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Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3000i Support
Matrix
This document provides information on supported software and hardware for Dell
PowerVault MD3000i storage solution.
NOTE: Only drivers and firmware released by Dell are supported. For the latest driver and
firmware releases, see the Downloads section at support.dell.com.

How to Differentiate Between First- and
Second-Generation System Software
Information in this support matrix is divided into two distinct environments:
first-generation MD3000i firmware and second-generation MD3000i firmware.
Second-generation firmware enables a new feature set with optimized functionality,
including support for RAID 6, greater than 2TB virtual disk capacity, and SMART battery
support.
To determine your firmware level:

1
2
3

From a management station, connect to the MD3000i using MD Storage Manager.
Select the Support tab.
Click on Storage Array Profile and look for the firmware version.
If the version is 06.xx.xx.xx: The firmware is first-generation.
If the version is 07.xx.xx.xx: The firmware is second-generation.

To determine your MD Storage Manager version:

1
2

From MD Storage Manager, select the Support tab.
Click on About Modular Disk Storage Manager.
If the version is 02.xx.xx.xx: The firmware is first-generation.
If the version is 03.xx.xx.xx: The firmware is second-generation.

Dell PowerVault MD3000i Rules
Table 1. Networking and Connectivity

Rules
A dedicated IP SAN is highly recommended for iSCSI data
transmission. Management traffic can be isolated on a
separate management network.
Hosts can connect to an iSCSI storage array using a Layer
2 (switched) or Layer 3(routed) network switches.
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Rules
Although a 100-Mbps host NIC is supported, 1-Gbps NICs
are highly recommended for iSCSI data transfer and
enhanced I/O performance.
The management Ethernet part of the RAID controller
module must be connected to a switch port that is
configured to use Auto-Negotiate
The link rate of 10Mb is not supported for iSCSI data
transmission.
10/100 Mb NIC connections are supported on the
MD3000i management ports. A 100-Mbps management
link is recommended.
When using multiple (NICs) in the same server, up to four
NICs per host are supported to one MD3000i array. If
multiple NICs are installed, it is recommended that
different subnets be used for management and iSCSI data
links.
NIC teaming is only supported with VMware ESX server
and Citrix XenServer Dell Edition.
Dell recommends that you enable your switch Spanning
Tree setting to Port Fast when using with the MD3000i
iSCSI ports and host server ethernet ports. (The Port Fast
setting allows switch ports to be in a faster forwarding
state, allowing network traffic iSCSI login sessions to be
established with minimum wait time.)
Ethernet switch ports that are connected to host server
ethernet ports and MD3000i iSCSI ports may be set to
support standard frames (MTU=1500) or Jumbo Frames
(MTU=9000). For Jumbo Frame support Server NIC
Host ports, MD3000i iSCSI ports and all intermediate
network ports must have Jumbo Frame support enabled
Cat 5/e or better ethernet cables are required for use with
the MD3000i
DHCPv6 is not supported.
Both IPv4 and IPv6 are supported on the iSCSI data ports.
For routable addresses, the IPv6 Router is required to
advertise with only 64bit prefix lengths.
The management ports only support IPv4.
The management ports support both IPv4 and IPv6.
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Rules
IPv6 is supported with homogenous Microsoft Windows
2008 environments only.
IPv6 should be disabled on Linux targets that do not
support it to prevent login failure.
If using IPv6, all hosts connected to the MD3000i should
support IPv6 with the MD3000i
Only one type of iSCSI initiator can be used in a host
system. For example, if the Broadcom NetXtreme II 5709
iSCSI Initiator is used, then all the iSCSI initiators in the
system must be Broadcom NetXtreme II 5709 iSCSI
Initiators and the software initiator must not be used with
other NICs in the system.

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Gen.
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Second
Gen.

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Table 2. Environment

Rules

First
Gen.

Second
Gen.

