ESG Lab Review - Dell FluidFS v5: Flexible and Secure Scale-out File System

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This ESG Lab Review documents hands-on testing of Dell’s FluidFS v5 scale-out file system with a focus on
validating the latest enhancements in the areas of simplicity, scalability, and data governance.

Tags: nas, FluidFS, ESG, FS8600, Scale-out, FluidFS v5

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Dell Storage Compatibility Matrix - PS Series, SC Series, FS Series

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The new, combined Dell Storage Compatibility Matirx (February 2016) is now available here: PDF  The DSCM provides guidance on host and switching devices have been validated for use with SC Series (Compellent), PS Series (EqualLogic) and FS Series (FluidFS) storage solutions.   This list is not an exhaustive list of what works with any of these solutions.  Dell Storage solutions are based on storage industry standards for Fibre Channel and iSCSI and can work with almost any host adapter or switch that adheres to these standards.   Please review the Support Policy Statement for clarification on how Dell will provide support for validated and non-validated components.   Table of Contents 1      Overview 1.1       Definitions 1.2       Conventions used in this document 2      Dell Storage support policy statement 2.1      Level 1: Full contractual support 2.2      Level 2: Conditional support 2.3      Level 3: Commercially reasonable effort 2.4      Support for cross-platform coexisting solutions 2.5      FS Series additional support statement 2.5.1   Switch support policy 2.5.2   Client OS environment support policy 2.6      MD Series support policy statement 2.7      Other statements 2.7.1   Operating system, switch, and server adapter settings 2.7.2   Server interoperability 2.7.3   Host connectivity adapters and server vendor support 2.7.4   Persistent FCIDs 2.7.5   Allows AIX OS to survive Storage Center controller failover events of up to 60 seconds Limits of supportability 2.8      Abbreviations and terminology 3      Switches 3.1       SC Series and SCv Series 3.1.1   Fibre Channel 3.1.2   FCoE 3.1.3   iSCSI switches 3.2      PS Series 3.2.1   Summary 3.2.2   Switches 3.3      Fluid File System 3.3.1   FS8000 Series 3.3.2   FS7000 Series 3.4      Deprecated switches 3.4.1   SC Series & PS Series 3.4.2   FS Series 4     Host connectivity 4.1      SC Series 4.1.1   Fibre Channel host bus adapters 4.1.2   Fibre Channel over Ethernet host bus and converged network adapters 4.1.3   iSCSI converged network and host bus adapters 4.1.4   Network interface cards for boot from SAN for iSCSI and FCoE 4.1.5   Software iSCSI initiators 4.1.6   Software FCoE initiators 4.2      SCv Series 4.2.1   Fibre Channel host bus adapters 4.2.2   Fibre channel over Ethernet converged network and host bus adapters 4.2.3   iSCSI converged network and host bus adapters 4.2.4  Network interface cards for boot from SAN for iSCSI 4.2.5  Software iSCSI initiators 4.2.6  Software FCoE initiators 4.2.7   SAS HBA 4.3      PS Series 4.3.1   iSCSI converged network and host bus adapters 4.3.2   Network interface cards for boot from SAN & DCB support for iSCSI 4.3.3   Software iSCSI initiators 5      Other support matrices 5.1       Fluid File System Enterprise Manager support 5.2      Security key management system support 5.3      Cisco UCS support 5.4      Storage virtualization appliances A     Additional resources A.1  Technical support A.2  Related documentation

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Tags: compatibility, EqualLogic, Compellent, Interop

Rapid EqualLogic Configuration Portal

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The Dell Rapid EqualLogic (PS Series) Configuration portal is a collection of documents intended to assist users in deploying Dell PS Series iSCSI SAN solutions. The following documents employ tested and proven, Dell best practices for PS Series SAN environments. Use the links in each appropriate section to obtain the latest host, switch, and array configuration guides that pertain to your system (latest revision dates shown in parentheses).

Full product documentation can be found at http://eqlsupport.dell.com
--Note: This site is for registered Dell PS Series customers and requires a login. If you do not already have a login, click Create Account on the site linked above.--

Configuration steps should be completed in order as numbered below:

• Cisco 3750X with PS4100, PS6100, or PS6500 and ESXi, Windows, or RHEL 
  (April 2014)
• Cisco 4948 with PS4100, PS6100, or PS6500 and ESXi, Windows, or RHEL
  (June 2014)
• Cisco Nexus 6001 with PS4110, PS6110, PS6210 or PS6510 and ESXi, Windows, RHEL, or FS7610
  (January 2015)
• Force10 S25N or S50N with PS4100, PS6100, or PS6500 and ESXi, Windows, or RHEL 
  (April 2014)
• Force10 S55 with PS4100, PS6100, or PS6500 and ESXi, Windows, or RHEL 
  (April 2014)
• Force10 S60 with PS4100, PS6100, or PS6500 and ESXi, Windows, RHEL, or FS7600
  (April 2014)
• Force10 S4810 with PS4110, PS6010, PS6110, PS6210 or PS6510 and ESXi, Windows, RHEL, or FS7610 
  (April 2014)
• Force10 S4820T with PS4110, PS6110 or PS6210 and ESXi, Windows, RHEL, or FS7610
  (April 2014)
• PowerConnect 6224 or 6248 with PS4100, PS6100, or PS6500 and ESXi, Windows, or RHEL 
  (April 2014)
• PowerConnect 7024 or 7048 with PS4100, PS6100, or PS6500 and ESXi, Windows, RHEL, or FS7600 
  (August 2014)
• PowerConnect 8024 or 8024F with PS4110, PS6110, PS6010 or 6510 and ESXi, Windows, or RHEL 
  (May 2014)
• Dell Networking N2000 Series with PS4100, PS6100, or PS6500 and ESXi, Windows, or RHEL 
  (May 2014)
• Dell Networking N3000 Series with PS4100, PS6100, or PS6500 and ESXi, Windows, or RHEL
  (August 2014)
• Dell Networking N4000 Series or PowerConnect 8100 Series with PS4110, PS6110, PS6210, or PS6510 and ESXi, Windows, RHEL, or FS7610
  (February 2016)
• Dell Networking S3048-ON with PS4100, PS6100, or PS6500 and vSphere, Windows, RHEL, or FS7600
  (September 2015)
• Dell Networking S4048-ON with PS4110, PS6110, PS6210, or PS6510 and vSphere, Windows, RHEL, or FS7610
  (September 2015)

 

• PowerConnect 6224 or 6248 (October 2013)
• PowerConnect 7024/7048 (February 2014)
• PowerConnect 8024 or 8024F (October 2013)
• Dell Networking N2000 Series (May 2014)
• Dell Networking N3000 Series (March 2014)
• Dell Networking N4000 Series or PowerConnect 8100 series  (February 2014)
• Force10 S25N/S50N (April 2013)
• Force10 S55 (September 2013)
• Force10 S60 (September 2013)
• Dell Networking and Force10 S4810 (January 2016)
• Dell Networking and Dell Force10 S4820T (February 2014)
• Cisco 3750X (April 2014)
• Cisco 4948 (June 2014)
• Cisco Nexus 6001 (January 2015)
• Dell Networking S3048-ON (July 2015)
• Dell Networking S4048-ON (August 2015)
  

 

• Array configuration (January 2015)

• Windows 2008 R2 & Hyper-V (January 2015)
• Windows 2012 & Hyper-V (June 2014)
• ESXi 4.1 (April 2013)
• ESXi 5.1, 5.5, or 6.0  (July 2015)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 or 7 (November 2015)

• Installing SAN HQ and Dell Lasso (March 2013)

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IMPORTANT! Contact Dell support (EqualLogic support site) when:

• Deployment is complete to finalize your remote deployment and configuration checklist, or
• If there are any questions about your PS Series iSCSI SAN configuration.

