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Dell DR4000 System
System
Interoperability
Guide
Release 1.1.0.0
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Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
NOTE:
A NOTE indicates impo rtant information that helps you make b etter use of
your computer
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if
instructions are not followed.
WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal
injury, or death.
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Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 5
Supported Hardware .................................................................................................................. 5
BIOS ................................................................................................................................................................... 5
RAID Controllers .................................................................................................................................................. 5
Hard Drives (Internal) .......................................................................................................................................... 5
USB Flash Drive ................................................................................................................................................... 6
Network Interface Controllers ............................................................................................................................... 6
iDRAC Enterprise .................................................................................................................................................. 6
Marvell WAM Controller ........................................................................................................................................ 6
Supported Software ................................................................................................................... 7
Operating System ................................................................................................................................................ 7
Supported Backup Software .................................................................................................................................. 7
Network File Protocols and Backup Client Operating Systems ................................................................................. 7
Supported Web Bro wsers ..................................................................................................................................... 8
Supported OST Software and Components ............................................................................................................ 8
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Introduction
System
Version
DR4000
1.9.0 or later
System
RAID Controller
Max Number
of Controllers
Firmware
Revision
Driver Revision
DR4000
PERC H700
w/1G NVRAM
12.10.2
or later
00.00.04.31.2 or
later
PERC H800
w/1G NVRAM
12.10.2
or later
00.00.04.31.2 or
later
System
Internal RAID
Controller
Slots
Drive Type
DR4000
Hot
spare)
1
Eleven (11) hot
Nearline SAS drives
12-13
Two (2) 2.5-inch SAS drives
1
This document provides information about the supported hardware and software versions for
the Dell DR4000 system, Release 1.1.0.0, Build No. 39455.
Supported Hardware
This section lists the hardware supported by DR4000 systems. Where applicable, firmware and
driver versions are also listed.
BIOS
RAID Controllers
1
1
-0004
-0004
Hard Drives (Internal)
PERC H700 0
1
Slots 12 and 13 are located within the DR4000 chassis. For information on locating these
drives, see the Dell DR4000 System Owner’s Manual.
-11
-swappable 3.5-inch SAS drive (hot
1
RAID Level
N/A
-swappable 3.5-inch SAS or
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USB Flash Drive
System
Minimum Size2
DR4000
4GB
System
NIC
Firmware
DR4000
Broadcom Dual Port 1 Gigabit server
adapter
6.2.15 or
later
Intel Dual Port 10 Gigabit server
adapter
12.5.2 or
later
Intel Dual Port 10 Gigabit SFP+ server
adapter
12.5.2 or
later
System
Controller
Firmware
DR4000
iDRAC6 Enterprise
1.9 or later
System
Controller
Firmware Revision
Driver
Revision
DR4000
WAM1 Plus
1.7.0 or later
1.7.0 or later
The USB flash drive is not included with the DR4000 system release.
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Minimum size required for DR4000 Restore Manager
Network Interface Controllers
Revision
iDRAC Enterprise
Marvell WAM Controller
Revision
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Supported Software
System
Operating System
DR4000
CentOS 5.4 2.6.18
edition
Software
Versions
Symantec Backup Exe
2012
Symantec NetBackup
7.5
Simpana
and Recovery
9.0 SP3
Veeam
6.x
NetWorker (EMC) Backup and Recovery
7.6
AppAssure (Dell) Backup,
and Recovery
Protocol
Versions
Backup Client OS
CIFS
SMB 1.0
Windows 2003 and later (32 and 64
Bit)
NFS
V3 over TCP
Linux 2.6 and later (32 and 64 Bit)
This section lists the supported operating systems, applications and protocols for the Dell
DR4000 system.
Operating System
-164.el5 x86_64
Supported Bac kup S of tware
c 2010 R3
7.1
(CommVault) Backup
Backup and Replication 5.x
8.0
7.5
Replication,
4.7
Network Fi le P rotoc ol s a nd B ack u p C lie n t Ope ra ti ng Sy stems
The following information lists the supported DR4000 system network protocols, and the
corresponding supported client operating systems.
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3
The following CIFS protocol features are not supported by the DR4000 system:
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MS-DOS-compatible 8.3 file names (short file names)
Software
Versions
Mozilla Firefox
10 or
higher
Microsoft Internet Explorer
8.0 or
higher
Google Chrome
15.x or
higher
System Feature
Limit
Maximum files
25 million
Maximum containers
32
Maximum replications per container
1
Maximum CIFS connections
32
Maximum NFS connections
32
Maximum replications per system
5:14
OST Software or Component
Description
Media Server
Linux installations
Uses a Linux OST plug-in and the
Red Hat Package Manager (RPM)
installer
MS-Windows NTFS (New Technology File System) alternate data streams
Supported We b Br ows er s
This section lists the supported web browsers for use with the Dell DR4000 system.
Supported System Limits
This section lists the supported configuration limits for the Dell DR4000 system.
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Up to five source DR4000 systems can write to separate, individual containers on a single,
target DR4000 system.
Supported OST Software an d C ompo ne n ts
This section lists the supported OST software and components for use with the Dell DR4000 system.
These include the type of media server installation (Linux or Windows), the OST plug-in component, the
supported OST protocol releases, and the DMAs.
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Windows
installations
Uses a Windows OST plug-in and
the Microsoft (MSI) installer
OST Plug-In Component
Supported Releases
Linux
•
•
Windows
•
•
•
OST Protocol
Supported Releases
Symantec OpenStorage
•
Supported DMAs
Supported Releases
Linux
•
•
-based 64-bit
-based 64-bit
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
(RHEL)
o Version 5.x
o Version 6
SUSE
o Version 10
o Version 11
Windows 2003
Windows 2008
Windows 2008, Release 2
Symantec
o Version 9
o Version 10
-based 64-bit
NetBackup
o Version 7.1
o Version 7.5
Backup Exec
5
o Version 2010, R3
o Version 2012
5
The Backup Exec Deduplication Option is required for Backup Exec compatibility with OST
devices and is available for purchase from Symantec. The Dell OST plug-in that is installed on a
supported Linux or Windows media server platform is available as a free download from Dell.
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