A server can connect to a maximum of three MD3000i
storage arrays.
A maximum of 16 physical host servers can be attached to
the storage array.
A maximum of 32 virtual host servers can be attached to the
storage array (note: running the iSCSI initiator at the
hypervisor level counts as a single host even if the storage is
shared by all guest OSes)
The MD3000i supports up to eight nodes in Microsoft®
Windows Server® 2003 Cluster environment and up to
sixteen nodes in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Cluster
environment.
Connecting an MD3000i and an MD3000 to the same host
is not supported.

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Table 3. Considerations

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Rules

First
Gen.

Second
Gen.

When using the Microsoft or Linux iSCSI Initiator, IQN
identification must be used.
When using the Microsoft or Linux iSCSI Initiator, all
NICs in the same host will use the same iSCSI name. The
name will identify the host and the NICs will not be
identifiable.
Dell MPP drivers are required for multi-path support (refer
to Table 10). Linux open framework dm-mpp (multi-path)
drivers are not supported with the MD3000i.
Only the Dell Linux MPP multi-path driver should be
loaded on a Linux host server**
MD3000 and MD3200 series supported on a single Linux
host**
Microsoft “dynamic disks” are not supported by the
Microsoft iSCSI Initiator under Windows 2003. Windows
2008 native iSCSI Initiator supports dynamic disks.
Up to two Dell PowerVault MD1000 expansion enclosures
can be attached to the MD3000i for a total of 45 SAS and/or
SATA physical disks.
Attached MD1000 expansion enclosures must be set to
unified mode.
Virtual disk failover requires a dual-controller configuration
and at least one iSCSI session to each controller.
Link failover requires at least two iSCSI connections
established to the controller.
The enclosure can contain a mixture of SAS and SATA II
physical disks.
SAS and SATA disks cannot be mixed in a disk group.
A hot spare for a disk group must be a physical disk of equal
or greater size than any of the member disks.
The hot spare for a disk group with SAS physical disks must
be a SAS disk.
The hot spare for a disk group with SATA physical disks
must be a SATA disk.
When using out-of-band management with SMcli by
specifying the RAID Controller management port IP
addresses on the MD Storage Array, SMcli commands that
change the attributes of a virtual disk, virtual disk copy, or
snapshot virtual disk, must have management access to the

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Rules

First
Gen.

owning RAID Controller Module to complete. Where
applicable it is a best practice to specify both management
port IP addresses on the SMcli invocation: "SMcli
192.168.128.101 192.168.128.102 -c".
Maximum virtual disk size cannot exceed 2 Terabytes.
Each virtual disk is limited to a maximum of 30 physical
disks.
Virtual disk size can exceed 2TB and is limited by the type
of RAID group, number of drives in the RAID group and
the size of the drives (Up to 45 disks can be used in RAID 0
and 44 disks in RAID 10. RAID 5 and RAID 6 are limited to
a maximum of
30 disks).
The use of disk labels is recommended while mounting
LUNs on linux operating systems.
Disk Groups can be migrated between a Dell PowerVault
MD3000 and a Dell PowerVault MD3000i by following the
appropriate Disk Group migration procedure*
Refer to MD3xxx series coexistence compatibility matrix if
you wish to use the MD3000 with the MD3000i or the
MD3200 series of arrays.

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Gen.

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*Refer to Disk Group Migration section of the MDSM User’s Guide
** For 2nd Gen arrays, refer to coexistence whitepaper for supporting MD3000i and MD3200
series products on a single host.

Statement of Support
When the MD3000i is connected to non-Dell supplied networking components or
servers, Dell Technical Support will provide "best effort" technical assistance in
troubleshooting those components. For any additional support, users will be
referred to the provider of the non-Dell supplied equipment.

Supported Operating Systems
Table 4. Supported Operating Systems for iSCSI Host Servers
Operating System

First Gen.

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Required Hotfixes

Second
Gen.

Operating System

First Gen.