The Storage and Infrastructure Solutions team would appreciate feedback pertaining to the documentation found here. Please email us at StorageSolutionsFeedback@dell.com

Additional Dell Storage documentation: 

• Switch Configuration Guides for EqualLogic SANs
• Complete list of Dell Storage publications

 

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Tags: configure, Storage, Deployment/Configuration Guide, configuration, network, EqualLogic, iSCSI, Networking, flow control, lag, eql, Optimization, PS Series

Storage Resources

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Find a full list of documents and pages under the Storage Resources category to the right. 

For additional storage documents and videos, visit Storage Solutions Technical Documents.

Whitepapers

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Find a full list of documents under the Whitepapers category to the right. 

For additional storage documents and videos, visit Storage Solutions Technical Documents.

Data Center Virtualization using Windows Server Hyper-V, PowerShell, and Dell EqualLogic Storage

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This collection of papers constitutes a technical solutions guide that demonstrates virtualizing a Microsoft Server environment using Hyper-V and Dell EqualLogic storage products in a Small to Medium Business (SMB). This guide focuses on:

• Understanding key technologies in Windows Server Hyper-V
• Initial deployment of a Windows Server Core Hyper-V host
• Deploying a dedicated Hyper-V management guest
• Protecting the Hyper-V environment using Dell EqualLogic storage and tools

This guide will provide an understanding and the basis for a toolkit that can be used to implement and manage a Windows virtualization solution.

Hyper-V Technology Overview - Architecture and Networking Considerations for Small to Medium Businesses

This overview examines the various components that go into Hyper-V virtualization on a Dell EqualLogic storage platform. It discusses Windows Server Hyper-V architecture with a particular focus on Hyper-V networking technologies. It also examines the various storage interface options (iSCSI, Fibre Channel, and SAS) available to a Hyper-V host, and concludes by providing three example network design templates particularly tailored for an SMB.

Setup and Configuration of a Windows Server Core Hyper-V Host using PowerShell and Dell EqualLogic Storage and Tools

This configuration guide demonstrates how to architect and deploy a Windows Server Core Hyper-V host using PowerShell and Dell EqualLogic iSCSI PS Series storage. The examples show how to deploy Windows Server Core, install the Hyper-V roll, create and configure Hyper-V virtual switches and networking, connect to a Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SAN, and enable the host for remote PowerShell.

Deploying a Dedicated Hyper-V Management Guest using PowerShell and Dell EqualLogic Storage and Tools

This white paper describes how to deploy an initial virtual machine on a Windows Server Core Hyper-V host. Instructions are provided for automating the virtual machine creation; modifying virtual machine settings, and setting up the virtual machine network configuration using PowerShell scripting. The virtual machine is converted to a dedicated management guest that manages the Hyper-V environment and the Dell EqualLogic PS Series array.

Managing and Protecting a Windows Server Hyper-V Environment using Dell EqualLogic PS Series Storage and Tools

This paper focuses on using Dell EqualLogic PS Series storage and tools to help manage and protect a Microsoft Hyper-V virtualized environment. IT provides information for:

• The Dell EqualLogic Host Integration Tools Microsoft Edition (HIT/Microsoft) components and capabilities
• Protecting the Hyper-V environment using Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition ASM/ME and PowerShell scripting
• Creating Hyper-V virtual machine templates using ASM/ME
• Rapid Virtual Machine Deployment using HIT/Microsoft and PowerShell
• Provisioning EqualLogic Storage using HIT/Microsoft integration with Microsoft Server Manager and PowerShell scripting
• Guidelines for constructing standard operating procedures that manage and protect a Hyper-V environment

 

• Using Dell EqualLogic Storage with Failover Clusters and Hyper-V
• Using Dell EqualLogic Storage with Microsoft Windows Server 2012
• Automation and Integration with MS System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 SP1 and Dell EqualLogic Storage
• Deploying and Configuring the Dell EqualLogic Multipath Device Specific Module with Microsoft Windows

Tags: ASM/ME 4.7, HIT/ME 4.7, EqualLogic, Host Integration Tools 4.7, windows server core, Hyper-V, Windows Server 2012 R2, PowerShell

Network-Attached Storage

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Visit FluidFS technical content for the latest technical documents and videos.

Technical White Papers on Dell Fluid File System-Based NAS Solutions

Dell Fluid File System (FluidFS): Dell Fluid File System Overview Dell Fluid File System: Protecting Data on NAS Systems Dell Fluid File System Migration Guide Understanding Snapshots in Dell Fluid File System NAS Dell Compellent FS8600 Series: Compellent FS8600 Dell EqualLogic FS7500 Series: Scaling and Best Practices for Virtual Workload Environments with the FS7500 Integrating the Dell EqualLogic FS7500 into an existing SAN EqualLogic FS7500 NAS Scalability And Deployment

Dell PowerVault NX3600 Series: Deploying the Dell PowerVault NX3600 in a CIFS Environment Deploying the Dell PowerVault NX3600 in a VMware vSphere Environment PowerVault NX3600 Series NAS Appliances: Deploying In an NFS Environment

Solutions

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Silver Peak

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Silver Peak Product Overview

Silver Peak is the leader in Data Center Class WAN (Wide Area Network) optimization with proven customer results for Compellent and EqualLogic replication as well as others.  Silver Peak is also a Dell Global Preferred Partner, certified Dell technology partner, and a strategic WAN optimization vendor to Dell Networking Product Group and Dell IT.

Silver Peak makes offsite replication easy, affordable, and responsive to stringent corporate demands.

By using our acceleration software with leading asynchronous replication solutions, you can achieve the following benefits:

• Meet Recovery Point Objectives (RPO)– Replicate more data in less time to remote offsite locations.
• Replicate over longer distances - Eliminate distance limitations between source/target devices.
• Improve business continuity– Maintain redundant data center(s) for hot failover.
• Lower disaster recovery costs - Eliminate costly dedicated networks for replication; avoid bandwidth upgrades

For more information visit silver-peak.com/dell, silver-peak.com/equallogic or silver-peak.com/compellent

Resources:

Free 30 Day Trial:

http://www.vx-xpress.com/downloads

White Paper and Deployment Guides:

• Technical Report - Dell PowerEdge VRTX WAN Optimization with Silver Peak
• Deploying Silver Peak with the PowerEdge VRTX
• Technical Report- Silver Peak WAN Optimization and Dell EqualLogic PS
• Technical Report: Dell Compellent + Silver Peak
• Deploying Silver Peak with Dell EqualLogic
• Deploying Silver Peak Velocity with Dell Compellent Remote Instant Replay
• Dell Wyse Datacenter Branch Office Desktop with Silver Peak
• Reference Architecture - Dell Wyse Datacenter for VMware Horizon DaaS
• Dell AppAssure Core to Core Replication Configuration Guide for Silver Peak Velocity

Solution Briefs and Customer Evidence:

• Silver Peak and Nutanix
• Solution Brief: Dell EqualLogic replication and Silver Peak WAN Optimization
• Solution Brief: Dell Compellent replication and Silver Peak WAN Optimization
• Solution Brief: Optimizing offsite data backup and disaster recovery with Dell DR4100 and Silver Peak
• Solution Brief: Optimizing virtualization and VDI deployments with Dell PS Series storage and Silver Peak WAN acceleration
• Solution Brief: Optimize replication and enhance business continuity with Dell MD3 SAN array series and Silver Peak replication acceleration
• Customer Profile: Community Bank Invests in Silver Peak to Optimize EqualLogic Replication
• Customer Profile: Denali Credit Union Improves Disaster Recovery with Dell Compellent and Silver Peak

