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This page is a frequently updated collection of all SC Series (including Compellent) technical documents and videos produced by Dell storage engineering, marketing and solution partners.

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Data ProtectionFluidFS / NASSQL Server
Databases (General)Linux / UnixStorage Center (General)
EM/DSMOracleVirtualization
Exchange Server SharePointWindows Server

 

Data Protection

TitlePublished/UpdatedType
Dell SC Series Storage: Synchronous Replication and Live VolumeAugust 2016White Paper
Live Volume with Auto Failover Support for MicrosoftAugust 2016Video
SC Series Live Migrate and Live Volume: Multi-array federation and business continuityJune 2016Feature Brief
Dell SC Series Storage with Microsoft Azure Site RecoveryDecember 2015Deployment and Configuration
Dell Storage SC Series 6.7 Live Volume Automatic FailoverDecember 2015Video
NetBackup 7.7 with Dell SC Series StorageNovember 2015Best Practices
Dell SC Series Storage with Microsoft Azure Site Recovery Demo VideoNovember 2015Video
CommVault Simpana 10 Best Practices for Dell Compellent Storage CenterSeptember 2014Best Practices
Dell Compellent Live Volume and Synchronous Replication Demo VideoJune 2014Video
Dell Compellent Storage Center With CommVault Simpana 9.0 Best PracticesNovember 2013Best Practices
SAN-Based Backup and Recovery with Microsoft Data Protection Manager and Compellent Storage CenterNovember 2013Solutions Guide

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Databases (General)

TitlePublished/UpdatedType
Dell SC Series Storage with MySQLApril 2016Best Practices
DB2 UDB with Consistency Groups in Dell Compellent Storage CenterNovember 2013Solutions Guide
Dell Compellent Storage Center DB2 UDB Best PracticesNovember 2013Best Practices
MySQL Backup and Clone with Dell Compellent Storage CenterNovember 2013Solutions Guide
Sybase ASE Backup and Clone with Dell Compellent Storage CenterNovember 2013Solutions Guide

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Enterprise Manager/Dell Storage Manager

TitlePublished/UpdatedType
PS Series to SC Series Storage Data Migration using Thin ImportJune 2016Deployment and Configuration
Dell Storage Manager: Day-to-day ManagementApril 2016Video
PS Series to SC Series Storage Data Migration using Thin Import VideoOctober 2015Video
Creating and mapping a volume in Enterprise ManagerAugust 2014Video
Create a Cluster Object in Enterprise ManagerAugust 2014Video
Edit User Preferences in Enterprise ManagerAugust 2014Video
Recovering data from a Replay using Enterprise ManagerAugust 2014Video
Creating a Replay profile and applying it to a volume using Enterprise ManagerAugust 2014Video
Using the Enterprise Manager Server Agent on a Windows server to create a volumeAugust 2014Video
Creating Threshold Definitions in Enterprise ManagerAugust 2014Video

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Exchange Server

TitlePublished/UpdatedType
Dell SC Series Storage and Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Best PracticesAugust 2016Best Practices
Microsoft ESRP - Dell Storage Center 6.6 SCv2000 SAS Front-end Arrays and 2,500 Mailbox Exchange 2013 Resiliency Storage SolutionOctober 2015Technical Report
Sizing and Best Practices for Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 with Dell SC Series Storage ArraysSeptember 2015Deployment and Configuration
Microsoft ESRP - Dell Storage Center 6.6 SCv2000 iSCSI 2,500 Mailbox Exchange 2013 Resiliency Storage SolutionSeptember 2015Technical Report
Microsoft ESRP - Dell Storage Center SC4020 v6.5 with iSCSI - 7,000 Mailbox Exchange 2013 Resiliency Storage SolutionJanuary 2015Technical Report
Dell Storage PS 4210E Series 2,500-User Mailbox Resiliency Storage Solution for Microsoft Exchange Server 2013October 2014Technical Report
Exchange 2013 reference architecture using Dell SC4020 and Windows 2012 R2 Hyper-VOctober 2014Reference Architecture
Microsoft ESRP - Dell Compellent SC4020 v6.5 10,000 Mailbox Exchange 2013 Mailbox Resiliency SolutionJune 2014Technical Report
Microsoft ESRP - Dell Compellent SC4020 v6.5 4,500 Mailbox Exchange 2013 Mailbox Resiliency SolutionJune 2014Technical Report
Microsoft ESRP - Dell Compellent Storage Center 6.4 / 25,000 mailboxesJanuary 2014Technical Report
Microsoft ESRP - Dell Compellent Storage Center 6.4 / 50,000 mailboxesJanuary 2014Technical Report
Dell Compellent Replay Manager 6.0 and Exchange 2010 DemoJanuary 2014Video
Dell Compellent Replay Manager 7.0 and Exchange 2013 DemoJanuary 2014Video
Dell Compellent Jetstress Overview - Testing Best Practice RequirementsNovember 2013Solutions Guide
Dell Compellent SC8000 50000-user Exchange 2010 Mailbox Resiliency Solution (ESRP 3.0)November 2013Solutions Guide
Dell Compellent SC8000 v6.3 2500-user Exchange 2010 Mailbox Resiliency SolutionNovember 2013Solutions Guide
Dell Compellent SC8000 v6.3 5000-user Exchange 2010 Mailbox Resiliency SolutionNovember 2013Solutions Guide
Dell Compellent Storage Center 5.3 Data Progression with Exchange 2010November 2013Solutions Guide
DELL Compellent Storage Center Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Best PracticesNovember 2013Best Practices
Exploring Rate of Change for Exchange 2010 with Dell Compellent Storage CenterNovember 2013Solutions Guide
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Best PracticesNovember 2013Best Practices
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Best PracticesNovember 2013Best Practices
Microsoft Recommendations for Structuring an Exchange Server Disk SubsystemNovember 2013Solutions Guide
Understanding Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Replication with Compellent Storage Center and Replay ManagerNovember 2013Solutions Guide
Microsoft ESRP - Dell Compellent SC8000 v6.3 10,000-user Exchange 2010 Mailbox Resiliency SolutionNovember 2013Technical Report
Microsoft ESRP - Dell Compellent SC8000 v6.3 50,000-user Exchange 2010 Mailbox Resiliency SolutionNovember 2013Technical Report
Microsoft ESRP - Dell Compellent Storage Center (SC8000) 50,000 Mailbox Exchange 2010 Virtualized Resiliency Storage SolutionNovember 2013Technical Report
Microsoft ESRP - Dell Compellent Storage Center 6.4 / 10000 mailboxes (10K Drive Configuration)October 2013Technical Report
Microsoft ESRP - Dell Compellent Storage Center 6.4 / 10000 mailboxes (7K Drive Configuration)October 2013Technical Report
Microsoft ESRP - Dell Compellent Storage Center 6.4 / 5000 mailboxes (10K Drive Configuration)October 2013Technical Report
Microsoft ESRP - Dell Compellent Storage Center 6.4 / 5000 mailboxes (7K Drive Configuration)October 2013Technical Report

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FluidFS / NAS

Click here for additional FluidFS technical content on Dell TechCenter.

TitlePublished/UpdatedType
Auditing User File Activity on FluidFS Version 5April 2016Best Practices
Monitor FluidFS using SolarWinds Network Performance MonitorAugust 2015Best Practices
Data Reduction on the V4 FluidFS FS8600April 2015Video
Running Milestone XProtect with Dell FS8600 Scale-out File SystemFebruary 2015Best Practices
Using System Access Control Lists (SACLs) on the FS8600 V4February 2015Video
Using Directory Quotas on the FS8600 V4January 2015Video
Snapshots and Cloning on the  FS8600 (part 2 of 2)January 2015Video
Snapshots and Cloning on the FS8600 (part 1 of 2)November 2014Video
Replication Setup and Configuration with the FS8600November 2014Video
Using the FS8600 for User Home SharesNovember 2014Video
Running Oracle over NFS with the Dell Compellent FS8600 Scale-out File SystemMay 2014Best Practices
FS8600 Snapshot and Cloning Best PracticesApril 2014Best Practices
FS8600 with VMware vSphere Deployment and Configuration Best PracticesApril 2014Best Practices
Dell Compellent NX3000 with Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Best PracticesNovember 2013Best Practices
Dell Compellent FluidFS v3 (FS8600) Networking Best PracticesOctober 2013Best Practices
Dell Compellent FluidFS (FS8600) Disaster Recovery Solutions GuideOctober 2013Technical Report

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Linux / Unix

TitlePublished/UpdatedType
Dell Storage SC Series with OpenStack Cinder Best PracticesJuly 2016Best Practices
Dell SC Series Storage with AIX Best PracticesAugust 2016Best Practices
Running HA Databases using Docker UCP with Dell Storage SC Series and FlockerJune 2016Reference Architecture
Dell Storage Representational State Transfer (REST) API CookbookMay 2016Best Practices
Dell XC Series Storage Reference Architecture for SplunkMay 2016Reference Architecture
Dell Storage SC Series Arrays with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12February 2016Best Practices
Dell Storage Center with HP UX 11i v3 Best PracticesDecember 2015Best Practices
Dell Storage Center with FlockerNovember 2015Best Practices
Dell Storage Center with OpenStack CinderOctober 2015Video
Dell SC Series Storage with IBM SAN Volume Controller Best PracticesSeptember 2015Best Practices
Dell Storage Center with Solaris 11 Best PracticesMay 2015Best Practices
Dell Storage Center with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7x Best PracticesApril 2015Best Practices
Dell Storage Center with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6x Best PracticesApril 2015Best Practices
Dell Compellent HP UX 11.0 and 11i Basic Setup with Symantec Veritas VxVMNovember 2013Solutions Guide
Dell Compellent HP UX Best Practices 11i v2 and 11i v1November 2013Best Practices
Dell Compellent Linux on POWER Best PracticesNovember 2013Best Practices
Dell Compellent RHEL Cluster Best PracticesNovember 2013Best Practices
Dell Compellent Solaris 10 Best PracticesNovember 2013Best Practices
Dell Compellent SuSE 11 Best PracticesNovember 2013Best Practices
Dell Compellent TechTip Seamless Migrations with Linux and Live VolumeNovember 2013Technical Report
Dell Compellent TechTip Solaris 10 Boot from SANNovember 2013Technical Report
Dell Compellent TechTip Solaris 10 Remove a LUNNovember 2013Technical Report
Dell Compellent TechTip Solaris 10 Volume Expansion with UFSNovember 2013Technical Report
Dell Compellent Using Storage Center with FCoE and LinuxNovember 2013Solutions Guide
Dell Compellent with XenConvert Thin ProvisioningNovember 2013Solutions Guide

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Oracle

TitlePublished/UpdatedType
Accelerating Oracle OLTP with Dell SC Series All-Flash ArraysAugust 2016Reference Architecture

Deploying and Migrating Oracle RAC to Oracle VM with Dell SC Series Storage

May 2016Best Practices

Protecting an Oracle RAC Database with Dell Application Protection Manager

May 2016Best Practices

Dell SC Series Storage Best Practices for Oracle VM

January 2016Best Practices
Dell SC Series Storage with Oracle ASM Best PracticesJanuary 2016Best Practices
Dell Storage Center Replication and Oracle Data GuardNovember 2015Best Practices
Dell Application Protection Manager for OracleNovember 2015Video
Oracle OLTP with Dell Storage SC4020 All-flash Optimized ArraysOctober 2015Reference Architecture
Oracle Backup and Recovery Best Practices for Dell SC Series StorageOctober 2015Best Practices
Dell Storage Center and Oracle Best PracticesMay 2015Best Practices
Dell Storage Center and Oracle12c Best PracticesMay 2015Best Practices
Viewing Oracle Database Storage with Dell Storage Plug-in and Oracle Enterprise ManagerApril 2015Video
Using Dell Storage Plug-ins for Oracle Enterprise ManagerJanuary 2015Best Practices
Deploying Oracle over dNFS with the Dell Compellent FS8600 Scale-out File SystemOctober 2014Best Practices
Dell Compellent All Flash Arrays and Oracle Database Warehouse Best Practices and Sizing GuideOctober 2014Best Practices
Best Practices for using the Dell Storage Center with Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) on SolarisJuly 2014Best Practices
Running Oracle over NFS with the Dell Compellent FS8600 Scale-out File SystemMay 2014Best Practices
Compellent and Oracle RMAN Backup/Recovery and Clone DemoJanuary 2014Video
Dell Compellent Oracle RAC/RMAN with Storage Center DemoJanuary 2014Video
Dell Compellent Oracle Demo - RAC Clone with Storage CenterJanuary 2014Video
Dell Compellent Oracle Demo - Extended Distance Cluster with Storage CenterJanuary 2014Video
Dell Compellent - Oracle - Data Progression and Thin ProvisioningNovember 2013Solutions Guide
Dell Compellent - Oracle 11g RAC and Storage CenterNovember 2013Solutions Guide
Dell Compellent - Oracle DataWarehouse Best PracticesNovember 2013Best Practices
Dell Compellent - Oracle DR with Remote ReplicationNovember 2013Solutions Guide
Dell Compellent - Oracle Extended Distance ClustersNovember 2013Solutions Guide
Dell Compellent - Oracle OCFS2November 2013Solutions Guide
Migrating Oracle to Dell Compellent Storage Center Solution GuideOctober 2013Technical Report

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SQL Server

TitlePublished/UpdatedType
Disaster Recovery for Microsoft SQL Server Using VMware Site Recovery ManagerAugust 2016Best Practices
Dell Storage SC Series Arrays and Microsoft SQL ServerJuly 2016Best Practices
Using Replay Manager with SQL Server and VMDKsMay 2016Video
Using Replay Manager with SQL Server Availability GroupsApril 2016Video

Recovering SQL Server Databases Using the Fast Recovery (Resync) Method in Replay Manager

January 2016Video

SQL Server Database Recovery with Transaction Logs using Replay Manager

January 2016Video

Deploying the 55TB Data Warehouse Fast Track Reference Architecture for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 and Dell Storage SC4020

December 2015Deployment and Configuration
80TB Data Warehouse Fast Track Reference Architecture for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R920 and Dell Storage SC9000December 2015Reference Architecture
Manual SQL Server Database Recovery with Dell Replay ManagerDecember 2015Video
SQL Server System Database Recovery Using Replay ManagerDecember 2015Video
11TB and 23TB Data Warehouse Fast Track Reference Architecture for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 and Dell Storage SCv2020November 2015Reference Architecture
Recover SQL Server Databases in a Failover Cluster Instance using Replay ManagerAugust 2015Video
Accelerating SQL Server 2014 OLTP Workloads on Hyper-V with SC4020 and FX Converged ArchitectureAugust 2015Technical White Paper
Using Replay Manager with Microsoft SQL ServerJune 2015Video
55TB Data Warehouse Fast Track Reference Architecture for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 and Dell Storage SC4020March 2015Reference Architecture
Top 5 Compellent Tricks for SQL ServerJanuary 2014Video
Dell Compellent Bare Metal Recovery for SQL ServerJanuary 2014Video
HA/DR for SQL Server Using Compellent ToolsNovember 2013Solutions Guide
High Performance SQL Server with Storage Center All Flash ArrayNovember 2013Reference Architecture
Microsoft SQL Server on SMB Feature BriefNovember 2013Technical Report
SQL Server Backups vs. Compellent Storage Center Replays - A ComparisonNovember 2013Solutions Guide
SQL Server Disaster Recovery with Synchronous ReplicationNovember 2013Solutions Guide

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SharePoint

TitlePublished/UpdatedType
Deploying SharePoint 2016 Utilizing Dell Storage SC Series ArraysJuly 2016Best Practices
Deploying SharePoint 2013 Utilizing Compellent Storage CenterJune 2014Best Practices

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Storage Center (General)

TitlePublished/UpdatedType

Dell Storage Center OS 7.0 Data Reduction with Deduplication and Compression Best Practices

September 2016Best Practices

Dell SC Series Federation, Volume Advisor, and Live Migrate

August 2016Video
Dell Storage SC Series Live MigrateAugust 2016Best Practices
Using the Dell Storage SC7020 for File and Block StorageAugust 2016White Paper
Dell SupportAssist for SC Series ArraysAugust 2016Configuration Guide
Enabling Dell SupportAssist for SC Series ArraysAugust 2016Video
Dell Storage SC Series Data Reduction with Deduplication and CompressionJuly 2016Feature Brief
Dell Storage Manager and Cross-Platform ReplicationJuly 2016Feature Brief
Best Practices for Sharing an iSCSI SAN Infrastructure with Dell PS Series and Dell SC Series Storage using Linux HostsJuly 2016Best Practices
Storage Center Data Center BridgingJuly 2016Feature Brief
Dell Storage Cross-Platform Replication Solutions GuideMay 2016White Paper

Dell Storage Cross-Platform Replication Video

May 2016Video
Best Practices for Securing Dell SC Series StorageMay 2016Best Practices
Dell Storage SC Series SED Reference Architecture and Best PracticesMay 2016Reference Architecture

Platform and Data-efficient Dell Storage SC Series

May 2016White Paper
Dell Storage SC Series Volume Quality of Service (QoS)April 2016Video
Volume Quality of Service Best Practices with Dell SC Series StorageApril 2016Best Practices

Dell Storage Center OS 7.0 Data Reduction with Deduplication and Compression Video

April 2016Video

iSCSI DCB with Dell SC Series Arrays using SCOS 7.0 Best Practices

April 2016Best Practices

iSCSI DCB with Dell SC Series Arrays using SCOS 7.0 Video

April 2016Video

Introduction to the Dell Storage PowerShell SDK

April 2016Video

Dell Storage PowerShell SDK Cookbook

April 2016White Paper

Guidelines for Replacing a PS Series Group with an SC Series Array

February 2016White Paper

Understanding RAID with Dell SC Series Storage

February 2016White Paper

The Architectural Advantages of Dell SC Series Automated Tiered Storage

January 2016White Paper
Best practice documents for sharing an iSCSI SAN with Dell Storage PS Series and SC Series arraysJanuary 2016Best Practices

Best Practices for Sharing an iSCSI SAN Infrastructure with Dell PS Series and Dell SC Series Storage using a Windows Host

December 2015Best Practices

PS to SC Series Terminology Dictionary

October 2015White Paper

SC Series Flex Port Functionality Reference Architecture

October 2015Reference Architecture

Best Practices for Sharing an iSCSI SAN Infrastructure with Dell PS Series and Dell SC Series Storage using VMware ESXi Hosts

October 2015Best Practices
Dell Storage Center SCOS 6.7 and Data CompressionSeptember 2015White paper
Dell Compellent SNMP OverviewJuly 2014White Paper
Best Practices for Configuring an FCoE Infrastructure with Dell Compellent and Cisco NexusJune 2014Best Practices
Dell Compellent Storage Center 6.5 Multi-VLAN Feature BriefMay 2014Feature Brief
Dell Compellent Storage Center Thin Import Demo VideoJanuary 2014Video

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Virtualization

TitlePublished/UpdatedType

Dell Storage SC4020 with Heterogeneous Virtualized Workloads on Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 with Hyper-V

August 2016Best Practices

Dell Storage SC Series Best Practices with VMware vSphere 5.x-6.x

August 2016Best Practices

Dell SC Series Virtual Volumes Best Practices

August 2016Best Practices

Configuring VMware vSphere Hosts to Access Dell SCv2000 and SC4020 Arrays with SAS Front-end HBAs

August 2016Deployment & Configuration

Configuring Microsoft Hyper-V Hosts to Access Dell SCv2000 and SC4020 Arrays with SAS Front-end HBAs

August 2016Deployment & Configuration

Dell SC Series Best Practices with VMware Site Recovery Manager

August 2016Best Practices

Dell SC Series and VMware Site Recovery Manager 6.1

August 2016Video

Dell Storage SC Series VMware vSphere Virtual Volumes

April 2016Video

Citrix XenServer 6.5 with Dell SC Series Storage Configuration and Deployment

January 2016Deployment & Configuration

Dell Storage Management Pack for VMware vRealize Operations Manager 6.1

November 2015Video

ConfigureVMware vSphere Hosts to Access Dell Storage SCv2000 Series Arrays with SAS HBAs

October 2015Deployment & Configuration

VMware Horizon View 6 VDI with Dell SC8000 All-Flash Arrays for 4,000 Persistent Desktop Users

April 2015Reference Architecture
Citrix XenDesktop with Dell Compellent SC4020 All-Flash Arrays for 1,800 Persistent Desktop UsersAugust 2014Reference Architecture
Citrix XenDesktop VDI with Dell Compellent SC8000 All-Flash Arrays for 3,000 Persistent Desktop UsersAugust 2014Reference Architecture
Dell Compellent Storage Center vSphere Client Plug-in 1.5 Video DemoJune 2014Video
Citrix XenDesktop with Provisioning Server for VDI (3,000 desktops) on Dell Compellent All Flash ArrayJanuary 2014Reference Architecture
Dell Compellent Best Practices for Microsoft SCVMM 2012 R2 and SMI-SJanuary 2014Best Practices
Dell Compellent Replay Manager 6.0 with Hyper-V DemoJanuary 2014Video
Dell Compellent Solution Pack for vCenter Operations Manager January 2014Video
Dell Compellent Storage Center 6.x and VAAI Copy Offload DemoJanuary 2014Video
Dell Compellent Storage Center 5.5.3 and VAAI Block Zero DemoJanuary 2014Video
Dell Compellent Storage Center Integration With VMware VASAJanuary 2014Video
Replay Manager 7 Integration with vSphereJanuary 2014Video
Dell Compellent Storage Center vSphere Web Client Plug-in 2.0 DemoJanuary 2014Video
Dell Compellent Storage Center Virtual Fiber Channel for Hyper-V 2012 Demo VideoJanuary 2014Video
Dell Compellent Storage Center Enterprise Manager DR Plan for Hyper-V Demo VideoJanuary 2014Video
Dell Compellent Storage Center Replay Manager 7 and Microsoft Hyper-V Demo VideoJanuary 2014Video
Dell Compellent Storage Center Microsoft System Center VMM 2012 SP1 SMIS and Rapid Provisioning Demo VideoJanuary 2014Video
Compellent Best Practices with vCloud DirectorNovember 2013Best Practices
Compellent Best Practices with VMware ESX 4.xNovember 2013Best Practices
Dell Compellent SMI-S Best Practices for Microsoft SCVMM 2012November 2013Best Practices
Dell Compellent Storage Center Disaster Recovery for Microsoft Hyper-V Best PracticesNovember 2013Best Practices
Dell Compellent Storage Center Microsoft System Center VMM 2012 SP1 Best Practices GuideNovember 2013Best Practices
Dell Compellent Storage Center Replay Manager 7 and Microsoft Hyper-V Best PracticesNovember 2013Best Practices
Dell Compellent Storage Center SAN & Citrix XenDesktop 1000 Desktop Reference ArchitectureNovember 2013Reference Architecture
DELL Compellent VMware View 5.0 Reference ArchitectureNovember 2013Reference Architecture
High Availability and Disaster Recovery with VMware vSphere Solutions GuideNovember 2013Solutions Guide
Microsoft Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Best Practices for Microsoft SCVMM 2012November 2013Best Practices
Storage Center (SC8000) 1000 Desktop VMware View 5 Reference ArchitectureNovember 2013Reference Architecture
Storage Center and VMware Data Recovery IntegrationNovember 2013Solutions Guide
VMware VAAI Lab ValidationNovember 2013Solutions Guide
VMware View 1000 Desktop Reference ArchitectureNovember 2013Reference Architecture
VMware vSphere VMFS-3 to VMFS-5 Upgrade GuideNovember 2013Solutions Guide
Hyper-V 2012 R2 Best Practices for Dell Compellent Storage CenterOctober 2013Best Practices