Microsoft® Windows Server®
2003 32-bit Standard and
Enterprise SP1
Microsoft® Windows Server®
2003 32-bit Standard and
Enterprise R2 and SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Standard and Enterprise x64
Edition SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Standard and Enterprise x64
Edition R2 and SP2
Microsoft Windows Storage
Server 2003 SP1

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Microsoft Windows Storage
Server 2003 R2

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Microsoft Windows Server 2008
SP1, SP2 32-bit Standard and
Enterprise
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
SP1, SP2 x64 Standard and
Enterprise
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
SP1, SP2 DataCenter edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
SP1,SP2 Server Core Standard
and Enterprise
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
R2 x64 Standard and Enterprise
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
R2 DataCenter edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
R2 Server Core Standard and
Enterprise
Windows Server 2008 supporting
Hyper-V

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Windows Server 2008 R2
supporting Hyper-V
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Required Hotfixes
KB950903 and KB943545
provide required storport
driver updates
KB950903 and KB943545
provide required storport
driver updates
KB950903 and KB943545
provide required storport
driver updates
KB950903 and KB943545
provide required storport
driver updates
KB950903 and KB943545
provide required storport
driver updates
KB950903 and KB943545
provide required storport
driver updates

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KB950050 needed.
Microsoft Hyper-V Server
2008 and Microsoft Hyper-V
Server 2008 R2 are not
supported.
Microsoft Hyper-V Server
2008 and Microsoft Hyper-V

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Operating System

First Gen.

Windows Server 2008-R2-SP1
supporting Hyper-V

VMware ESX 3.5 and VMware
ESX 3i version 3.5
VMware ESX 4.0 and 4.1

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Required Hotfixes
Server 2008 R2 are not
supported.
Microsoft Hyper-V Server
2008, Microsoft Hyper-V
Server 2008 R2 and Microsoft
Hyper-V
Server 2008-R2-SP1 are not
supported.

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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), 32 bit and 64 bit
(2.6 kernel; No XEN support)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux V4.0
Update 7, Update 8 (AS, ES,
WS), 32 bit and 64 bit (2.6 kernel;
No XEN support)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux V5.0,
V5.0 Update 1 and V5.0 Update 3
(AS, ES, WS), 32 bit and 64 bit
(2.6 kernel; No XEN support)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux V5.0
Update 2, Update 3 , Update 4,
Update 5 (AS, ES, WS), 32 bit
and 64 bit (2.6 kernel; No XEN
support)
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server
V9.0 x64 Service Pack 2 and
Service Pack 3 (2.6 kernel; No
XEN support)
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server
V9.0 x64 Service Pack 4 (2.6
kernel; No XEN support)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
V10.0 x64 Service Pack 1 (2.6
kernel; No XEN support)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
V10.0 x64 Service Pack 2, Service

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Multipathing not supported

Operating System

First Gen.

Pack 3 (2.6 kernel; No XEN
support)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
V11 and V11 SP1 x64 (2.6 kernel;
No XEN support)
XEN kernel not supported
Microsoft Windows 7
(management station only, no
I/O)
Microsoft Windows Vista®
(management station only, no
I/O)
Microsoft Windows XP
Professional SP2 (management
station only, no I/O)

Second
Gen.

Required Hotfixes

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Supported iSCSI Initiators
Table 5. Supported 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
Red Hat Enterprise
Linux V5.0 (AS, ES,
WS), 32 bit and 64-bit
SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server V11.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server V10.0

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Gen.

Second
Gen.

Required Patches (available on the
MD3000i Resource CD)

2.08
built in

(available from www.microsoft.com)

built in

iscsi_sfnet-4.0.1.11.3e - 1dkms.noarch.rpm
(RHEL v4 U4 only)

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Operating System
SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server V9.0

First
Gen.

Second
Gen.