Data Sheets

• Silver Peak NX Appliances Data Sheet
• Silver Peak VX Appliances Data Sheet
• Silver Peak Global Management System Data Sheet

Silver Peak Videos

• Silver Peak with Dell PowerEdge VRTX
• How to Configure Compellent Array for Replication Acceleration
• Silver Peak - Data Center Replication at Dell Storage Forum Paris
• WAN Optimization - Virtual vs. Physical Appliances
• Inside Silver Peak VXOA WAN Optimization Technology
• Accelerate Dell EqualLogic Offsite Replication
• Accelerate Remote File Sharing
• Optimize Streaming Media

About Silver Peak

Silver Peak improves backup, replication and recovery between data centers and facilitates branch office server and storage centralization by improving application performance across the Wide Area Network (WAN).  The company’s award winning Virtual Acceleration Open Architecture (VXOA) delivers exceptional performance improvements with unprecedented security and scalability across all enterprise applications, including data replication, backup, file transfers, email, web and real-time applications such as Citrix and VoIP.

Silver Peak Systems, Inc. (www.silver-peak.com)

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Contact Information:

US: Melanie Christiansen, Dell Alliance Manager, Silver Peak Systems , Inc. mchristiansen@silver-peak.com

EMEA: Pierre Langlois, EMEA Channels Director, Silver Peak Systems, Inc. planglois@silver-peak.com

APAC: Doug Farndale, VP APAC Sales, Silver Peak Systems, Inc. dgarndale@silver-peak.com

Tags: Nutanix, silver peak

Dell PowerVault MD Downloads

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***This page is being deprecated.***

For the most up to date firmware, go to: support.dell.com.

1. Navigate to: Browse for a product  > View Products.

2. Click Servers, Storage, & Networking.

3. Under Select a product, click PowerVault.

4. Click the model number and select Drivers & downloads to find your firmware.

 

This page serves as a secondary tool to download the current major release (and one major release previous) of the RDVD and Controller Firmware for the Dell PowerVault MD Series of storage arrays.  Here you will also find Hard Drive Firmware and AppAware downloads.

This site is not meant to replace the main support site.  For other support related items, including user's guides and the support matrix, refer to support.dell.com.

 

NOTE: To download the file(s), right click and select "Save Target As..."

 

RDVD

• RDVD 6.2.0.2

Archive

• RDVD 6.1.0.6

 

Controller Firmware and NVSRAM Firmware MD34/MD38

• MD34/MD38 Series Firmware 08.20.11.60

Archive

• MD34/MD38 Series Firmware 08.20.09.60

 

Controller Firmware and NVSRM Firmware MD32/MD36

• MD32/MD36 Series Firmware 08.20.11.60

Archive

• MD32/MD36 Series Firmware 08.20.09.60

   

Hard Drive Firmware

• PowerVault MD Series Storage HDD (SSD) Firmware A22  

Archive

• PowerVault MD Series Storage HDD (SSD) Firmware A19                                 

 

AppAware

• VASA 5.50.3600.0006
• vCenter  Client 2.70.3600.0002
• vCenter Web Client 3.0
  
• SRA 5.10.3600.0021

Archive

• VASA 5.10.3600.0012
• VCenter 2.50.3600.0028
• SRA 5
• AppAware Documentation

 

SMI-S Provider

•  MD32xx/MD36xx/MD34xx/MD38xx SMI-S Provider 10.32.G6.02

Archive

• MD32xx/MD36xx/MD34xx/MD38xx SMI-S Provider 10.30.G6.09

 

 LSI SAS HBA 9300-8e Firmware and Drivers

•  LSI SAS HBA 9300-8e 03.00.08.00

 

 

Last Updated:  10/27/2015

• Updated drivers for MD34xx/38xx
• Updated drivers for MD32xx/36xx
  
• Updated vCenter Client and added vCenter Web Client
  

 

                          

 

 

 

Dell XC Series Documentation

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Shared XC Series Documentation

Title	Published/Updated	Version	Type
Nutanix End User License Agreement	August 2015	A01	Nutanix EULA
Information Update for XC Series Web-Scale Hyperconverged Appliances	May 2016	A00	Information Update
Rack Installation	July 2011		Product Document

 

Dell XC430

Title	Published/Updated	Version	Type
Getting Started With Your System|Getting Started With Your System	March 2016	A02	Product documentation
Dell XC430 Web-Scale Hyperconverged Appliance Solutions Guide	March 2016	A02	Product Documentation
Dell XC430 Web-Scale Hyperconverged Appliance Owner's Manual	March 2016	A02	Product Documentation
Dell XC430 Web-Scale Hyperconverged Appliance Support Matrix

 

Dell XC630

Title	Published/Updated	Version	Type
Getting Started With Your System	March 2016	A03	Product Documentation
Dell XC630 Web-Scale Hyperconverged Appliance Solutions Guide	March 2016	A03	Product Documentation
Dell XC630 Web-Scale Hyperconverged Appliance Owner's Manual	March 2016	A03	Product documentation
Dell XC630 Web-Scale Hyperconverged Appliance Support Matrix	March 2016	A03	Product Documentation

 

Dell XC6320

Title	Published/Updated	Version	Type
Getting Started With Your System
Dell XC6320 Web-Scale Hyperconverged Appliance Solutions Guide
Dell XC6320 Web-Scale Hyperconverged Appliance Owner's Manual
Dell XC6320 Web-Scale Hyperconverged Appliance Support Matrix

Dell XC730

Title	Published/Updated	Version	Type
Getting Started With Your System	March 2016	A03	Product Documentation
Dell XC730 Web-Scale Hyperconverged Appliance Solutions Guide	March 2016	A02	Product Documentation
Dell XC730 Web-Scale Hyperconverged Appliance Owner's Manual	March 2016	A01	Product Documentation
Dell XC730 Web-Scale Hyperconverged Appliance Support Matrix	March 2016	A03	Product Documentation

 

Dell XC730xd and Dell730xd-12C

Title	Published/Updated	Version	Type
Getting Started With Your System	February 2015	NA	Product Documentation
XC730xd
Dell XC730xd Web-Scale Hyperconverged Appliance Solutions Guide
Dell XC730xd Web-Scale Hyperconverged Appliance Owner's Manual
Dell XC730xd Web-Scale Hyperconverged Appliance Support Matrix
XC730xd-12C
Dell XC730xd-12C Web-Scale Hyperconverged Appliance Solutions Guide
Dell XC730xd-12C Web-Scale Hyperconverged Appliance Owner's Manual
Dell XC730xd-12C Web-Scale Hyperconverged Appliance Support Matrix

Tags: XC Series

Dell XC Series Web-Scale Hyperconverged Solution

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The Dell XC Series platform is a scale-out cluster of hyperconverged nodes each running a standard hypervisor and containing processors, memory and local storage (consisting of SSD Flash and high capacity hard disk drives). The Dell XC Series platform is powered by Nutanix software and managed through the Nutanix Prism interface. The Dell XC Series Platform can horizontally scale from as few as three nodes to a large number of nodes, enabling organizations to scale their infrastructure as their needs grow.

