Dell PowerVault DP500 User Manual
Dell™ PowerVault™ Data Protection Solution
Support Matrix
This document provides information about supported hardware and software versions for Dell™
PowerVault™ Data Protection Solutions.
Supported Hardware
This section lists the hardware supported by PowerVault Data Protection Solutions. Where applicable,
firmware and driver versions are also listed.
PowerVault Platforms and Solutions
Table 1 lists the PowerVault Data Protection Solution, its hardware platform, and supported BIOS version.
Table 1. PowerVault Platforms and Solutions
Data Protection Solution PowerVault Platform BIOS Version Supported
DP100
DP500
DP600
PowerVault 100 A05 or later
PowerVault 500 2.0.1 or later
PowerVault 600 2.0.1 or later
Hard Drives
Table 2 outlines the internal hard drive support.
Table 2. Internal Hard Drive Support
Data Protection Solution Internal Hard Drive Support
DP100
DP500
DP600
Up to four 3.5-inch hot-swappable SATA hard drives
Up to six 3.5-inch hot-swappable SATA hard drives
Up to eight 3.5-inch hot-swappable SATA hard drives
External Hard Drives
For a list of supported SATA drives, see the Dell PowerVault MD1000 Systems Support Matrix on
support.dell.com
NOTE:
PowerVault Data Protection Solutions support only SATA hot-swappable hard drives.
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RAID Adapters
Table 3 lists supported RAID adapters, supported firmware, and driver versions.
Table 3. Supported RAID Adapters
RAID
Controller
PERC 5/i Yes No No 5.2.1-0062
PERC 6/i No Yes Yes 6.0.1-0078
PERC 6/E No Yes Yes 6.0.1-0078
PowerVault Data
Protection Solution
DP100 DP500 DP600
Firmware
Revision
or later
or later
or later
Driver Revision
2.14.0.64 (64-bit) or later
2.14.0.64 (64-bit) or later
2.14.0.64 (64-bit) or later
External Storage Enclosures
Table 4 lists supported external storage enclosures.
Table 4. Supported Storage Enclosures
Storage Enclosure Firmware Revision Platforms
DP100 DP500 DP600
PowerVaultMD1000
A04 or later No Yes Yes
Network Interface Controllers
Table 5 lists supported network interface controllers (NICs) and corresponding driver versions.
Table 5. Supported Network Interface Controllers
NIC
Broadcom NetXtreme version 10.5
Broadcom NetXtreme II version 10.5
Intel PRO PCI-E Gigabit
(2007)
Intel PCI-E 10Gigabit
server adapters
DP100 DP500 DP600
or higher
or higher
version 10.0
or higher
N/A version 10.1
Driver Versions
version 10.5
or higher
version 10.5
or higher
version 10.0
or higher
or higher
version 10.5
or higher
version 10.5
or higher
version 10.0
or higher
version 10.5
or higher
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