Dell EMC XC6320 Series Hyper-Converged
Appliance Support Matrix
February 2021
Dell EMC Support Matrix
Revisions
Date
Description
February 2021
Updated the following sections:
December 2020
Updated supported management software.
February 2020
Updated the Supported hypervisor OS section.
August 2018
Updated Firmware and BIOS and removed DPMC information.
March 2018
Updated Firmware and BIOS and added DPMC information.
January 2018
Updated firmware, updated Windows version.
December 2017
Updated BIOS and added an SED.
October 2017
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Revisions
• Supported physical disk drives
• Supported networking
• Supported NICs
• Supported Nutanix AOS software
• Supported hypervisor OSs
• Physical specifications
Added:
• Driver support section
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Table of contents
Table of contents
Revisions............................................................................................................................................................................. 2
Table of contents ................................................................................................................................................................ 3
Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................................... 4
1 Supported hardware, firmware, and software .............................................................................................................. 5
1.1 Supported components ...................................................................................................................................... 5
1.2 Validated BIOS and iDRAC versions.................................................................................................................. 6
1.3 Supported physical disk drives ........................................................................................................................... 6
1.4 Supported HBAs ................................................................................................................................................. 7
1.5 Supported networking ......................................................................................................................................... 7
1.6 Base networking ................................................................................................................................................. 8
1.7 Supported NICs .................................................................................................................................................. 8
1.8 Supported hardware management solutions ...................................................................................................... 9
1.9 Supported Nutanix AOS software....................................................................................................................... 9
1.10 Supported hypervisor OSs ................................................................................................................................. 9
1.11 Driver support ................................................................................................................................................... 10
2 Technical specifications ............................................................................................................................................. 12
2.1 Physical specifications ...................................................................................................................................... 12
2.2 Processor specifications ................................................................................................................................... 12
2.3 Power specifications ......................................................................................................................................... 12
2.4 Memory specifications ...................................................................................................................................... 13
2.5 Environmental specifications ............................................................................................................................ 13
3 Documentation Matrix ................................................................................................................................................ 15
3.1 Dell EMC documentation .................................................................................................................................. 15
3.2 Nutanix documentation ..................................................................................................................................... 16
4 Contacting Dell EMC .................................................................................................................................................. 18
5 Quick Resource Locator ............................................................................................................................................. 19
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Introduction
Introduction
This document provides information about the supported software, firmware, and hardware versions and
technical specifications for the Dell EMC XC6320 Series Hyper-Converged Appliance.
This Support Matrix contains the latest compatibility and interoperability information. If you observe
inconsistencies between this information and other documentation or references, this document supersedes
all other documentation.
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Supported hardware, firmware, and software
Component
v3 Version
v4 Version
CPUs
E5-2620 v3
E52603 v4
E5-2630 v3
E52608L v4
E5-2650 v3
E52609 v4
E5-2680 v3
E52618L v4
E5-2695 v3
E52620 v4
E52623 v4
E52628L v4
E52630L v4
E52630 v4
E52637 v4
E52640 v4
E52643 v4
E52648L v4
E52650L v4
E52650 v4
E52658 v4
E52660 v4
E52667 v4
E52680 v4
E52683 v4
E52690 v4
E52695 v4
E52698 v4
E52603 v4
1 Supported hardware, firmware, and software
This chapter provides information about supported software, firmware, and hardware versions for the Dell
EMC XC6320 Series Hyper-Converged Appliance.
NOTE: Future updates to this document may remove firmware versions because Nutanix LCM is the
prescribed method to update the appliance.
