Dell DR4300, DR6300 User Manual
Dell DR Series System Interoperability Guide
Release 3.2.6
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Contents
1 Introduction...........................................................................................................4
Supported system drive and capacities................................................................................................4
Internal System Drive Capacity....................................................................................................... 4
External Drive Capacity .................................................................................................................. 6
Supported hardware for DR series system appliances........................................................................ 6
RAID controllers...............................................................................................................................7
Hard Drives (Base Unit)....................................................................................................................7
Capacities (Base Unit)......................................................................................................................8
Hard Drives (Expansion Unit)...........................................................................................................8
Capacities (Expansion Unit).............................................................................................................8
Expansion Unit Limits...................................................................................................................... 9
USB Flash Drive................................................................................................................................9
Network Interface Controllers........................................................................................................ 9
Network Cabling............................................................................................................................13
iDRAC Enterprise............................................................................................................................13
Marvell WAM Controller................................................................................................................ 13
Supported Virtual Environments for DR2000v...................................................................................14
Available Capacities and OS Support............................................................................................14
Resource Requirements................................................................................................................ 14
DR2000v Expansion Unit Limits....................................................................................................14
Supported Software.............................................................................................................................15
Supported Backup Software..........................................................................................................15
Supported Operating Systems and iSCSI Initiators.......................................................................17
Supported NAS Filers for NDMP....................................................................................................17
Network File Protocols and Backup Client Operating Systems.................................................. 18
Supported Web Browsers..............................................................................................................18
DR2000v Platform Limits.............................................................................................................. 18
Licensing Limits............................................................................................................................. 19
DR4300e Supported System Limits.............................................................................................. 19
DR4300 Supported System Limits................................................................................................20
DR6300 Supported System Limits................................................................................................ 21
DR4000 and DR4100 Supported System Limits.......................................................................... 21
DR6000 Supported System Limits................................................................................................22
Supported DR Rapid Software and Components........................................................................ 23
2 Getting help.........................................................................................................28
Contacting Dell................................................................................................................................... 28
Documentation feedback...................................................................................................................28
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Introduction
This document provides information about currently supported hardware and software versions for the
Dell DR Series system. The DR Series system software release 3.2.6 is supported on the following new DR
Series system models: DR4300e, DR4300 and DR6300. The DR Series system software release 3.2.0
continues to support the Dell DR Series system models: DR4000, DR4100, DR6000, and DR2000v.
Supported system drive and capacities
The DR Series system is available in the following models running DR Series system software 3.2.6:
DR4300e system Consists of preinstalled DR Series system software on a modified Dell PowerEdge
R730xd appliance platform.
DR4300 system Consists of preinstalled DR Series system software on a modified Dell PowerEdge
R730xd appliance platform and offers a higher base capacity than the DR4300e.
DR6300 system Consists of preinstalled DR Series system software Dell PowerEdge R730xd
appliance platform and offers a higher base capacity than the DR4300.
The DR Series system is available in the following models running DR Series system software 3.2.0:
DR4000 system Consists of preinstalled DR Series system software on a modified Dell PowerEdge
R510 appliance platform.
DR4100 system Consists of preinstalled DR Series system software on a modified Dell PowerEdge
R720xd appliance platform.
DR6000 system Consists of preinstalled DR Series system software on a modified Dell PowerEdge
R720xd appliance platform.
NOTE: DR6000 differs from the DR4100 by including a higher level of
included system hardware. The DR4100 hardware configurations would not
meet the hardware requirements for the DR6000 platform.
DR2000v system A Virtual Machine (VM) template of the DR Series system. For details on the virtual
platforms supported, see the topic, "Supported Virtual Environments for DR2000v"
in this document.
Internal System Drive Capacity
The following tables define the internal system drive capacity and available physical capacity in decimal
and binary values for the physical DR Series hardware appliances. The capacity values listed represent the
internal drive and available physical capacities that have been adjusted for the associated overhead in the
DR Series system releases.
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NOTE: TB and GB represent terabytes and gigabytes in decimal values, and TiB represents tebibytes
in binary values. Tebibytes are a standards-based binary multiple of the byte, a unit of digital
information storage.