Required Patches (available on the
MD3000i Resource CD)

built in

scsi_mod-sles9sp3-dkms.noarch.rpm
(SUSE v9 SP3 only)
iscsi-88.31.2_sles9sp31dkms.
noarch.rpm (SUSE v9 SP3 only)

Supported Network Components
Ethernet Controllers
Any industry standard 10/100/1000 Ethernet controller that conforms to IEEE
802.3ab, 802.3ac, or 802.3u is compatible with the MD3000i. To maximize
available bandwidth to the MD3000i, 1000 Mb/s controllers for I/O paths and 100
Mb/s controllers for out-of-band management paths are highly recommended.

Table 6. Ethernet Adapters supporting iSCSI Offload*
Network Adapter

First Gen.

Second Gen.

Broadcom NetXtreme II 5708c

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Broadcom NetXtreme II 5709

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Broadcom NetXtreme II 57710

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Broadcom NetXtreme II 57711

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* Please update to latest drivers from support.dell.com prior to using for iSCSI offload
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Ethernet Switches
Any industry standard 100/1000 managed or unmanaged Ethernet switch is
compatible with the MD3000i. To maximize available bandwidth to the MD3000i,
1000 Mb/s switches for I/O paths and 100 Mb/s switches for out-of-band
management paths are recommended.
NOTE: Dell PowerConnect 5324 is not supported on MD3000i for use with the iSCSI host ports.

Host Server Support
The MD3000i is compatible with any industry standard server. For servers to
connect to the MD3000i they must be running the supported iSCSI initiator,
operating system, network components, and the Dell MPIO or MPP driver.

Supported Expansion Enclosures
The MD3000i supports up to two MD1000 expansion enclosures.
Table 7. PowerVault MD3000i RAID Controller

Expansion
Enclosure

Current
Firmware
Revision

MD1000

A04

Notes
Firmware revisions prior to A03 are not compatible with
the MD3000i and must be updated prior to attachment.

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. Refer to the MD3000i Drivers and Downloads
section for the latest available physical disk firmware.

NOTE: The Dell PowerVault does not support Fujitsu SATA and Maxtor physical disks.
Table 8. Supported Physical Disks for PowerVault MD3000i Systems

Drive

Model Number

Fujitsu (AL9LX) SAS 73 GB 15K RPM
Fujitsu (AL9LX) SAS 146 GB 15K RPM

MAX3073RC
MAX3147RC

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Drive

Model Number

Fujitsu (AL10LX) SAS 73 GB 15K RPM
Fujitsu (AL10LX) SAS 146 GB 15K RPM
Fujitsu (AL10LX) SAS 300 GB 15K RPM
Hitachi (Ultrastar 15K147) SAS 73 GB 15K RPM
Hitachi (Ultrastar 15K147) SAS 146 GB 15K RPM
Hitachi (Ultrastar 15K300) SAS 73 GB 15K RPM
Hitachi (Ultrastar 15K300) SAS 146 GB 15K RPM
Hitachi (Ultrastar 15K300) SAS 300 GB 15K RPM
Hitachi (Ultrastar 15K450) SAS 300 GB 15K RPM
Hitachi (Ultrastar 15K450) SAS 450 GB 15K RPM
Hitachi SAS 300GB 15K RPM
Hitachi SAS 450GB 15K RPM
Hitachi SAS 600GB 15K RPM

MBA3073RC
MBA3147RC
MBA3300RC
HUS151473VLS300
HUS151414VLS300
HUS153073VLS300
HUS153014VLS300
HUS153030VLS300
HUS154530VLS300
HUS154545VLS300
HUS156030VLS600
HUS156045VLS600
HUS156060VLS600