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Windows Server

TitlePublished/UpdatedType

Dell Storage Center: Microsoft Multipath I/O Best Practices

February 2016Best Practices
Windows Server 2012 R2 Best Practices for Dell Compellent Storage CenterMay 2014Best Practices
Dell Compellent Storage Center Management Pack 3.0 for Microsoft SCOM 2012/R2 Best PracticesApril 2014Best Practices
Dell Compellent Storage Center Active Directory Integration Best PracticesNovember 2013Best Practices
Dell Compellent Storage Center and Boot from SAN with FCoE Best Practices Guide V1aNovember 2013Best Practices
Extending a Windows Server 2008 Boot Volume on Dell Compellent Storage CenterNovember 2013Solutions Guide
How To Setup a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Failover Cluster with Dell Compellent Storage CenterNovember 2013Solutions Guide
How To Setup a Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Failover Cluster with Dell Compellent Storage CenterNovember 2013Solutions Guide
How To Setup a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Failover Cluster with Dell Compellent Storage CenterNovember 2013Solutions Guide
Moving Resources Between Failover Clusters with Dell Compellent Storage CenterNovember 2013Solutions Guide
NTFS Fragmentation and Virtualized StorageNovember 2013Solutions Guide
SCOM 2012 with Dell Compellent Storage Center Management Pack 2.0November 2013Solutions Guide
Using Microsoft BitLocker Drive Encryption on Dell Compellent Storage CenterNovember 2013Solutions Guide
Windows Disk Alignment and Compellent Storage CenterNovember 2013Solutions Guide
Windows Firewall Rule Needed To Enable Share Provisioning in a Windows Failover Cluster on Windows Storage Server 2008November 2013Solutions Guide
Windows Failover Clustering with Windows Server 2012 R2 and Dell Compellent Storage CenterOctober 2013Technical Report
Windows Server ODX Solutions Guide for Dell Compellent Storage CenterOctober 2013Technical Report

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Technical ReportThese documents provide in-depth technical presentation of functional topics, features and configuration methods.
Best PracticesThese documents provide in-depth technical presentation of solution designs and results from full-scale lab test configurations. They present sizing guidelines, lab validated best practices and configuration/integration procedures.
Power Solutions ArticleSC Series related articles from Dell Power Solutions magazine.
Analyst ReportSC Series related technical reports created by third party analysts.
VideoVideos depict a short demonstration of a particular feature, application, or integration.
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Support Matrix

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Dell Storage with Microsoft Storage Spaces Support Matrix

IntroductionServer boot drivesSwitches
DSMS rulesNDCs and NICsStorage enclosures
ConfigurationsRDMA adaptersHDD and SSD models for storage enclosures
SMB client serversSupported SAS host bus adaptersContacting Dell
Firmware and driversServer operating systemsQuick Resource Locator

What's New!

Updated:

9/02/2016: Update firmware and drivers, updated boot drive versions, updated RDMA adapter versions, updated host bus adapter version, updated KBs, and updated storage enclosure versions.

8/22/2016: Updated server firmware and drivers, server boot drives, RDMA adapters, SAS host bus adapters, Microsoft KBs, and supported HDD and SSDs.

8/1/2016: Updated KB list and added a configuration update table.

Introduction  (Back to top)

This document provides information about supported software, firmware, and hardware versions for the Dell Storage with Microsoft Storage Spaces solution (DSMS). The DSMS is a software-defined storage (SDS) platform that uses Microsoft Storage Spaces and Dell servers, storage, and networking to create a scalable file-server solution.

You can use this solution as a Scale-Out File Server (SOFS) or as a Converged solution. The SOFS solution uses the SOFS role with clustered Storage Spaces, in a disaggregated solution, where the compute workloads run on client servers separate from the storage nodes. The client servers use Server Message Block (SMB) to access SOFS file shares on the storage nodes. The Converged solution uses the Hyper-V role with clustered Storage Spaces, where the compute workloads run directly on the server cluster nodes.

This document is intended to support DSMS configurations, which have unique solution SKUs called Solution IDs. These DSMS solution IDs are required when ordering a DSMS configuration, and to access the benefits such as performance and sizing, optimized server and storage components, single-payload updates, and solution-level technical support. If you are in a geographical area outside of the US, the solution IDs are not available at this time. However, you may reference the configuration name instead. For the complete list of configuration solution IDs, see Dell Storage with Microsoft Storage Spaces Configurations and Solution IDs available at Dell Tech Center.

DSMS solution rules  (Back to top)

This section contains consideration rules when using DSMS.

DSMS Rules
InformationDescription
Maximum number of storage nodes or servers4
Maximum number of dual-port SAS HBA cards in a storage node or server

DSMS 630 - 2

(2 x low profile)

DSMS 730 -4

(2 x low profile,  2 x full profile)

Maximum SAS cable length4m
Minimum number of solid state drives (SSDs) in a DSMS 1400 storage enclosure2
Minimum number of hard disk drives (HDDs) in a DSMS 1400 storage enclosure4
Minimum number of SSDs in a DSMS 1420 storage enclosure2
Minimum number of HDDs in a DSMS 1420 storage enclosure8
Minimum number of SSDs in a DSMS 3060e storage enclosure6
Maximum number of SSDs in the DSMS 3060e storage enclosure25
Maximum number of SSDs in the DSMS 3060e storage enclosure per drawer5
Minimum number of HDDs in a DSMS 3060e storage enclosure24
Maximum number of storage pools for each cluster4
Maximum number of physical disks in a clustered storage pool80
Maximum disk space in a single storage pool480 TB
Maximum storage spaces created for a single storage pool64
Required Windows MPIO Load Balancing PolicyLeast Blocks (for random and sequential workloads)

SOFS is not supported when running concurrently with Hyper-V. You must not install the SOFS role and Hyper-V role on the same server.

X
Recommended SMB clients are Windows Server 2012 or later to use SOFS features.X
Each SOFS or Converged configuration must use only one type of storage enclosure. You cannot mix DSMS 1400, DSMS 1420, and DSMS 3060e in the same hardware configuration.X

Supported storage enclosures   (Back to top)

Each storage enclosure has two Enclosure Management Modules (EMMs). Both EMMs must have the same firmware version. You must upgrade each EMM individually. EMMs do not automatically synchronize firmware versions.

Supported storage enclosures
Enclosure modelRequired version
DSMS 3060e03.99
DSMS 14001.07
DSMS 14201.07

Supported configurations   (Back to top)

Each configuration is defined in an AxB notation, where A is the number of storage nodes or servers and B is the number of SAS-attached storage enclosures.

Supported SOFS and Converged configurations
Storage node, storage enclosure solution2x12x22x32x43x33x44x34x4
DSMS 630 or 730 with DSMS 1420 (All Flash Array)XX      
DSMS 630 or 730 and DSMS 3060eXXXXXX X
DSMS 630 or 730 with DSMS 14x0 seriesXXXXXXXX

Supported SMB client servers   (Back to top)

The DSMS solution supports any Dell PowerEdge 12th or 13th generation server as an SMB client server for SOFS configurations.

Supported server firmware and drivers   (Back to top)

This section provides information about the supported firmware and drivers by the DSMS solution.

Supported server firmware and drivers
Dell server modelComponentMinimum version
DSMS 630BIOS2.1.7
 Chipset driver10.1.2.19
 iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller Firmware2.30.30.30
 Backplane Expander Firmware3.31
 PERC H330 firmware25.4.1.0004
 PERC H330 driver6.603.07.00
 PERC H730P firmware25.4.0.0017
 PERC H730P driver6.603.07.00
 PERC H730 firmware25.4.1.0004
 PERC H730 driver6.603.07.00
DSMS 730BIOS2.1.7
 Chipset driver10.1.2.19
 Backplane Expander firmware3.31
 iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller Firmware2.30.30.30
 PERC H330 firmware25.4.1.0004
 PERC H330 driver6.603.07.00
 PERC H730P firmware25.4.0.0017
 PERC H730P driver6.603.07.00
 PERC H730 firmware25.4.1.0004
 PERC H730 Driver6.603.07.00

Supported server boot drives   (Back to top)

This section provides information about the supported boot drives by the DSMS solution.

Supported server boot drives
Form factorModelDisk SpaceSpeedInterfaceVendorMIN version
2.5"HUC101860CSS204600 GB10 K12 GbpsHGSTFJ11
2.5"HUC101860CSS204600 GB10 K6 GbpsHGSTFJ05
2.5"HUC156060CSS204600 GB15 K12 GbpsHGSTEJ11
2.5"HUC109060CSS600600 GB10 K6 GbpsHGSTN440
2.5"HUC156030CSS204300 GB15 K12 GbpsHGSTEJ11
2.5"HUC101830CSS204300 GB10 K12 GbpsHGSTFJ11
2.5"HUC156030CSS204300 GB15 K6 GbpsHGSTEA01
2.5"HUC101830CSS204300 GB10 K6 GbpsHGSTFJ05
2.5"HUC109030CSS600300 GB10 K6 GbpsHGSTN440
2.5"HUC101812CSS2041.2 TB10 K12 GbpsHGSTFJ11
2.5"SSDSC2BG200G4R200 GBSSD (SATA)6 GbpsIntelDL29
2.5"ECE-200NAS200 GBSSD (SATA)6 GbpsLiteOn11XU
2.5"ST600MP0005600 GB15 K12 GbpsSeagateVT32
2.5"ST600MM0088600 GB10 K6 GbpsSeagateTS04
2.5"ST600MM0088600 GB10 K12 GbpsSeagateTT31
2.5"ST600MM0006600 GB10 K6 GbpsSeagateLS0B
2.5"ST9500620NS500 GB7.2 K (SATA)3 GbpsSeagateAA0D
2.5"ST9500620SS500 GB7.2 K6 GbpsSeagateAS0B
2.5"ST9300653SS300 GB15 K6 GbpsSeagateYS0C
2.5"ST300MP0005300 GB15 K12 GbpsSeagateVT32
2.5"ST300MP0005300 GB15 K6 GbpsSeagateVS0A
2.5"ST300MM0006300 GB10 K6 GbpsSeagateLS0B
2.5"ST300MM0008300 GB10 K12 GbpsSeagateTT31
2.5"ST1200MM00881.2 TB10 K12 GbpsSeagateTT31
2.5"AL13SXB60EN600 GB15 K12 GbpsToshibaDK02
2.5"AL13SEB600600 GB10 K6 GbpsToshibaDE11
2.5"AL14SEB060N600 GB10 K12 GbpsToshibaDM03
2.5"AL13SXB300N300 GB15 K6 GbpsToshibaDF09
2.5"AL13SEB300300 GB10 K6 GbpsToshibaDE11
2.5"AL13SXB30EN300 GB15 K12 GbpsToshibaDK02
2.5"AL14SEB030N300 GB10 K12 GbpsToshibaDM03
2.5"AL14SEB120N1.2 TB10 K12 GbpsToshibaDM03
2.5''WD3002BKTG300 GB10 K6 GbpsWestern DigitalD1P3

Supported NDC and NIC   (Back to top)

This section provides information about supported Network Daughter Cards (NDC) and Network Interface Cards (NIC) adapters.

Supported NDC and NIC adapters
VendorModelTypeComponentMIN version
Intel

X520 Dual Port 10 GbE SFP+ &

I350 Dual Port 1 GbE 1000Base-T

NDC

Firmware

Driver

17.5.10

17.5.0

Intel

X540 Dual Port 10 GbE 10GBase-T &

I350 Dual Port 1 GbE 1000Base-T

NDC

Firmware

Driver

17.5.10

17.5.0

IntelX520 Dual Port 10 GbE SFP+NIC

Firmware

Driver

17.5.10

17.5.0

IntelX540 Dual Port 10 GbE 10GBase-TNIC

Firmware

Driver

17.5.10

17.5.0

IntelX710 Dual Port 10 GbE SFP+NIC

Firmware

Driver

17.5.11

17.5.0

Supported RDMA adapters   (Back to top)

This section provides information about RDMA adapters supported by the DSMS solution.

Supported RDMA adapters
VendorModelComponentMIN versionSwitches supported
ChelsioT520-CR (10 GbE)

Package

Firmware

Driver

5.0.0.57

1.15.35.0

6.1.17.0

Supports all switches listed in section Supported switches.
MellanoxConnectX-3 (10 GbE)

Firmware

Driver

2.34.50.80

5.10.00
 
MellanoxConnectX-3 Pro (10 GbE)

Firmware

Driver

2.34.50.80

5.10.00
 
MellanoxConnectX-3 Pro (40 GbE)

Firmware

Driver

2.34.50.80

5.10.00
 

Supported SAS host bus adapters   (Back to top)

This section provides information about SAS Host Bus Adapters (HBA) supported by the DSMS solution.

Supported SAS HBAs
VendorModelSupported storage enclosureComponentMIN versionMIN package version
LSI9207-8eDSMS 3060e

Firmware

Driver

20.00.04.00

2.00.79.00

N/A

N/A

Dell12 Gb SAS HBA 

Firmware

Driver

9.00.09

2.51.1.2

9.17.20.07

N/A

Supported server operating systems   (Back to top)

This section provides information about the supported DSMS server node operating systems (OS). DSMS supports the following Full Server and Server Core installations:

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard (SOFS and Converged configurations)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter (Converged)

The associated hotfixes for the following Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) articles are required for all DSMS installations:

  • KB3000483
  • KB3000850
  • KB3021910
  • KB3034344
  • KB3014069
  • KB3020338
  • KB3025091
  • KB3045171
  • KB3072000
  • KB3072380
  • KB3073062
  • KB3079904
  • KB3121261
  • KB3123538
Configuration changes
NodeUpdate
StorageSet-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\spaceport\Parameters" -Name ResetInterval -Type DWord -Value 20000
StorageSet-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\spaceport\Parameters" -Name ResetUnresponsiveTimeout -Type DWord -Value 10000

 

Supported switches   (Back to top)

This section provides information about the supported switches by DSMS solution.

  • Supported switches for management traffic: Supports any switch with at least 1 GbE-capable port.

  • Supported switches for Cluster and SMB client traffic: The following tables provides details about the supported switches.

Cluster and SMB client network traffic
VendorSwitch modelMIN version
DellS48109.5.0.1
DellS4820T9.5.0.1
DellS50009.5.0.1
DellS6000 (use 10 GbE breakout cable only)9.5.0.1
DellN40646.2.1.6
DellN4064F6.2.1.6
DellN40326.2.1.6
DellN4032F6.2.1.6
DellS4048-ON3.21.1.1

NOTE: DSMS also supports third party switches with the same requirements.

Requirements for non-dell switches:

  • Managed switch
  • Layer-3 Ethernet routing capable
  • VLAN segmenting
  • 802.3x Asymmetric Flow Control (Rx Only) or Data Center Bridging (Mellanox)
  • Quality-of-Service, Class-of-Service (Mellanox)
  • MTU Frame Size >= 9 KB
  • Non-oversubscribed switch backplane fabric

NOTE: Multiple lossless classes are not allowed on the same switch (for example, RoCE and iSCSI).

Supported HDD and SSD models for storage enclosures   (Back to top)

This section provides information about HDD and SSD supported by the DSMS solution.

NOTE: All physical disk I/O must be prior to performing firmware updates for physical disks in the storage enclosures.

Supported HDD and SSD models for storage enclosures
Form factorModelDisk spaceDisk sector sizeSpeedInterfaceVendorMIN version
3.5"HUS726060AL52146 TB512e7.2 K12 GbpsHGSTKK06
2.5"HUC101860CSS204600 GB512n10 K6 GbpsHGSTFJ05
2.5"HUC101860CSS204600 GB512n10 K12 GbpsHGSTFJ23
2.5"HUC156060CSS204600 GB512n15 K6 GbpsHGSTEJ06
2.5"HUC156060CSS204600 GB512n15 K12 GbpsHGSTEJ11
2.5"HUC109060CSS600600 GB512n10 K6 GbpsHGSTN440
2.5"HUC101830CSS204300 GB512n10 K6 GbpsHGSTFJ05
2.5"HUC101830CSS204300 GB512n10 K12 GbpsHGSTFJ23
2.5"HUC156030CSS204300 GB512n15 K12 GbpsHGSTEJ11
2.5"HUC109030CSS600300 GB512n10 K6 GbpsHGSTN440
3.5"HUH728080AL52048 TB512e7.2 K12 GbpsHGSTGK04
3.5"HUS724040ALS6404 TB512n7.2 K6 GbpsHGSTW2F0
3.5"HUS724020ALS6402 TB512n7.2 K6 GbpsHGSTW2F0
3.5"HUH721008AL52008 TB*LS027.2 K12 GbpsHGSTLS02
3.5"HUH721010AL520010 TB*LS027.2 K12 GbpsHGSTLS02
2.5"HUC101818CS42041.8 TB512e10 K12 GbpsHGSTFK12
2.5"HUC101812CSS2041.2 TB512n10 K6 GbpsHGSTFJ05
2.5"HUC101812CSS2041.2 TB512n10 K12 GbpsHGSTFJ23
2.5"HUC101212CSS6001.2 TB512n10 K6 GbpsHGSTU5E2
3.5"HUS726020ALS2142 TB512n7.2 K12 GbpsHGSTKJ03
3.5"HUS726040ALS2144 TB512n7.2 K12 GbpsHGSTKJ03
2.5"LT0800MO800 GB512nSSD12 GbpsSandiskD40Z
2.5"LT0400MO400 GB512nSSD12 GbpsSandiskD40Z
2.5"LT0200MO200 GB512nSSD12 GbpsSandiskD40Z
2.5"LT1600MO1.6 TB512nSSD12 GbpsSandiskD40Z
2.5"ST600MP0005600 GB512n15 K6 GbpsSeagateVS0A
2.5"ST600MP0005600 GB512n15 K12 GbpsSeagateVT32
2.5"ST600MM0088600 GB512n10 K6 GbpsSeagateTS04
2.5"ST600MM0088600 GB512n10 K12 GbpsSeagateTT31
2.5"ST600MM0006600 GB512n10 K6 GbpsSeagateLS0B
2.5"ST300MP0005300 GB512n15 K6 GbpsSeagateVS0A
2.5"ST300MP0005300 GB512n15 K12 GbpsSeagateVT32
2.5"ST300MM0008300 GB512n10 K12 GbpsSeagateTT31
2.5"ST300MM0006300 GB512n10 K6 GbpsSeagateLS0B
2.5"ST9300653SS300 GB512n15 K6 GbpsSeagateYS0C
3.5"ST6000NM00346 TB512e7.2 K6 GbpsSeagateMS2D
3.5"ST4000NM00234 TB512n7.2 K6 GbpsSeagateGS10
3.5"ST2000NM00232 TB512n7.2 K6 GbpsSeagateGS10
2.5"ST1800MM01681.8 TB512e10 K12 GbpsSeagate2S23
2.5"ST1200MM00881.2 TB512n10 K12 GbpsSeagateTT31
2.5"ST1200MM00881.2 TB512n10 K6 GbpsSeagateTS04
2.5"ST1200MM00071.2 TB512n10 K6 GbpsSeagateIS06
3.5"ST2000NM00052 TB512n7.2 K12 GbpsSeagateMS05
3.5"ST4000NM00054 TB512n7.2 K12 GbpsSeagateMS05
3.5"ST6000NM00346 TB512e7.2 K12 GbpsSeagateMS84
3.5"ST8000NM00758 TB512e7.2 K12 GbpsSeagatePS25
3.5"ST2000NM00452 TBDS037.2 K12 GbpsSeagateDS03
3.5"ST4000NM00254 TBDS037.2 K12 GbpsSeagateDS03
3.5"ST6000NM00956 TBDS227.2 K12 GbpsSeagateDS22
2.5"PX04SMB040400 GB512eSSD12 GbpsToshibaAM04
2.5"PX04SMB080800 GB512eSSD12 GbpsToshibaAM04
2.5"PX04SMB1601.6 TB512eSSD12 GbpsToshibaAM04
2.5"AL14SEB090N900 GB512n10 K12 GbpsToshibaDM03
2.5"PX02SMF080800 GB512nSSD12 GbpsToshibaA3AF
2.5"AL13SXB600N600 GB512n15K6 GbpsToshibaDF09
2.5"AL14SEB060N600 GB512n10 K12 GbpsToshibaDM03
2.5"AL13SXB60EN600 GB512n15K12 GbpsToshibaDK02
2.5"AL13SEB600600 GB512n10 K6 GbpsToshibaDE11
2.5"PX02SMF040400 GB512nSSD12 GbpsToshibaA3AF
2.5"AL13SEB300300 GB512n10 K6 GbpsToshibaDE11
2.5"AL13SXB300N300 GB512n15 K6 GbpsToshibaDF09
2.5"AL13SXB30EN300 GB512n15 K12 GbpsToshibaDK02
2.5"PX02SMF020200 GB512nSSD12 GbpsToshibaA3AF
3.5"MG03SCA4004 TB512n7.2 K6 GbpsToshibaDG09
3.5"MG03SCA2002 TB512n7.2 K6 GbpsToshibaDG09
2.5"AL14SEB18EQ1.8 TB512e10 K12 GbpsToshibaDN01
2.5"PX02SMB1601.6 TB512nSSD12 GbpsToshibaA3AF
2.5"AL14SEB120N1.2 TB512n10 K12 GbpsToshibaDM03
3.5"MG04SCA20EN2 TB512n7.2 K12 GbpsToshibaDS04
3.5"MG04SCA40EN4 TB512n7.2 K12 GbpsToshibaDS04

* Only available for the DSMS 1400 series

Contacting Dell   (Back to top)

Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. If you do not have an active internet connection, you can find contact information about your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell for sales, technical assistance, or customer-service issues:

  1. Go to Dell.com/support.
  2. Select your country from the drop-down menu on the lower right corner of the page.
  3. For customized support:
    • Enter your system Service Tag in the Enter your Service Tag field.
    • Click Submit.
    • The support page that lists the various support categories is displayed.
  4. For general support:
    • Select your product category.
    • Select your product segment.
    • Select your product. The support page that lists the various support categories is displayed.
  5. For contact details of Dell Global Technical Support:
    • Click Global Technical Support.
    • The Contact Technical Support page is displayed with details to call, chat, or e-mail the Dell Global Technical Support team.