1.1 Supported components
Supported components
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Supported hardware, firmware, and software
Component
v3 Version
v4 Version
BIOS
1.0.3 and later
2.7.1 or later
iDRAC support
2.02.02.02 or later
2.52.52.52 or later
BIOS
iDRAC
2.12.1 Latest
2.75.100.75
2.11.0 Predecessor
2.70.70.70
Form Factor
Capacity
Type
Vendor
2.5"
1 TB
SATA HDD
Dell EMC
Supported
2.5"
2 TB
SATA HDD
Dell EMC
Supported
2.5"
1 TB
NL-SAS HDD
Dell EMC
Supported
2.5"
2 TB
NL-SAS HDD
Dell EMC
Supported
2.5"
1.2 TB
SAS HDD
Dell EMC
Supported
2.5"
1 TB
SED SAS HDD
Dell EMC
Supported
2.5"
1.2 TB
SED SAS HDD
Dell EMC
Supported
2.5"
2.0 TB
SED SAS HDD
Dell EMC
Supported
2.5"
200 GB
SATA SSD
Intel
2.5"
400 GB
SATA SSD
Intel
2.5"
800 GB
SATA SSD
Intel
2.5"
1600 GB
SATA SSD
Intel
1.2 Validated BIOS and iDRAC versions
Update BIOS and iDRAC using Nutanix LCM. This reference provides the qualified versions of BIOS and
iDRAC. These components should be paired. For manual update, the latest version or its predecessor is
recommended. This should be a uniform update cluster wide.
Validated BIOS and iDRAC versions
1.3 Supported physical disk drives
This section provides information about disks drives supported by your hardware.
Supported physical disk drives
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Supported hardware, firmware, and software
Form Factor
Capacity
Type
Vendor
2.5"
200 GB
SAS SSD
HGST
2.5"
400 GB
SAS SSD
HGST
2.5"
800 GB
SAS SSD
HGST
2.5"
800 GB
SED SAS SSD
HGST
2.5"
1600 GB
SED SAS SSD
HGST
2.5"
480 GB
SATA SSD
Samsung
2.5"
960 GB
SATA SSD
Samsung
2.5"
1920 GB
SATA SSD
Samsung
2.5"
3840 GB
SAS SSD
Toshiba
2.5"
1.92 TB
SED SAS SSD
Toshiba
2.5"
480 GB
SATA SSD
Intel
2.5"
960 GB
SATA SSD
Intel
2.5"
1920 GB
SATA SSD
Intel
2.5”
3840 GB
SATA SSD
Intel
Minimum firmware
version
LSI 2008 SAS
Integrated slot
20.00.03
0.94 supports 6
Gb/s drives
1.4 Supported HBAs
This section provides information about Host Bus Adapters (HBA) supported by your hardware.
Supported HBAs
Name Form factor/Slot
mezzanine card
1.5 Supported networking
This section provides information about networking supported by your hardware and supported NICs.
Intel branded Network Daughter Cards (NDC) and Network Interface Cards (NIC) specify the use of only Intel
branded SFP+ optical modules for use with optical cables. When ordering a system with optics, the
appropriate Intel branded SFP+ optical modules are included with your order. If you already have SFP+
optical modules, ensure they are the Intel branded modules before inserting into the NDC or NIC. Twinax
cables are the supported network cables for Intel NDC and NIC.
Build Number
Gb/s drives
0.95 supports 12
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CAUTION: Using any brand of SFP+ module other than Intel during deployment disables the 10 GbE ports.
Call Dell EMC Support to recover port functionality.
Supported hardware, firmware, and software
Firmware
version
Latest
version
Intel X520 Dual 10 G BaseT
16.0.24
19.5.12
Intel branded SFP+
Minimum
version
Intel X520 Dual 10
Low profile
16.0.24
19.5.12
Intel branded
SFP+ modules
(10 GbE)
Intel X540 Dual 10
Low profile
16.0.24
19.5.12
Standard
to 10 GbE)
Windows Server
drivers
19.5.0
WARNING: Hot plugging an unsupported SFP+ module causes ESXi host to fail with purple diagnostic
screen. Call Dell EMC Support to recover from this situation.
