Dell PowerVault MD3000i Support Note

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Dell PowerVault Data MD3000i Support Matrix l 5Rules FirstGen.SecondGen.owning RAID Controller Module to complete. Whereapplicable it is a best practice to specify both managementport IP addresses on the SMcli invocation: "SMcli192.168.128.101 192.168.128.102 -c".Maximum virtual disk size cannot exceed 2 Terabytes. √Each virtual disk is limited to a maximum of 30 physicaldisks.√Virtual disk size can exceed 2TB and is limited by the typeof RAID group, number of drives in the RAID group andthe size of the drives (Up to 45 disks can be used in RAID 0and 44 disks in RAID 10. RAID 5 and RAID 6 are limited toa maximum of30 disks).√The use of disk labels is recommended while mountingLUNs on linux operating systems.√ √Disk Groups can be migrated between a Dell PowerVaultMD3000 and a Dell PowerVault MD3000i by following theappropriate Disk Group migration procedure*√Refer to MD3xxx series coexistence compatibility matrix ifyou wish to use the MD3000 with the MD3000i or theMD3200 series of arrays.√*Refer to Disk Group Migration section of the MDSM User’s Guide** For 2nd Gen arrays, refer to coexistence whitepaper for supporting MD3000i and MD3200series products on a single host.Statement of SupportWhen the MD3000i is connected to non-Dell supplied networking components orservers, Dell Technical Support will provide "best effort" technical assistance introubleshooting those components. For any additional support, users will bereferred to the provider of the non-Dell supplied equipment.Supported Operating SystemsTable 4. Supported Operating Systems for iSCSI Host ServersOperating System First Gen. SecondGen. Required Hotfixes