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

Driver Revision

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

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

version 10.5

or higher

version 10.5

or higher

version 10.0

or higher

version 10.5

or higher

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