 

Quick Resource Locator 

Use the Quick Resource Locator (QRL) to get immediate access to DSMS Solution information. This information provides access to reference documentation, a link to the Dell support page, and links to hardware-specific QRL pages, which include how-to videos. You can access this information by visiting www.dell.com/QRL or by using your smartphone or tablet and scanning the QR code below. You can also click the image below to go directly to the DSMS QRL location.

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Copyright © 2016 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. This product is protected by U.S. and international copyright and intellectual property laws. Dell and the Dell logo are trademarks of Dell Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies.
 
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Switch Configuration Guides for PS Series or SC Series SANs

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Switch Configuration Guides for PS Series (EqualLogic) or SC Series (Compellent) SANs provide step-by-step instructions for configuring Ethernet switches for use with Dell storage using Dell best practices.

SC Series 10Gb | SC Series 1Gb|PS Series 10Gb | PS Series 1Gb

The Rapid EqualLogic Configuration Portal is also available as a quick deployment resource for PS Series iSCSI SAN solutions.

For more information on PS Series SAN design recommendations, see the Dell PS Series Configuration Guide.

For the archived list of previous Switch Reference Architectures, see Switch Reference Architectures.

10Gb Switch Configuration Guides for SC Series
Published/
updated**
Arista 7280SR9/2016
Dell PowerEdge FN2210S and FN410S7/2016
Dell Networking S60106/2016
Cisco Nexus 95046/2016
Dell Networking S50002/2016**
Brocade VDX 674011/2015
Dell Networking C9000 Series10/2015
Cisco Nexus 5548UP09/2015
Dell Networking S4048-ON08/2015
Cisco Nexus 600108/2015
Dell Networking N4000 Series and Dell PowerConnect 8100 Series08/2014
Dell Networking S4810 and Dell Force10 S481007/2014

1Gb Switch Configuration Guides for SC Series
Published/
updated**
Dell Networking S3148p/S312401/2016
Dell Networking S3048-ON07/2015

10Gb Switch Configuration Guides for PS Series
Published/
updated**
Arista 7280SR9/2016
Dell Networking S60106/2016
Cisco Nexus 95046/2016
Dell Networking S60002/2016**
Dell Networking and Dell Force10 S4820T2/2016**
Cisco Nexus 600110/2015
Cisco Nexus 5548UP10/2015
Dell Networking C9000 Series10/2015
Dell Networking S4048-ON08/2015
Cisco Nexus 701004/2015
Brocade VDX 674001/2015
HP 5900 Series06/2014
Brocade B800004/2014
Dell Networking S500004/2014**
Dell Networking N4000 and Dell PowerConnect 8100 Series02/2014**
Dell Networking and Dell Force10 MXL 10/40GbE Blade Switch02/2014**
Dell Networking and Dell Force10 S481001/2016**
Dell PowerConnect 8024, 8024F, M8024, and M8024-k10/2013

1Gb Switch Configuration Guides for PS Series
Published/
updated**
Dell Networking S3148p/S312408/2016
Dell Networking S3048-ON07/2015
Cisco Catalyst 494806/2014
Dell Networking N2000 Series05/2014
Juniper EX4200-48T Series05/2014
Dell Networking N3000 Series03/2014
Dell PowerConnect 7048 and PowerConnect 702402/2014
Dell Networking and Dell Force10 S55 09/2013**
Dell Networking and Dell Force10 S6009/2013**
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XC630 Series Support Matrix

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IntroductionManagement softwareContacting Dell
ComponentsHypervisor OSsQuick Resource Locator
Physical disk drivesTechnical specifications 
HBAsDocumentation matrix 
NetworkingDell documentation
Hardware managementNutanix documentation

What's New!

This is the first edition of the online version of the Dell XC630 Web-Scaled Hyperconverged Appliance Support Matrix. Check here for the newest updates to this document.

Introduction  (Back to top)

This document provides information about the supported software, firmware, and hardware versions and technical specifications for the Dell XC630 Web-Scale Hyperconverged Appliance.

NOTE: This Support Matrix contains the latest compatibility and interoperability information. If you observe inconsistencies between this information and other documentation or references, this document supersedes all other documentation.

Supported hardware, firmware and software  (Back to top)

This chapter provides information about supported software, firmware, and hardware versions for the Dell XC630 Web-Scale Hyperconverged Appliance.

Supported components

This section provides information about components supported by your hardware.

Supported Components
Componentv3 Versionv4 Version
CPUsE5-2620 v3E52603 v4
 E5-2630 v3E52608L v4
 E5-2650 v3E52609 v4
 E5-2680 v3E52618L v4
 E5-2690 v3E52620 v4
 E5-2698 v3E52623 v4
  E52628L v4
  E52630L v4
  E52630 v4
  E52637 v4
  E52640 v4
  E52643 v4
  E52648L v4
  E52650L v4
  E52650 v4
  E52658 v4
  E52660 v4
  E52667 v4
  E52680 v4
  E52683 v4
  E52687W v4
  E52689 v4
  E52690 v4
  E52695 v4
  E52697A v4
  E52697 v4
  E52698 v4
  E52699 v4
  E52603 v4
BIOS1.2.10 and later2.0.2 or later
iDRAC support2.02.02.02 or later2.30.30.30 or later

Supported physical disk drives (Back to top)

This section provides information about disks drives supported by your hardware.

Supported Physical Disk Drives
Form FactorCapacityTypeVendor
2.5"1 TBNL-SAS HDDDell Supported
2.5"2 TBNL-SAS HDDDell Supported
2.5"1.2 TBSAS HDDDell Supported
2.5"1 TBSED SAS HDDDell Supported
2.5"1.2 TBSED SAS HDDDell Supported
2.5"200 GBSATA SSDIntel
2.5"400 GBSATA SSDIntel
2.5"800 GBSATA SSDIntel
2.5"200 GBSAS SSDHGST
2.5"400 GBSAS SSDHGST
2.5"800 GBSAS SSDHGST
2.5"400 GBSED SAS SSDHGST
2.5"800 GBSED SAS SSDHGST
2.5"1600 GBSED SAS SSDHGST

Supported HBAs (Back to top)

This section provides information about Host Bus Adapters (HBA) supported by your hardware.

Supported HBAs
NameForm factor/SlotMinimum firmware version
H730Mini or integrated slot25.3.0-0016
HBA330Mini or integrated slot

9.17.20.07

NOTE: This version is supported on NOS 4.1.3.x.

Supported networking (Back to top)

This section provides information about networking supported by your hardware and supported NICs.

Intel branded Network Daughter Cards (NDC) and Network Interface Cards (NIC) specify the use of only Intel branded SFP+ optical modules for use with optical cables. When ordering a system with optics, the appropriate Intel branded SFP+ optical modules are included with your order. If you already have SFP+ optical modules, ensure they are the Intel branded modules before inserting into the NDC or NIC. Twinax cables are also the supported network cables for Intel NDC and NIC.

CAUTION: Using any brand of SFP+ module other than Intel during deployment disables the 10 GbE ports. Call Dell Support to recover port functionality.

WARNING: Hot-plugging an unsupported SFP+ module causes ESXi host to fail with purple diagnostic screen. Call Dell Support to recover from this situation.

 

Supported NDCs
NameFirmware versionMinimum firmware version
Intel X520 Dual 1G + Dual 10 G SFP+16.0.24
  • Intel randed SFP+ modules only (10 GbE)
  • Twinax Cable (10 GbE)
  • Standard Category 6 Ethernet (1 GbE)
Intel X540 Dual 1 G + Dual 10 G Base16.0.24Standard Category 6 Ethernet (up to 10 GbE)

 

Supported NICs
NameFrom factor or SlotMinimum firmware versionSupported cables
Intel X520 Dual 10 G SFP+Low profile or full height/any slot16.0.24

Intel branded SFP+ modules only (10 GbE)

Twinax Cable (10 GbE)

Intel X540 Dual 10 G BaseTLow profile or full height/any slot16.0.24Standard Category 6 Ethernet (up to 10 GbE)

Supported hardware management solutions   (Back to top)

This section provides information about hardware management solutions that are supported by your hardware.

Supported hardware management solutions
NameMinimum firmware version
Dell OpenManage Essentials2.0
Dell Nautilus Firmware Update UtilityA13

Supported management software   (Back to top)

This section provides information about components supported by your hardware.

Supported management software
NameMinimum version
Nutanix Operating System (NOS)

4.1.1.1 (Haswell)

4.5.1.2 (Broadwell)

Supported hypervisor OS   (Back to top)

This section provides information about the hypervisor Operating Systems (OS) supported by your hardware.

Supported hypervisor OS
NameMinimum firmware version
VMware
  • ESXi 5.5, update 2 (Haswell)
  • ESXi 6.0 (Haswell)
  • ESXi 5.5, update 3 (Broadwell)
  • ESXi 6.0, update 1 (Broadwell)
Windows Server

Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition

Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition

Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV)

Nutanix 20150616 (Haswell)

Nutanix 20160921 (Broadwell

Technical specifications   (Back to top)

This chapter provides technical specifications for Dell XC630 Web-Scale Hyperconverged Appliance.

PhysicalPowerConnectors
Processor MemoryVideo
Expansion busHardriveEnvironmental

 

Physical specifications

This section provides expansion physical specifications for storage, including height, width, depth, maximum configuration weight and empty weight.

Physical specifications
PhysicalSpecification
Weight (Empty)36.5 kg (80.5 lb)

 

Processor specifications   (Back to top)(Technical specification top)

This section provides processor specifications required for your hardware.

Processor specifications
TypeSpecification
Two Intel Xeon processorEP E5-2600 v3 and v4 product family

 

Expansion bus specifications   (Back to top)(Technical specification top)

This section provides expansion bus specifications for storage, including bus type, expansion cards, and expansion slots.

Expansion bus specifications
Expansion BusSpecification
Bus typePCI Express Generation 2 and 3
Expansion CardsFor a list of supported expansion cards, refer to the Owner's Manual at Dell.com/xcseriesmanuals.
Expansion slots using riser card

Riser 1

(Slot 1) One low profile, three fourth-length x8 link

(Slot 2) One low profile, half-length x16 link

Riser 2

(Slot 1) One low profile, half-length x8 link or one low profile, half-length x8 link

(Slot 2) One low profile, half-length x8 link or one low profile, half-length x16 link

Riser 3

(Slot 2) One low profile, half-length x8 link or one low profile, half-length x16 link

 

Power specifications  (Back to top)(Technical specification top)

This section provides power specifications for your hardware, including wattage, heat dissipation, and voltage.

NOTE: This system is also designed to connect to IT power systems with a phase to phase voltage not exceeding 230 V.

Power Specifications
TypeSpecification
AC power suply unit (PSU)

Wattage

495 W, 750 W, or 1100 W

Heat dissipation

NOTE: Heat dissipation is calculated on the basis of power rating of PSU.

  • 1908 BTU/hr maximum (495 W PSU)
  • 2891 BTU/hr maximum (750 W PSU)
  • 2843 BTU/hr maximum (750 W Titanium PSU)
  • 4100 BTU/hr maximum (1100 W PSU)

Voltage

100–240 V AC, auto ranging, 50/60 Hz

200–240 V AC, auto ranging, 50/60 Hz, for 750 W Titanium

 

Memory specifications (Back to top)(Technical specification top)

This section provides memory specifications for your hardware, including architecture, memory module sockets, and memory module capacities.

Memory Specifications
MemorySpecification
Architecture
  • 1866, 2133, and 2400 MT/s DIMMs
  • Support for Advanced ECC or memory-optimized operation
  • Support for LRDIMMs
Memory module socketsTwenty-four 288-pin
Memory module capacities

LRDIMM

32 GB or 64 GB

RDIMM

16 GB or 32 GB

Minimum RAM

64 GB
Maximum RAM

LRDIMM

Up to 1.5 TB

RDIMM

Up to 768 GB
RAID controller

Controller type

PERC 9 family

 

Hard drive specification (Back to top)(Technical specification top)

This section provides hard drive specifications for your hardware.

Hard drive specification
TypeSpecification
Ten hard-drive systemsUp to ten 2.5-inch, internal, hot-swappable 2-4 SATA SSD + up to 8 NL-SAS HDD drives

 

 

Connector specifications (Back to top)(Technical specification top)

This section provides connectors specifications for your hardware, including rear, front, and internal connectors.

Connector specifications
TypeSpecification
Rear

NIC

Two 10/100/1000 Mbps and two 100 Mbps/1 Gbps/10 Gbps

Serial

DB-9 serial port connector

USB

Two 4-pin, USB 3.0-compliant

Video

15-pin VGA
Front – 10 hard-drive systems

USB

One mini USB 3.0-compliant
Internal

USB

One 4-pin, USB 3.0-compliant

Internal Dual SD Module (IDSDM)

Two flash memory card slots with one internal SD card.

 

Video specifications (Back to top)(Technical specification top)

This section provides video specifications for storage, including type, and memory.

Video specifications
TypeSpecification
Video typeIntegrated VGA controller

Video memory

16 MB shared

 

 

Environmental specifications (Back to top)(Technical specification top)

This section provides environmental specifications for storage, including temperature, relative humidity, maximum vibrations, particulate contamination, gaseous contamination, and expanded operating temperature.

NOTE: For more information about environmental measurements for specific system configurations, see Dell.com/environmental_datasheets.

Environmental specifications
TypeSpecification
Temperature

Storage

–40°C to 65°C (–40°F to 149°F)

Continuous operation (for altitude less than 950 m or 3117 ft)

10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F) with no direct sunlight on the equipment.

Maximum temperature gradient (operating and storage)

20°C/h (36°F/h)
Relative humidity

Storage

5% to 95% RH with 33°C (91°F) maximum dew point. Atmosphere must be non-condensing at all times.

Operating

10% to 80% Relative Humidity with 29°C (84.2°F) maximum dew point.
Maximum vibration

Storage

0.26 Grms at 5 Hz to 350 Hz (all operation orientations).

Operating

1.87 Grms at 10 Hz to 500 Hz for 15 min (all six sides tested).
Maximum shock

Storage

One shock pulse in the positive z axis of 31 G for 2.6 ms in all operational orientations.

Operating

Six consecutively run shock pulses in the positive and negative x, y, and z axes (one pulse on each side of the system) of 71 G for up to 2 ms.
Maximum altitude

Operating

3,048 m (10,000 ft)

Storage

12,000 m (39,370 ft)
Operating altitude de-rating

Up to 35°C (95°F)

Maximum temperature is reduced by 1°C/300 m (1°F/547 ft) above 950 m (3,117 ft).

35°C to 40°C (95°F to 104°F)

Maximum temperature is reduced by 1°C/175 m (1°F/319 ft) above 950 m (3,117 ft).

40°C to 45°C (104°F to 113°F)

Maximum temperature is reduced by 1°C/125 m (1°F/228 ft) above 950 m (3,117 ft).
Particulate contamination
NOTE: This section defines the limits to help avoid IT equipment damage and/or failure from particulates and gaseous contamination. If it is determined that levels of particulates or gaseous pollution are beyond the limits specified below and are the reason for the damage and/or failures to your equipment, it may be necessary for you to re-mediate the environmental conditions that are causing the damage and/or failures. Remediation of environmental conditions is the responsibility of the customer.

Air filtration

Data center air filtration as defined by ISO Class 8 per ISO 14644-1 with a 95% upper confidence limit.

NOTE:

  • Applies to data center environments only. Air filtration requirements do not apply to IT equipment designed to be used outside a data center, in environments such as an office or factory floor.
  • Air entering the data center must have MERV11 or MERV13 filtration.

Conductive dust

Air must be free of conductive dust, zinc whiskers, or other conductive particles.

NOTE: Applies to data center and non-data center environments.

Corrosive dust

    • Air must be free of corrosive dust.
    • Residual dust present in the air must have a deliquescent point less than 60% relative humidity.

NOTE: Applies to data center and non-data center environments.

Gaseous contamination
NOTE: Maximum corrosive contaminant levels measured at ≤50% relative humidity.
Copper coupon corrosion rate<300 Å/month per Class G1 as defined by ANSI/ISA71.04-1985.
Silver coupon corrosion rate<200 Å/month as defined by AHSRAE TC9.9.

Documentation matrix (Back to top)

 

The documentation matrix provides information about the documents that you use to configure and deploy the Dell web-scale converged appliance solution.

Dell documentationNutanix documentationHow to locate Nutanix documentation

WARNING: See the safety and regulatory information that shipped with your system. Warranty information may be included with this document or as a separate document.


Make sure that you read through any media that ships with your system that provides documentation and tools for configuring and managing your system, including those pertaining to the OS, system management software, system updates, and system components that you purchased with your system.

NOTE: URLs such as Dell.com/support or Dell.com/support/home, are not active, because you must type the URL from your location to access your specific language.


For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this document, see the Glossary at Dell.com/support/home.

NOTE: Always read the updates on Dell.com/support/home because they often supersede information in other documents.

NOTE: While upgrading your system, Dell recommends that you download and install the latest BIOS, driver, and systems management firmware on your system from Dell.com/support/home.

 

Dell documentation (Back to top)

Dell documentation is either included with your shipment or available at the Dell website at Dell.com/xcseriesmanuals.

Dell documentation for:

  • Dell iDRAC is available at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
  • Dell OpenManage Essentials is available at Dell.com/openmanagemanuals.

To access Dell documetation:

  1. In the Dell Support page, scroll down to General Support, and then click Servers, Storage & Networking.
  2. Click Engineered Solutions, click Manuals , and select the documentation you require.
Dell reference documentation
To learn about...Refer to...
Setup instructions of your system, including the technical specificationsGetting Started Guide

Hardware details for your system

Owner's Manual

How to install your system in to a rackDell Rack Install Guide
How to deploy and set up this solutionSolutions Guide
Setting up and using Dell iDRAC8Dell iDRAC8 Quick Start Guide
Using OpenManage Essentials to monitor, perform updates, view hardware, and view inventory on your systemDell OpenManage Essentials User's Guide

 

Nutanix documentation (Back to top)

Nutanix documentation has different document titles depending on the Nutanix solution software you are using. The table here shows you the document title equivalence between the two operating systems for the Nutanix documents used with the XC Series solution.

Nutanix reference documentation for Dell XC Series
To learn about...Nutanix Operating System 4.1Acropolis base (NOS) 4.5 document name
Comprehensive instructions and references for the Nutanix UI, including overview information.Web Console GuidePrism Web Console Guide
Set up instructions for your solution.Setup GuideField Installation Guide
Set up instructions for environments with special requirements and restrictions.Advanced Setup GuideAcropolis Advanced Setup Guide
Managing Nutanix Acropolis AHV hosts that run Nutanix solution software.Acropolis Virtualization Administration GuideAcropolis Hypervisor Administration Guide
Comprehensive references for Controller Virtual Machine (CVM) utilities, nCLI commands, and Nutanix PowerShell cmdlet.Command ReferenceAcropolis Command Reference
Instructions and reference for administering the Nutanix solution software outside the Nutanix Prism UI (such as cluster start/stop, manual upgrade, changing passwords, reconfiguring IP addresses, and troubleshooting tools).NOS Advanced Administration GuideAcropolis Advanced Administration Guide
Managing VMware ESXi hosts that run Nutanix solution software, including VMware vCenter requirements.vSphere Administration GuidevSphere Administration Guide for Acropolis
Managing Hyper-V hosts that run the Nutanix solution software, including domain requirements.Hyper-V Administration GuideHyper-V Administration for Acropolis
Comprehensive references for the Nutanix REST API.API ReferenceAcropolis API Reference

Software instructions for hardware components that are not functioning.

Hardware Replacement Documentation

Hardware Replacement Documentation

 

How to locate Nutanix documentation (Back to top)

You can view Nutanix document based on the privileges you are provided. There are two types of user:

NOS 4.1 Nutanix documentation for Dell XC Series
Document nameSoftware typeReleaseAll or Platform
Documentation available for Guest user
Acropolis Virtualization Administration GuideNOS4.1All
API ReferenceNOS4.1All
Command ReferenceNOS4.1All
Hyper-V Administration GuideNOS4.1All
Setup GuideNOS4.1All
vSphere Administration GuideNOS4.1All
Web Console GuideNOS4.1All
Documentation available for Privileged user
Advanced Setup GuideNOS4.1All
Hardware Replacement DocumentationNOS4.1XC Series
Acropolis Virtualization Administration GuideNOS4.1All
API ReferenceNOS4.1All
Command ReferenceNOS4.1All
Hyper-V Administration GuideNOS4.1All
Setup GuideNOS4.1All
vSphere Administration GuideNOS4.1All
Web Console GuideNOS4.1All

NOS Advanced Administration Guide

NOS4.1

All

Acropolis base (NOS) 4.5 Nutanix documentation for Dell XC Series
Document nameSoftware typeReleaseAll or Platform
Documentation available for Guest user
Acropolis API ReferenceAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
Acropolis Hypervisor Administration GuideNOS4.5All
Hyper-V Administration for AcropolisAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
vSphere Administration Guide for AcropolisAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
Documentation available for Privileged user
Acropolis Advanced Administration GuideAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
Acropolis Advanced Setup GuideAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
Acropolis Command ReferenceAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
Field Installation GuideFoundation4.5All
Hardware Replacement DocumentationPlatform4.5XC Series
Acropolis API ReferenceAHV4.5All
Acropolis Hypervisor Administration GuideAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
Hyper-V Administration for AcropolisAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
vSphere Administration Guide for AcropolisAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All

Prism Web Console Guide

Prism4.5

All

 

Contacting Dell   (Back to top)

Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. If you do not have an active internet connection, you can find contact information about your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell for sales, technical assistance, or customer-service issues:

  1. Go to Dell.com/support.
  2. Select your country from the drop-down menu on the lower right corner of the page.
  3. For customized support:
    • Enter your system Service Tag in the Enter your Service Tag field.
    • Click Submit.
    • The support page that lists the various support categories is displayed.
  4. For general support:
    • Select your product category.
    • Select your product segment.
    • Select your product. The support page that lists the various support categories is displayed.
  5. For contact details of Dell Global Technical Support:
    • Click Global Technical Support.
    • The Contact Technical Support page is displayed with details to call, chat, or e-mail the Dell Global Technical Support team.

 

Quick Resource Locator 

Use the Quick Resource Locator (QRL) to get immediate access to Dell XC630 solution information. This information provides access to reference documentation, a link to the Dell support page, and links to hardware-specific QRL pages, which include how-to videos. You can access this information by visiting www.dell.com/QRL or by using your smartphone or tablet and scanning the QR code below. You can also click the image below to go directly to the Dell XC630 QRL location.

