MD3000i Support Matrix
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...performance. The management Ethernet part of 10Mb is recommended that is configured to use with VMware ESX server √ and Citrix XenServer Dell Edition. When using with the MD3000i iSCSI ports and host server ethernet ports. (The Port Fast setting allows switch ports ...only support IPv4. √ The management ports support both IPv4 and IPv6. 2 ׀ Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix Second Gen √ √ √ Dell recommends that are supported to be established with only 64bit prefix lengths. Rules First Gen. A 100-Mbps...
...performance. The management Ethernet part of 10Mb is recommended that is configured to use with VMware ESX server √ and Citrix XenServer Dell Edition. When using with the MD3000i iSCSI ports and host server ethernet ports. (The Port Fast setting allows switch ports ...only support IPv4. √ The management ports support both IPv4 and IPv6. 2 ׀ Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix Second Gen √ √ √ Dell recommends that are supported to be established with only 64bit prefix lengths. Rules First Gen. A 100-Mbps...
MD3000i Support Matrix
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...; √ ESX 3i version 3.5 VMware ESX 4.0 and 4.1 √ Citrix XenServer Dell Edition 4.1 √ Citrix XenServer Dell Edition 5.0 √ √ Citrix XenServer Dell Edition 5.5 √ Red Hat Enterprise Linux V4.0 √ Update 4, Update 5, Update 6, (AS, ES, WS...SUSE Linux Enterprise Server √ V10.0 x64 Service Pack 1 (2.6 kernel; No XEN support) XEN kernel not supported √ √ Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix l 7 Required Hotfixes Server 2008 R2 are not supported. No XEN support) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server √ V10.0 x64 ...
...; √ ESX 3i version 3.5 VMware ESX 4.0 and 4.1 √ Citrix XenServer Dell Edition 4.1 √ Citrix XenServer Dell Edition 5.0 √ √ Citrix XenServer Dell Edition 5.5 √ Red Hat Enterprise Linux V4.0 √ Update 4, Update 5, Update 6, (AS, ES, WS...SUSE Linux Enterprise Server √ V10.0 x64 Service Pack 1 (2.6 kernel; No XEN support) XEN kernel not supported √ √ Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix l 7 Required Hotfixes Server 2008 R2 are not supported. No XEN support) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server √ V10.0 x64 ...
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... iSCSI Initiators (Only Software Initiators are Supported) Operating System Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Microsoft Windows Server 2008 iSCSI Initiator VMware ESX Server iSCSI Initiator Citrix XenServer Dell Edition open iSCSI Initiator Red Hat Enterprise Linux V4.0 (AS, ES, WS), 32 bit and 64-bit...dkms.noarch.rpm (SUSE v9 SP3 only) iscsi-88.31.2_sles9sp31dkms. noarch.rpm (SUSE v9 SP3 only) 8 ׀ Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 (management station only, no I/O) Microsoft Windows Vista® (management station only, no I/O) ...
... iSCSI Initiators (Only Software Initiators are Supported) Operating System Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Microsoft Windows Server 2008 iSCSI Initiator VMware ESX Server iSCSI Initiator Citrix XenServer Dell Edition open iSCSI Initiator Red Hat Enterprise Linux V4.0 (AS, ES, WS), 32 bit and 64-bit...dkms.noarch.rpm (SUSE v9 SP3 only) iscsi-88.31.2_sles9sp31dkms. noarch.rpm (SUSE v9 SP3 only) 8 ׀ Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 (management station only, no I/O) Microsoft Windows Vista® (management station only, no I/O) ...
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... details Supported Management Software for Linux Table 10. MPP driver 09.01.B6.751 09.00.A6.012 09.01.C6.063 Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix l 09.03.0B06.02341 09.03.0C06.0452.23 13 Multipath software; KB931300 required before use* Multipath software-installed...SMIA-vCenter-WS32-01.00.3650.0007.exe. Supported VMware versions are ESX 4.1, 4.1i, 4.0, and 3.5. *Refer to VDS/VSS readme on Resource CD. Software Dell OpenManage™ Management Station Dell Modular Disk Storage Manager VDS/VSS Hardware Provider MPIO driver VMware vCenter plugin First Gen. 5.4 09.71.G6....
... details Supported Management Software for Linux Table 10. MPP driver 09.01.B6.751 09.00.A6.012 09.01.C6.063 Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix l 09.03.0B06.02341 09.03.0C06.0452.23 13 Multipath software; KB931300 required before use* Multipath software-installed...SMIA-vCenter-WS32-01.00.3650.0007.exe. Supported VMware versions are ESX 4.1, 4.1i, 4.0, and 3.5. *Refer to VDS/VSS readme on Resource CD. Software Dell OpenManage™ Management Station Dell Modular Disk Storage Manager VDS/VSS Hardware Provider MPIO driver VMware vCenter plugin First Gen. 5.4 09.71.G6....
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... on Red Hat Linux VMware Virtualization Solution www.dell.com/ha www.dell.com/ha www.dell.com/vmware XenServer Virtualization Solution www.dell.com/xenserver Windows Server 2008 Virtualization Solution www.dell.com/hyper-v Exchange Server Solution www.dell.com/exchange Notes Refer...and the MD3000i Refer to the Citrix XenServer Dell Edition Solution Guide for reference configuration information Refer to Windows 2008 Hyper-V Dell Edition Solution Guide for reference configuration information Refer to the ESRP Articles for the MD3000i ESRP article Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support ...