Seagate (15K.5) SAS 73 GB 15K RPM
Seagate (15K.5) SAS 146 GB 15K RPM
Seagate (15K.5) SAS 73 GB 15K RPM
Seagate (15K.5) SAS 146GB 15K RPM
Seagate (15K.5) SAS 300GB 15K RPM
Seagate (15K.6) SAS 146GB 15K RPM
Seagate (15K.6) SAS 300GB 15K RPM
Seagate (15K.6) SAS 450GB 15K RPM
Seagate (Cheetah 15K.7) SAS 146GB 15K RPM
Seagate (Cheetah 15K.7) SAS 300GB 15K RPM
Seagate (Cheetah 15K.7) SAS 450GB 15K RPM
Seagate (Cheetah 15K.7) SAS 600GB 15K RPM
Seagate (T10) SAS 73 GB 10K Performance
Seagate (T10) SAS 146 GB 10K Performance

ST373454SS
ST3146854SS
ST373455SS
ST3146855SS
ST3300655SS
ST3146356SS
ST3300656SS
ST3450856SS
ST3300657SS-H
ST3300657SS
ST3450857SS
ST3600057SS
ST373355SS
ST3146755SS

Seagate (T10) SAS 300 GB 10K Performance

ST3300555SS

Seagate (TNS) SAS 400 GB 10K RPM

ST3400755SS

Seagate (Cheetah NS 10K.2) SAS 600GB 10K RPM

ST3600002SS

Hitachi (Ultrastar A7K1000) SATA 500 GB 7.2K RPM

HUA721050KLA330

Hitachi (Ultrastar A7K1000) SATA 750 GB 7.2K RPM

HUA721075KLA330

Hitachi (Ultrastar A7K1000) SATA 1 TB 7.2K RPM

HUA721010KLA330

Hitachi (Ultrastar A7K2000) SATA 2TB 7.2K RPM

HUA722020ALA330

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Drive

Model Number

Hitachi (Deskstar 7K500) SATA 500 GB 7.2K RPM

HDS725050KLA360

Seagate (Barracuda ES.1) SATA 500 GB 7.2K RPM

ST3500630NS

Seagate (Barracuda ES.1) SATA 750 GB 7.2K RPM

ST3750640NS

Seagate (Barracuda ES.2) SAS 500 GB 7.2K RPM

ST3500620SS

Seagate (Barracuda ES.2) SAS 750 GB 7.2K RPM

ST3750630SS

Seagate (Barracuda ES.2) SAS 1TB 7.2K RPM

ST31000640SS

Seagate (Barracuda ES.2) SATA 500 GB 7.2K RPM

ST3500320NS

Seagate (Barracuda ES.2) SATA 750 GB 7.2K RPM

ST3750330NS

Seagate (Barracuda ES.2) SATA 1 TB 7.2K RPM

ST31000340NS

Seagate (Constellation ES) SAS 500GB 7.2K RPM

ST3500414SS

Seagate (Constellation ES) SAS 1TB 7.2K RPM

ST31000424SS

Seagate (Constellation ES) SAS 2TB 7.2K RPM

ST32000444SS

Seagate (Constellation ES) SATA 500GB 7.2K RPM

ST3500514NS

Seagate (Constellation ES) SATA 1TB 7.2K RPM

ST31000524NS

Seagate (Constellation ES) SATA 2TB 7.2K RPM

ST32000644NS

Western Digital (RE1) SATA 500 GB 7.2K RPM

WD500YS-18MPB12

Western Digital (RE2) SATA 500 GB 7.2K RPM

WD5001ABYS-18YNA0

Western Digital (GP250RE2) SATA 1 TB 5.4K RPM

WD1000FYPS-18ZKB0

Western Digital (XL320RE) SATA 500 GB 7.2K RPM

WD5002ABYS-18B1B0

Western Digital (XL333RE) SATA 750GB 7.2K RPM

WD7502ABYS-18A6B0

Western Digital (XL333RE) SATA 1TB 7.2K RPM

WD1002FBYS-18A6B0

Western Digital (EP500M) SATA 2TB 5.4K RPM

WD2002FYPS-18U1B0

Western Digital (EP500M) SATA 2TB 5.4K RPM

WD2002FYPS-18W3B0

Western Digital (EX500M) SATA 2TB 7.2K RPM

WD2003FYYS-18W0B0

Western Digital (EX500M) SATA 1TB 7.2K RPM

WD1003FBYX-18Y7B0

Western Digital (EX500S) SATA 500GB 7.2K RPM

WD5003ABYX-18WERA0

WD2500YS-18SHB1 and WD2500YS-18SHB0 can be upgraded via firmware to reach the same
level as WD2500YS-18SHB2
1