1.6 Base networking
Base networking
Name
1.7 Supported NICs
Supported NICs
Name Form factor or slot
G SFP+
Firmware
Supported cables
modules only (10
GbE)
Twinax Cable (10
GbE)
Latest version
Supported
cables
only (10 GbE)
Twinax Cable
G BaseT
2016 and 2019
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Category 6
Ethernet (up
Supported hardware, firmware, and software
Name
Minimum version
Dell EMC Open Manage Essentials (Monitoring only)
2.0
Dell EMC Nautilus Firmware Update Utility
A13
Hypervisor
AOS version
AHV
5.1 or later
Windows Server 2016
5.5.0.4 or later
Windows Server 2019
5.17 or later
ESXi 6.0U3 (EOL date
3/12/2020)
5.1 or later
ESXi 6.5d
5.1 or later
ESXi 6.7 (all updates)
5.9 or later
ESXi 7.0
Foundation 4.5.4.2 or later
AOS 5.15.2 or later LTS
ESXi 7.0 U1
Min. AOS version-LTS: 5.15.5
Min. AOS version-STS: 5.19.1
1.8 Supported hardware management solutions
This section provides information about hardware management solutions that are supported by your
appliance.
Supported hardware management solutions
1.9 Supported Nutanix AOS software
This section provides information about hypervisor release compared to Nutanix AOS release.
Refer to Nutanix AOS Product support for current releases located here
Supported management software
AOS 5.18 or later STS
.
1.10 Supported hypervisor OSs
This section provides information about the minimum hypervisor Operating Systems (OS) supported by your
appliance.
For qualified operating systems, refer to Nutanix Hypervisor support located here
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Supported hardware, firmware, and software
Name
Minimum Hypervisor version
VMware
ESXi 5.5 (EOL)
ESXi 7.0 U1
Windows Server
Windows Server 2012 R2 (EOL)
Windows Server 2019
Acropolis Hypervisor
Nutanix 20150616 (Haswell processors)
Nutanix 20160921 (Broadwell processors)
End of Life (EOL) This is defined by the vendor of the operating system. It is recommended to keep a
minimum of N-1 with the hypervisor. XC will follow the vendors recommended supported Hypervisor.
Supported hypervisor OSs
ESXi 6.0 (EOL)
ESXi 6.5 or later
ESXi 6.7 or later
ESXi 7.0 or later
(AHV)
1.11 Driver support
Driver support varies between the Hypervisor vendors.
• Microsoft support requires the Dell driver to match the Dell Firmware. These drivers can be found at
support.dell.com.
• VMware releases have the specific drivers required packaged in the Dell Customized ISO. These
customized Dell ESXi ISOs are qualified on all generations of XC systems. The list of qualified Dell
Customized ISOs can be found on the Nutanix portal under Hypervisor details.
• AHV is managed by Nutanix.
Note: VMware vSphere Update manager will flag the HBA LSI2008 as unknown device on the XC6320. This
HBA is not managed by the Hypervisor, only by the Controller Virtual Machine (CVM). You can safely ignore.
Windows Server 2016
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Supported hardware, firmware, and software
Example:
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Technical specifications
Physical
Specification
Height
8.68 cm (3.42 inch)
Width
44.8 cm (17.6 in.)
Depth
79.0 cm (31.1 in.)
Weight (Maximum)
39 kg (86.00 lb) (with 24*2.5” HDD)
Weight (Empty)
15.7 kg (34.61 lb) (with 2.5” HDD bay
Intel Xeon processor
EP E5-2600 v3 and v4 product family
Type
Specification
AC power supply unit (PSU)
Wattage
1600 W NOTE: The 1600 W power supply unit (PSU) is
the system has the power throttling feature.
Heat dissipation
6000 BTU/hr. maximum
Voltage
100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz, maximum input current: 10A
2 Technical specifications
This chapter provides technical specifications for Dell EMC XC6320 Hyper-Converged Appliance.
2.1 Physical specifications
This section provides expansion physical specifications for storage, including height, width, depth, maximum
configuration weight and empty weight.
Physical specifications
2.2 Processor specifications
This section provides processor specifications required for your hardware.