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Copyright © 2016 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. This product is protected by U.S. and international copyright and intellectual property laws. Dell and the Dell logo are trademarks of Dell Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies.
 
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Advanced Materials

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This page is a frequently updated collection of all Dell XC Series Hyperconverged appliances Powered by Nutanix technical content produced by Marketing, Dell Storage Engineering, and Solution Partners for the Dell XC Series Powered by Nutanix. Add this page to your watch list to be notified when new publications are added to the collection.

 

Architecture and Technology       Desktop Virtualization       Private Cloud     Security        Server Virtualization

 


 

Architecture and Technology 

Title

Published/Updated

Version

Type

 

Dell XC630 Web-Scale HyperConverged Appliance: Greater Database Performance Than Alternative Integrated Solution

 

 

July 2016

1.0Test Report

Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 on Dell XC Series using Hyper-V

August 2016

1.0

White Paper

Dell XC Series Web-Scale Hyperconverged Appliance Best Practices for Running Windows Server 2012 R2 with Hyper-V

July 2016

1.0

Best Practices

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 20161.0White Paper

Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 on Dell XC Series using iSCSI

February 2016

1.0White Paper

Dell Storage Networking with Dell XC Series Hyperconverged Appliances Powered by Nutanix 

 

 

January 2016

1.0Solutions Brief


Dell XC Series Powered by Nutanix Hyper-V Reference Architecture

 

 

November 2015

1.0White 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

1.0White Paper

V Mware vSphere Networking on Nutanix

 

January 20161.0White 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 20161.0White 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

 
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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 20161.0Reference 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                             

Title

Published

Version

Type


Microsoft Exchange Solution Brief

January  2016

1.0

Solution Brief

Virtualizing Microsoft SQL Server on Dell XC Series Web-scale Converged
Appliances Powered by Nutanix Software

 

January 20161.0Tech Note


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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 XC630 Web-Scale HyperConverged Appliance: Greater Database Performance Than Alternative Integrated Solution
Learn more about how to get 73% greater OLTP database performance in hyperconverged Dell XC630 appliances by reading this Principled Technologies test report.

 

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.

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 Software Defined Storage

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When it comes to selecting storage for modern IT infrastructures, choose solutions that meet your requirements. Whether you choose to expand your existing infrastructure or adopt a different approach based on software-defined storage technologies, you can leverage an entry-to-enterprise storage stack built on:

  • Modern storage architecture
  • Proven x86 server platform
  • Broad partner ecosystem

To implement affordable and flexible storage solutions from Dell. Our comprehensive software-defined storage solutions portfolio includes:

  • Open source technologies
  • Advanced storage software
  • Hyperconverged appliances

These flexible solutions help you implement the latest storage technologies from:

  • VMware
  • Nutanix
  • EMC ScaleIO
  • Microsoft
  • Nexenta
  • RedHat
  • Scality

All these solutions run on industry-standard x86 hardware and backed by the global Dell Services and Support teams.

SDS Solutions

Dell VMware Virtual SAN solutions
Build a future-ready foundation for your information technology infrastructure with software-defined storage that is tightly integrated with VMware® vSphere. VMware Virtual SAN solutions from Dell

Dell EMC XC Series
The Dell EMC XC Series platform is a scale-out cluster of high-performance nodes each running a standard hypervisor and containing processors, memory and local storage (consisting of SSD Flash and high capacity SATA disk drives). The Dell EMC XC Series platform is powered by Nutanix software and managed through the Nutanix Prism interface.

Dell EMC ScaleIO
EMC® ScaleIO® is software that creates a server-based SAN from local application server storage to deliver flexible and scalable performance and capacity on demand. It converges storage and compute resources into a single-layer architecture, aggregating capacity and performance,

Dell Storage with Microsoft Storage Spaces (DSMS)
DSMS is a comprehensive offering of validated and tested Dell hardware with Microsoft Storage Spaces technology. The Dell Storage with Microsoft Storage Spaces solution includes both SOFS and converged architecture options, which let you run your virtual or physical workloads directly on the solution. This Scale-Out File Server (SOFS) and converged solution is the result of close collaboration between Dell and Microsoft. DSMS includes performance and capacity sizing, end-to-end fulfillment, deployment and solution-level support.

Nexenta
Founded in 2005, Nexenta is software defined storage vendor that provides NexentaStor, a storage operating system based on OpenSolaris and OpenStorage ZFS technologies. NexentaStor software runs on industry standard hardware and delivers block (iSCSI and Fibre Chanel) and file (SMB and NFS) storage services.

The Dell – Nexenta offering incorporates NexentaStor software with the Dell PowerEdge 13th generation server platform to provide highly scalable solutions for enterprise workloads, including:

  • VMware cloud backend storage
  • OpenStack and CloudStack backend storage
  • Generic NAS file and Home Directory storage
  • Near-line archive and large scale backup repositories

These solutions are available in flexible hardware configurations that scale from a few terabytes to petabytes and come with comprehensive data management capabilities such as replication, automatic read and write caching, replication, unlimited snapshots and cloning, and inline data reduction. 

Dell Storage Designed for Scality RING
Dell and Scality offer solutions for storage-intensive environments that consist of Scality™ RING™ software and Dell server and storage systems.

Tags: Dell XC Series, software defined storage, hyperconverged, Nexenta, Nutanix, Converged, Dell Storage with Microsoft Storage Spaces, Scale-Out File Server

XC430 Series Support Matrix

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IntroductionManagement softwareContacting Dell
ComponentsHypervisor OSsQuick Resource Locator
Physical disk drivesTechnical specifications 
HBAsDocumentation matrix 
NetworkingDell documentation
Hardware managementNutanix documentation

What's New!

This is the first edition of the online version of the Dell XC430 Web-Scale Hyperconverged Appliance Support Matrix. Check here for the newest updates to this document.

Introduction  (Back to top)

This document provides information about the supported software, firmware, and hardware versions and technical specifications for the Dell XC430 Web-Scale Hyperconverged Appliance.

This Support Matrix contains the latest compatibility and interoperability information. If you observe inconsistencies between this information and other documentation or references, this document supersedes all other documentation.

Supported hardware, firmware and software  (Back to top)

This chapter provides information about supported software, firmware, and hardware versions for the Dell XC430 Web-Scale Hyperconverged Appliance.

Supported components

This section provides information about components supported by your hardware.

Supported Components
Componentv3 Versionv4 Version
CPUsE5-2620 v3E5-2620 v4
 E5-2630 v3E5-2630 v4
 E5-2650 v3E5-2643 v4
 E5-2660 v3E5-2650 v4
 E5-2680 v3E5-2660 v4
 E5-2595 v3E5-2680 v4
  E5-2690 v4
  E5-2595 v4
  E5-2598 v4
BIOS1.2.6 and later2.0.0 or later
iDRAC support2.15.10.10 or later2.30.30.30 or later

Supported physical disk drives (Back to top)

This section provides information about disks drives supported by your hardware.

Supported Physical Disk Drives
Form FactorCapacityTypeVendor
3.5"4 TBNL-SAS HDDDell Supported
3.5"6 TBNL-SAS HDDDell Supported
2.5"200 GBSATA SSDIntel
2.5"400 GBSATA SSDIntel
2.5"800 GBSATA SSDIntel
2.5"1600 GBSATA SSDIntel
2.5"200 GBSAS SSDHGST
2.5"400 GBSAS SSDHGST
2.5"800 GBSAS SSDHGST

Supported HBAs (Back to top)

This section provides information about Host Bus Adapters (HBA) supported by your hardware.

Supported HBAs
NameForm factor/SlotMinimum firmware version
H730Mini or integrated slot25.3.0-0016
HBA330Mini or integrated slot9.17.20.07

Supported networking (Back to top)

This section provides information about networking supported by your hardware and supported NICs.

Intel branded Network Daughter Cards (NDC) and Network Interface Cards (NIC) specify the use of only Intel branded SFP+ optical modules for use with optical cables. When ordering a system with optics, the appropriate Intel branded SFP+ optical modules are included with your order. If you already have SFP+ optical modules, ensure they are the Intel branded modules before inserting into the NDC or NIC. Twinax cables are also the supported network cables for Intel NDC and NIC.

CAUTION: Using any brand of SFP+ module other than Intel during deployment disables the 10 GbE ports. Call Dell Support to recover port functionality.

WARNING: Hot-plugging an unsupported SFP+ module causes ESXi host to fail with purple diagnostic screen. Call Dell Support to recover from this situation.

 

 

Supported Networking
NameMinimum firmware version
Broadcom Dual 1GbE LOM7.10.59

 

Supported NICs
NameFrom factor or SlotMinimum firmware versionSupported cables
Intel X520 Dual 10 G SFP+Low profile/any slot16.0.24

Intel branded SFP+ modules only (10 GbE)

Twinax Cable (10 GbE)

Intel X540 Dual 10 G BaseTLow profile/any slot16.0.24Standard Category 6 Ethernet (up to 10 GbE)

Supported hardware management solutions   (Back to top)

This section provides information about hardware management solutions that are supported by your hardware.

Supported hardware management solutions
NameMinimum firmware version
Dell OpenManage Essentials2.0
Dell Nautilus Firmware Update UtilityA13

Supported management software   (Back to top)

This section provides information about components supported by your hardware.

Supported management software
NameMinimum version
Nutanix Operating System (NOS)4.1.3

Supported hypervisor OSs   (Back to top)

This section provides information about the hypervisor Operating Systems (OS) supported by your hardware.

Supported hypervisor OSs
NameMinimum firmware version
VMware

ESXi 5.5, update 2

ESXi 6.0

Windows Server

Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition

Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition

Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV)Nutanix 20150616

Technical specifications   (Back to top)

This chapter provides technical specifications for Dell XC430 Web-Scale Hyperconverged Appliance.

PhysicalPowerConnectors
Processor MemoryVideo
Expansion busHardriveEnvironmental

 

Physical specifications

This section provides expansion physical specifications for storage, including height, width, depth, maximum configuration weight and empty weight.

Physical specifications
PhysicalSpecification
Height42.8 mm (1.68 inch)
Width with rack latches482.4 mm (18.99 inch)
Width without rack latches434.0 mm (17.08 inch)
Depth (excludes bezel)607.0 mm (23.9 inch)
Weight (Maximum)19.9 kg (43.87 lb)
Weight (Empty)16.73 kg (36.88 lb)

 

Processor specifications   (Back to top)(Technical specification top)

This section provides processor specifications required for your hardware.

Processor specifications
TypeSpecification
Intel Xeon processorEP E5-2600 v3 and v4 product family

 

Expansion bus specifications   (Back to top)(Technical specification top)

This section provides expansion bus specifications for storage, including bus type, expansion cards, and expansion slots.

Expansion bus specifications
Expansion BusSpecification
Bus typePCI Express Generation 2 and 3
Expansion slots using riser card

PCIE_G3_X16

(Slot 1) one low profile, half-length x16 link for processor 1
(Slot 2) one low profile, half-length x16 link for processor 1

PCIE_G3_X8

(Slot 1) one full-height, half-length x8 link for processor 1
(Slot 2) one half-height, half-length x8 link for processor 1

 

Power specifications  (Back to top)(Technical specification top)

This section provides power specifications for your hardware, including wattage, heat dissipation, and
voltage.

NOTE: This system is also designed to connect to IT power systems with a phase to phase voltage not exceeding 230 V.

Power Specifications
TypeSpecification
AC power suply unit (PSU)
Wattage550 W

Heat dissipation

NOTE: Heat dissipation is calculated on the basis of power rating of PSU.

550 W (Platinum) AC (100–240 V, 50/60 Hz, 7.4 A–3.7 A)


2107 BTU/hr (550W PSU)

Voltage100–240 V AC, auto ranging, 50/60 Hz

 

Memory specifications (Back to top)(Technical specification top)

This section provides memory specifications for your hardware, including architecture, memory module sockets, and memory module capacities.

Memory Specifications
MemorySpecification
Architecture

2133 MT/s, 2400 MT/s DDR4 DIMMs

Support for advanced ECC or memory-optimized
operation

Memory module socketsTwelve 288-pin
Memory module capacities

RDIMM

16 GB or 32 GB

Minimum RAM

64 GB

Maximum RAM

Up to 192 GB with single processor
Up to 384 GB with dual processor
RAID controller

Controller type

PERC 9 family

 

Hard drive specification (Back to top)(Technical specification top)

This section provides hard drive specifications for your hardware.

Hard drive specification
TypeSpecification
Four hard-drive systems2x SATA SSD + 2x 3.5" NL-SAS HDD

 

 

Connector specifications (Back to top)(Technical specification top)

This section provides connectors specifications for your hardware, including rear, front, and internal connectors.

Connector specifications
TypeSpecification
Rear

NIC

Four 10/100/1000 Mbps

Serial

9-pin, DTE, 16550-compatible

USB

One 9-pin, USB 3.0-compliant
One 4-pin, USB 2.0-compliant

Video

15-pin VGA

External vFlash card

One optional vFlash memory card

NOTE: The card slot is available for use only if the iDRAC8 Enterprise license is installed on your system.

Front

USB

Two 4-pin, USB 2.0-compliant

Video

15-pin VGA
Internal

USB

One 9-pin, USB 3.0-compliant

Internal Dual SD Module (IDSDM)

One flash memory card slot with the internal SD module

 

Video specifications (Back to top)(Technical specification top)

This section provides video specifications for storage, including type, and memory.

Video specifications
TypeSpecification
Video typeIntegrated Matrox G200

Video memory

16 MB shared

 

 

Environmental specifications (Back to top)(Technical specification top)

This section provides environmental specifications for storage, including temperature, relative humidity, maximum vibrations, particulate contamination, gaseous contamination, and expanded operating temperature.

NOTE: For more information about environmental measurements for specific system configurations, see Dell.com/environmental_datasheets.

Environmental specifications
TypeSpecification
Temperature

Storage

–40°C to 65°C (–40°F to 149°F)

Continuous operation (for altitude less than 950 m or 3117 ft)

10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F) with no direct sunlight on the equipment.

Maximum temperature gradient (operating and storage)

20°C/h (36°F/h)
Relative humidity

Storage

5% to 95% RH with 33°C (91°F) maximum dew point. Atmosphere must be non-condensing at all times.

Operating

10% to 80% Relative Humidity with 29°C (84.2°F) maximum dew point.
Maximum vibration

Storage

0.26 Grms at 5 Hz to 350 Hz (all operation orientations).

Operating

1.88 Grms at 10 Hz to 500 Hz for 15 min (all six sides tested).
Maximum shock

Storage

Six consecutively run shock pulses in the positive and negative x, y, and z axes of 40 G for up to 2.3 ms.

Operating

Six consecutively run shock pulses in the positive and negative x, y, and z axes (one pulse on each side of the system) of 71 G for up to 2 ms.
Maximum altitude

Operating

3,048 m (10,000 ft)

Storage

12,000 m (39,370 ft)
Operating altitude de-rating

Up to 35°C (95°F)

Maximum temperature is reduced by 1°C/300 m (1°F/547 ft) above 950 m (3,117 ft).

35°C to 40°C (95°F to 104°F)

Maximum temperature is reduced by 1°C/175 m (1°F/319 ft) above 950 m (3,117 ft).

40°C to 45°C (104°F to 113°F)

Maximum temperature is reduced by 1°C/125 m (1°F/228 ft) above 950 m (3,117 ft).
Particulate contamination
NOTE: This section defines the limits to help avoid IT equipment damage and/or failure from particulates and gaseous contamination. If it is determined that levels of particulates or gaseous pollution are beyond the limits specified below and are the reason for the damage and/or failures to your equipment, it may be necessary for you to re-mediate the environmental conditions that are causing the damage and/or failures. Remediation of environmental conditions is the responsibility of the customer.

Air filtration

Data center air filtration as defined by ISO Class 8 per ISO 14644-1 with a 95% upper confidence limit.

Note:

  • Applies to data center environments only. Air filtration requirements do not apply to IT equipment designed to be used outside a data center, in environments such as an office or factory floor.
  • Air entering the data center must have MERV11 or MERV13 filtration.

Conductive dust

Air must be free of conductive dust, zinc whiskers, or other conductive particles.

NOTE: Applies to data center and non-data center environments.

Corrosive dust

    • Air must be free of corrosive dust.
    • Residual dust present in the air must have a deliquescent point less than 60% relative humidity.

NOTE: Applies to data center and non-data center environments.

Gaseous contamination 
Note: Maximum corrosive contaminant levels measured at ≤50% relative humidity.
Copper coupon corrosion rate<300 Å/month per Class G1 as defined by ANSI/ISA71.04-1985.
Silver coupon corrosion rate<200 Å/month as defined by AHSRAE TC9.9.

Documentation matrix (Back to top)

 

The documentation matrix provides information about the documents that you use to configure and deploy the Dell web-scale converged appliance solution.

Dell documentationNutanix documentationHow to locate Nutanix documentation

WARNING: See the safety and regulatory information that shipped with your system. Warranty information may be included with this document or as a separate document.


Make sure that you read through any media that ships with your system that provides documentation and tools for configuring and managing your system, including those pertaining to the OS, system management software, system updates, and system components that you purchased with your system.

NOTE: URLs such as Dell.com/support or Dell.com/support/home, are not active, because you must type the URL from your location to access your specific language.


For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this document, see the Glossary at Dell.com/support/home.

NOTE: Always read the updates on Dell.com/support/home because they often supersede information in other documents.

NOTE: While upgrading your system, Dell recommends that you download and install the latest BIOS, driver, and systems management firmware on your system from Dell.com/support/home.

 

Dell documentation (Back to top)

Dell documentation is either included with your shipment or available at the Dell website at Dell.com/xcseriesmanuals.

Dell documentation for:

  • Dell iDRAC is available at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
  • Dell OpenManage Essentials is available at Dell.com/openmanagemanuals.

To access Dell documetation:

  1. In the Dell Support page, scroll down to General Support, and then click Servers, Storage & Networking.
  2. Click Engineered Solutions, click Manuals, and select the documentation you require.
Dell reference documentation
To learn about...Refer to...
Setup instructions of your system, including the technical specificationsGetting Started Guide

Hardware details for your system

Owner's Manual

How to install your system in to a rackDell Rack Install Guide
How to deploy and set up this solutionSolutions Guide
Setting up and using Dell iDRAC8Dell iDRAC8 Quick Start Guide
Using OpenManage Essentials to monitor, perform updates, view hardware, and view inventory on your systemDell OpenManage Essentials User's Guide

 

Nutanix documentation (Back to top)

Nutanix documentation has different document titles depending on the Nutanix solution software you are using. The table here shows you the document title equivalence between the two operating systems for the Nutanix documents used with the XC Series solution.

Nutanix reference documentation for Dell XC Series
To learn about...Nutanix Operating System 4.1Acropolis base (NOS) 4.5 document name
Comprehensive instructions and references for the Nutanix UI, including overview information.Web Console GuidePrism Web Console Guide
Set up instructions for your solution.Setup GuideField Installation Guide
Set up instructions for environments with special requirements and restrictions.Advanced Setup GuideAcropolis Advanced Setup Guide
Managing Nutanix Acropolis AHV hosts that run Nutanix solution software.Acropolis Virtualization Administration GuideAcropolis Hypervisor Administration Guide
Comprehensive references for Controller Virtual Machine (CVM) utilities, nCLI commands, and Nutanix PowerShell cmdlet.Command ReferenceAcropolis Command Reference
Instructions and reference for administering the Nutanix solution software outside the Nutanix Prism UI (such as cluster start/stop, manual upgrade, changing passwords, reconfiguring IP addresses, and troubleshooting tools).NOS Advanced Administration GuideAcropolis Advanced Administration Guide
Managing VMware ESXi hosts that run Nutanix solution software, including VMware vCenter requirements.vSphere Administration GuidevSphere Administration Guide for Acropolis
Managing Hyper-V hosts that run the Nutanix solution software, including domain requirements.Hyper-V Administration GuideHyper-V Administration for Acropolis
Comprehensive references for the Nutanix REST API.API ReferenceAcropolis API Reference

Software instructions for hardware components that are not functioning.

Hardware Replacement Documentation

Hardware Replacement Documentation

 

How to locate Nutanix documentation (Back to top)

You can view Nutanix document based on the privileges you are provided. There are two types of user:

NOS 4.1 Nutanix documentation for Dell XC Series
Document nameSoftware typeReleaseAll or Platform
Documentation available for Guest user
Acropolis Virtualization Administration GuideNOS4.1All
API ReferenceNOS4.1All
Command ReferenceNOS4.1All
Hyper-V Administration GuideNOS4.1All
Setup GuideNOS4.1All
vSphere Administration GuideNOS4.1All
Web Console GuideNOS4.1All
Documentation available for Privileged user
Advanced Setup GuideNOS4.1All
Hardware Replacement DocumentationNOS4.1XC Series
Acropolis Virtualization Administration GuideNOS4.1All
API ReferenceNOS4.1All
Command ReferenceNOS4.1All
Hyper-V Administration GuideNOS4.1All
Setup GuideNOS4.1All
vSphere Administration GuideNOS4.1All
Web Console GuideNOS4.1All

NOS Advanced Administration Guide

NOS4.1

All

Acropolis base (NOS) 4.5 Nutanix documentation for Dell XC Series
Document nameSoftware typeReleaseAll or Platform
Documentation available for Guest user
Acropolis API ReferenceAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
Acropolis Hypervisor Administration GuideNOS4.5All
Hyper-V Administration for AcropolisAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
vSphere Administration Guide for AcropolisAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
Documentation available for Privileged user
Acropolis Advanced Administration GuideAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
Acropolis Advanced Setup GuideAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
Acropolis Command ReferenceAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
Field Installation GuideFoundation4.5All
Hardware Replacement DocumentationPlatform4.5XC Series
Acropolis API ReferenceAHV4.5All
Acropolis Hypervisor Administration GuideAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
Hyper-V Administration for AcropolisAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
vSphere Administration Guide for AcropolisAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All

Prism Web Console Guide

Prism4.5

All

 

Contacting Dell   (Back to top)

Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. If you do not have an active internet connection, you can find contact information about your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell for sales, technical assistance, or customer-service issues:

  1. Go to Dell.com/support.
  2. Select your country from the drop-down menu on the lower right corner of the page.
  3. For customized support:
    • Enter your system Service Tag in the Enter your Service Tag field.
    • Click Submit.
    • The support page that lists the various support categories is displayed.
  4. For general support:
    • Select your product category.
    • Select your product segment.
    • Select your product. The support page that lists the various support categories is displayed.
  5. For contact details of Dell Global Technical Support:
    • Click Global Technical Support.
    • The Contact Technical Support page is displayed with details to call, chat, or e-mail the Dell Global Technical Support team.