WD500YS-18MPB0 can be upgraded via firmware to reach the same level as WD500YS-18MPB1

Supported Management Software for Windows
Table 9. Management Software Supported with the MD3000i (Windows servers)
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Software

First Gen.

MD3000i
Resource CD
Dell Modular
Disk Storage
Manager
Dell
OpenManage™
Management
Station
Dell Modular
Disk Storage
Manager
VDS/VSS
Hardware
Provider
MPIO driver
VMware
vCenter plugin

Second Gen.

Notes

1.2.153,
2.2.0.18, A11
A04
02.71.G6.07 03.35.G6.79

Component of Resource CD. This version also
supports management of the MD3000.

5.4

6.4

x86 only.

09.71.G6.02

10.60.G6.01

01.02.36.19

01.03.0306.409

N/A

2.1

Available on Resource CD. KB931300
required before use*

Multipath software—installed during
MDSM host or typical installation.
Download plugin executable from Dell driver
support web site. For 32 bit Windows,
download and install
SMIA-vCenter-WS32-01.00.3650.0007.exe.
For 64 bit Windows, download and
install
SMIA-vCenter-WSX64-01.00.3650.0007.exe.
Supported VMware versions are ESX 4.1, 4.1i,
4.0, and 3.5.

*Refer to VDS/VSS readme on the resource CD for installation and usage details

Supported Management Software for Linux
Table 10.

Management Software Supported with the MD3000i (Linux servers)

Software

First Gen.

Second Gen.

MD3000i Resource CD
Dell Modular Disk
Storage Manager (Linux)

1.2.153, A04
02.70.G6.10

2.2.0.18, A11
03.35.G6.50

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Notes
Component of
MD3000i Resource
CD. This version also
supports management

Software

First Gen.

Second Gen.

Notes
of the MD3000.

09.01.B6.751
09.00.A6.012
09.01.C6.063

MPP driver

09.03.0B06.02341
Multipath software;
09.03.0C06.0452.23 installed from
MD3000i Resource
CD

For RHEL4, and SLES9
For RHEL3
3
For SLES10, SLES11 and RHEL5
1
2

NOTE: The Dell PowerVault MD3000i does not support Device-Mapper Multipath for Linux based
solutions.

Supported Languages
The Dell PowerVault MD Storage Manager is available in the following languages:
English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, French, German and Spanish.

Supported MD3000i Controller Firmware and NVSRAM
Table 11.

Supported Controller Firmware and NVSRAM

NOTE: It is advisable to gather support information before performing any firmware upgrade. This
can be performed from the support tab of the MD Storage manager

Software

First Generation

Second
Generation

MD3000i
Firmware

06.70.17.60, A03

07.35.39.64, A13

Duplex
Controller
NVSRAM

N133X-670890-001 N1532-735890-005 Duplex NVSRAM
for
MD3000i
configured
with two controllers
N1532-670890-901 N1532-735890-905 Simplex NVSRAM
for MD3000i
configured
with a single
controller

Simplex
Controller
NVSRAM

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Supported Enterprise Solutions
Solution

Web Address

Notes

Oracle Database
Solution

www.dell.com/10g

SQL Database
Solution

www.dell.com/sql

High Availability
Clustering on
Windows
High Availability
Clustering on Red
Hat Linux
VMware
Virtualization
Solution

www.dell.com/ha

Refer to the Tested and
Validated Configurations
sub-heading
Refer to the Tested and
Validated Configurations
sub-heading
Refer to the Dell Cluster
Configuration Support Matrices