Processor specifications
Type Specification
2.3 Power specifications
This section provides power specifications for your hardware, including wattage, heat dissipation, and
voltage.
NOTE: This system is also designed to connect to IT power systems with a phase to phase voltage not
exceeding 230 V.
Power Specifications
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hot-swappable and supports hot swap in any condition if
Technical specifications
Type
Specification
Maximum inrush current
Initial Inrush current and secondary inrush current cannot
exceed 50A (peak).
System battery (per system board)
CR 2032 3.0-V lithium ion coin cell
Memory
Specification
Architecture
1866, 2133, and 2400 MT/s DIMMs
optimized operation
Memory module sockets
Sixteen 288-pin
Memory module capacities
RDIMM
16 GB or 32 GB
Minimum RAM
64 GB
Maximum RAM
16 GB DIMMs, maximum is 256 GB
32 GB DIMMs, maximum is 512 GB
Type
Specification
Temperature
Storage
–40°C to 65°C (–40°F to 149°F)
Continuous operation (for altitude less
than 950 m or 3117 ft)
10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F) with no direct
sunlight on the equipment.
Maximum temperature gradient
(operating and storage)
20°C/h (36°F/h)
2.4 Memory specifications
This section provides memory specifications for your hardware, including architecture, memory module
sockets, and memory module capacities.
Memory Specifications
Support for Advanced ECC or memory-
2.5 Environmental specifications
This section provides environmental specifications for storage, including temperature, relative humidity,
maximum vibrations, particulate contamination, gaseous contamination, and expanded operating
temperature.
NOTE: For more information about environmental measurements for specific system configurations, see
Dell.com/environmental_datasheets.
Environmental specifications
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Technical specifications
Type
Specification
Relative humidity
Storage
5% to 95% RH with 33°C (91°F) maximum
condensing always.
Operating
20%–80% (noncondensing) with a
hour.
Maximum vibration
Storage
0.26 Grms at 5 Hz to 350 Hz (all operation
orientations).
Operating
1.88 Grms at 10 Hz to 500 Hz for 15 min
(all six sides tested).
Maximum shock
Storage
One shock pulse in the positive z axis of 31
G for 2.6 ms in all operational orientations.
Operating
Six consecutively run shock pulses in the
for up to 2 ms.
Maximum altitude
Operating
–15.2 to 3,048 m
(-50 to 10,000 ft.)
Storage
–15.2 to 10,668 m
(–50 to 35,000 ft.)
Airborne Contaminant Level
Class
G1 as defined by ISA-S71.04-1985
dew point. The atmosphere must be non-
maximum humidity gradation of 10% per
positive and negative x, y, and z axes (one
pulse on each side of the system) of 71 G
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Documentation Matrix
To learn about...
Refer to...
Setup instructions of your system, including the technical
specifications
Getting Started Guide
Hardware details for your system
Owner's Manual
How to install your system in to a rack
Dell EMC Rack Install Guide
How to deploy and set up this solution
Solutions Guide
3 Documentation Matrix
The documentation matrix provides information about the documents that you use to configure and deploy the
Dell EMC Hyper-Converged Appliance solution.
WARNING: See the safety and regulatory information that shipped with your system. Warranty information
may be included with this document or as a separate document.
Make sure that you read through any media that ships with your system that provides documentation and
tools for configuring and managing your system, including those pertaining to the OS, system management
software, system updates, and system components that you purchased with your system.
NOTE: URLs such as Dell.com/support or Dell.com/support/home, are not active, because you must type the
URL from your location to access your specific language.
For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this document, see the Glossary at
Dell.com/support/home.
NOTE: Always read the updates on Dell.com/support/home because they often supersede information in
other documents.
NOTE: While upgrading your system, Dell EMC recommends that you download and install the latest BIOS,
driver, and systems management firmware on your system from Dell.com/support/home.
3.1 Dell EMC documentation
Dell EMC documentation is either included with your shipment or available at the Dell EMC website at
Dell.com/xcseriesmanuals.