 

Quick Resource Locator 

Use the Quick Resource Locator (QRL) to get immediate access to Dell XC430 solution information. This information provides access to reference documentation, a link to the Dell support page, and links to hardware-specific QRL pages, which include how-to videos. You can access this information by visiting www.dell.com/QRL or by using your smartphone or tablet and scanning the QR code below. You can also click the image below to go directly to the Dell XC430 QRL location.

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Copyright © 2016 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. This product is protected by U.S. and international copyright and intellectual property laws. Dell and the Dell logo are trademarks of Dell Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies.
 
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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 (September 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

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      Level 4: No support

2.5      Support for cross-platform coexisting solutions.

2.6      FS Series additional support statement

2.6.1   Switch support policy.

2.6.2   Client OS environment support policy.

2.7      MD Series support policy statement

2.8      Other statements.

2.8.1   Operating system, switch, and server adapter settings.

2.8.2   Server interoperability.

2.8.3   Host connectivity adapters and server vendor support

2.8.4  Persistent FCIDs.

2.8.5   Limits of supportability.

2.9      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.

3.3      Fluid File System...

3.3.1   FS8000 Series.

3.3.2   FS7000 Series.

3.4      iSCSI over DCB support for SC and PS Series Arrays.

3.5      Deprecated switches.

3.5.1   SC Series & PS Series.

3.5.2   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.

5.4.1      EMC VPLEX®.

5.4.2      IBM® SAN Volume Controller and Storwize®.

A     Additional resources.

A.1      Technical support

A.2      Related documentation.

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XC6320 Series Support Matrix

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IntroductionManagement softwareContacting Dell
ComponentsHypervisor OSsQuick Resource Locator
Physical disk drivesTechnical specifications 
HBAsDocumentation matrix 
NetworkingDell documentation
Hardware managementNutanix documentation

What's New!

09/26/2016 Updated branding and drives.

Introduction  (Back to top)

This document provides information about the supported software, firmware, and hardware versions and technical specifications for the Dell EMC XC6320 Web-Scale Hyperconverged Appliance.

NOTE: This Support Matrix contains the latest compatibility and interoperability information. If you observe inconsistencies between this information and other documentation or references, this document supersedes all other documentation.

Supported hardware, firmware and software  (Back to top)

This chapter provides information about supported software, firmware, and hardware versions for the Dell EMC XC6320 Web-Scale Hyperconverged Appliance.

Supported components

This section provides information about components supported by your hardware.

Supported Components
Componentv3 Versionv4 Version
CPUsE5-2620 v3E52603 v4
 E5-2630 v3E52608L v4
 E5-2650 v3E52609 v4
 E5-2680 v3E52618L v4
 E5-2695 v3E52620 v4
  E52623 v4
  E52628L v4
  E52630L v4
  E52630 v4
  E52637 v4
  E52640 v4
  E52643 v4
  E52648L v4
  E52650L v4
  E52650 v4
  E52658 v4
  E52660 v4
  E52667 v4
  E52680 v4
  E52683 v4
  E52690 v4
  E52695 v4
  E52698 v4
  E52603 v4
BIOS1.0.3 and later2.0.2 or later
iDRAC support2.02.02.02 or later2.30.30.30 or later

Supported physical disk drives (Back to top)

This section provides information about disks drives supported by your hardware.

Supported Physical Disk Drives
Form FactorCapacityTypeVendor
2.5"1 TBSAS SATA HDDDell EMC Supported
2.5"2 TBSAS SATA HDDDell EMC Supported
2.5"1 TBSEDDell EMC Supported
2.5"200 GBSATA SSDIntel
2.5"400 GBSATA SSDIntel
2.5"800 GBSATA SSDIntel
2.5"1600 GBSATA SSDIntel
2.5"400 GBSED SAS SSDHGST
2.5"800 GBSED SAS SSDHGST
2.5"1600 GBSED SAS SSDHGST

Supported HBAs (Back to top)

This section provides information about Host Bus Adapters (HBA) supported by your hardware.

Supported HBAs
NameForm factor/SlotMinimum firmware versionBuild Number
LSI 2008 SAS mezzanine cardIntegrated slot20.00.03

0.94 supports 6 Gb/s drives

0.95 supports 12 Gb/s drives

Supported networking (Back to top)

This section provides information about networking supported by your hardware and supported NICs.

Intel branded Network Daughter Cards (NDC) and Network Interface Cards (NIC) specify the use of only Intel branded SFP+ optical modules for use with optical cables. When ordering a system with optics, the appropriate Intel branded SFP+ optical modules are included with your order. If you already have SFP+ optical modules, ensure they are the Intel branded modules before inserting into the NDC or NIC. Twinax cables are also the supported network cables for Intel NDC and NIC.

CAUTION: Using any brand of SFP+ module other than Intel during deployment disables the 10 GbE ports. Call Dell EMC Support to recover port functionality.

WARNING: Hot-plugging an unsupported SFP+ module causes ESXi host to fail with purple diagnostic screen. Call Dell EMC Support to recover from this situation.

 

Supported NDCs
NameForm factor or slotFirmware versionMinimum firmware version
Intel X520 Dual 10 G SFP+Low profile/any slot16.0.24
  • Intel branded SFP+ modules only (10 GbE)
  • Twinax Cable (10 GbE)
Intel X540 Dual 10 G BaseTLow profile/any slot16.0.24Standard Category 6 Ethernet (up to 10 GbE)

 

Supported NICs
NameFrom factor or SlotMinimum firmware versionSupported cables
Intel X520 Dual 1 G SFP+Low profile/any slot16.0.24

Standard Category 6 Ethernet (up to 10 GbE)

Intel X520 Dual 10 G BaseTLOM16.0.24

Intel branded SFP+ modules only (10 GbE)

Twinax Cable (10 GbE)

Supported hardware management solutions   (Back to top)

This section provides information about hardware management solutions that are supported by your hardware.

Supported hardware management solutions
NameMinimum firmware version
Dell OpenManage Essentials2.0
Dell Nautilus Firmware Update UtilityA13

Supported management software   (Back to top)

This section provides information about components supported by your hardware.

Supported management software
NameMinimum version
Nutanix Operating System (NOS)

4.1.3 (Haswell)

4.5.1.2 (Broadwell)

Supported hypervisor OS   (Back to top)

This section provides information about the hypervisor Operating Systems (OS) supported by your hardware.

Supported hypervisor OS
NameMinimum firmware version
VMware
  • ESXi 5.5, update 2 (Haswell)
  • ESXi 5.5, update 3 (Broadwell)
  • ESXi 6.0 (Haswell)
  • ESXi 6.0, update 1 (Broadwell)
Windows Server

Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition

Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition

Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV)

Nutanix 20150616 (Haswell)

Nutanix 20160921 (Broadwell)

Technical specifications   (Back to top)

This chapter provides technical specifications for Dell EMC XC6320 Web-Scale Hyperconverged Appliance.

PhysicalPowerEnvironmental
Processor Memory 
   

 

Physical specifications

This section provides expansion physical specifications for storage, including height, width, depth, maximum configuration weight and empty weight.

Physical specifications
PhysicalSpecification
Height8.68 cm (3.42 inch)
Width44.8 cm (17.6 in.)
Depth79.0 cm (31.1 in.)
Weight (Maximum)39 kg (86.00 lb) (with 24*2.5” HDD)
Weight (Empty)15.7 kg (34.61 lb) (with 2.5” HDD bay)

 

Processor specifications   (Back to top)(Technical specification top)

This section provides processor specifications required for your hardware.

Processor specifications
TypeSpecification
Two Intel Xeon processorEP E5-2600 v3 and v4 product family

 

 

Power specifications  (Back to top)(Technical specification top)

This section provides power specifications for your hardware, including wattage, heat dissipation, and voltage.

NOTE: This system is also designed to connect to IT power systems with a phase to phase voltage not exceeding 230 V.

Power Specifications
TypeSpecification
AC power suply unit (PSU)

Wattage

1600 W NOTE: The 1600 W power supply unit (PSU) is hot-swappable, and supports hot swap in any condition if the system has the power throttling feature.

Heat dissipation

6000 BTU/hr maximum

Voltage100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz, maximum input current: 10A
Maximum inrush currentInitial Inrush current and secondary inrush current cannot exceed 50A (peak).
System battery (per system board)CR 2032 3.0-V lithium ion coin cell

 

Memory specifications (Back to top)(Technical specification top)

This section provides memory specifications for your hardware, including architecture, memory module sockets, and memory module capacities.

Memory Specifications
MemorySpecification
Architecture
  • 1866, 2133, and 2400 MT/s DIMMs
  • Support for Advanced ECC or memory-optimized operation
Memory module socketsSixteen 288-pin
Memory module capacities

RDIMM

16 GB or 32 GB

Minimum RAM

64 GB

Maximum RAM

 

16 GB DIMMs, maximum is 256 GB

 

32 GB DIMMs, maximum is 512 GB

 

 

Environmental specifications (Back to top)(Technical specification top)

This section provides environmental specifications for storage, including temperature, relative humidity, maximum vibrations, particulate contamination, gaseous contamination, and expanded operating temperature.

NOTE: For more information about environmental measurements for specific system configurations, see Dell.com/environmental_datasheets.

Environmental specifications
TypeSpecification
Temperature

Storage

–40°C to 65°C (–40°F to 149°F)

Continuous operation (for altitude less than 950 m or 3117 ft)

10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F) with no direct sunlight on the equipment.

Maximum temperature gradient (operating and storage)

20°C/h (36°F/h)
Relative humidity

Storage

5% to 95% RH with 33°C (91°F) maximum dew point. Atmosphere must be non-condensing at all times.

Operating

20%–80% (noncondensing) with a maximum humidity gradation of 10% per hour.
Maximum vibration

Storage

0.26 Grms at 5 Hz to 350 Hz (all operation orientations).

Operating

1.88 Grms at 10 Hz to 500 Hz for 15 min (all six sides tested).
Maximum shock

Storage

One shock pulse in the positive z axis of 31 G for 2.6 ms in all operational orientations.

Operating

Six consecutively run shock pulses in the positive and negative x, y, and z axes (one pulse on each side of the system) of 71 G for up to 2 ms.
Maximum altitude

Operating

  • –15.2 to 3,048 m
  • (-50 to 10,000 ft.)

Storage

  • –15.2 to 10,668 m
  • (–50 to 35,000 ft.)
Airborne Contaminant Level

Class

G1 as defined by ISA-S71.04-1985

 

Documentation matrix (Back to top)

 

The documentation matrix provides information about the documents that you use to configure and deploy the Dell EMC web-scale hyperconverged appliance solution.

Dell EMC documentationNutanix documentationHow to locate Nutanix documentation

WARNING: See the safety and regulatory information that shipped with your system. Warranty information may be included with this document or as a separate document.


Make sure that you read through any media that ships with your system that provides documentation and tools for configuring and managing your system, including those pertaining to the OS, system management software, system updates, and system components that you purchased with your system.

NOTE: URLs such as Dell.com/support or Dell.com/support/home, are not active, because you must type the URL from your location to access your specific language.


For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this document, see the Glossary at Dell.com/support/home.

NOTE: Always read the updates on Dell.com/support/home because they often supersede information in other documents.

NOTE: While upgrading your system, Dell EMC recommends that you download and install the latest BIOS, driver, and systems management firmware on your system from Dell EMC .com/support/home.

 

Dell EMC documentation (Back to top)

Dell EMC documentation is either included with your shipment or available at the Dell EMC website at Dell.com/xcseriesmanuals.

Dell EMC documentation for:

  • Dell iDRAC is available at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
  • Dell OpenManage Essentials is available at Dell.com/openmanagemanuals.

To access Dell EMC documetation:

  1. In the Dell Support page, scroll down to General Support, and then click Servers, Storage & Networking.
  2. Click Engineered Solutions, click Manuals , and select the documentation you require.
Dell EMC reference documentation
To learn about...Refer to...
Setup instructions of your system, including the technical specificationsGetting Started Guide

Hardware details for your system

Owner's Manual

How to install your system in to a rackDell Rack Install Guide
How to deploy and set up this solutionSolutions Guide
Setting up and using Dell iDRAC8Dell iDRAC8 Quick Start Guide
Using OpenManage Essentials to monitor, perform updates, view hardware, and view inventory on your systemDell OpenManage Essentials User's Guide

 

Nutanix documentation (Back to top)

Nutanix documentation has different document titles depending on the Nutanix solution software you are using. The table here shows you the document title equivalence between the two operating systems for the Nutanix documents used with the XC Series solution.

Nutanix reference documentation for Dell EMC XC Series
To learn about...Nutanix Operating System 4.1Acropolis base (NOS) 4.5 document name
Comprehensive instructions and references for the Nutanix UI, including overview information.Web Console GuidePrism Web Console Guide
Set up instructions for your solution.Setup GuideField Installation Guide
Set up instructions for environments with special requirements and restrictions.Advanced Setup GuideAcropolis Advanced Setup Guide
Managing Nutanix Acropolis AHV hosts that run Nutanix solution software.Acropolis Virtualization Administration GuideAcropolis Hypervisor Administration Guide
Comprehensive references for Controller Virtual Machine (CVM) utilities, nCLI commands, and Nutanix PowerShell cmdlet.Command ReferenceAcropolis Command Reference
Instructions and reference for administering the Nutanix solution software outside the Nutanix Prism UI (such as cluster start/stop, manual upgrade, changing passwords, reconfiguring IP addresses, and troubleshooting tools).NOS Advanced Administration GuideAcropolis Advanced Administration Guide
Managing VMware ESXi hosts that run Nutanix solution software, including VMware vCenter requirements.vSphere Administration GuidevSphere Administration Guide for Acropolis
Managing Hyper-V hosts that run the Nutanix solution software, including domain requirements.Hyper-V Administration GuideHyper-V Administration for Acropolis
Comprehensive references for the Nutanix REST API.API ReferenceAcropolis API Reference

Software instructions for hardware components that are not functioning.

Hardware Replacement Documentation

Hardware Replacement Documentation

 

How to locate Nutanix documentation (Back to top)

You can view Nutanix document based on the privileges you are provided. There are two types of user:

NOS 4.1 Nutanix documentation for Dell EMC XC Series
Document nameSoftware typeReleaseAll or Platform
Documentation available for Guest user
Acropolis Virtualization Administration GuideNOS4.1All
API ReferenceNOS4.1All
Command ReferenceNOS4.1All
Hyper-V Administration GuideNOS4.1All
Setup GuideNOS4.1All
vSphere Administration GuideNOS4.1All
Web Console GuideNOS4.1All
Documentation available for Privileged user
Advanced Setup GuideNOS4.1All
Hardware Replacement DocumentationNOS4.1XC Series
Acropolis Virtualization Administration GuideNOS4.1All
API ReferenceNOS4.1All
Command ReferenceNOS4.1All
Hyper-V Administration GuideNOS4.1All
Setup GuideNOS4.1All
vSphere Administration GuideNOS4.1All
Web Console GuideNOS4.1All

NOS Advanced Administration Guide

NOS4.1

All

Acropolis base (NOS) 4.5 Nutanix documentation for Dell EMC XC Series
Document nameSoftware typeReleaseAll or Platform
Documentation available for Guest user
Acropolis API ReferenceAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
Acropolis Hypervisor Administration GuideNOS4.5All
Hyper-V Administration for AcropolisAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
vSphere Administration Guide for AcropolisAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
Documentation available for Privileged user
Acropolis Advanced Administration GuideAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
Acropolis Advanced Setup GuideAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
Acropolis Command ReferenceAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
Field Installation GuideFoundation4.5All
Hardware Replacement DocumentationPlatform4.5XC Series
Acropolis API ReferenceAHV4.5All
Acropolis Hypervisor Administration GuideAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
Hyper-V Administration for AcropolisAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
vSphere Administration Guide for AcropolisAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All

Prism Web Console Guide

Prism4.5

All

 

Contacting Dell EMC    (Back to top)

Dell EMC provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. If you do not have an active internet connection, you can find contact information about your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell EMC product catalog. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell EMC for sales, technical assistance, or customer-service issues:

  1. Go to Dell.com/support.
  2. Select your country from the drop-down menu on the lower right corner of the page.
  3. For customized support:
    • Enter your system Service Tag in the Enter your Service Tag field.
    • Click Submit.
    • The support page that lists the various support categories is displayed.
  4. For general support:
    • Select your product category.
    • Select your product segment.
    • Select your product. The support page that lists the various support categories is displayed.
  5. For contact details of Dell EMC Global Technical Support:
    • Click Global Technical Support.
    • The Contact Technical Support page is displayed with details to call, chat, or e-mail the Dell EMC Global Technical Support team.

 

Quick Resource Locator 

Use the Quick Resource Locator (QRL) to get immediate access to Dell EMC XC6320 solution information. This information provides access to reference documentation, a link to the Dell EMC support page, and links to hardware-specific QRL pages, which include how-to videos. You can access this information by visiting www.dell.com/QRL or by using your smartphone or tablet and scanning the QR code below. You can also click the image below to go directly to the Dell EMC XC6320 QRL location.

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ComponentsHypervisor OSsQuick Resource Locator
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HBAsDocumentation matrix 
NetworkingDell EMC documentation
Hardware managementNutanix documentation

What's New!

09/27/2016 Updated branding and added a missing harddrive.

Introduction  (Back to top)

This document provides information about the supported software, firmware, and hardware versions and technical specifications for the Dell EMC XC730xd Web-Scale Hyperconverged Appliance.

NOTE: This Support Matrix contains the latest compatibility and interoperability information. If you observe inconsistencies between this information and other documentation or references, this document supersedes all other documentation.

Supported hardware, firmware and software  (Back to top)

This chapter provides information about supported software, firmware, and hardware versions for the Dell EMC XC730xd Web-Scale Hyperconverged Appliance.

Supported components

This section provides information about components supported by your hardware.

Supported Components
Componentv3 Versionv4 Version
CPUsE5-2620 v3E52603 v4
 E5-2630 v3E52608L v4
 E5-2643 v3E52609 v4
 E5-2650 v3E52618L v4
 E5-2660 v3E52620 v4
 E5-2680 v3E52623 v4
 E5-2690 v3E52628L v4
 E5-2695 v3E52630L v4
 E5-2697 v3E52630 v4
 E5-2698 v3E52637 v4
  E52640 v4
  E52643 v4
  E52648L v4
  E52650L v4
  E52650 v4
  E52658 v4
  E52660 v4
  E52667 v4
  E52680 v4
  E52683 v4
  E52690 v4
  E52695 v4
  E52603 v4
BIOS
 1.2.10 and later2.0.2 or later
iDRAC support
 2.02.02.01 or later2.30.30.30 or later

Supported physical disk drives (Back to top)

This section provides information about disks drives supported by your hardware.

Supported Physical Disk Drives
Form FactorCapacityTypeVendorChassis
2.5"1 TBNL-SAS HDDDell EMC Supported–24
2.5"1.2 TBSAS HDDDell EMC Supported–24
2.5"2 TBNL-SASDell EMC Supported–24
2.5"1 TBSED HDDDell EMC Supported–24
2.5"1.2 TBSED HDDDell EMC Supported–24
2.5"200 GBSATA SSDIntel–24, –12
2.5"400 GBSATA SSDIntel–24, –12
2.5"800 GBSATA SSDIntel–24, –12
2.5"1600 GBSATA SSDIntel-24, -12
2.5"200 GBSAS SSDHGST–24, –12
2.5"400 GBSAS SSDHGST–24, –12
2.5"800 GBSAS SSDHGST–24, –12
2.5"400 GBSAS SSDHGST–24, –12
2.5"800 GBSAS SSDHGST–24, –12
2.5"1600 GBSAS SSDHGST–24, –12
3.5"2 TBNL-SAS HDDDell EMC Supported-12
3.5"4 TBNL-SAS HDDDell EMC Supported-12
3.5"6 TBNL-SAS HDDDell EMC Supported-12
3.5"4 TBSED HDDDell EMC Supported-12

Supported HBAs (Back to top)

This section provides information about Host Bus Adapters (HBA) supported by your hardware.

Supported HBAs
NameForm factor/SlotMinimum firmware version
H730Mini or integrated slot25.3.0-0016
HBA330Mini or integrated slot

9.17.20.07

NOTE: This version is supported on NOS 4.1.3.x.

Supported networking (Back to top)

This section provides information about networking supported by your hardware and supported NICs.

Intel branded Network Daughter Cards (NDC) and Network Interface Cards (NIC) specify the use of only Intel branded SFP+ optical modules for use with optical cables. When ordering a system with optics, the appropriate Intel branded SFP+ optical modules are included with your order. If you already have SFP+ optical modules, ensure they are the Intel branded modules before inserting into the NDC or NIC. Twinax cables are also the supported network cables for Intel NDC and NIC.

CAUTION: Using any brand of SFP+ module other than Intel during deployment disables the 10 GbE ports. Call Dell EMC Support to recover port functionality.

WARNING: Hot-plugging an unsupported SFP+ module causes ESXi host to fail with purple diagnostic screen. Call Dell EMC Support to recover from this situation.

 

Supported NDCs
NameFirmware versionMinimum firmware version
Intel X520 Dual 1G + Dual 10 G SFP+16.0.24
  • Intel randed SFP+ modules only (10 GbE)
  • Twinax Cable (10 GbE)
  • Standard Category 6 Ethernet (1 GbE)
Intel X540 Dual 1 G + Dual 10 G Base16.0.24Standard Category 6 Ethernet (up to 10 GbE)

 

Supported NICs
NameFrom factor or SlotMinimum firmware versionSupported cables
Intel X520 Dual 10 G SFP+Low profile or full height/any slot16.0.24

Intel branded SFP+ modules only (10 GbE)

Twinax Cable (10 GbE)

Intel X540 Dual 10 G BaseTLow profile or full height/any slot16.0.24Standard Category 6 Ethernet (up to 10 GbE)

Supported hardware management solutions   (Back to top)

This section provides information about hardware management solutions that are supported by your hardware.

Supported hardware management solutions
NameMinimum firmware version
Dell OpenManage Essentials2.0
Dell Nautilus Firmware Update UtilityA13

Supported management software   (Back to top)

This section provides information about components supported by your hardware.

Supported management software
NameMinimum version
Nutanix Operating System (NOS)

4.1.1.1 (Haswell)

4.5.1.2 (Broadwell)

Supported hypervisor OS   (Back to top)

This section provides information about the hypervisor Operating Systems (OS) supported by your hardware.

Supported hypervisor OS
NameMinimum firmware version
VMware
  • ESXi 5.5, update 2 (Haswell)
  • ESXi 6.0 (Haswell)
  • ESXi 5.5, update 3 (Broadwell)
  • ESXi 6.0, update 1 (Broadwell)
Windows Server

Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition

Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition

Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV)

Nutanix 20150616 (Haswell)

Nutanix 20160921 (Broadwell)

Technical specifications   (Back to top)

This chapter provides technical specifications for Dell EMC XC730xd Web-Scale Hyperconverged Appliance.

