Dellâ„¢ DX Object Storage Platform Interoperability
Guide
This document provides information about the supported hardware and software versions for Dellâ„¢ DX Object
Storage Platform systems.
Supported Hardware
This section lists the hardware supported by DX Object Storage Platform. Where applicable, firmware and driver
versions are also listed.
BIOS Versions
Table 1 lists the BIOS version supported by the DX6000 system.
Table 1. Supported System BIOS
Hard Drives
The DX Object Storage Platform supports internal 3.5-inch hard drives only. Tabl e 2 lists the supported hard drives
and RAID types.
Platform Hot-swappable (Yes/No) Raid Type Drives
DX6000 Yes Raid 5
DX6012S No1 No RAID
DX6004S No1 No RAID
Table 2. Supported Hard drives
1
Hot removal of drive is supported. Reinserting or adding a new hard drive requires reboot of the DX6012S and DX6004S.
3.5-inch SATA 250GB or 1TB and
3.5-inch NearLine SAS 500GB or 1TB
3.5-inch SATA 250GB, 500GB, 1TB, or 2TB and
3.5-inch NearLine SAS 500GB, 1TB, or 2TB
3.5-inch SATA 250GB, 500GB, 1TB, or 2TB and
3.5-inch NearLine SAS 500GB, 1TB, or 2TB
Supported Controllers
Table 3 lists the supported RAID controllers, supported firmware, and driver versions.
Platform
Table 3. Supported RAID Controllers
2
Dell DX Compatibility Manager and DX Storage Node Console report RAID controller BIOS Revisions. The corresponding RAID
Controller
Type
controller firmware updates available at
RAID
Controller
Number of
Controllers
Firmware Revision BIOS Revision
www.support.dell.com are referenced by Firmware Revision.
Driver
Revision