Table 1. Drive and Available Physical Capacities for the DR4300e, DR4300, DR6300
System Drive
Capacity
1 TB (DR4300e
9 Drive Capacity
(12 DRV RAID6
with Hot Spare)
(Decimal)
9 Drive Capacity
(12 DRV RAID6
with Hot Spare)
(Binary)
Total Logical
Capacity at 15:1
Savings Ratios
(Decimal)
Total Logical
Capacity at 15:1
Savings Ratios
(Binary)
4.5 TB 4.09 TiB 67.5 TB 61.35 TiB
only)
1 TB (DR4300e
9 TB 8.18 TiB 135 TB 122.7 TiB
only)
2 TB 18 TB 16.37 TiB 270 TiB 245.55 TB
4 TB 36 TB 32.74 TiB 540 TB 491.1 TiB
6 TB (DR6300 only) 54 TB 49.11 TiB 810 TB 736.65 TiB
8 TB (DR6300 only) 72 TB 65.48 TiB 1080 TB 982.2 TiB
Table 2. Drive and Available Physical Capacities for the DR4000, DR4100, DR6000
System Drive
Capacity
300 GB (DR4000
9 Drive Capacity
(12 DRV RAID6
with Hot Spare)
(Decimal)
9 Drive Capacity
(12 DRV RAID6
with Hot Spare)
(Binary)
Total Logical
Capacity at 15:1
Savings Ratios
(Decimal)
Total Logical
Capacity at 15:1
Savings Ratios
(Binary)
2.7 TB 2.46 TiB 41 TB 36.9 TiB
and DR4100 only)
600 GB (DR4000
5.4 TB 4.91 TiB 81 TB 73.65 TiB
and DR4100 only)
1 TB 9 TB 8.18 TiB 135 TB 122.7 TiB
2 TB 18 TB 16.37 TiB 270 TiB 245.55 TB
3 TB 27 TB 24.56 TiB 405 TB 368.4 TiB
4 TB (DR6000
36 TB 32.74 TiB 540 TB 491.1 TiB
only)
NOTE: 300 GB DR4000 and DR4100 Series systems do not support external expansion shelf
enclosures.
For information about external data storage capacity in the expansion shelf enclosures, see the following
topic, “External Drive Capacity,” and the topic, “DR Series Expansion Shelf,” in the Dell DR Series System
Administrator Guide, which you can download at dell.com/support/home.
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External Drive Capacity
The capacity values listed in the following tables represent the additional storage capacity in the external
drives available when you add the supported expansion shelf enclosures to a DR Series system appliance.
Additional data storage can be added using the expansion shelf enclosures in the following capacities. For
more information on the expansion shelf enclosures, see the topic “Expansion Unit Limits” in this
document.
Table 3. External Drive Capacity and Available Physical Capacity for DR4300e, DR4300, DR6300
DR Series System
Drive Capacity
1 TB (DR4300e
only)
2 TB 18 TB 16.37 TiB 270 TiB 245.55 TB
4 TB (DR4300
and DR6300 only)
6 TB (DR6300
only)
8 TB (DR6300
only)
Table 4. External Drive Capacity and Available Physical Capacity for DR4000, DR4100, DR6000
DR Series System
Drive Capacity
1 TB 9 TB 8.18 TiB 135 TB 122.7 TiB
Available Physical
Capacity (Decimal)
9 TB 8.18 TiB 135 TB 122.7 TiB
36 TB 32.74 TiB 540 TB 491.1 TiB
54 TB 49.11 TiB 810 TB 736.65 TiB
72 TB 65.48 TiB 1080 TB 982.2 TiB
Available Physical
Capacity (Decimal)
Available Physical
Capacity (Binary)
Available Physical
Capacity (Binary)
Total Logical
Capacity @ 15:1
Savings Ratios
(Decimal)
Total Logical
Capacity @ 15:1
Savings Ratios
(Decimal)
Total Logical
Capacity @ 15:1
Savings Ratios
(Binary)
Total Logical
Capacity @ 15:1
Savings Ratios
(Binary)
2 TB 18 TB 16.37 TiB 270 TB 245.55 TiB
3 TB 27 TB 24.56 TiB 405 TB 368.4 TiB
4 TB (DR6000
only)
6 TB (DR6000
only)
36 TB 32.75 TiB 540 TB 491.25 TiB
54 TB 49.13 TiB 810 TB 736.95 TiB
Supported hardware for DR series system appliances
This section lists the hardware supported by the physical system on which the DR Series software is
installed. Where applicable, firmware and driver versions are also listed.