PhysicalPowerConnectors
Processor MemoryVideo
Expansion busHardriveEnvironmental

 

Physical specifications

This section provides expansion physical specifications for storage, including height, width, depth, maximum configuration weight and empty weight.

Physical specifications
PhysicalSpecification
Height8.73 cm (3.44 inch)
Width48.2 cm (18.98 inch)
Depth75.58 cm (29.75 inch)
Weight (Maximum)

30.4 kg (67.02 lb) (2.5 inch hard drive systems)

36.5 kg (80.47 lb) (3.5 inch hard drive systems)

Weight (Empty)

19 kg (41.89 lb) (2.5 inch hard drive systems)

23.2 kg (51.15 lb) (3.5 inch hard drive systems)

 

Processor specifications   (Back to top)(Technical specification top)

This section provides processor specifications required for your hardware.

Processor specifications
TypeSpecification
Two Intel Xeon processorEP E5-2600 v3 and v4 product family

 

Expansion bus specifications   (Back to top)(Technical specification top)

This section provides expansion bus specifications for storage, including bus type, expansion cards, and expansion slots.

Expansion bus specifications
Expansion BusSpecification
Bus typePCI Express Generation 3
Expansion CardsFor a list of supported expansion cards, refer to the Owner's Manual at Dell.com/xcseriesmanuals.
Expansion slots using riser card

Riser 1

(Slot 1) One low profile, low profile x8 link

(Slot 2) One low profile, low profile x8 link

(Slot 3) One low profile, low profile x8 link

Riser 2

(Slot 4) One full-height, full-length x16 link

NOTE: To use slots 1 through 4, both the processors must be installed.

(Slot 5) One full-height, full-length x8 link

Riser 3

(Slot 6) One full-height, full-length x8 link

 

Power specifications  (Back to top)(Technical specification top)

This section provides power specifications for your hardware, including wattage, heat dissipation, and voltage.

NOTE: This system is also designed to connect to IT power systems with a phase to phase voltage not exceeding 230 V.

Power Specifications
TypeSpecification
AC power suply unit (PSU)

Wattage

495 W, 750 W, or 1100 W

Heat dissipation

NOTE: Heat dissipation is calculated on the basis of power rating of PSU.

  • 1908 BTU/hr maximum (495 W PSU)
  • 2891 BTU/hr maximum (750 W PSU)
  • 2843 BTU/hr maximum (750 W Titanium PSU)
  • 4100 BTU/hr maximum (1100 W PSU)
  • 4416 BTU/hr maximum (DC 1100 W PSU)
  • 2891 BTU/hr maximum (750 W mixed mode PSU)

Voltage

NOTE: This system is also designed to be connected to IT power systems with a phase to phase voltage not exceeding 230 V.

  • 100–240 V AC, auto ranging, 50/60 Hz
  • 200–240 V AC, auto ranging, 50/60 Hz, for 750 W Titanium PSU

 

Memory specifications (Back to top)(Technical specification top)

This section provides memory specifications for your hardware, including architecture, memory module sockets, and memory module capacities.

Memory Specifications
MemorySpecification
Architecture
  • 1866, 2133, and 2400 MT/s DIMMs
  • Support for Advanced ECC or memory-optimized operation
Memory module socketsTwenty-four 288-pin
Memory module capacities

LRDIMM

64 GB

RDIMM

16 GB or 32 GB

Maximum RAM

 

Up to 1.5 TB with a dual processor
Minimum RAM

 

64 GB with a dual processor

 

Hard drive specification (Back to top)(Technical specification top)

This section provides hard drive specifications for your hardware.

Hard drive specification
TypeSpecification
Twelve hard-drive systemsUp to twelve 3.5- inch drives
Twenty-four hard-drive systemsUp to twenty-four 2.5- inch drives

 

 

Connector specifications (Back to top)(Technical specification top)

This section provides connectors specifications for your hardware, including rear, front, and internal connectors.

Connector specifications
TypeSpecification
Rear

NIC

Two 1 Gbps plus two 10 Gbps

Serial

9-pin, DTE, 16550-compatible

USB

Two 4-pin, USB 3.0-compliant

Video

15-pin VGA

External vFlash card

One flash memory card slot with iDRAC8 Enterprise card

NOTE: The card slot is available for use only if the iDRAC8 Enterprise license is installed on your system.

Front

USB

One 4-pin, USB 2.0-compliant

One USB management port or iDRAC Direct

Video

15-pin VGA

Internal

USB

One 4-pin, USB 3.0-compliant

Internal Dual SD Module (IDSDM)

Two flash memory card slots with one internal SD card.

 

Video specifications (Back to top)(Technical specification top)

This section provides video specifications for storage, including type, and memory.

Video specifications
TypeSpecification
Video typeMatrox G200eR2

Video memory

16 MB

 

 

Environmental specifications (Back to top)(Technical specification top)

This section provides environmental specifications for storage, including temperature, relative humidity, maximum vibrations, particulate contamination, gaseous contamination, and expanded operating temperature.

NOTE: For more information about environmental measurements for specific system configurations, see Dell.com/environmental_datasheets.

Environmental specifications
TypeSpecification
Temperature

Storage

–40°C to 65°C (–40°F to 149°F)

Continuous operation (for altitude less than 950 m or 3117 ft)

10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F) with no direct sunlight on the equipment.

Maximum temperature gradient (operating and storage)

20°C/h (36°F/h)
Relative humidity

Storage

5% to 95% RH with 33°C (91°F) maximum dew point. Atmosphere must be non-condensing at all times.

Operating

10% to 80% Relative Humidity with 29°C (84.2°F) maximum dew point.
Maximum vibration

Storage

1.88 Grms at 10 Hz to 500 Hz for 15 min (all six sides tested).

Operating

0.26 Grms at 5 Hz to 350 Hz (all operation orientations).
Maximum shock

Storage

Six consecutively run shock pulses in the positive and negative x, y, and z axes (one pulse on each side of the system) of 71 G for up to 2 ms.

Operating

Six consecutively run shock pulses in the positive and negative x, y, and z axes of 40 G for up to 2.3 ms.
Maximum altitude

Operating

3,048 m (10,000 ft)

Storage

12,000 m (39,370 ft)
Operating altitude de-rating

Up to 35°C (95°F)

Maximum temperature is reduced by 1°C/300 m (1°F/547 ft) above 950 m (3,117 ft).

35°C to 40°C (95°F to 104°F)

Maximum temperature is reduced by 1°C/175 m (1°F/319 ft) above 950 m (3,117 ft).
Particulate contamination
NOTE: This section defines the limits to help avoid IT equipment damage and/or failure from particulates and gaseous contamination. If it is determined that levels of particulates or gaseous pollution are beyond the limits specified below and are the reason for the damage and/or failures to your equipment, it may be necessary for you to re-mediate the environmental conditions that are causing the damage and/or failures. Remediation of environmental conditions is the responsibility of the customer.

Air filtration

Data center air filtration as defined by ISO Class 8 per ISO 14644-1 with a 95% upper confidence limit.

Note:

  • Applies to data center environments only. Air filtration requirements do not apply to IT equipment designed to be used outside a data center, in environments such as an office or factory floor.
  • Air entering the data center must have MERV11 or MERV13 filtration.

Conductive dust

Air must be free of conductive dust, zinc whiskers, or other conductive particles.

NOTE: Applies to data center and non-data center environments.

Corrosive dust

    • Air must be free of corrosive dust.
    • Residual dust present in the air must have a deliquescent point less than 60% relative humidity.

NOTE: Applies to data center and non-data center environments.

Gaseous contamination
Note: Maximum corrosive contaminant levels measured at ≤50% relative humidity.
Copper coupon corrosion rate<300 Å/month per Class G1 as defined by ANSI/ISA71.04-1985.
Silver coupon corrosion rate<200 Å/month as defined by AHSRAE TC9.9.
Expanded operating temperature
NOTE: When operating in the expanded temperature range, ambient temperature warnings may be reported on the LCD and in the System Event Log.
Continuous operation
  • 5°C to 40°C at 5% to 85% RH with 29°C dew point.

NOTE: Outside the standard operating temperature (10°C to 35°C), the system can operate continuously down to 5°C or as high as 40°C.

  • For temperatures between 35°C and 40°C, de-rate maximum allowable temperature by 1°C per 175 m above 950 m (1°F per 319 ft).
< 1% of annual operating hours–5°C to 45°C at 5% to 90% RH with 29°C dew point.

Documentation matrix (Back to top)

 

The documentation matrix provides information about the documents that you use to configure and deploy the Dell EMC web-scale hyperconverged appliance solution.

Dell EMC documentationNutanix documentationHow to locate Nutanix documentation

WARNING: See the safety and regulatory information that shipped with your system. Warranty information may be included with this document or as a separate document.


Make sure that you read through any media that ships with your system that provides documentation and tools for configuring and managing your system, including those pertaining to the OS, system management software, system updates, and system components that you purchased with your system.

NOTE: URLs such as Dell.com/support or Dell.com/support/home, are not active, because you must type the URL from your location to access your specific language.


For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this document, see the Glossary at Dell.com/support/home.

NOTE: Always read the updates on Dell.com/support/home because they often supersede information in other documents.

NOTE: While upgrading your system, Dell EMC recommends that you download and install the latest BIOS, driver, and systems management firmware on your system from Dell.com/support/home.

 

Dell EMC documentation (Back to top)

Dell EMC documentation is either included with your shipment or available at the Dell EMC website at Dell.com/xcseriesmanuals.

Dell EMC documentation for:

  • Dell iDRAC is available at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
  • Dell OpenManage Essentials is available at Dell.com/openmanagemanuals.

To access Dell EMC documetation:

  1. In the Dell EMC Support page, scroll down to General Support, and then click Servers, Storage & Networking.
  2. Click Engineered Solutions, click Manuals , and select the documentation you require.
Dell EMC reference documentation
To learn about...Refer to...
Setup instructions of your system, including the technical specificationsGetting Started Guide

Hardware details for your system

Owner's Manual

How to install your system in to a rackDell Rack Install Guide
How to deploy and set up this solutionSolutions Guide
Setting up and using Dell iDRAC8Dell iDRAC8 Quick Start Guide
Using OpenManage Essentials to monitor, perform updates, view hardware, and view inventory on your systemDell OpenManage Essentials User's Guide

 

Nutanix documentation (Back to top)

Nutanix documentation has different document titles depending on the Nutanix solution software you are using. The table here shows you the document title equivalence between the two operating systems for the Nutanix documents used with the XC Series solution.

Nutanix reference documentation for Dell EMC XC Series
To learn about...Nutanix Operating System 4.1Acropolis base (NOS) 4.5 document name
Comprehensive instructions and references for the Nutanix UI, including overview information.Web Console GuidePrism Web Console Guide
Set up instructions for your solution.Setup GuideField Installation Guide
Set up instructions for environments with special requirements and restrictions.Advanced Setup GuideAcropolis Advanced Setup Guide
Managing Nutanix Acropolis AHV hosts that run Nutanix solution software.Acropolis Virtualization Administration GuideAcropolis Hypervisor Administration Guide
Comprehensive references for Controller Virtual Machine (CVM) utilities, nCLI commands, and Nutanix PowerShell cmdlet.Command ReferenceAcropolis Command Reference
Instructions and reference for administering the Nutanix solution software outside the Nutanix Prism UI (such as cluster start/stop, manual upgrade, changing passwords, reconfiguring IP addresses, and troubleshooting tools).NOS Advanced Administration GuideAcropolis Advanced Administration Guide
Managing VMware ESXi hosts that run Nutanix solution software, including VMware vCenter requirements.vSphere Administration GuidevSphere Administration Guide for Acropolis
Managing Hyper-V hosts that run the Nutanix solution software, including domain requirements.Hyper-V Administration GuideHyper-V Administration for Acropolis
Comprehensive references for the Nutanix REST API.API ReferenceAcropolis API Reference

Software instructions for hardware components that are not functioning.

Hardware Replacement Documentation

Hardware Replacement Documentation

 

How to locate Nutanix documentation (Back to top)

You can view Nutanix document based on the privileges you are provided. There are two types of user:

NOS 4.1 Nutanix documentation for Dell EMC XC Series
Document nameSoftware typeReleaseAll or Platform
Documentation available for Guest user
Acropolis Virtualization Administration GuideNOS4.1All
API ReferenceNOS4.1All
Command ReferenceNOS4.1All
Hyper-V Administration GuideNOS4.1All
Setup GuideNOS4.1All
vSphere Administration GuideNOS4.1All
Web Console GuideNOS4.1All
Documentation available for Privileged user
Advanced Setup GuideNOS4.1All
Hardware Replacement DocumentationNOS4.1XC Series
Acropolis Virtualization Administration GuideNOS4.1All
API ReferenceNOS4.1All
Command ReferenceNOS4.1All
Hyper-V Administration GuideNOS4.1All
Setup GuideNOS4.1All
vSphere Administration GuideNOS4.1All
Web Console GuideNOS4.1All

NOS Advanced Administration Guide

NOS4.1

All

Acropolis base (NOS) 4.5 Nutanix documentation for Dell EMC XC Series
Document nameSoftware typeReleaseAll or Platform
Documentation available for Guest user
Acropolis API ReferenceAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
Acropolis Hypervisor Administration GuideNOS4.5All
Hyper-V Administration for AcropolisAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
vSphere Administration Guide for AcropolisAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
Documentation available for Privileged user
Acropolis Advanced Administration GuideAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
Acropolis Advanced Setup GuideAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
Acropolis Command ReferenceAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
Field Installation GuideFoundation4.5All
Hardware Replacement DocumentationPlatform4.5XC Series
Acropolis API ReferenceAHV4.5All
Acropolis Hypervisor Administration GuideAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
Hyper-V Administration for AcropolisAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
vSphere Administration Guide for AcropolisAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All

Prism Web Console Guide

Prism4.5

All

 

Contacting Dell EMC    (Back to top)

Dell EMC provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. If you do not have an active internet connection, you can find contact information about your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell EMC product catalog. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell EMC for sales, technical assistance, or customer-service issues:

  1. Go to Dell.com/support.
  2. Select your country from the drop-down menu on the lower right corner of the page.
  3. For customized support:
    • Enter your system Service Tag in the Enter your Service Tag field.
    • Click Submit.
    • The support page that lists the various support categories is displayed.
  4. For general support:
    • Select your product category.
    • Select your product segment.
    • Select your product. The support page that lists the various support categories is displayed.
  5. For contact details of Dell EMC Global Technical Support:
    • Click Global Technical Support.
    • The Contact Technical Support page is displayed with details to call, chat, or e-mail the Dell EMC Global Technical Support team.

 

Quick Resource Locator 

Use the Quick Resource Locator (QRL) to get immediate access to Dell EMC XC730xd solution information. This information provides access to reference documentation, a link to the Dell EMC support page, and links to hardware-specific QRL pages, which include how-to videos. You can access this information by visiting www.dell.com/QRL or by using your smartphone or tablet and scanning the QR code below. You can also click the image below to go directly to the Dell EMC XC730xd QRL location.

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Copyright © 2016 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Dell and the Dell EMC logo are trademarks of Dell Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies.

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IntroductionManagement softwareContacting Dell EMC
ComponentsHypervisor OSsQuick Resource Locator
Physical disk drivesTechnical specifications 
HBAsDocumentation matrix 
NetworkingDell EMC documentation
Hardware managementNutanix documentation

What's New!

09/27/1916: Updated product branding and added a missing harddrive.

Introduction  (Back to top)

This document provides information about the supported software, firmware, and hardware versions and technical specifications for theDell EMC XC730xd-12C Web-Scale Hyperconverged Appliance.

NOTE: This Support Matrix contains the latest compatibility and interoperability information. If you observe inconsistencies between this information and other documentation or references, this document supersedes all other documentation.

Supported hardware, firmware and software  (Back to top)

This chapter provides information about supported software, firmware, and hardware versions for the Dell EMC XC730xd-12C Web-Scale Hyperconverged Appliance.

Supported components

This section provides information about components supported by your hardware.

Supported Components
Componentv3 Versionv4 Version
CPUsE5-2620 v3E5-2620 v4
BIOS
 1.2.5 or later2.0.2 or later
iDRAC support
 2.02.02.01 or later2.30.30.30 or later

E52698 v4

Supported physical disk drives (Back to top)

This section provides information about disks drives supported by your hardware.

Supported Physical Disk Drives
Form FactorCapacityTypeVendor
2.5"200 GBSATA SSDIntel
2.5"400 GBSATA SSDIntel
2.5"800 GBSATA SSDIntel
2.5"1600 GBSATA SSDIntel
2.5"200 GBSAS SSDHGST
2.5"400 GBSAS SSDHGST
2.5"800 GBSAS SSDHGST
3.5"4 TBNL-SAS HDDDell EMC Supported
3.5"6 TBNL-SAS HDDDell EMC Supported
3.5"4 TBSED SAS HDDDell EMC Supported

Supported HBAs (Back to top)

This section provides information about Host Bus Adapters (HBA) supported by your hardware.

Supported HBAs
NameForm factor/SlotMinimum firmware version
H730Mini or integrated slot25.3.0-0016
HBA330Mini or integrated slot

9.17.20.07

NOTE: This version is supported on NOS 4.1.3.x.

Supported networking (Back to top)

This section provides information about networking supported by your hardware and supported NICs.

Intel branded Network Daughter Cards (NDC) and Network Interface Cards (NIC) specify the use of only Intel branded SFP+ optical modules for use with optical cables. When ordering a system with optics, the appropriate Intel branded SFP+ optical modules are included with your order. If you already have SFP+ optical modules, ensure they are the Intel branded modules before inserting into the NDC or NIC. Twinax cables are also the supported network cables for Intel NDC and NIC.

CAUTION: Using any brand of SFP+ module other than Intel during deployment disables the 10 GbE ports. Call Dell EMC Support to recover port functionality.

WARNING: Hot-plugging an unsupported SFP+ module causes ESXi host to fail with purple diagnostic screen. Call Dell EMC Support to recover from this situation.

 

Supported NDCs
NameFirmware versionMinimum firmware version
Intel X520 Dual 1G + Dual 10 G SFP+16.0.24
  • Intel randed SFP+ modules only (10 GbE)
  • Twinax Cable (10 GbE)
  • Standard Category 6 Ethernet (1 GbE)
Intel X540 Dual 1 G + Dual 10 G Base16.0.24Standard Category 6 Ethernet (up to 10 GbE)

 

Supported NICs
NameFrom factor or SlotMinimum firmware versionSupported cables
Intel X520 Dual 10 G SFP+Low profile or full height/any slot16.0.24

Intel branded SFP+ modules only (10 GbE)

Twinax Cable (10 GbE)

Intel X540 Dual 10 G BaseTLow profile or full height/any slot16.0.24Standard Category 6 Ethernet (up to 10 GbE)

Supported hardware management solutions   (Back to top)

This section provides information about hardware management solutions that are supported by your hardware.

Supported hardware management solutions
NameMinimum firmware version
Dell OpenManage Essentials2.0
Dell Nautilus Firmware Update UtilityA13

Supported management software   (Back to top)

This section provides information about components supported by your hardware.

Supported management software
NameMinimum version
Nutanix Operating System (NOS)

4.1.1.1 (Haswell)

4.5.1.2 (Broadwell)

Supported hypervisor OS   (Back to top)

This section provides information about the hypervisor Operating Systems (OS) supported by your hardware.

Supported hypervisor OS
NameMinimum firmware version
Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV)

Nutanix 20150616 (Haswell)

Nutanix 20160921 (Broadwell)

Technical specifications   (Back to top)

This chapter provides technical specifications for Dell EMC XC430 Web-Scale Hyperconverged Appliance.

PhysicalPowerConnectors
Processor MemoryVideo
Expansion busHardriveEnvironmental

 

Physical specifications

This section provides expansion physical specifications for storage, including height, width, depth, maximum configuration weight and empty weight.

Physical specifications
PhysicalSpecification
Height8.73 cm (3.44 inch)
Width48.2 cm (18.98 inch)
Depth75.58 cm (29.75 inch)
Weight (Maximum)

36.5 kg (80.47 lb) (3.5 inch hard drive systems)

Weight (Empty)

23.2 kg (51.15 lb) (3.5 inch hard drive systems)

 

Processor specifications   (Back to top)(Technical specification top)

This section provides processor specifications required for your hardware.

Processor specifications
TypeSpecification
One Intel Xeon processorEP E5-2600 v3 and v4 product family

 

Expansion bus specifications   (Back to top)(Technical specification top)

This section provides expansion bus specifications for storage, including bus type, expansion cards, and expansion slots.

Expansion bus specifications
Expansion BusSpecification
Bus typePCI Express Generation 3
Expansion CardsFor a list of supported expansion cards, refer to the Owner's Manual at Dell.com/xcseriesmanuals.
Expansion slots using riser card

Riser 2

(Slot 5) One full-height, full-length x8 link

Riser 3

(Slot 6) One full-height, full-length x8 link

 

Power specifications  (Back to top)(Technical specification top)

This section provides power specifications for your hardware, including wattage, heat dissipation, and voltage.

NOTE: This system is also designed to connect to IT power systems with a phase to phase voltage not exceeding 230 V.

Power Specifications
TypeSpecification
AC power suply unit (PSU)

Wattage

495 W, 750 W, or 1100 W

Heat dissipation

NOTE: Heat dissipation is calculated on the basis of power rating of PSU.

  • 1908 BTU/hr maximum (495 W PSU)
  • 2891 BTU/hr maximum (750 W PSU)
  • 2843 BTU/hr maximum (750 W Titanium PSU)
  • 4100 BTU/hr maximum (1100 W PSU)
  • 4416 BTU/hr maximum (DC 1100 W PSU)
  • 2891 BTU/hr maximum (750 W mixed mode PSU)

Voltage

NOTE: This system is also designed to be connected to IT power systems with a phase to phase voltage not exceeding 230 V.

  • 100–240 V AC, auto ranging, 50/60 Hz
  • 200–240 V AC, auto ranging, 50/60 Hz, for 750 W Titanium PSU

 

Memory specifications (Back to top)(Technical specification top)

This section provides memory specifications for your hardware, including architecture, memory module sockets, and memory module capacities.

Memory Specifications
MemorySpecification
Architecture
  • 1866, 2133, and 2400 MT/s DIMMs
  • Support for Advanced ECC or memory-optimized operation
Memory module socketsTwenty-four 288-pin
Memory module capacities

RDIMM

16 GB

Minimum RAM

 

64 GB with a dual processor

 

Hard drive specification (Back to top)(Technical specification top)

This section provides hard drive specifications for your hardware.