Each node runs virtual machines just like a standard virtual machine host and currently VMware ESXi and Microsoft Hyper-V hypervisors are supported. In addition, local storage from all nodes is virtualized into a unified pool by the Nutanix Distributed File System (NDFS). In effect, NDFS acts like an advanced NAS that uses local SSDs and disks from all nodes to store virtual machine data. Virtual machines running on the cluster write data to NDFS as if they were writing to shared storage.

Read what the IDC has to say about the proven Business Value of Dell XC Powered by Nutanix Software.

Read about the next wave of Dell XC Web-Scale Hyperconverged appliances that are expanding the SDS portfolio at Dell. 

 What’s New

Dell XC Series Information Update
Get important information on how to properly use the SATADOM as a boot device and not for application use. This document also includes details on how to properly remove SED. In addition, this document contains a link to Nutanix knowledge base articles.

New blog!Free up staff time and reduce operating expenses with denser, faster, validated hyperconverged appliances that just work. 

New white paper on the demonstrated linear scalability of the Dell XC Series hyperconverged appliance. We prove that with XC platforms, that organizations can create massively scalable, high-performing storage systems with advanced management capabilities. Want to know more? Download this paper today!

New white paper on Microsoft Hyper-V reference architecture by Principled Technologies.
See how to set up the XC Series hyperconverged solution as a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 cluster with Microsoft Hyper-V. This reference architecture explains our findings and offers a guide and best practices for implementing this solution in your datacenter. 

Update to Dell XC Series 2.0 HBA Firmware

The supported H730 host bus adapter version has changed. You now must use firmware version 25.2.2-0004.

 Useful Links

Dell XC Series Technical Content     
This page is a frequently updated collection of all Dell XC Series technical content produced by Marketing, Dell Storage Engineering, and Solution Partners. Add this page to your watch list for notification of new publications.

Dell  XC Series Product Documentation  
Want all the installation and deployment details about this solution? Hop over to our product documentation page here.

Nutanix Documents
Link to Nutanix document resources including: VMware View, Citrix XenDesktop, and Citrix XenApp best practices.

Tags: advanced storage software, storage architecture running on Nutanix, Best cold tier storage, best hyperconverged cluster powered by Nutanix, best high performance nodes, affordable storage architecture, modern storage architecture, affordable storage solution, best storage infrastucture, best storage using Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, best virtual storage, best scale-out hyperconverged cluster, best cluster using SATA disk, best software define storage, open source storage technologies, best cluster using SSD flash, best hyperconverged hypervisor cluster, best high performance cluster, best reference architure for Microsoft Hyper-V, best scalable storage

Dell Storage with Microsoft Storage Spaces - Documentation

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This page is a frequently updated collection of all Dell Storage with Microsoft Storage Spaces content produced by Marketing, Dell Storage Engineering, and Solution Partners for the Dell Storage with Microsoft Storage Spaces. Add this page to your watch list to be notified when new publications are added to the collection.

Architecture and Technology       Databases         General Use File Server      Hyper-V

Private Cloud Test, and Dev        Solution IDs      VDI

 

DSMS Solution IDs

Title	Published/Updated	Version	Type
Dell Storage with Microsoft Storage Spaces Configurations and Solution IDs	October 2015	1.0	Spec Sheet

 

Architecture and Technology                        

Title	Published/Updated	Version	Type
Dell Storage with Microsoft Storage Spaces Validated and tested configurations for Scale-Out File Server (SOFS)	June 2015	1.0	Technical Brief
Dell Storage with Microsoft Storage Spaces	June 2015	1.0	Spec Sheet
Dell Storage with Microsoft Storage Spaces Best Practices Guide	June 2015	1.0	Product documentation

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Databases

Title	Published/Updated	Version	Type
Converged
Microsoft SQL Server with Dell Storage with Microsoft Storage Spaces (DSMS) (Converged)	October 2015	1.0	Solution Brief
Scale-Out File Server
Microsoft SQL Server with Dell Storage withMicrosoft Storage Spaces (DSMS) (SOFS)	October 2015	1.0	Solution Brief

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General Use File Server                 

Title	Published/Updated	Version	Type
Converged
General Use File Server with Dell Storage with Microsoft Storage Spaces (DSMS)	September 2015	1.0	Solutions Brief

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Hyper-V

Title	Published/Updated	Version	Type
Converged
Hyper-V Replica Server with Dell Storage with Microsoft Storage Space (DSMS) (Converged)	October 2015	1.0	Solution Brief
Scale-Out File Server
Hyper-V Replica Server with Dell Storage with Microsoft Storage Spaces (DSMS) (SOFS)	October 2015	1.0	Solution Brief

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 Private Cloud, Test, and Dev 

Title	Published/Updated	Version	Type
Scale-Out File Server
Dell PowerEdge R630 Configuration for Microsoft Private Cloud Fast Track v4	June 2015	1.0	Reference Architecture

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Virtualized Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)

Title	Published/Updated	Version	Type
Converged
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Compute and Storage with Dell Storage with Microsoft Storage Spaces (DSMS) (Converged)	October 2015	1.0	Solution Brief
Scale-Out File Server
Dell Storage with Microsoft Storage Spaces SOFS for Wyse vWorkspace VDI	January 2016	1.1	White Paper
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Storage with Dell Storage with Microsoft Storage Spaces (DSMS) (SOFS)	October 2015	1.0	Solution Brief

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VMware vSphere Storage APIs for Storage Awareness enables unprecedented coordination between vSphere/vCenter and storage arrays. It provides built-in storage insight in vCenter to support intelligent VM storage provisioning, bolster storage troubleshooting and enable new DRS-related use cases for storage.

Dell SC Series supports vSphere Storage APIs for Storage Awareness via the “provider” included in the Dell Storage Manager (DSM) 2016 R1 Key Customer kit, currently available by contacting your Dell Storage Center Co-Pilot.

This provider is compatible with vSphere/vCenter and supports the Dell Storage Center Arrays, as described on the VMware Compatibility Guide.

The new Dell Storage Center VASA provider is VASA version 1.0, VASA version 2.0, and Virtual Volume compliant. This provider replaces the VASA 1.0 compliant “Dell Compellent VASA Provider”, packaged with the Compellent Integration Tools for VMware (CITV) kit.

For more information, contact Dell Storage Center Co-Pilot for the DSM documentation:

• Dell Storage Manager 2016 R1 Installation Guide

• Dell Storage Manager 2016 R1 Administrator’s Guide

For support contact Dell via www.dell.com/support.

Compatible vSphere versions:

• VASA 1.0 compatible with VMware vSphere 5.5 & 6.0

• VASA 2.0 compatible with VMware vSphere 6.0

System requirements:

Dell Storage Center (SC) with minimum:

• Storage Center OS 6.3 for VASA 1.0

• Storage Center OS 7.0 for VASA 2.0

Supported arrays:

• Dell Storage Center (SC) series arrays

File & Provider details: Contact Dell Storage Center Co-Pilot for files

• Provider name : Dell Storage VASA 2.0 Provider
• Provider version : 2.0
• File Information:
  
  • DSM Windows Kit:
    
    • File Name : EnterpriseManager-16.1.1.438.zip
    • File Size : 1.62 GB
    • MD5 Checksum : 147827f35a90f4e288b2a188b637fe91
  • DSM Virtual Appliance:
    
    • File Name : DSMBuildVM-16.1.1.438.ova
    • File Size : 5.15 GB
    • MD5 Checksum : 03a09f8f382a69111e4ffe1628a2c741

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The Dell Storage SC Series portfolio includes highly virtualized storage solutions with automated data management features, including tiering and thin provisioning, for enterprise and cloud computing environments. Dell Fluid Data technology combines a powerful data-movement engine, intelligent software and modular hardware that can help cut costs up to 80 percent. The Fluid Data architecture provides block-level intelligence to automatically place data on the right storage tier to optimize performance and maximize cost savings. With an open, future-ready design, SC Series storage integrates seamlessly with applications and infrastructure, enabling you to scale on a single platform and add capabilities without forklift upgrades.