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RAID controllers
Table 5. Supported RAID controllers
System RAID
controller
s
DR4300e, DR4300, DR6300 PERC
H730P
PERC
H830
DR4000 PERC
H700
PERC
H800
DR4100, DR6000 PERC
H710P
PERC
H810
NOTE: DR4000/DR4100 with 2.7 TB base unit does not support expansion
Max # of
controllers
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1
1
1
1
1
Hard Drives (Base Unit)
System Drive Slot Drive Type RAID Level
DR4300e/DR4300/
DR6300
DR4000/DR4100/
DR6000
0 Hot-swappable 3.5-inch SAS drive
(global hot spare for DR4000/DR4100/
DR6000; dedicated hot spare for
DR4300e/DR4300/DR6300)
1–11 11 hot-swappable 3.5-inch SAS or
Nearline SAS Hard Disk Drives (HDD)
N/A
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12–13 Two 2.5-inch SAS Hard Disk Drives
(HDD)
NOTE: Slots 12 and 13 can be located in different locations depending on the appliance model. For
example, in the DR4000 system these drives are internal, while in the DR4300e, DR4300, DR6300,
DR4100, and DR6000 systems, these drives are hot-pluggable in the rear panel. For information on
locating these drives, see the appropriate product’s Dell DR Series Systems Owner’s Manual.
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Capacities (Base Unit)
System Drive Capacities Supported
DR4300e 4.5 TB, 9 TB
DR4300 18 TB, 36 TB
DR6300 18 TB, 36 TB, 54 TB, 72TB
DR4000
DR4100
DR6000
2.7 TB, 5.4 TB, 9 TB, 18 TB, 27 TB
2.7 TB, 5.4 TB, 9 TB, 18 TB, 27 TB
9 TB, 18 TB, 27 TB, 36 TB
Hard Drives (Expansion Unit)
NOTE: The external enclosure is a Dell PowerVault MD1400 direct-attached storage array for the
DR4300e, DR4300, and DR6300. It is a Dell PowerVault MD1200 direct-attached storage array for
DR4000, DR4100, and DR6000.
System Drive Slot Drive Type RAID Level
DR4300e, DR4300, DR6300
DR4000, DR4100, DR6000
0 Hot-swappable 3.5-
inch SAS drive (global
hot spare for DR4000/
DR4100/DR6000;
dedicated hot spare
for DR4300e/
DR4300/DR6300)
1–11 Eleven (11) hot-
swappable 3.5-inch
SAS or Nearline SAS
Hard Disk Drives
(HDD)
N/A
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Capacities (Expansion Unit)
System Drive Capacities Supported
DR4300e 9 TB, 18 TB
DR4300 18 TB, 36 TB
DR6300 18 TB, 36 TB, 54 TB, 72 TB
DR4000
DR4100
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9 TB, 18 TB, 27 TB
9 TB, 18 TB, 27 TB
System Drive Capacities Supported
DR6000
NOTE: Requirements for adding expansion enclosures are as follows:
• Expansion unit must be greater than or equal to size of base unit
• Install the required expansion shelf license
For information about the supported external expansion enclosures, see the Dell DR Series System
Administrator Guide.
9 TB, 18 TB, 27 TB, 36 TB, 54 TB
Expansion Unit Limits
NOTE: The external enclosure is a Dell PowerVault MD1400 direct-attached storage array for the
DR4300e, DR4300, and DR6300 systems. The external enclosure is a Dell PowerVault MD1200
direct-attached storage array for the DR4000, DR4100, and DR6000.
System Max # of Expansion Enclosures
DR4300e
DR4300 2
DR6300 4
DR4000 2
1
DR4100 2
DR6000 4
USB Flash Drive
The USB flash drive needed for performing a system recovery is not included with the system release. The
minimum size required for the DR Series Restore Manager for all DR Series systems is 4GB.
Network Interface Controllers
System Controller Type Slot
DR4300e, DR4300, DR6300
Broadcom 5720 QP 1Gb Network
Daughter Card
QLogic 57800 2x10Gb DA/SFP+ +
2x1Gb BT Network Daughter Card
QLogic 57800 2x10Gb DA/SFP+ +
2x1Gb BT Network Daughter Card
QLogic 57800 2x10Gb DA/SFP+ +
2x1Gb BT Network Daughter Card
2x1GB Network Daughter Card
2x10GB+2x1GB Optical Network Daughter Card
2x10GB+2x1GB Optical w/cables
2x10GB+2x1GB BaseT
Network Daughter Card
Network Daughter Card
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