Reference Guide

Dell PowerVault TL2000|TL4000 iSCSI Support Matrix March 2015 A05
 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 Standard and Enterprise* SP1 or higher
 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 with Update 4 or higher (AS, ES, WS), 32 bit and 64 bit (2.6 kernel)
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 update 1 (AS, ESWS), 32 bit and 64 bit (2.6 kernel)
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 x64 Service Pack 3, Service Pack 4
 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 x64 Service Pack 1
 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
 CentOS 6
 CentOS 7
*Hot Fix KB943545 required (provides required storport driver update)
Supported iSCSI Initiators
Supported iSCSI Initiators (Only Software Initiators are supported)
 Microsoft iSCSI Initiator 2.06 (available from www.microsoft.com)
 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 32 and 64 bit - Microsoft iSCSI Initiator 2.06 (available from
www.microsoft.com)
 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 32 and 64 bit – native iSCSI Initiator
 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 – native iSCSI Initiator
 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 – native iSCSI initiator
 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 – native iSCSI initiator
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 4 or higher, 32 bit and 64 bit (2.6 kernel) native iscsi_sfnet-
4.0.1.11.3e-1dkms.noarch.rpm
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 1 or higher (AS, ES, WS), 32 bit and 64 bit (2.6 kernel) native
iSCSI initiator
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 – native iSCSI Initiator
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 – native iSCSI Initiator
 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 service pack 3 or higher, with Intel® EM64T (2.6 kernel) scsi_mod-
sles9sp3-1dkms.noarch.rpm, iscsi-88.31.2_sles9sp3-1dkms.noarch.rpm
 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 1 or higher, with Intel EM64T (2.6 kernel) native
iSCSI initiator
 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 - native iSCSI Initiator
 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 – native iSCSI initiator
 CentOS 6
 CentOS 7
Supported Network Components
Ethernet Controllers
Any industry standard 10/100/1000 Ethernet controller which conforms to IEEE 802.3ab, 802.3ac, or
802.3u should interoperate with the TL2000\TL4000 iSCSI Bridge. To maximize available bandwidth to
the TL2000\TL4000 iSCSI controller, 1000 Mb/s controllers for I/O paths and 100 Mb/s controllers for
out-of-band management paths are highly recommended.
Ensure your host server has the latest driver for the network device and is set up according to the iSCSI
bridge requirements to ensure proper performance. Review your network device documentation.