XenServer
Virtualization
Solution

www.dell.com/xenserver

Windows Server
2008 Virtualization
Solution

www.dell.com/hyper-v

Exchange Server
Solution

www.dell.com/exchange

www.dell.com/ha

Refer to the Dell Cluster
Configuration Support Matrices

www.dell.com/vmware

Refer to the Resources
sub-heading for white papers
and support documents related
to iSCSI 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

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Supported Configurations
Figure 1. One or Two Direct-Attached Servers (or Two-Node Cluster), Single-Path Data, Single
Controller (Simplex)

standalone (one or
two) host server

2 two-node cluster

MD3000i RAID
Enclosure (single
controller)

5 corporate, public or
private network

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management port

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Figure 2. Up to Four Direct-Attached Servers, Single-Path Data, Dual Controllers (Duplex)

standalone (up to
four) host server

corporate, public or
private network

Ethernet
management port

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MD3000i RAID
Enclosure (dual
controllers)

Dual Path Data Configuration
In Figure 3, up to two servers are directly attached to the MD3000i RAID controller
module. If the host server has a second Ethernet connection to the array, it can be attached
to the iSCSI ports on the array’s second controller. This configuration provides improved
availability by allowing two separate physical paths for each host, which ensures full
redundancy if one of the paths fail.
Figure 3. One or Two Direct-Attached Servers (or Two-Node Cluster), Dual-Path Data, Dual Controllers
(Duplex)

standalone (one or
two) host server

2 two-node cluster

MD3000i RAID
Enclosure (single
controller)

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Network-Attached Solutions
You can also cable your host servers to the MD3000i RAID controller iSCSI ports through
an industry-standard 1 GB Ethernet switch. By using an Ethernet switch, the MD3000i
RAID controller can support up to 16 hosts simultaneously with multiple connections per
session. This solution supports either single-path or dual-path data configurations, as well as
either single or dual controller modules.
Figure 4 shows how up to 16 standalone servers can be attached (via multiple sessions) to a
single MD3000i RAID controller module through a network. Hosts that have a second
Ethernet connection to the network allow two separate physical paths for each host, which
ensures full redundancy if one of the paths fail. Figure 5 shows how the same number of
hosts can be similarly attached to a dual MD3000i RAID controller. In Figure 5 for SAN
configurations the servers can be configured to form clusters:
•

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 cluster supports up to 8 nodes

•

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 supports up to 16 nodes

Any combination of clusters and standalone servers can be used to access the MD3000i.
Figure 4. Up to 16 SAN-Configured Servers, Single-Path Data, Single Controller (Simplex)

up to 16 standalone 2
host servers

IP SAN (Gigabit
Ethernet switch)

MD3000i RAID
Enclosure (single
controller)

corporate, public
or private network

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Ethernet
management port

Figure 5. Up to 16 Dual SAN-Configured Servers, Dual-Path Data, Dual Controllers (Duplex)

up to 16 standalone 2
host servers, up to
8-node Windows
2003 clusters, up to
16-node Windows
2008 clusters, or a
combination of
multiple clusters
and non-clustered
servers

IP SAN (dual
Gigabit Ethernet
switches)

MD3000i RAID
Enclosure (dual
controllers)

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private network

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management port

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Supported Expansion Enclosure Cabling Configurations
Figure 6. Proper Cabling of Expansion Enclosures in a Single-Controller Configuration
slot 0

slot 1

Simplex MD3000i Storage Array

Expansion enclosures (2)

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Figure 7. Proper Cabling of Expansion Enclosures in a Dual-Controller Configuration

MD3000i Storage Array (upgraded to duplex configuration)

Expansion
enclosures (2)

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