Documents and resources

• SC Series Technical Documents
• Dell Storage Compatibility Matrix
• Switch Configuration Guides for SC Series SANs
• SC Series Storage Solutions
• Dell Storage Software Release and Support Policy
• Dell Storage SC Series VASA Provider
• Dell Storage SC Series Management Suite spec sheet
• Dell Storage Center Software Suite spec sheet
• Dell Storage SC Series Live Volume spec sheet

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This page is a frequently updated collection of all Dell Storage PS Series (EqualLogic) technical documents and videos produced by Dell Storage engineering, marketing and solution partners.

Reference documents (regularly updated):

• Rapid EqualLogic Configuration Portal
• Switch Configuration Guides for PS Series or SC Series SANs
• Dell PS Series Configuration Guide
• Dell Storage Compatibility Matrix

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Cloud

Title	Published/Updated	Type
Overview of Microsoft Private Cloud with Dell EqualLogic Storage Arrays	December 2014	White Paper

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Data protection

Title	Published/Updated	Type
Protection of User and Configuration Data on PS Series Arrays	October 2015	Technical White Paper
Using Dell PS Series Asynchronous Replication	June 2015	Best Practices
Deploying Symantec Backup Exec 2014 with Dell PS Series Arrays	May 2015	Best Practices
Oracle Database Protection on Windows Servers using Dell EqualLogic Storage and Tools	March 2014	Reference Architecture
Advanced Performance Tuning for Dell EqualLogic Auto-Replication	July 2014	Best Practices
Best Practices for Securing a Dell EqualLogic SAN	April 2014	Best Practices
Dell EqualLogic PS Series Arrays: Understanding Synchronous Replication	March 2014	Deployment and Configuration Guide
Disaster Recovery Best Practices for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 with Dell EqualLogic Auto-Replication and VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager	December 2013	Best Practices
Best Practices for Deploying Dell EqualLogic Synchronous Replication	October 2013	Reference Architecture
Protecting heterogeneous Dell storage environments using AppAssure Backup and Recovery	October 2013	Technical Performance Study
Protect Your Data And Your Business With SAN-Based Synchronous Replication	February 2013	Analyst Paper
Silver Peak WAN Optimization and Dell EqualLogic PS Series	July 2012	Technical Report
EqualLogic Snapshots and Clones: Best Practices and Sizing Guidelines	May 2012	Best Practices
Disaster Recovery with Dell EqualLogic PS Series SANs and VMware vSphere Site Recovery Manager 5	September 2011	Technical Report
EqualLogic Auto-Replication Best Practices and Sizing Guide	March 2011	Best Practices

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Database (general)

Title	Published/Updated	Type
Maximizing Database Performance with Dell EqualLogic Hybrid Arrays	May 2011	Analyst Report
Automatic data tiering benefits for OLTP databases with EqualLogic hybrid arrays	March 2011	Technical Report

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Exchange Server

Title	Published/Updated	Type
Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 with Dell PS Series Arrays	February 2016	Best Practices
Sizing and Best Practices for Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 on VMware vSphere and Dell EqualLogic PS6110E Arrays	August 2014	Reference Architecture
Dell EqualLogic PS6210E 5000 User Mailbox Resiliency Storage Solution for Microsoft Exchange Server 2013	July 2014	Reference Architecture
Scaling Exchange 2013 Workloads on Dell EqualLogic PS6210E and Windows Server 2012 R2 with Hyper-V	July 2014	Best Practices
Exchange 2013 Data Protection with EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager / Microsoft Edition	October 2013	Technical Report
Microsoft Exchange 2010 on a Hyper-V Virtual Infrastructure Supported by Dell EqualLogic SANs	February 2013	Best Practices
Sizing MS Exchange 2010 on EqualLogic PS4100-6100 Arrays with VMware vSphere 5	May 2012	Best Practices
Enhancing Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Data Protection and Availability using EqualLogic Snapshots	October 2011	Best Practices
Dell EqualLogic PS Series 5,000 Mailbox Exchange 2010 Mailbox Resiliency Storage Solution	August 2011	Technical Report
Dell EqualLogic PS Series 10,000 Mailbox Exchange 2010 Mailbox Resiliency Storage Solution	August 2011	Technical Report
Dell EqualLogic PS Series 20,000 Mailbox Exchange 2010 Mailbox Resiliency Storage Solution	August 2011	Technical Report
Dell EqualLogic PS Series 75,000 Mailbox Exchange 2010 Mailbox Resiliency Storage Solution	August 2011	Technical Report

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FluidFS

Click here for additional FluidFS technical content on Dell TechCenter.

Title	Published/Updated	Type
FluidFS Antivirus Integration	May 2014	Deployment Guide
EqualLogic FluidFS NAS Replication Technical Concepts and Best Practices	July 2013	Reference Architecture
Best Practices and Guidelines for Integrating the Dell EqualLogic FS7600 and FS7610 into an Existing SAN	February 2013	Best Practices
NDMP Backup on Dell EqualLogic FS Series NAS using CommVault Simpana	January 2013	Best Practices
The Dell FS7600 and FS7610 -- Advancing Unified Scalable Storage	December 2012	Analyst Report
Dell EqualLogic FS7500: Unifying the Storage Infrastructure with Integrated File Storage and Breakthrough Ease of Use	June 2012	Analyst Report
Scaling and Best Practices for Virtual Workload Environments with the FS7500	May 2012	Best Practices
Integrating the Dell EqualLogic FS7500 into an existing SAN	August 2011	Best Practices
EqualLogic FS7500 NAS Scalability and Deployment	August 2011	Best Practices

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Linux / Unix

Title	Published/Updated	Type
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Configuration Guide for Dell Storage PS Series Arrays	April 2016	Deployment and Configuration Guide
EqualLogic Integration: Host Integration Tools for Linux with Auto-Snapshot Manager	April 2014	Deployment and Configuration Guide
EqualLogic Integration: Installation and Configuration of Host Integration Tools for Linux – HIT/Linux	April 2014	Deployment and Configuration Guide
Deploying Solaris 11 with EqualLogic Arrays	February 2014	Deployment and Configuration Guide
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 NIC Optimization and Best Practices with EqualLogic SANs	January 2014	Best Practices
Dell EqualLogic – Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 Boot from SAN	November 2012	Best Practices
Deploying SUSE Linux Enterprise Server with Dell EqualLogic PS Series Storage Arrays	September 2011	Technical Report
Deploying Red Hat Enterprise Linux with Dell EqualLogic PS Series Arrays	September 2011	Technical Report

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Oracle

Title	Published/Updated	Type
Migrating an Oracle VM Environment Across Heterogeneous Storage Arrays	June 2014	Best Practices
Sizing and Best Practices for Deploying Oracle VM using Dell EqualLogic Hybrid Arrays	March 2014	Best Practices
Sizing and Best Practices for Online Transaction Processing Applications with Oracle 11g R2 using Dell EqualLogic PS6110XS Hybrid Arrays	December 2013	Best Practices
Performance Baseline for Deploying Oracle 11g Release 2 Based Decision Support Systems using Dell EqualLogic PS6110XV Arrays	May 2012	Best Practice Addendum
Deploying Oracle Decision Support Systems with EqualLogic 10GbE iSCSI SAN	February 2012	Best Practices
Best Practices for Oracle 11g Backup and Recovery using Oracle RMAN and EqualLogic Snapshots	May 2011	Best Practices
Choosing a storage ecosystem for transaction-intensive Oracle database applications	October 2010	Power Solutions Article
Sizing and Best Practices for Oracle 11g OLTP on EqualLogic Storage	September 2010	Best Practices

