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
Table 2. Legacy baseline (continued)
Legacy baseline Description
● Provides support for a single Shared PERC 8
configuration. Storage subsystem redundancy (dual
Shared PERC 8) is not supported with this baseline
● Does not have backward compatibility with later baselines
(Baselines v2) and will not be updated going forward
Baseline threshold guidelines
1. The storage subsystem should be compliant with only one baseline version.
When any component in the storage subsystem is compliant with the minimum version requirements defined in one baseline,
all components must also be brought into compliance with that same baseline.
2. Some operating systems are introduced with a particular baseline and are not supported with previous baselines. See the
baseline definitions for operating system support.
3. Downgrading the storage subsystem from one baseline to an earlier baseline is not a supported operation.
4. It is recommended that the storage subsystem be updated to the current baseline. As the baselines define only the minimum
version requirements, it is recommended that components be updated to the latest firmware and driver releases as provided
in Dell.com/support/home.
Storage subsystem baseline types
Baseline v9— Support for additional Operating systems
Table 3. Baseline v9— Support for additional Operating systems
Shared PERC8 OS Driver or Chassis Components
firmware
Version
CMC firmware 3.21
Chassis Infrastructure firmware 2.21
Shared PERC8 internal firmware 23.14.06.0013
Shared PERC8 external firmware 23.14.06.0013
Internal Expander backplane firmware 2.0
PowerVault MD1200/MD1220 Storage Enclosure firmware 1.06
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 6.805.03.00
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 6.805.03.00
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 6.805.03.00
VMWare ESXi 6.5 U3 6.806.90.00
VMWare ESXi 6.7 U1 6.806.90.00
VMWare ESXi 6.7 U3 6.806.90.00
VMWare ESXi 7.0 6.806.92.00
VMWare ESXi 7.0 U1 6.806.92.00
SLES 12 6.904.09.00
SLES 12 SP1 6.904.09.00
SLES 12 SP2 6.904.09.00
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