... on Red Hat Linux VMware Virtualization Solution www.dell.com/ha www.dell.com/ha www.dell.com/vmware XenServer Virtualization Solution www.dell.com/xenserver Windows Server 2008 Virtualization Solution www.dell.com/hyper-v Exchange Server Solution www.dell.com/exchange Notes Refer...and the MD3000i Refer to the Citrix XenServer Dell Edition Solution Guide for reference configuration information Refer to Windows 2008 Hyper-V Dell Edition Solution Guide for reference configuration information Refer to the ESRP Articles for the MD3000i ESRP article Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support ...
Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in User’s Guide
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... of your computer. Reproduction of these materials in this text: Dell™, the DELL logo, and PowerVault™ are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States or other countries. VMware®, vCenter®, and vSphere® are trademarks of Dell Inc. Trademarks used in any proprietary interest in this publication is...
... of your computer. Reproduction of these materials in this text: Dell™, the DELL logo, and PowerVault™ are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States or other countries. VMware®, vCenter®, and vSphere® are trademarks of Dell Inc. Trademarks used in any proprietary interest in this publication is...
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... Plug-in is a VMware vCenter 4.0 plug-in that provides integrated management of hardware Snapshots, and Virtual Disk Copies, if these premium features are enabled on the authenticated logged-in user and the permissions assigned to Dell storage array virtual disks. NOTE: The Dell Storage Array vCenter Plug-... host-only configuration. The plug-in will also allow the vCenter administrator to configure ESX hosts to Dell MD Storage Arrays, create, map, delete storage virtual disks from the Dell MD Storage Array to the ESX host, and view the vCenter datastores to that a vCenter Server ...
... Plug-in is a VMware vCenter 4.0 plug-in that provides integrated management of hardware Snapshots, and Virtual Disk Copies, if these premium features are enabled on the authenticated logged-in user and the permissions assigned to Dell storage array virtual disks. NOTE: The Dell Storage Array vCenter Plug-... host-only configuration. The plug-in will also allow the vCenter administrator to configure ESX hosts to Dell MD Storage Arrays, create, map, delete storage virtual disks from the Dell MD Storage Array to the ESX host, and view the vCenter datastores to that a vCenter Server ...
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In addition, system names and IP addresses of the equipment to install and use the Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in. • VMware vCenter 4.x server (installed) • Dell storage array with VMware certified firmware • An application server running an MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in supported operating system as defined in Table 1. Name...
In addition, system names and IP addresses of the equipment to install and use the Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in. • VMware vCenter 4.x server (installed) • Dell storage array with VMware certified firmware • An application server running an MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in supported operating system as defined in Table 1. Name...
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...alerts, and click Next. 9 Enter the vCenter Administrator's User ID, and click Next. 10 Enter the vCenter Administrator's password, and click Next. 8 Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in within the vCenter server. Note that the application server be installed on a separate Windows 2003 or 2008 server from... directory for the plug-in software has been downloaded, run the package on . Software Installation Obtain the correct version of the Dell Storage vCenter Plug-in for your environment (x86 or x64) from the existing VMware vCenter Server. The IP address will be installed on .
...alerts, and click Next. 9 Enter the vCenter Administrator's User ID, and click Next. 10 Enter the vCenter Administrator's password, and click Next. 8 Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in within the vCenter server. Note that the application server be installed on a separate Windows 2003 or 2008 server from... directory for the plug-in software has been downloaded, run the package on . Software Installation Obtain the correct version of the Dell Storage vCenter Plug-in for your environment (x86 or x64) from the existing VMware vCenter Server. The IP address will be installed on .
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... more physical NICs for iSCSI, you can add all network adapter and VMkernel port pairs to create a separate vSwitch for iSCSI. VMware recommends that handles iSCSI traffic. With port binding, you designate a separate network adapter entirely for each physical NIC using the port binding... technique. Port Binding Single vSwitch Another alternative is to a single vSwitch, as shown in 19 Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in Figure 12. Figure 11. Networking Configuration for Software iSCSI Storage Networking configuration for software iSCSI ...
... more physical NICs for iSCSI, you can add all network adapter and VMkernel port pairs to create a separate vSwitch for iSCSI. VMware recommends that handles iSCSI traffic. With port binding, you designate a separate network adapter entirely for each physical NIC using the port binding... technique. Port Binding Single vSwitch Another alternative is to a single vSwitch, as shown in 19 Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in Figure 12. Figure 11. Networking Configuration for Software iSCSI Storage Networking configuration for software iSCSI ...
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Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in small environments to have a single management interface (vCenter) to manage all of their VMware infrastructure. Conclusions The vCenter plug-in allows administrators in 45 This alleviates the need for vCenter administrators to -day storage needs along with their day-to learn another management tool and focus instead on the entire virtual infrastructure.
Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in small environments to have a single management interface (vCenter) to manage all of their VMware infrastructure. Conclusions The vCenter plug-in allows administrators in 45 This alleviates the need for vCenter administrators to -day storage needs along with their day-to learn another management tool and focus instead on the entire virtual infrastructure.