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First release: Introduction of the Dell EMC XC430 Xpress Hyper-Converged Appliance.
Important: Download the appropriate deployment guide and deployment checklist prior to unboxing your appliances.
Introduction (Back to top)
This document provides information about the supported software, firmware, and hardware versions and technical specifications for the Dell EMC XC430 Xpress Hyper-converged 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 section provides information about supported software, firmware, and hardware versions for the Dell EMC XC430 Xpress Hyper-converged Appliance.
Supported components
This section provides information about components and validated BIOS and iDRAC versions supported by your hardware.
| Component | v4 Version |
|---|---|
| CPUs | ES-2609v4 |
| E5-2620 v4 | |
| E5-2640 v4 | |
| BIOS | 2.4.2 or later |
| iDRAC support | 2.41.40.40 or later |
| Maximum node count | 4 |
Supported physical disk drives (Back to top)
This section provides information about disks drives supported by your hardware.
| Form Factor | Capacity | Type | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5" | 2 TB | NL-SAS HDD | Dell Supported |
| 3.5" | 4 TB | NL-SAS HDD | Dell Supported |
| 3.5" | 6 TB | NL-SAS HDD | Dell Supported |
| 2.5" | 400 GB | SATA SSD | Intel |
| 2.5" | 480 GB | SATA SSD | Samsung |
| 2.5" | 960 GB | SATA SSD | Samsung |
| 2.5" | 1920 GB | SATA SSD | Samsung |
Supported HBAs (Back to top)
This section provides information about Host Bus Adapters (HBA) supported by your hardware.
| Name | Form factor/Slot | Minimum firmware version |
|---|---|---|
| HBA330 | Mini or integrated slot | 13.17.03.00 or later |
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.
| Name | Minimum firmware version |
|---|---|
| Broadcom Dual 1GbE LOM | 20.2.17 or later |
| Name | From factor or Slot | Minimum firmware version | Supported cables |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel X520 Dual 10 G SFP+ | Low profile/any slot | 17.5.10 | Intel branded SFP+ modules only (10 GbE) Twinax Cable (10 GbE) |
| Intel X540 Dual 10 G BaseT | Low profile/any slot | 17.5.10 | Standard 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 appliance.
| Name | Minimum firmware version |
|---|---|
| Dell OpenManage Essentials | 2.0 |
| Dell EMC Nautilus Firmware Update Utility | A18 |
| Dell PowerTools Fabric Manager | 1.0 |
Supported management software (Back to top)
This section provides information about components supported by your appliance.
| Name | Minimum version |
|---|---|
| Acropolis Operating System (AOS) | 4.7.5.2 |
Supported hypervisor OSs (Back to top)
This section provides information about the hypervisor Operating Systems (OS) supported by your appliance.
| Name | Minimum firmware version |
|---|---|
| VMware | ESXi 5.5, update 3 ESXi 6.0 update 1 |
| Windows Server | Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition |
| Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV) | Nutanix 20160925.30 |
Recommended switches
This section provides a list of recommended switches.
| Model | Type | Minimum Version |
|---|---|---|
| Dell PowerConnect | PC8000 | 5.1.10.1 |
| PC6000 | 3.3.15.1 | |
| Dell Networking | S4810 /S60 / S4048 / S5000 | 9.11.0.0 |
| Cisco | Nexus 3000 | 7.0.3.14 |
| Arista | 7050 SX / QX | 4.17.3 |
Note: Although the Xpress Network Validation Tool only supports the switches in the above table, the XC Xpress platforms supports a wider range of switches.
Technical specifications (Back to top)
This chapter provides technical specifications for Dell EMC XC430 Xpress Hyperconverged Appliance.
| Physical | Power | Connectors |
| Processor | Memory | Video |
| Expansion bus | Hardrive | Environmental |
Physical specifications
This section provides expansion physical specifications for storage, including height, width, depth, maximum configuration weight and empty weight.
| Physical | Specification |
|---|---|
| Height | 42.8 mm (1.68 inch) |
| Width with rack latches | 482.4 mm (18.99 inch) |
| Width without rack latches | 434.0 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.
| Type | Specification |
|---|---|
| Intel Xeon processor | EP E5-2600 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 | Specification |
|---|---|
| Bus type | PCI Express Generation 2 and 3 |
| Expansion slots using riser card | |
| (Slot 1) one low profile, half-length x16 link for processor 1 (Slot 2) one low profile, half-length x16 link for processor 1 |
| (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.
| Type | Specification |
|---|---|
| AC power suply unit (PSU) | |
| Wattage | 550 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)
|
| Voltage | 100–240 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 | Specification |
|---|---|
| Architecture | 2133 and 2400 MT/s DDR4 DIMMs Support for advanced ECC or memory-optimized |
| Memory module sockets | Twelve 288-pin |
| Memory module capacities | |
| 8 GB, 16 GB, or 32 GB |
| 64 GB |
| Up to 384 GB with dual processor |
| RAID controller | |
| PERC 9 family |
Hard drive specification (Back to top)(Technical specification top)
This section provides hard drive specifications for your hardware.
| Type | Specification |
|---|---|
| Four hard-drive systems | 1x SATA SSD + 3x 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.