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SAN (general)

Title	Published/Updated	Type
Dell Storage Cross-Platform Replication Solutions Guide	May 2016	White Paper
Dell Storage Cross-Platform Replication Video	May 2016	Video
Using IPv6 with Dell Storage PS Series Arrays	May 2016	Best Practices
Guidelines for Replacing a PS Series Group with an SC Series Array	February 2016	White Paper
Dell PS Series Storage: Choosing a Member RAID Policy	January 2016	White Paper
Best Practices for Sharing an iSCSI SAN Infrastructure with Dell Storage PS Series and Dell SC Series Arrays	January 2016	Best Practices
Best Practices for Sharing an iSCSI SAN Infrastructure with Dell PS Series and Dell SC Series Storage using a Windows Host	December 2015	Best Practices
Best Practices for Sharing an iSCSI SAN Infrastructure with Dell PS Series and Dell SC Series Storage using Linux Hosts	December 2015	Best Practices
Analyzing Dell Ps Series Storage with SAN Headquarters	October 2015	Technical Report
PS to SC Series Terminology Dictionary	October 2015	White Paper
Best Practices for Sharing an iSCSI SAN Infrastructure with Dell PS Series and Dell SC Series Storage using VMware ESXi Hosts	October 2015	Best Practices
Space Borrowing for Snapshots and Replicas	June 2015	Best Practices
Space Optimization of Data On Dell PS Series Storage	June 2015	Technical White Paper
What's new in Dell PS Series firmware v8	June 2015	Video
PS Series Architecture - MPIO with Devices Having Unequal Link Speeds	June 2015	Best Practices
Configuring a Dell EqualLogic SAN Infrastructure with Virtual Link Trunking (VLT)	January 2015	Reference Architecture
EqualLogic PS Series Arrays: Access Control Policies	January 2014	Technical White Paper
Best Practices for a DCB-enabled Dell M-Series Blade Solution with EqualLogic PS-M4110	July 2013	Reference Architecture
Best Practices for Mixed Speed Devices within a 10 Gb EqualLogic SAN using Force10 S4820T Switches	June 2013	Best Practices
EqualLogic PS Series Architecture: Self Encrypting Drive Management with PS Series Arrays	May 2013	Technical Report
EqualLogic PS Series Arrays: Optimizing your SAN Environment for High Availability	May 2013	Configuration Guide
EqualLogic Best Practices for using Dell Force10 Leaf-Spine Architecture	April 2013	Best Practices
EqualLogic PS Series Architecture: Hybrid Array Load Balancer	March 2013	Technical Report
Dell PowerEdge M1000e Blade Enclosure and EqualLogic PS Series SAN Design Best Practices using Force10 Switches	February 2013	Solution best practice
EqualLogic DCB Configuration Best Practices	February 2013	Solution best practice
Dell EqualLogic SAN Headquarters v2.5 SAN Assist Feature	February 2013	Tech Brief
Dell Active System 800 Converged Infrastructure Solution: VDI and Collaboration Performance	February 2013	Analyst Report
Best Practices for Mixed Speed Devices within a 10Gb EqualLogic SAN using PowerConnect 8100 Series Switches	February 2013	Solution Best Practice
Data Center Bridging: Standards, Behavioral Requirements, and Configuration Guidelines with Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SANs	January 2013	Solution Best Practice
Dell EqualLogic PS-M4110 Hybrid Blade Arrays: The Storage Foundation for a Converged VDI Solution	December 2012	Analyst Report
Dell PowerEdge M1000e Blade and EqualLogic PS Series 10 GbE SAN Design Best Practices	October 2012	Solution Best Practice
Dell EqualLogic PS-M4110 Blade Array Technical Article	October 2012	Technical Article
SAN Design Best Practices for the Dell PowerEdge M1000e Blade Enclosure and EqualLogic PS Series Storage (1GbE)	August 2012	Solution Best Practices
The Data Center in a Box Solution Performance Test: Comparing Dell and HP Blade Solutions	May 2012	Analyst Report
Dell EqualLogic TCO Analysis: Multi-generational Manageability and Efficiency at a Low Cost	April 2012	Analyst Report
Dell EqualLogic and Certeon aCelera Sync Accelerates Business Continuity	April 2012	Technical Report
Transition to Data Center Bridging Era with EqualLogic PS Series Storage Solutions	February 2012	Solution Best Practices
EqualLogic iSCSI Volume Connection Count Maximum Characterization	February 2012	Solution Best Practices
EqualLogic iSCSI SAN for Fibre Channel Professionals	January 2012	Solution Best Practices
EqualLogic PS Series Architecture: Load Balancers	September 2011	Technical Report
Creating a DCB Compliant EqualLogic iSCSI SAN with Mixed Traffic	August 2011	Solution Best Practices
Reference Architecture: Dell PowerConnect B-Series RX4/RX8/RX16	June 2011	Switch Validation/RA
Reference Architecture: Juniper EX4500 (Four-Switch SAN)	May 2011	Switch Validation/RA
Reference Architecture: Juniper EX4500 (Two-Switch SAN)	May 2011	Switch Validation/RA
Deploying a Mixed 1Gb/10Gb Ethernet SAN using EqualLogic Storage Arrays	March 2011	Solution Best Practices
EqualLogic PS Series Template Volumes and Thin Clones: How and When to Use Them	February 2011	Technical Report
Using multi-tiered arrays to optimize application performance	July 2010	Power Solutions Article

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SharePoint

Title	Published/Updated	Type
Deploying SharePoint 2013 Using a Dell EqualLogic PS Series iSCSI SAN	October 2014	Deployment and Configuration Guide
SharePoint Data Protection with Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition 4.7 Dell EqualLogic PS Series	June 2014	Deployment and Configuration Guide
Windows Server 2012 on Dell - Great performance and value for the next generation Windows Server Platform: A SharePoint Study	February 2013	Analyst Report
Reference Architecture for a Virtualized SharePoint 2010 Document Management Solution	August 2012	Solution Best Practices

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SQL Server

Title	Published/Updated	Type
17TB and 26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 Server and Dell Storage PS Series PS6210S	December 2015	Deployment Guide
17TB Data Warehouse Fast Track Reference Architecture for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 and Dell Storage PS6210S	March 2015	Reference Architecture
26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track Reference Architecture for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 and Dell Storage PS6210S	March 2015	Reference Architecture
Microsoft SQL Server Database Protection using EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager / Microsoft Edition	September 2014	Deployment and Configuration Guide
Best Practices and Sizing Guidelines for Transaction Processing Applications with Microsoft SQL Server 2012 using EqualLogic PS Series Storage Arrays	June 2014	Reference Architecture
Using Microsoft SQL Server with Dell EqualLogic PS Series Arrays	April 2014	Configuration Guide
Performance Baseline for Deploying Microsoft SQL Server 2012 OLTP Database Applications Using EqualLogic PS Series Hybrid Storage Arrays	April 2014	Supplemental
Best Practices for Decision Support systems with Microsoft SQL Server 2012 using Dell EqualLogic PS series Storage Arrays	July 2013	Reference Architecture
Best Practices and Sizing Guidelines for Transaction Processing Applications with Microsoft SQL 2012 using EqualLogic PS Series Storage	March 2013	Solution best practice
Protecting Microsoft SQL Server databases with EqualLogic Synchronous Replication	October 2012	Technical Report
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Backup and Restore using Dell EqualLogic and PowerVault DL2200 with CommVault Simpana	March 2012	Solution Best Practices
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Backup and Restore using Dell EqualLogic	March 2012	Solution Best Practices
Enhancing SQL Server Protection using EqualLogic Smart Copy Snapshots	August 2011	Solution Best Practices
Deploying MS SQL Server 2008 DSS on 10GbE EqualLogic Storage	April 2011	Best Practices

