and bug fixes. See Dell.com/support/home for the latest updates.
Table 1. Current baseline
Current baseline Description
Baseline v9
This baseline adds support for additional operating systems.
Legacy baselines
Legacy baselines include formerly released code stacks. Baselines are numbered in the order of release. For example, baseline v1
was the initial release for the VRTX system.
Table 2. Legacy baseline
Legacy baseline Description
Baseline v8
This baseline adds support for additional operating systems.
Baseline v7
Defines the minimum version baseline requirements for the
PowerEdge VRTX unit to support Dell PowerEdge M640.
This baseline also provides support for additional operating
systems
Baseline v6
Defines the minimum version baseline requirements for
the PowerEdge VRTX storage subsystem to support FIPS-
certified self-encrypting drives (SED).
This baseline also provides support for additional operating
systems.
Improvements for both single and dual Shared PERC 8
configurations over the previous baselines.
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