Hard drive specification
TypeSpecification
Twelve hard-drive systemsUp to twelve 3.5- inch drives

 

 

Connector specifications (Back to top)(Technical specification top)

This section provides connectors specifications for your hardware, including rear, front, and internal connectors.

Connector specifications
TypeSpecification
Rear

NIC

Two 1 Gbps plus two 10 Gbps

Serial

9-pin, DTE, 16550-compatible

USB

Two 4-pin, USB 3.0-compliant

Video

15-pin VGA

External vFlash card

One flash memory card slot with iDRAC8 Enterprise card

NOTE: The card slot is available for use only if the iDRAC8 Enterprise license is installed on your system.

Front

USB

One 4-pin, USB 2.0-compliant

One USB management port or iDRAC Direct

Video

15-pin VGA

Internal

USB

One 4-pin, USB 3.0-compliant

Internal Dual SD Module (IDSDM)

Two flash memory card slots with one internal SD card.

 

Video specifications (Back to top)(Technical specification top)

This section provides video specifications for storage, including type, and memory.

Video specifications
TypeSpecification
Video typeMatrox G200eR2

Video memory

16 MB

 

 

Environmental specifications (Back to top)(Technical specification top)

This section provides environmental specifications for storage, including temperature, relative humidity, maximum vibrations, particulate contamination, gaseous contamination, and expanded operating temperature.

NOTE: For more information about environmental measurements for specific system configurations, see Dell.com/environmental_datasheets.

Environmental specifications
TypeSpecification
Temperature

Storage

–40°C to 65°C (–40°F to 149°F)

Continuous operation (for altitude less than 950 m or 3117 ft)

10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F) with no direct sunlight on the equipment.

Maximum temperature gradient (operating and storage)

20°C/h (36°F/h)
Relative humidity

Storage

5% to 95% RH with 33°C (91°F) maximum dew point. Atmosphere must be non-condensing at all times.

Operating

10% to 80% Relative Humidity with 29°C (84.2°F) maximum dew point.
Maximum vibration

Storage

1.88 Grms at 10 Hz to 500 Hz for 15 min (all six sides tested).

Operating

0.26 Grms at 5 Hz to 350 Hz (all operation orientations).
Maximum shock

Storage

Six consecutively run shock pulses in the positive and negative x, y, and z axes (one pulse on each side of the system) of 71 G for up to 2 ms.

Operating

Six consecutively run shock pulses in the positive and negative x, y, and z axes of 40 G for up to 2.3 ms.
Maximum altitude

Operating

3,048 m (10,000 ft)

Storage

12,000 m (39,370 ft)
Operating altitude de-rating

Up to 35°C (95°F)

Maximum temperature is reduced by 1°C/300 m (1°F/547 ft) above 950 m (3,117 ft).

35°C to 40°C (95°F to 104°F)

Maximum temperature is reduced by 1°C/175 m (1°F/319 ft) above 950 m (3,117 ft).
Particulate contamination
NOTE: This section defines the limits to help avoid IT equipment damage and/or failure from particulates and gaseous contamination. If it is determined that levels of particulates or gaseous pollution are beyond the limits specified below and are the reason for the damage and/or failures to your equipment, it may be necessary for you to re-mediate the environmental conditions that are causing the damage and/or failures. Remediation of environmental conditions is the responsibility of the customer.

Air filtration

Data center air filtration as defined by ISO Class 8 per ISO 14644-1 with a 95% upper confidence limit.

Note:

  • Applies to data center environments only. Air filtration requirements do not apply to IT equipment designed to be used outside a data center, in environments such as an office or factory floor.
  • Air entering the data center must have MERV11 or MERV13 filtration.

Conductive dust

Air must be free of conductive dust, zinc whiskers, or other conductive particles.

NOTE: Applies to data center and non-data center environments.

Corrosive dust

    • Air must be free of corrosive dust.
    • Residual dust present in the air must have a deliquescent point less than 60% relative humidity.

NOTE: Applies to data center and non-data center environments.

Gaseous contamination
Note: Maximum corrosive contaminant levels measured at ≤50% relative humidity.
Copper coupon corrosion rate<300 Å/month per Class G1 as defined by ANSI/ISA71.04-1985.
Silver coupon corrosion rate<200 Å/month as defined by AHSRAE TC9.9.
Expanded operating temperature
NOTE: When operating in the expanded temperature range, ambient temperature warnings may be reported on the LCD and in the System Event Log.
Continuous operation
  • 5°C to 40°C at 5% to 85% RH with 29°C dew point.

NOTE: Outside the standard operating temperature (10°C to 35°C), the system can operate continuously down to 5°C or as high as 40°C.

  • For temperatures between 35°C and 40°C, de-rate maximum allowable temperature by 1°C per 175 m above 950 m (1°F per 319 ft).
< 1% of annual operating hours–5°C to 45°C at 5% to 90% RH with 29°C dew point.

Documentation matrix (Back to top)

 

The documentation matrix provides information about the documents that you use to configure and deploy the Dell EMC web-scale hyperconverged appliance solution.

Dell EMC documentationNutanix documentationHow to locate Nutanix documentation

WARNING: See the safety and regulatory information that shipped with your system. Warranty information may be included with this document or as a separate document.


Make sure that you read through any media that ships with your system that provides documentation and tools for configuring and managing your system, including those pertaining to the OS, system management software, system updates, and system components that you purchased with your system.

NOTE: URLs such as Dell.com/support or Dell.com/support/home, are not active, because you must type the URL from your location to access your specific language.


For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this document, see the Glossary at Dell.com/support/home.

NOTE: Always read the updates on Dell.com/support/home because they often supersede information in other documents.

NOTE: While upgrading your system, Dell EMC recommends that you download and install the latest BIOS, driver, and systems management firmware on your system from Dell.com/support/home.

 

Dell EMC documentation (Back to top)

Dell EMC documentation is either included with your shipment or available at the Dell EMC website at Dell.com/xcseriesmanuals.

Dell EMC documentation for:

  • Dell iDRAC is available at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
  • Dell OpenManage Essentials is available at Dell.com/openmanagemanuals.

To access Dell EMC documetation:

  1. In the Dell EMC Support page, scroll down to General Support, and then click Servers, Storage & Networking.
  2. Click Engineered Solutions, click Manuals , and select the documentation you require.
Dell EMC reference documentation
To learn about...Refer to...
Setup instructions of your system, including the technical specificationsGetting Started Guide

Hardware details for your system

Owner's Manual

How to install your system in to a rackDell Rack Install Guide
How to deploy and set up this solutionSolutions Guide
Setting up and using Dell iDRAC8Dell iDRAC8 Quick Start Guide
Using OpenManage Essentials to monitor, perform updates, view hardware, and view inventory on your systemDell OpenManage Essentials User's Guide

 

Nutanix documentation (Back to top)

Nutanix documentation has different document titles depending on the Nutanix solution software you are using. The table here shows you the document title equivalence between the two operating systems for the Nutanix documents used with the XC Series solution.

Nutanix reference documentation for Dell EMC XC Series
To learn about...Nutanix Operating System 4.1Acropolis base (NOS) 4.5 document name
Comprehensive instructions and references for the Nutanix UI, including overview information.Web Console GuidePrism Web Console Guide
Set up instructions for your solution.Setup GuideField Installation Guide
Set up instructions for environments with special requirements and restrictions.Advanced Setup GuideAcropolis Advanced Setup Guide
Managing Nutanix Acropolis AHV hosts that run Nutanix solution software.Acropolis Virtualization Administration GuideAcropolis Hypervisor Administration Guide
Comprehensive references for Controller Virtual Machine (CVM) utilities, nCLI commands, and Nutanix PowerShell cmdlet.Command ReferenceAcropolis Command Reference
Instructions and reference for administering the Nutanix solution software outside the Nutanix Prism UI (such as cluster start/stop, manual upgrade, changing passwords, reconfiguring IP addresses, and troubleshooting tools).NOS Advanced Administration GuideAcropolis Advanced Administration Guide
Managing VMware ESXi hosts that run Nutanix solution software, including VMware vCenter requirements.vSphere Administration GuidevSphere Administration Guide for Acropolis
Managing Hyper-V hosts that run the Nutanix solution software, including domain requirements.Hyper-V Administration GuideHyper-V Administration for Acropolis
Comprehensive references for the Nutanix REST API.API ReferenceAcropolis API Reference

Software instructions for hardware components that are not functioning.

Hardware Replacement Documentation

Hardware Replacement Documentation

 

How to locate Nutanix documentation (Back to top)

You can view Nutanix document based on the privileges you are provided. There are two types of user:

NOS 4.1 Nutanix documentation for Dell EMC XC Series
Document nameSoftware typeReleaseAll or Platform
Documentation available for Guest user
Acropolis Virtualization Administration GuideNOS4.1All
API ReferenceNOS4.1All
Command ReferenceNOS4.1All
Hyper-V Administration GuideNOS4.1All
Setup GuideNOS4.1All
vSphere Administration GuideNOS4.1All
Web Console GuideNOS4.1All
Documentation available for Privileged user
Advanced Setup GuideNOS4.1All
Hardware Replacement DocumentationNOS4.1XC Series
Acropolis Virtualization Administration GuideNOS4.1All
API ReferenceNOS4.1All
Command ReferenceNOS4.1All
Hyper-V Administration GuideNOS4.1All
Setup GuideNOS4.1All
vSphere Administration GuideNOS4.1All
Web Console GuideNOS4.1All

NOS Advanced Administration Guide

NOS4.1

All

Acropolis base (NOS) 4.5 Nutanix documentation for Dell EMC XC Series
Document nameSoftware typeReleaseAll or Platform
Documentation available for Guest user
Acropolis API ReferenceAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
Acropolis Hypervisor Administration GuideNOS4.5All
Hyper-V Administration for AcropolisAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
vSphere Administration Guide for AcropolisAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
Documentation available for Privileged user
Acropolis Advanced Administration GuideAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
Acropolis Advanced Setup GuideAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
Acropolis Command ReferenceAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
Field Installation GuideFoundation4.5All
Hardware Replacement DocumentationPlatform4.5XC Series
Acropolis API ReferenceAHV4.5All
Acropolis Hypervisor Administration GuideAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
Hyper-V Administration for AcropolisAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All
vSphere Administration Guide for AcropolisAcropolis base (NOS)4.5All

Prism Web Console Guide

Prism4.5

All

 

Contacting Dell EMC    (Back to top)

Dell EMC provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. If you do not have an active internet connection, you can find contact information about your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell EMC product catalog. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell EMC for sales, technical assistance, or customer-service issues:

  1. Go to Dell.com/support.
  2. Select your country from the drop-down menu on the lower right corner of the page.
  3. For customized support:
    • Enter your system Service Tag in the Enter your Service Tag field.
    • Click Submit.
    • The support page that lists the various support categories is displayed.
  4. For general support:
    • Select your product category.
    • Select your product segment.
    • Select your product. The support page that lists the various support categories is displayed.
  5. For contact details of Dell EMC Global Technical Support:
    • Click Global Technical Support.
    • The Contact Technical Support page is displayed with details to call, chat, or e-mail the Dell EMC Global Technical Support team.

 

Quick Resource Locator 

Use the Quick Resource Locator (QRL) to get immediate access to Dell EMC XC730xd-12C solution information. This information provides access to reference documentation, a link to the Dell support page, and links to hardware-specific QRL pages, which include how-to videos. You can access this information by visiting www.dell.com/QRL or by using your smartphone or tablet and scanning the QR code below. You can also click the image below to go directly to the Dell EMC XC730xd-12C QRL location.

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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):



Click to jump to a topic:

CloudFluidFSSharePoint
Data protectionLinux / UnixSQL Server
Database (general)OracleVirtualization
Exchange ServerSAN (general)Windows Server

 

Cloud

TitlePublished/UpdatedType
Overview of Microsoft Private Cloud with Dell EqualLogic Storage ArraysDecember 2014White Paper

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Data protection

TitlePublished/UpdatedType
Protection of User and Configuration Data on PS Series ArraysOctober 2015Technical White Paper
Using Dell PS Series Asynchronous ReplicationJune 2015Best Practices
Deploying Symantec Backup Exec 2014 with Dell PS Series ArraysMay 2015Best Practices
Oracle Database Protection on Windows Servers using Dell EqualLogic Storage and ToolsMarch 2014Reference Architecture
Advanced Performance Tuning for Dell EqualLogic Auto-ReplicationJuly 2014Best Practices
Best Practices for Securing a Dell EqualLogic SANApril 2014Best Practices
Dell EqualLogic PS Series Arrays: Understanding Synchronous ReplicationMarch 2014Deployment and Configuration Guide
Disaster Recovery Best Practices for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 with Dell EqualLogic Auto-Replication and VMware vCenter Site Recovery ManagerDecember 2013Best Practices
Best Practices for Deploying Dell EqualLogic Synchronous ReplicationOctober 2013Reference Architecture
Protecting heterogeneous Dell storage environments using AppAssure Backup and RecoveryOctober 2013Technical Performance Study
Protect Your Data And Your Business With SAN-Based Synchronous ReplicationFebruary 2013Analyst Paper
Silver Peak WAN Optimization and Dell EqualLogic PS SeriesJuly 2012Technical Report
EqualLogic Snapshots and Clones: Best Practices and Sizing GuidelinesMay 2012Best Practices
Disaster Recovery with Dell EqualLogic PS Series SANs and VMware vSphere Site Recovery Manager 5September 2011Technical Report
EqualLogic Auto-Replication Best Practices and Sizing GuideMarch 2011Best Practices

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Database (general)

TitlePublished/UpdatedType
Maximizing Database Performance with Dell EqualLogic Hybrid ArraysMay 2011Analyst Report
Automatic data tiering benefits for OLTP databases with EqualLogic hybrid arraysMarch 2011Technical Report

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Exchange Server

TitlePublished/UpdatedType
Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 with Dell PS Series ArraysFebruary 2016Best Practices
Sizing and Best Practices for Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 on VMware vSphere and Dell EqualLogic PS6110E ArraysAugust 2014Reference Architecture
Dell EqualLogic PS6210E 5000 User Mailbox Resiliency Storage Solution for Microsoft Exchange Server 2013July 2014Reference Architecture
Scaling Exchange 2013 Workloads on Dell EqualLogic PS6210E and Windows Server 2012 R2 with Hyper-VJuly 2014Best Practices
Exchange 2013 Data Protection with EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager / Microsoft EditionOctober 2013Technical Report
Microsoft Exchange 2010 on a Hyper-V Virtual Infrastructure Supported by Dell EqualLogic SANsFebruary 2013Best Practices
Sizing MS Exchange 2010 on EqualLogic PS4100-6100 Arrays with VMware vSphere 5May 2012Best Practices
Enhancing Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Data Protection and Availability using EqualLogic SnapshotsOctober 2011Best Practices
Dell EqualLogic PS Series 5,000 Mailbox Exchange 2010 Mailbox Resiliency Storage SolutionAugust 2011Technical Report
Dell EqualLogic PS Series 10,000 Mailbox Exchange 2010 Mailbox Resiliency Storage SolutionAugust 2011Technical Report
Dell EqualLogic PS Series 20,000 Mailbox Exchange 2010 Mailbox Resiliency Storage SolutionAugust 2011Technical Report
Dell EqualLogic PS Series 75,000 Mailbox Exchange 2010 Mailbox Resiliency Storage SolutionAugust 2011Technical Report

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FluidFS

Click here for additional FluidFS technical content on Dell TechCenter.

TitlePublished/UpdatedType
FluidFS Antivirus IntegrationMay 2014Deployment Guide
EqualLogic FluidFS NAS Replication Technical Concepts and Best PracticesJuly 2013Reference Architecture
Best Practices and Guidelines for Integrating the Dell EqualLogic FS7600 and FS7610 into an Existing SANFebruary 2013Best Practices
NDMP Backup on Dell EqualLogic FS Series NAS using CommVault SimpanaJanuary 2013Best Practices
The Dell FS7600 and FS7610 -- Advancing Unified Scalable StorageDecember 2012Analyst Report
Dell EqualLogic FS7500: Unifying the Storage Infrastructure with Integrated File Storage and Breakthrough Ease of UseJune 2012Analyst Report
Scaling and Best Practices for Virtual Workload Environments with the FS7500May 2012Best Practices
Integrating the Dell EqualLogic FS7500 into an existing SANAugust 2011Best Practices
EqualLogic FS7500 NAS Scalability and DeploymentAugust 2011Best Practices

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Linux / Unix

TitlePublished/UpdatedType
Dell Storage PS Series Arrays with SUSE Linux Enterprise Sever 12 SP1October 2016Best Practices
Using HIT/Linux and ASM/LE with Dell PS Series StorageAugust 2016Deployment and Configuration Guide
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Configuration Guide for Dell Storage PS Series ArraysApril 2016Deployment and Configuration Guide
EqualLogic Integration: Host Integration Tools for Linux with Auto-Snapshot ManagerApril 2014Deployment and Configuration Guide
Deploying Solaris 11 with EqualLogic ArraysFebruary 2014Deployment and Configuration Guide
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 NIC Optimization and Best Practices with EqualLogic SANsJanuary 2014Best Practices
Dell EqualLogic – Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 Boot from SANNovember 2012Best Practices
Deploying SUSE Linux Enterprise Server with Dell EqualLogic PS Series Storage ArraysSeptember 2011Technical Report
Deploying Red Hat Enterprise Linux with Dell EqualLogic PS Series ArraysSeptember 2011Technical Report

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Oracle

TitlePublished/UpdatedType
Migrating an Oracle VM Environment Across Heterogeneous Storage ArraysJune 2014Best Practices
Sizing and Best Practices for Deploying Oracle VM using Dell EqualLogic Hybrid ArraysMarch 2014Best Practices
Sizing and Best Practices for Online Transaction Processing Applications with Oracle 11g R2 using Dell EqualLogic PS6110XS Hybrid ArraysDecember 2013Best Practices
Performance Baseline for Deploying Oracle 11g Release 2 Based Decision Support Systems using Dell EqualLogic PS6110XV ArraysMay 2012Best Practice Addendum
Deploying Oracle Decision Support Systems with EqualLogic 10GbE iSCSI SANFebruary 2012Best Practices
Best Practices for Oracle 11g Backup and Recovery using Oracle RMAN and EqualLogic SnapshotsMay 2011Best Practices
Choosing a storage ecosystem for transaction-intensive Oracle database applicationsOctober 2010Power Solutions Article
Sizing and Best Practices for Oracle 11g OLTP on EqualLogic StorageSeptember 2010Best Practices

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SAN (general)

TitlePublished/UpdatedType
Dell Storage Cross-Platform Replication Solutions GuideMay 2016White Paper
Dell Storage Cross-Platform Replication VideoMay 2016Video
Using IPv6 with Dell Storage PS Series ArraysMay 2016Best Practices
Guidelines for Replacing a PS Series Group with an SC Series ArrayFebruary 2016White Paper
Dell PS Series Storage: Choosing a Member RAID PolicyJanuary 2016White Paper
Best Practices for Sharing an iSCSI SAN Infrastructure with Dell Storage PS Series and Dell SC Series ArraysJanuary 2016Best Practices
Best Practices for Sharing an iSCSI SAN Infrastructure with Dell PS Series and Dell SC Series Storage using a Windows HostDecember 2015Best Practices
Best Practices for Sharing an iSCSI SAN Infrastructure with Dell PS Series and Dell SC Series Storage using Linux HostsDecember 2015Best Practices
Analyzing Dell Ps Series Storage with SAN HeadquartersOctober 2015Technical Report
PS to SC Series Terminology DictionaryOctober 2015White Paper
Best Practices for Sharing an iSCSI SAN Infrastructure with Dell PS Series and Dell SC Series Storage using VMware ESXi HostsOctober 2015Best Practices
Space Borrowing for Snapshots and ReplicasJune 2015Best Practices
Space Optimization of Data On Dell PS Series StorageJune 2015Technical White Paper
What's new in Dell PS Series firmware v8June 2015Video
PS Series Architecture - MPIO with Devices Having Unequal Link SpeedsJune 2015Best Practices
Configuring a Dell EqualLogic SAN Infrastructure with Virtual Link Trunking (VLT)January 2015Reference Architecture
EqualLogic PS Series Arrays: Access Control PoliciesJanuary 2014Technical White Paper
Best Practices for a DCB-enabled Dell M-Series Blade Solution with EqualLogic PS-M4110July 2013Reference Architecture
Best Practices for Mixed Speed Devices within a 10 Gb EqualLogic SAN using Force10 S4820T SwitchesJune 2013Best Practices
EqualLogic PS Series Architecture: Self Encrypting Drive Management with PS Series ArraysMay 2013Technical Report
EqualLogic PS Series Arrays: Optimizing your SAN Environment for High AvailabilityMay 2013Configuration Guide
EqualLogic Best Practices for using Dell Force10 Leaf-Spine ArchitectureApril 2013Best Practices
EqualLogic PS Series Architecture: Hybrid Array Load BalancerMarch 2013Technical Report
Dell PowerEdge M1000e Blade Enclosure and EqualLogic PS Series SAN Design Best Practices using Force10 SwitchesFebruary 2013Solution best practice
EqualLogic DCB Configuration Best PracticesFebruary 2013Solution best practice
Dell EqualLogic SAN Headquarters v2.5 SAN Assist FeatureFebruary 2013Tech Brief
Dell Active System 800 Converged Infrastructure Solution: VDI and Collaboration PerformanceFebruary 2013Analyst Report
Best Practices for Mixed Speed Devices within a 10Gb EqualLogic SAN using PowerConnect 8100 Series SwitchesFebruary 2013Solution Best Practice
Data Center Bridging: Standards, Behavioral Requirements, and Configuration Guidelines with Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SANsJanuary 2013Solution Best Practice
Dell EqualLogic PS-M4110 Hybrid Blade Arrays: The Storage Foundation for a Converged VDI SolutionDecember 2012Analyst Report 
Dell PowerEdge M1000e Blade and EqualLogic PS Series 10 GbE SAN Design Best PracticesOctober 2012Solution Best Practice
Dell EqualLogic PS-M4110 Blade Array Technical ArticleOctober 2012Technical Article
SAN Design Best Practices for the Dell PowerEdge M1000e Blade Enclosure and EqualLogic PS Series Storage (1GbE)August 2012Solution Best Practices
The Data Center in a Box Solution Performance Test: Comparing Dell and HP Blade SolutionsMay 2012Analyst Report
Dell EqualLogic TCO Analysis: Multi-generational Manageability and Efficiency at a Low CostApril 2012Analyst Report
Dell EqualLogic and Certeon aCelera Sync Accelerates Business ContinuityApril 2012Technical Report
Transition to Data Center Bridging Era with EqualLogic PS Series Storage SolutionsFebruary 2012Solution Best Practices
EqualLogic iSCSI Volume Connection Count Maximum CharacterizationFebruary 2012Solution Best Practices
EqualLogic iSCSI SAN for Fibre Channel ProfessionalsJanuary 2012Solution Best Practices
EqualLogic PS Series Architecture: Load BalancersSeptember 2011Technical Report
Creating a DCB Compliant EqualLogic iSCSI SAN with Mixed TrafficAugust 2011Solution Best Practices
Deploying a Mixed 1Gb/10Gb Ethernet SAN using EqualLogic Storage ArraysMarch 2011Solution Best Practices
EqualLogic PS Series Template Volumes and Thin Clones: How and When to Use ThemFebruary 2011Technical Report
Using multi-tiered arrays to optimize application performanceJuly 2010Power Solutions Article