| Type | Specification |
|---|---|
| Rear | |
| Four 10/100/1000 Mbps |
| 9-pin, DTE, 16550-compatible |
| One 9-pin, USB 3.0-compliant One 4-pin, USB 2.0-compliant |
| 15-pin VGA |
| 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 | |
| Two 4-pin, USB 2.0-compliant |
| 15-pin VGA |
| Internal | |
| One 9-pin, USB 3.0-compliant |
| 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.
| Type | Specification |
|---|---|
| Video type | Integrated 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.
| Type | Specification |
|---|---|
| Temperature | |
| –40°C to 65°C (–40°F to 149°F) |
| 10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F) with no direct sunlight on the equipment. |
| 20°C/h (36°F/h) |
| Relative humidity | |
| 5% to 95% RH with 33°C (91°F) maximum dew point. Atmosphere must be non-condensing at all times. |
| 10% to 80% Relative Humidity with 29°C (84.2°F) maximum dew point. |
| Maximum vibration | |
| 0.26 Grms at 5 Hz to 350 Hz (all operation orientations). |
| 1.88 Grms at 10 Hz to 500 Hz for 15 min (all six sides tested). |
| Maximum shock | |
| Six consecutively run shock pulses in the positive and negative x, y, and z axes of 40 G for up to 2.3 ms. |
| 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 | |
| 3,048 m (10,000 ft) |
| 12,000 m (39,370 ft) |
| Operating altitude de-rating | |
| Maximum temperature is reduced by 1°C/300 m (1°F/547 ft) above 950 m (3,117 ft). |
| Maximum temperature is reduced by 1°C/175 m (1°F/319 ft) above 950 m (3,117 ft). |
| 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. | |
| Data center air filtration as defined by ISO Class 8 per ISO 14644-1 with a 95% upper confidence limit. Note:
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| Air must be free of conductive dust, zinc whiskers, or other conductive particles.
NOTE: Applies to data center and non-data center environments. |
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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 EMC Series solution.
| Dell EMC documentation | 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:
- In the Dell Support page, scroll down to General Support, and then click Servers, Storage & Networking.
- Click Engineered Solutions, click Manuals, and select the documentation you require.
| To learn about... | Refer to... |
|---|---|
| Setup instructions of your system, including the technical specifications | Getting Started Guide |
Hardware details for your system | Service and Installation Manual |
| How to install your system in to a rack | Dell Rack Install Guide |
| How to deploy and set up this solution | Deployment Guide |
| This document | Support Matrix |
| How to verify if you network switch works in an Xpress environment | Dell PowerTools Fabric Manager for XC Series User's Guide |
| Setting up and using Dell iDRAC8 | Dell iDRAC8 Quick Start Guide |
| Using OpenManage Essentials to monitor, perform updates, view hardware, and view inventory on your system | Dell OpenManage Essentials User's Guide |
Nutanix documentation (Back to top)
Nutanix documentation is found using the Nutanix portal found at https://portal.nutanix.com/#/page/docs. You must have user credentials to log in.
The required Nutanix documentation is found using various filters. Use the tables below to locate Nutanix documentation using specific filters.
| To learn about... | Acropolis base 4.7 document name |
|---|---|
| Set up instructions for environments with special requirements and restrictions. | Acropolis Advanced Setup Guide |
| Comprehensive references for Controller Virtual Machine (CVM) utilities, nCLI commands, and Nutanix PowerShell cmdlet | Acropolis 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). | Acropolis Advanced Administration Guide |
| Managing VMware ESXi hosts that run Nutanix solution software, including VMware vCenter requirements. | vSphere Administration Guide for Acropolis (using vSphere Client) |
| Managing Hyper-V hosts that run the Nutanix solution software, including domain requirements. | Hyper-V Administration for Acropolis |
| Comprehensive references for the Nutanix REST API. | Acropolis v1 API Reference |
Distributed VM management services for Nutanix nodes with Acropolis hypervisor (AHV). | Acropolis App Mobility Fabric Guide |
Nutanix support of containers through Acropolis Container Services. | Acropolis Container Services Guide |
| To learn about... | Foundation 3.7 document name |
|---|---|
| Set up instructions for your solution. | Field Installation Guide |
| To learn about... | AHV 4.7 document name |
|---|---|
| Software instructions for hardware components that are not functioning. | AHV Administration Guide |
| To learn about... | Dell XC Series 4.7 Platform document name |
|---|---|
| Software instructions for hardware components that are not functioning. | Hardware Replacement Documentation |
| To learn about... | Prism | 4.7 | Platform |
|---|---|
| Comprehensive instructions and references for the Nutanix UI, including overview information. | Prism Web Console Guide |
| Monitoring multiple Nutanix cluster through web console. |
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:
- Go to Dell.com/support.
- Select your country from the drop-down menu on the lower right corner of the page.
- For customized support:
- Enter your system Service Tag in the Enter your Service Tag text box.
- Click Submit.
- The support page that lists the various support categories is displayed.
- 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.
- 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 email the Dell EMC Global Technical Support team.
Quick Resource Locator
Use the Quick Resource Locator (QRL) to get immediate access to Dell EMC XC430 Xpress 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 XC430 Xpress QRL location.
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