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Virtualization

Title	Published/Updated	Type
Citrix XenServer 6.5 with Dell PS Series Storage Configuration and Deployment	March 2016	Deployment and Configuration Guide
Virtual Volumes: Rapid Deployment of Virtual Machines	February 2016	Video
Configuring iSCSI Connectivity with VMware vSphere 6 and Dell PS Series Storage	January 2016	Deployment and Configuration Guide
Best Practices for Implementing VMware vSphere in a Dell PS Series Storage Environment	December 2015	Best Practices
Virtual Volumes: Terminology and More	November 2015	Video
How Virtual Volumes Will Solve Storage Challenges in the Datacenter	November 2015	Video
Configuring and Installing the PS Series Multipathing Extension Module for VMware vSphere and PS Series Arrays	June 2015	Deployment and Configuration Guide
Dell Virtual Storage Manager: Installation Considerations and Local Data Protection	June 2015	Deployment and Configuration Guide
Dell PS Series Arrays: Advanced Storage Features in VMware vSphere	June 2015	Technical White Paper
Better Together: Optimizing VMware vSphere 6.0 Deployments with Dell EqualLogic PS Series Integration Tools	April 2015	Technical White Paper
VMware vSphere Virtual Volumes on Dell PS Series	March 2015	Technical White Paper
Dell Virtual Storage Manager 3.5: Installation Considerations and Datastore Manager	January 2015	Technical Report
VDI with VMware Horizon View and VMware vSphere on Dell Storage PS4210XS Hybrid Storage Arrays	January 2015	Reference Architecture
VDI with Citrix XenDesktop and VMware vSphere on Dell EqualLogic PS6210XS Hybrid Storage Arrays	December 2014	Best Practices
VDI with Citrix XenDesktop and VMware vSphere on Dell Storage PS4210XS Hybrid Storage Arrays	October 2014	Best Practices
VDI with Citrix XenDesktop and VMware vSphere on Dell EqualLogic PS-M4110XS Hybrid Blade Storage Arrays	August 2014	Reference Architecture
Data Center Virtualization using Windows Server Hyper-V, PowerShell, and Dell EqualLogic Storage	May 2014	Technical Solutions Collection
VMware ESXi NIC Optimization and Best Practices with EqualLogic SAN	January 2014	Reference Architecture
Using Dell EqualLogic and Multipath I/O with Citrix XenServer 6.2	November 2013	Deployment and Configuration Guide
Automation and Integration with MS System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 SP1 and Dell EqualLogic Storage	October 2013	Deployment and Configuration Guide
Best Practices for Configuring DCB with VMware ESXi 5.1 and Dell EqualLogic Storage	October 2013	Reference Architecture
Dell EqualLogic Storage with Heterogeneous Virtualized Workloads on Microsoft Windows Server 2012 with Hyper-V	September 2013	Reference Architecture
Configuring iSCSI Boot for EqualLogic SANs with Dell PowerEdge Servers and VMware ESXi 5.1	September 2013	Configuration Guide
VMware Horizon View 5.2 on Dell EqualLogic PS-M4110XS Hybrid Blade Storage Arrays	August 2013	Reference Architecture
Optimized Storage for Today’s Virtualized Data Centers	June 2013	Power Solutions Article
VDI with Dell EqualLogic Hybrid Arrays: A Comparative Study with the Industry Leading NAS Solution	May 2013	Analyst Report
Virtual Machine Protection with Dell EqualLogic Virtual Storage Manager v3.5	January 2013	Technical Report
VDI with Dell EqualLogic Hybrid Arrays: A Comparative Study with the Industry Leading SAN Solution	February 2013	Analyst Paper
Hybrid Storage Intelligence for Agile Desktop Virtualization	December 2012	Power Solutions Article
Sizing and Best Practices for Deploying VMware View 5.1 on VMware vSphere 5.0 U1 with Dell EqualLogic Storage	October 2012	Solution Best Practice
Better Together: Optimizing VMware vSphere Deployments with Dell's EqualLogic Integration Tools	September 2012	Analyst Paper
Dell EqualLogic Virtual Desktop Deployment Utility - Sizing and Best Practices	May 2012	Solution Best Practices
Sizing and Best Practices for Deploying Citrix XenDesktop on VMware vSphere with Dell EqualLogic Storage	January 2012	Solution Best Practices
EqualLogic PS Series Arrays – Scalability and Growth in Virtual Environments	November 2011	Technical Report
Maximizing Desktop Virtualization Success with VDI-Optimized Dell EqualLogic Hybrid Arrays	March 2011	Analyst Report
Sizing and Best Practices for Deploying VMware View 4.5 on VMware vSphere 4.1 with Dell EqualLogic Storage	January 2011	Solution Best Practices
Optimizing the storage infrastructure for desktop virtualization	January 2011	Power Solutions Article
Breaking Down the Barriers to VDI with EqualLogic iSCSI SAN Arrays	December 2010	Analyst Report

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Windows Server

Title	Published/Updated	Type
Setup and Configuration of a Windows Server Core Hyper-V Host using PowerShell and EqualLogic Storage and Tools	May 2014	Deployment and Configuration Guide
Using Dell EqualLogic Storage with Failover Clusters and Hyper-V	May 2014	Deployment and Configuration Guide
Best Practices for Configuring DCB with Windows Server and EqualLogic Storage Arrays	January 2014	Reference Architecture
Using Dell EqualLogic Storage with Microsoft Windows Server 2012	November 2013	Deployment and Configuration Guide
Windows Server 2008 R2 NIC Optimization and Best Practices with EqualLogic SAN	September 2013	Reference Architecture
Deploying and Configuring the Dell EqualLogic Multipath Device Specific Module with Microsoft Windows	July 2013	Configuration Guide
Windows Command-line Automation Techniques for EqualLogic Storage	July 2013	Configuration Guide
Configuring Windows Server 2012 for iSCSI SAN Boot with EqualLogic Storage	July 2013	Best Practice
Windows Server 2012 NIC Optimization and Best Practices with EqualLogic SAN	July 2013	Reference Architecture
Using Windows Active Directory for Account Authentication to EqualLogic PS Series Groups	November 2010	Technical Report
Configuring Windows Server 2008 R2 for iSCSI SAN Boot with EqualLogic Storage	February 2013	Solution best practice

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The Dell Storage Applications Engineering team delivers outbound application expertise in the form of solution white papers, reference architectures and best-practice guidance, and provides sales re-enforcement to help ensure customer success on Dell Storage platforms.

Recently released publications and videos are listed here.