Dell EMC documentation for:
• Dell EMC iDRAC is available at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
• Dell EMC OpenManage Essentials is available at Dell.com/openmanagemanuals.
To access Dell EMC documentation:
1. In the Dell EMC Support page, scroll down to
Networking
2. Click
Dell EMC reference documentation
.
Engineered Solutions, click Manuals, and select the documentation you require.
General Support, and then click Servers, Storage &
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Documentation Matrix
To learn about...
Refer to...
Setting up and using Dell EMC iDRAC8
Dell EMC iDRAC8 Quick Start Guide
Using OpenManage Essentials to monitor, perform
system
Dell EMC OpenManage Essentials
To learn about...
Acropolis base document name
Set up instructions for environments with
special requirements and restrictions.
Acropolis Advanced Setup Guide
Comprehensive references for Controller
cmdlet
Acropolis Command Reference
Instructions and reference for
troubleshooting tools).
Acropolis Advanced Administration Guide
Managing Nutanix Acropolis AHV hosts
that run Nutanix solution software.
Acropolis Hypervisor Administration Guide
Managing VMware ESXi hosts that run
VMware vCenter requirements.
vSphere Administration Guide for Acropolis
Managing Hyper-V hosts that run the
domain requirements.
Hyper-V Administration for Acropolis
Comprehensive references for the
Nutanix REST API.
Acropolis API Reference
Distributed VM management services for
(AHV).
Acropolis App Mobility Fabric Guide
Nutanix support of containers through
Acropolis Container Services.
Acropolis Container Services Guide
Set up instructions for your solution.
Field Installation Guide
Software instructions for hardware
components that are not functioning.
AHV Administration Guide
updates, view hardware, and view inventory on your
3.2 Nutanix documentation
Nutanix documentation is found using the Nutanix portal found at https://portal.nutanix.com/#/page/docs. To
display a complete set of documentation, you must have user credentials to log in.
The required Nutanix documentation is found using various filters or search.
Nutanix documentation
Virtual Machine (CVM) utilities, nCLI
commands, and Nutanix PowerShell
administering the Nutanix solution
software outside the Nutanix Prism UI
(such as cluster start/stop, manual
upgrade, changing passwords,
reconfiguring IP addresses, and
User's Guide
Nutanix solution software, including
Nutanix solution software, including
Nutanix nodes with Acropolis hypervisor
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(using vSphere Client)
Documentation Matrix
To learn about...
Acropolis base document name
Software instructions for hardware
components that are not functioning.
Hardware Replacement Documentation
Comprehensive instructions and
overview information.
Prism Web Console Guide
Monitoring multiple Nutanix cluster
through web console.
Prism Central Guide
references for the Nutanix UI, including
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Contacting Dell EMC
4 Contacting Dell EMC
Dell EMC provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. If you do not have an
active internet connection, you can find contact information about your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or
Dell EMC product catalog. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available
in your area. To contact Dell EMC for sales, technical assistance, or customer-service issues:
1. Go to Dell.com/support.
2. Select your country from the drop-down menu on the lower right corner of the page.
3. For customized support:
• Enter your system Service Tag in the Enter your Service Tag text box.
• Click Submit.
• The support page that lists the various support categories is displayed.
4. For general support:
• Select your product category.
• Select your product segment.
• Select your product. The support page that lists the various support categories is displayed.
5. For contact details of Dell EMC Global Technical Support:
• Click Global Technical Support.
• The Contact Technical Support page is displayed with details to call, chat, or email the Dell EMC
Global Technical Support team.
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Quick Resource Locator
5 Quick Resource Locator
Use the Quick Resource Locator (QRL) to get immediate access to Dell EMC XC6320 solution information.
This information provides access to reference documentation, a link to the Dell EMC support page, and links
to hardware-specific QRL pages, which include how-to videos. You can access this information by visiting
www.dell.com/QRL or by using your smartphone or tablet and scanning the QR code below. You can also click
the image below to go directly to the Dell EMC XC6320 QRL location.
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