Reference Guide
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Compatibility matrix
General requirements
• SanDisk DAS Cache software for Windows requires less than 10 MB of disk space for installation, and typically less than 500 MB
of system memory at runtime.
• SanDisk DAS Cache software for Linux requires less than 2 MB of disk space for installation, and typically less than 500 MB of
system memory at runtime.
• SanDisk DAS Cache software for VMware vSphere requires less than 10 MB of disk space for installation, and typically between
140 MB to 500 MB of system memory at runtime.
• For write-back caching, the minimum drive requirements consist of two identical SSDs in a RAID 1 conguration.
Compatible operating systems
SanDisk DAS Cache software version 1.5 is compatible with the following operating systems:
• VMware vSphere:
– VMware ESXi 5.5 Update 2
NOTE: VMware vSphere ESXI 5.5 U2 is supported in write-through cache mode only.
• Linux:
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2
– Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3
– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
– SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
– Ubuntu Server 14.04 x LTS with kernel versions 3.13.0-24 and 3.19.0-25
– CentOS 6.5
– CentOS 6.6
– CentOS 6.7
– CentOS 7.0
– CentOS 7.1
– CentOS 7.2
NOTE: Support of SanDisk DAS Cache software on the above listed CentOS and Ubuntu operating systems must follow
the ProSupport terms described at http://www.dell.com/support/contents/us/en/04/article/Product-Support/Self-
support-Knowledgebase/enterprise-resource-center/server-operating-system-support.
• Linux with Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM):
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