	SC Series SC Series (Compellent) SAN technical documents		PS Series PS Series (EqualLogic) SAN technical documents		FluidFS FluidFS NAS technical documents
	XC Series XC Series Hyperconverged Appliances technical documents		REC Portal Rapid EqualLogic Configuration (REC) Portal for PS Series SAN solutions		SCGs Switch Configuration Guides (SCGs) for PS Series or SC Series SANs

Reference documents (regularly updated)

• Dell Storage Compatibility Matrix 
• Dell PS Series Configuration Guide

2016 1st Quarter Assets:

Dell Storage - General  |  Citrix  |  Linux/Unix  |  Microsoft  |  Oracle  |  VMware  |  SDS

Dell Storage - General

Auditing User File Activity on FluidFS Version 5

Dell Storage PowerShell SDK Cookbook

Introduction to the Dell Storage PowerShell SDK

Planning and Preparation Guide for Dell Networking N4000 Series or PowerConnect 8100 Series

Using Global Namespace with FluidFS v5

Using Dell FluidFS Global Namespace

Citrix

Citrix XenServer 6.5 with Dell PS Series Storage Configuration and Deployment

Linux/Unix

Dell Storage SC Series Arrays with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Configuration Guide for Dell Storage PS Series Arrays

Microsoft

Dell Storage SC Series Arrays and Microsoft SQL Server

Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 with Dell PS Series Arrays

Using Replay Manager with SQL Server Availability Groups

Oracle

Dell SC Series Storage with MySQL

VMware

Virtual Volumes: Rapid Deployment of Virtual Machines

Software Defined Storage

Dell XC Series 2,300 Mailbox Exchange 2013 with iSCSI Resiliency Storage Solution

Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 on Dell XC Series using iSCSI

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Architecture and Technology 

Title	Published/Updated	Version	Type
Dell XC Series Storage Reference Architecture for Splunk	May 2016	1.0	Reference Architecture
Dell XC Series Based Storage Platform Options that Affect Embedded Systems Management	May 2016	1.0	White Paper
Dell XC Series 2,300 Mailbox Exchange 2013 with iSCSI Resiliency Storage Solution	April 2016	1.0	White Paper
Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 on Dell XC Series using iSCSI	February 2016	1.0	White Paper
Dell Storage Networking with Dell XC Series Hyperconverged Appliances Powered by Nutanix	January 2016	1.0	Solutions Brief
Dell XC Series Powered by Nutanix Hyper-V Reference Architecture	November 2015	1.0	White Paper
Accelerate Your Journey to the Cloud with Dell Web-scale Solutions for Microsoft Environments	June 2015	1.0	Solution Brief
Dell XC Series Hyperconverged Appliances - Reference Architecture for VMware ESXi Cluster	January 2016	1.0	White Paper
V Mware vSphere Networking on Nutanix	January 2016	1.0	White Paper
Dell XC Web-scale Converged Appliance Powered by Nutanix Software: System Performance	June 2015	1.0	Technical Brief: System Performance
Dell XC Web-scale Converged Appliance Powered by Nutanix software: System Reliability	June 2015	1.0	Technical Brief: System Reliability
Dell XC Web-scale Converged Appliance Powered by Nutanix software: Scalability	June 2015	1.0	Technical Brief: System Scalability

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Desktop Virtualization (VDI)

Title	Published	Version	Type
Dell XC Series Hyperconverged Appliances – A Winning VDI Solution with Scalable Infrastructure	January 2016	1.0	White Paper
Dell XC Series Appliances Best Practices for Deploying Citrix VDI Desktops on VMware vSphere	June 2015	1.0	White Paper
Dell XC Web-Scale Converged Appliance for Citrix® XenDesktop®	June 2015	1.0	Reference Architecture
Dell XC Web-Scale Converged Appliance for VMware® Horizon View™	June 2015	1.0	Reference Architecture
Dell XC Web-Scale Converged Appliance for Wyse vWorkspace™	June 2015	1.0	Reference Architecture

 
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Private Cloud, Test, and Dev

Title	Published/Updated	Version	Type
Microsoft Windows Azure Pack Reference Architecture for Dell XC Series	June 2015	1.0	Reference Architecture
Reference Architecture: Deploying VMware vRealize Automation on Dell XC Series Appliances	January 2016	1.0	Reference Architecture

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Security

Title	Published/Updated	Version	Type
Gemalto SafeNet Key Secure Solutions for Dell XC Series Hyperconverge Appliances	February 2016	1.0	Technical Brief

 

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Server Virtualization                             

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Microsoft Exchange Solution Brief	January  2016	1.0	Solution Brief
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Dell Storage Compatibility Matrix - PS Series, SC Series, FS Series

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Revision 23 posted to Storage - Wiki by DELL-Tony A on 5/19/2016 7:53:53 PM

The new, combined Dell Storage Compatibility Matirx (May 2016) is now available here: PDF  The DSCM provides guidance on host and switching devices have been validated for use with SC Series (Compellent), PS Series (EqualLogic) and FS Series (FluidFS) storage solutions.   This list is not an exhaustive list of what works with any of these solutions.  Dell Storage solutions are based on storage industry standards for Fibre Channel and iSCSI and can work with almost any host adapter or switch that adheres to these standards.   Please review the Support Policy Statement for clarification on how Dell will provide support for validated and non-validated components.   Table of Contents 1      Overview 1.1       Definitions 1.2       Conventions used in this document 2      Dell Storage support policy statement 2.1      Level 1: Full contractual support 2.2      Level 2: Conditional support 2.3      Level 3: Commercially reasonable effort 2.4      Support for cross-platform coexisting solutions 2.5      FS Series additional support statement 2.5.1   Switch support policy 2.5.2   Client OS environment support policy 2.6      MD Series support policy statement 2.7      Other statements 2.7.1   Operating system, switch, and server adapter settings 2.7.2   Server interoperability 2.7.3   Host connectivity adapters and server vendor support 2.7.4   Persistent FCIDs 2.7.5   Allows AIX OS to survive Storage Center controller failover events of up to 60 seconds Limits of supportability 2.8      Abbreviations and terminology 3      Switches 3.1       SC Series and SCv Series 3.1.1   Fibre Channel 3.1.2   FCoE 3.1.3   iSCSI switches 3.2      PS Series 3.2.1   Summary 3.2.2   Switches 3.3      Fluid File System 3.3.1   FS8000 Series 3.3.2   FS7000 Series 3.4      Deprecated switches 3.4.1   SC Series & PS Series 3.4.2   FS Series 4     Host connectivity 4.1      SC Series 4.1.1   Fibre Channel host bus adapters 4.1.2   Fibre Channel over Ethernet host bus and converged network adapters 4.1.3   iSCSI converged network and host bus adapters 4.1.4   Network interface cards for boot from SAN for iSCSI and FCoE 4.1.5   Software iSCSI initiators 4.1.6   Software FCoE initiators 4.2      SCv Series 4.2.1   Fibre Channel host bus adapters 4.2.2   Fibre channel over Ethernet converged network and host bus adapters 4.2.3   iSCSI converged network and host bus adapters 4.2.4  Network interface cards for boot from SAN for iSCSI 4.2.5  Software iSCSI initiators 4.2.6  Software FCoE initiators 4.2.7   SAS HBA 4.3      PS Series 4.3.1   iSCSI converged network and host bus adapters 4.3.2   Network interface cards for boot from SAN & DCB support for iSCSI 4.3.3   Software iSCSI initiators 5      Other support matrices 5.1       Fluid File System Enterprise Manager support 5.2      Security key management system support 5.3      Cisco UCS support 5.4      Storage virtualization appliances A     Additional resources A.1  Technical support A.2  Related documentation

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PS Series to SC Series Migration

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Current Revision posted to Storage - Wiki by Satish Singh on 5/23/2016 1:22:59 PM

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