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SharePoint

TitlePublished/UpdatedType
Deploying SharePoint 2013 Using a Dell EqualLogic PS Series iSCSI SANOctober 2014Deployment and Configuration Guide
SharePoint Data Protection with Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition 4.7 Dell EqualLogic PS SeriesJune 2014Deployment and Configuration Guide
Windows Server 2012 on Dell - Great performance and value for the next generation Windows Server Platform: A SharePoint StudyFebruary 2013Analyst Report
Reference Architecture for a Virtualized SharePoint 2010 Document Management SolutionAugust 2012Solution Best Practices

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SQL Server

TitlePublished/UpdatedType
17TB and 26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 Server and Dell Storage PS Series PS6210SDecember 2015Deployment Guide
17TB Data Warehouse Fast Track Reference Architecture for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 and Dell Storage PS6210SMarch 2015Reference Architecture
26TB Data Warehouse Fast Track Reference Architecture for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 using PowerEdge R730 and Dell Storage PS6210SMarch 2015Reference Architecture
Microsoft SQL Server Database Protection using EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager / Microsoft EditionSeptember 2014Deployment and Configuration Guide
Best Practices and Sizing Guidelines for Transaction Processing Applications with Microsoft SQL Server 2012 using EqualLogic PS Series Storage ArraysJune 2014Reference Architecture
Using Microsoft SQL Server with Dell EqualLogic PS Series ArraysApril 2014Configuration Guide
Performance Baseline for Deploying Microsoft SQL Server 2012 OLTP Database Applications Using EqualLogic PS Series Hybrid Storage ArraysApril 2014Supplemental
Best Practices for Decision Support systems with Microsoft SQL Server 2012 using Dell EqualLogic PS series Storage ArraysJuly 2013Reference Architecture
Best Practices and Sizing Guidelines for Transaction Processing Applications with Microsoft SQL 2012 using EqualLogic PS Series StorageMarch 2013Solution best practice
Protecting Microsoft SQL Server databases with EqualLogic Synchronous ReplicationOctober 2012Technical Report
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Backup and Restore using Dell EqualLogic and PowerVault DL2200 with CommVault SimpanaMarch 2012Solution Best Practices
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Backup and Restore using Dell EqualLogicMarch 2012Solution Best Practices
Enhancing SQL Server Protection using EqualLogic Smart Copy SnapshotsAugust 2011Solution Best Practices
Deploying MS SQL Server 2008 DSS on 10GbE EqualLogic StorageApril 2011Best Practices

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Virtualization

TitlePublished/UpdatedType

Citrix XenServer 6.5 with Dell PS Series Storage Configuration and Deployment

March 2016Deployment and Configuration Guide

Virtual Volumes: Rapid Deployment of Virtual Machines

February 2016Video

Configuring iSCSI Connectivity with VMware vSphere 6 and Dell PS Series Storage

January 2016Deployment and Configuration Guide

Best Practices for Implementing VMware vSphere in a Dell PS Series Storage Environment

December 2015Best Practices

Virtual Volumes: Terminology and More

November 2015Video

How Virtual Volumes Will Solve Storage Challenges in the Datacenter

November 2015Video

Configuring and Installing the PS Series Multipathing Extension Module for VMware vSphere and PS Series Arrays

June 2015Deployment and Configuration Guide

Dell Virtual Storage Manager: Installation Considerations and Local Data Protection

June 2015Deployment and Configuration Guide
Dell PS Series Arrays: Advanced Storage Features in VMware vSphereJune 2015Technical White Paper
Better Together: Optimizing VMware vSphere 6.0 Deployments with Dell EqualLogic PS Series Integration ToolsApril 2015Technical White Paper
VMware vSphere Virtual Volumes on Dell PS SeriesMarch 2015Technical White Paper
Dell Virtual Storage Manager 3.5: Installation Considerations and Datastore ManagerJanuary 2015Technical Report
VDI with VMware Horizon View and VMware vSphere on Dell Storage PS4210XS Hybrid Storage ArraysJanuary 2015Reference Architecture
VDI with Citrix XenDesktop and VMware vSphere on Dell EqualLogic PS6210XS Hybrid Storage ArraysDecember 2014Best Practices
VDI with Citrix XenDesktop and VMware vSphere on Dell Storage PS4210XS Hybrid Storage ArraysOctober 2014Best Practices
VDI with Citrix XenDesktop and VMware vSphere on Dell EqualLogic PS-M4110XS Hybrid Blade Storage ArraysAugust 2014Reference Architecture
Data Center Virtualization using Windows Server Hyper-V, PowerShell, and Dell EqualLogic StorageMay 2014Technical Solutions Collection
VMware ESXi NIC Optimization and Best Practices with EqualLogic SANJanuary 2014 Reference Architecture
Using Dell EqualLogic and Multipath I/O with Citrix XenServer 6.2November 2013Deployment and Configuration Guide
Automation and Integration with MS System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 SP1 and Dell EqualLogic StorageOctober 2013Deployment and Configuration Guide
Best Practices for Configuring DCB with VMware ESXi 5.1 and Dell EqualLogic StorageOctober 2013Reference Architecture
Dell EqualLogic Storage with Heterogeneous Virtualized Workloads on Microsoft Windows Server 2012 with Hyper-VSeptember 2013Reference Architecture
Configuring iSCSI Boot for EqualLogic SANs with Dell PowerEdge Servers and VMware ESXi 5.1 September 2013Configuration Guide
VMware Horizon View 5.2 on Dell EqualLogic PS-M4110XS Hybrid Blade Storage ArraysAugust 2013Reference Architecture
Optimized Storage for Today’s Virtualized Data CentersJune 2013Power Solutions Article
VDI with Dell EqualLogic Hybrid Arrays: A Comparative Study with the Industry Leading NAS SolutionMay 2013Analyst Report
Virtual Machine Protection with Dell EqualLogic Virtual Storage Manager v3.5January 2013Technical Report
VDI with Dell EqualLogic Hybrid Arrays: A Comparative Study with the Industry Leading SAN SolutionFebruary 2013Analyst Paper
Hybrid Storage Intelligence for Agile Desktop VirtualizationDecember 2012Power Solutions Article
Sizing and Best Practices for Deploying VMware View 5.1 on VMware vSphere 5.0 U1 with Dell EqualLogic StorageOctober 2012Solution Best Practice
Better Together: Optimizing VMware vSphere Deployments with Dell's EqualLogic Integration ToolsSeptember 2012Analyst Paper
Dell EqualLogic Virtual Desktop Deployment Utility - Sizing and Best PracticesMay 2012Solution Best Practices
Sizing and Best Practices for Deploying Citrix XenDesktop on VMware vSphere with Dell EqualLogic StorageJanuary 2012Solution Best Practices
EqualLogic PS Series Arrays – Scalability and Growth in Virtual EnvironmentsNovember 2011Technical Report
Maximizing Desktop Virtualization Success with VDI-Optimized Dell EqualLogic Hybrid ArraysMarch 2011Analyst Report
Sizing and Best Practices for Deploying VMware View 4.5 on VMware vSphere 4.1 with Dell EqualLogic StorageJanuary 2011Solution Best Practices
Optimizing the storage infrastructure for desktop virtualizationJanuary 2011Power Solutions Article
Breaking Down the Barriers to VDI with EqualLogic iSCSI SAN ArraysDecember 2010Analyst Report

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Windows Server

TitlePublished/UpdatedType
Setup and Configuration of a Windows Server Core Hyper-V Host using PowerShell and EqualLogic Storage and ToolsMay 2014Deployment and Configuration Guide
Using Dell EqualLogic Storage with Failover Clusters and Hyper-VMay 2014Deployment and Configuration Guide
Best Practices for Configuring DCB with Windows Server and EqualLogic Storage ArraysJanuary 2014Reference Architecture
Using Dell EqualLogic Storage with Microsoft Windows Server 2012November 2013Deployment and Configuration Guide
Windows Server 2008 R2 NIC Optimization and Best Practices with EqualLogic SANSeptember 2013Reference Architecture
Deploying and Configuring the Dell EqualLogic Multipath Device Specific Module with Microsoft WindowsJuly 2013Configuration Guide
Windows Command-line Automation Techniques for EqualLogic StorageJuly 2013Configuration Guide
Configuring Windows Server 2012 for iSCSI SAN Boot with EqualLogic StorageJuly 2013Best Practice
Windows Server 2012 NIC Optimization and Best Practices with EqualLogic SANJuly 2013Reference Architecture 
Using Windows Active Directory for Account Authentication to EqualLogic PS Series GroupsNovember 2010Technical Report
Configuring Windows Server 2008 R2 for iSCSI SAN Boot with EqualLogic StorageFebruary 2013Solution best practice

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Tags: SAN, Dell Storage, exchange server, Storage, FluidFS, SQL Server, Best Practices, EqualLogic, iSCSI, Windows Server, Linux / Unix, Oracle, database, iscsi san, Cloud, Virtualization, SharePoint, data protection, PS Series

Switch Configuration Guides for PS Series or SC Series SANs

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Switch Configuration Guides for PS Series (EqualLogic) or SC Series (Compellent) SANs provide step-by-step instructions for configuring Ethernet switches for use with Dell storage using Dell best practices.

SC Series 10Gb | SC Series 1Gb|PS Series 10Gb | PS Series 1Gb

The Rapid EqualLogic Configuration Portal is also available as a quick deployment resource for PS Series iSCSI SAN solutions.

For more information on PS Series SAN design recommendations, see the Dell PS Series Configuration Guide.

For the archived list of previous Switch Reference Architectures, see Switch Reference Architectures.

10Gb Switch Configuration Guides for SC Series
Published/
updated**
Brocade VDX 694010/2016
Arista 7050S9/2016
Arista 7280SR9/2016
Dell PowerEdge FN2210S and FN410S7/2016
Dell Networking S60106/2016
Cisco Nexus 95046/2016
Dell Networking S50002/2016**
Brocade VDX 674011/2015
Dell Networking C9000 Series10/2015
Cisco Nexus 5548UP09/2015
Dell Networking S4048-ON08/2015
Cisco Nexus 600108/2015
Dell Networking N4000 Series and Dell PowerConnect 8100 Series08/2014
Dell Networking S4810 and Dell Force10 S481007/2014

1Gb Switch Configuration Guides for SC Series
Published/
updated**
Dell Networking S3148p/S312401/2016
Dell Networking S3048-ON07/2015

10Gb Switch Configuration Guides for PS Series
Published/
updated**
Brocade VDX 694010/2016
Arista 7050S9/2016
Arista 7280SR9/2016
Dell Networking S60106/2016
Cisco Nexus 95046/2016
Dell Networking S60002/2016**
Dell Networking and Dell Force10 S4820T2/2016**
Cisco Nexus 600110/2015
Cisco Nexus 5548UP10/2015
Dell Networking C9000 Series10/2015
Dell Networking S4048-ON08/2015
Cisco Nexus 701004/2015
Brocade VDX 674001/2015
HP 5900 Series06/2014
Brocade B800004/2014
Dell Networking S500004/2014**
Dell Networking N4000 and Dell PowerConnect 8100 Series02/2014**
Dell Networking and Dell Force10 MXL 10/40GbE Blade Switch02/2014**
Dell Networking and Dell Force10 S481001/2016**
Dell PowerConnect 8024, 8024F, M8024, and M8024-k10/2013

1Gb Switch Configuration Guides for PS Series
Published/
updated**
Dell Networking S3148p/S312408/2016
Dell Networking S3048-ON07/2015
Cisco Catalyst 494806/2014
Dell Networking N2000 Series05/2014
Juniper EX4200-48T Series05/2014
Dell Networking N3000 Series03/2014
Dell PowerConnect 7048 and PowerConnect 702402/2014
Dell Networking and Dell Force10 S55 09/2013**
Dell Networking and Dell Force10 S6009/2013**
Tags: SAN, Dell Storage, 10GbE, 1gbe, SCG, 10Gb, 1gb, EqualLogic, iSCSI, Networking, SC Series, Compellent, switch configuration guide, gbe, PS Series

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

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The new, combined Dell Storage Compatibility Matirx (October 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

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      Level 4: No support

2.5      Support for cross-platform coexisting solutions.

2.6      FS Series additional support statement

2.6.1   Switch support policy.

2.6.2   Client OS environment support policy.

2.7      MD Series support policy statement

2.8      Other statements.

2.8.1   Operating system, switch, and server adapter settings.

2.8.2   Server interoperability.

2.8.3   Host connectivity adapters and server vendor support

2.8.4  Persistent FCIDs.

2.8.5   Limits of supportability.

2.9      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.

3.3      Fluid File System...

3.3.1   FS8000 Series.

3.3.2   FS7000 Series.

3.4      iSCSI over DCB support for SC and PS Series Arrays.

3.5      Deprecated switches.

3.5.1   SC Series & PS Series.

3.5.2   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.

5.4.1      EMC VPLEX®.

5.4.2      IBM® SAN Volume Controller and Storwize®.

A     Additional resources.

A.1      Technical support

A.2      Related documentation.

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Tags: compatibility, EqualLogic, Compellent, Interop

Advanced Materials

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This page is a frequently updated collection of all Dell XC Series Hyperconverged appliances Powered by Nutanix technical content produced by Marketing, Dell Storage Engineering, and Solution Partners for the Dell XC Series Powered by Nutanix. Add this page to your watch list to be notified when new publications are added to the collection.

 

Architecture and Technology       Desktop Virtualization       Private Cloud     Security        Server Virtualization

 


 

Architecture and Technology 

Title

Published/Updated

Version

Type

Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 on Dell XC Series using iSCSI

November 2016

2.0White Paper

Dell XC630 Web-Scale HyperConverged Appliance: Greater Database Performance Than Alternative Integrated Solution 

 July 2016

1.0Test Report

Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 on Dell XC Series using Hyper-V

August 2016

1.0

White Paper

Dell XC Series Web-Scale Hyperconverged Appliance Best Practices for Running Windows Server 2012 R2 with Hyper-V

July 2016

1.0

Best Practices

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 20161.0White Paper

Dell Storage Networking with Dell XC Series Hyperconverged Appliances Powered by Nutanix  

 January 2016

1.0Solutions Brief

Dell XC Series Powered by Nutanix Hyper-V Reference Architecture

 November 2015

1.0White 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

1.0White Paper

V Mware vSphere Networking on Nutanix 

January 20161.0White 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 20161.0White 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

 
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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 20161.0Reference 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                             

Title

Published

Version

Type

Microsoft Exchange Solution Brief

January  2016

1.0

Solution Brief

Virtualizing Microsoft SQL Server on Dell XC Series Web-scale Converged
Appliances Powered by Nutanix Software
 

January 20161.0Tech Note


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Tags: software defined storage Dell XC Series, Nutanix, whitepapers, hyperconverged clusters, SDS

Storage Solutions Technical Documents

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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

SC Series
SC Series (Compellent) SAN technical documents

PS

PS Series
PS Series (EqualLogic) SAN technical documents

FFS

FluidFS
FluidFS NAS technical documents

XC

XC Series
XC Series Hyperconverged Appliances technical documents

REC

REC Portal
Rapid EqualLogic Configuration (REC) Portal for PS Series SAN solutions

SCG

SCGs
Switch Configuration Guides (SCGs) for PS Series or SC Series SANs

Reference documents (regularly updated)

2016 3rd Quarter Assets:

Dell Storage - General  |  Microsoft  |  Linux/Unix  |  Oracle  |  Switch Configuration Guides  |  VMware

Dell Storage - General

Best Practices for Securing a Dell Storage PS Series SAN
Configuring Dell Storage Manager for High Availability
Dell PS Series Storage: Choosing a Member RAID Policy
Dell SC Series Storage: Synchronous Replication and Live Volume
Dell Storage SC Series Live Migrate
Blog - Introducing SCOS 7.1 and Dell Storage Manager 2016 R2
Blog - Is this the end of the line for Java? (And what about my PS array?)
iSCSI Boot from SAN with Dell PS Series
Understanding RAID with Dell SC Series Storage
Video - Dell SC Series Federation, Volume Advisor, and Live Migrate

Microsoft

Configuring Microsoft Hyper-V Hosts to Access Dell SCv2000 and SC4020 Arrays with SAS Front-end HBAs
Dell SC Series Storage and Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Best Practices
Dell SC Series Storage and Microsoft Hyper-V
Dell SC Series Storage: Microsoft Windows Server 2016 and Nano Server
Dell Storage PowerShell SDK Cookbook
Dell Storage SC4020 with Heterogeneous Virtualized Workloads on Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 with Hyper-V
Dell Storage SC Series: Configuring Microsoft Windows Server 2016 and Nano Server Failover Clusters
Dell Storage SC Series: Microsoft Multipath I/O Best Practices
Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 on Dell XC series using Hyper-V
Disaster Recovery for Microsoft SQL Server Using VMware Site Recovery Manager
Video - Live Volume with Auto Failover Support for Microsoft

Linux/Unix

Dell SC Series Storage with AIX Best Practices
Dell Storage PS Series Arrays with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
Dell Storage Representational State Transfer (REST) API Cookbook
Dell Storage SC Series with OpenStack Best Practices

Oracle

Dell SC Series All-Flash Arrays and Oracle OLAP Processing
Deploying Oracle over dNFS with the Dell FS8600 Scale-out File System

Switch Configuration Guides

Arista 7050S configuration for Dell PS Series arrays
Arista 7050S configuration for Dell SC Series arrays
Arista 7280SR configuration for Dell PS Series arrays
Arista 7280SR configuration for Dell SC Series arrays
Brocade VDX 6940 configuration for Dell PS Series arrays
Brocade VDX 6940 configuration for Dell SC Series arrays
Cisco Catalyst 3850 configuration for Dell PS Series arrays
Cisco Catalyst 3850 configuration for Dell SC Series arrays

VMware

Configuring VMware vSphere Hosts to Access Dell SCv2000 and SC4020 Arrays with SAS Front-end HBAs
Dell SC Series Best Practices with VMware Site Recovery Manager
Dell Storage SC Series Best Practices with VMware vSphere 5.x–6.x
Dell SC Series Virtual Volumes Best Practices
Video - Dell SC Series and VMware Site Recovery Manager 6.1
Deploying ESXi 6.0 with Dell PS and SC Series Storage on Separate iSCSI Networks

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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

Archive

 

Controller Firmware and NVSRAM Firmware MD34/MD38

Archive

 

Controller Firmware and NVSRM Firmware MD32/MD36

Archive

   

Hard Drive Firmware

Archive

 

AppAware

Archive

 

SMI-S Provider

Archive

 

 LSI SAS HBA 9300-8e Firmware and Drivers

 

 

Last Updated:  10/27/2015

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

 

                          

 

 

 

Dell Software Defined Storage

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When it comes to selecting storage for modern IT infrastructures, choose solutions that meet your requirements. Whether you choose to expand your existing infrastructure or adopt a different approach based on software-defined storage technologies, you can leverage an entry-to-enterprise storage stack built on:

  • Modern storage architecture
  • Proven x86 server platform
  • Broad partner ecosystem

To implement affordable and flexible storage solutions from Dell. Our comprehensive software-defined storage solutions portfolio includes:

  • Open source technologies
  • Advanced storage software
  • Hyperconverged appliances

These flexible solutions help you implement the latest storage technologies from:

  • VMware
  • Nutanix
  • EMC ScaleIO
  • Microsoft
  • Nexenta
  • RedHat
  • Scality

All these solutions run on industry-standard x86 hardware and backed by the global Dell Services and Support teams.

SDS Solutions

Dell VMware Virtual SAN solutions
Build a future-ready foundation for your information technology infrastructure with software-defined storage that is tightly integrated with VMware® vSphere. VMware Virtual SAN solutions from Dell

Dell EMC XC Series
The Dell EMC XC Series platform is a scale-out cluster of high-performance nodes each running a standard hypervisor and containing processors, memory and local storage (consisting of SSD Flash and high capacity SATA disk drives). The Dell EMC XC Series platform is powered by Nutanix software and managed through the Nutanix Prism interface.

Dell EMC ScaleIO
EMC® ScaleIO® is software that creates a server-based SAN from local application server storage to deliver flexible and scalable performance and capacity on demand. It converges storage and compute resources into a single-layer architecture, aggregating capacity and performance,

Dell Storage with Microsoft Storage Spaces (DSMS)
DSMS is a comprehensive offering of validated and tested Dell hardware with Microsoft Storage Spaces technology. The Dell Storage with Microsoft Storage Spaces solution includes both SOFS and converged architecture options, which let you run your virtual or physical workloads directly on the solution. This Scale-Out File Server (SOFS) and converged solution is the result of close collaboration between Dell and Microsoft. DSMS includes performance and capacity sizing, end-to-end fulfillment, deployment and solution-level support.

Nexenta
Founded in 2005, Nexenta is software defined storage vendor that provides NexentaStor, a storage operating system based on OpenSolaris and OpenStorage ZFS technologies. NexentaStor software runs on industry standard hardware and delivers block (iSCSI and Fibre Chanel) and file (SMB and NFS) storage services.

The Dell – Nexenta offering incorporates NexentaStor software with the Dell PowerEdge 13th generation server platform to provide highly scalable solutions for enterprise workloads, including:

  • VMware cloud backend storage
  • OpenStack and CloudStack backend storage
  • Generic NAS file and Home Directory storage
  • Near-line archive and large scale backup repositories

These solutions are available in flexible hardware configurations that scale from a few terabytes to petabytes and come with comprehensive data management capabilities such as replication, automatic read and write caching, replication, unlimited snapshots and cloning, and inline data reduction. 

Dell Storage Designed for Scality RING
Dell and Scality offer solutions for storage-intensive environments that consist of Scality™ RING™ software and Dell server and storage systems.

Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct Deployment on Dell PowerEdge R730xd
Learn how Dell provides the storage density and compute power to maximize the benefits of Storage Spaces Direct and the advance features sets in Windows Server 2016.

Tags: Dell XC Series, software defined storage, hyperconverged, Nexenta, Nutanix, Converged, Dell Storage with Microsoft Storage Spaces, Scale-Out File Server
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