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June 2008

Dell™ PowerVault™ MD1120 Support Matrix

This document provides information on supported software and hardware for Dell PowerVault MD1120

systems.

NOTE: For the latest driver and firmware releases, see the Downloads section at support.dell.com.

Rules and Considerations

The following are the connectivity and consideration rules for the Dell PowerVault MD1120:

Supported Servers

Table 1. Dell PowerVault MD1120 Rules and Considerations

No external SAS cables should be connected to the secondary enclosure management module (EMM) in

unified mode.

PERC6/E is the only host controller supported for the Dell PowerVault MD1120.

Only SAS drives are supported.

Combining a PowerVault MD1120 and PowerVault MD1000 on the same physical PERC6/E controller is not

supported. A PowerVault MD1120 and PowerVault MD1000, however, can coexist on the same server as long

as they are connected to their own respective RAID controllers.

The PowerVault MD1120 can contain a combination of different physical disk capacities and spindle speeds.

The PowerVault MD1120 must be powered up first before the server is powered up.

A maximum of three PowerVault MD1120 units can be daisy-chained on each RAID controller port, for a total

of 144 disk drives using the dual-ported PERC6/E controller.

Connecting a PowerVault MD1120 to a PowerVault MD3000 or PowerVault MD3000i is not supported.

The maximum number of PERCs that can be connected to an MD1120 in unified mode is one, and for the

split mode the maximum number of PERCs that can be connected is two.

Table 2. Dell PowerVault MD1120 Supported Servers

PowerEdge™ 860

PowerEdge 1950

PowerEdge 2900

PowerEdge 2950

PowerEdge 2970

Supported Operating Systems

PERC 6/E Adapter With Dell PowerVault MD1120

Supported Physical Disks

NOTE: Only Dell provided physical disks are supported. Physical disks not purchased from Dell will be marked as

uncertified and will not be usable.

PowerEdge 6950

PowerEdge R200

PowerEdge R300

PowerEdge R805

PowerEdge R905

PowerEdge R900

PowerVault NF500

PowerVault NF600

Table 3. Supported Operating Systems for the Dell PowerVault MD1120

Operating System Version Number Revision

Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 32-bit Standard and Enterprise SP1, R2 and SP2 2.14.0.32 A05

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard and Enterprise x64 Edition SP1, R2 and SP2 2.14.0.64 A05

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 32-bit Standard, Enterprise and Web 2.20.0.32 A00

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 Standard, Enterprise and Web 2.20.0.64 A00

Red Hat Enterprise Linux V4.0 Update 2, Update 3, Update 4, Update 5, Update 6

(AS, ES, WS), 32 bit and 64 bit (2.6 kernel)

00.00.03.16-1 A07

Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® V5.0 and V5.0 Update 1 (AS, ES, WS), 32 bit and 64 bit

(2.6 kernel)

00.00.03.16-1 A07

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server V9.0 x64 Service Pack 2, Service Pack 3, Service Pack 4 00.00.03.16-1 A07

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server V10.0 x64 Service Pack 1 00.00.03.16-1 A07

Table 4. Supported Physical Disks for Dell PowerVault MD1120 Systems

Drive Model Number Current Firmware Revision

Seagate SAS 73GB 10K RPM ST973402SS S229

Seagate SAS 146GB 10K RPM ST9146802SS S229

Table 2. Dell PowerVault MD1120 Supported Servers (continued)

Supported Management Software for Windows and Linux

The supported management software for the Dell PowerVault MD1120 is OMSA 5.4 (minimum level for

MD1120 support).

Supported Controller Firmware

Supported SAS Cables

Seagate SAS 36GB 15K RPM ST936751SS SM04

Seagate SAS 73GB 15K RPM ST973451SS SM04

Fujitsu SAS 73GB 10K RPM MBB2073RC D406

Fujitsu SAS 146GB 10K RPM MBB2147RC D406

Fujitsu SAS 36GB 15K RPM MBC2036RC D505

Fujitsu SAS 73GB 15K RPM MBC2073RC D505

Table 5. Dell PowerVault MD1120 Supported Controller Firmware

Controller Operating

System/Firmware

Last

Update

Release

Number

Version

Number

Revision

MD1120 Controller Firmware 06/16/08 R188485 A.01 A.01

Table 6. PERC 6/E Supported Controller Firmware

Controller Operating

System/Firmware

Last

Update

Release

Number

Version

Number

Revision

MD1120 PERC 6/E Firmware & Drivers 02/05/08 R178171 6.0.2-0002 A.03

Table 7. Dell PowerVault MD1120 Supported Cables

Length Dell part number Use

0.6m (meter) HR216 Daisy chain only to another MD1120

1m (meter) R8200 Connect to PERC6/E or Daisy Chain to another MD1120

2m (meter) J9189 Connect to PERC6/E or Daisy Chain to another MD1120

4m (meter) N8416 Connect to PERC6/E or Daisy Chain to another MD1120

Table 4. Supported Physical Disks for Dell PowerVault MD1120 Systems (continued)

Drive Model Number Current Firmware Revision

Supported Hardware Configurations

NOTE: The following PowerVault MD1120 hardware configurations are supported only on Dell qualified hardware.

Unified Mode Configurations

Figure 1. Single Host Server, Unified Mode (No Expansion)

Figure 2. Single Host Server, Unified Mode (MD1120 and MD1000 Maximum Expansion)

NOTE: MD1120 and MD1000 enclosures cannot be attached in the same expansion chain, or connected to the

same host server controller.

Server

MD1120 MD1120

Server

MD1120 Units MD1000 Units

Split Mode Configurations

NOTE: In split mode, you can cable the enclosure to operate in either a two-host or single-host configuration. In

single-host configuration, you can cable both EMMs to either the same host controller, or to a separate host

controller.

Figure 3. Single Host Server, Split Mode (Expansion Not Supported)

Figure 4. Two Host Servers, Split Mode (Expansion Not Supported)

Figure 5. Single Host Server and Single MD1120, Split Mode (Expansion Not Supported)

Server

MD1120 MD1120

Server 1 Server 2

MD1120

Server

MD1120

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