PowerStore: Supported and Unsupported Cluster configurations

Resumen: Adding an appliance to the cluster requires satisfying several requirements to verify the cluster configuration is supported.

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Attempting to add a new appliance to an existing cluster may fail or an added appliance may show as incompatible. There are various restrictions related to the appliance mode.

Appliance Hardware Generation

There are three PowerStore hardware generations (Gen1, Gen2 and Gen3). The following are the hardware models for each generation and their supported appliance modes:

 

Gen 1
  • PowerStore 1000T
  • PowerStore 3000T
  • PowerStore 5000T
  • PowerStore 7000T
  • PowerStore 9000T
  • Block Optimized
  • Unified
Gen 2
  • PowerStore 500T
  • PowerStore 1200T
  • PowerStore 3200T
  • PowerStore 5200T
  • PowerStore 9200T
  • PowerStore 3200Q
  • PowerStore 5200Q
  • Block Optimized
  • Unified
Gen 3
  • PowerStore 1500
  • PowerStore 5500
  • PowerStore 9500
  • Unified

Supported Cluster Configurations

Following are all the supported cluster types and respective cluster configurations for each type: (BO=Block Optimized; U=Unified)

 

Cluster Type Description Cluster Type Configurations

Block Optimized cluster 

Only Block Optimized appliances
  • Gen 1 or 2 BO
  • Gen 1 or 2 BO+Gen 1 or 2 BO
  • Gen 1 or 2 BO+Gen 1 or 2 BO+Gen 1 or 2 BO
  • Gen 1 or 2 BO+Gen 1 or 2 BO+Gen 1 or 2 BO+Gen 1 or 2 BO
single Unified cluster Starting from 1 Unified appliance, remaining are Block Optimized appliances
  • Gen 1 or 2 U
  • Gen 1 or 2 U+Gen 1 or 2 BO
  • Gen 1 or 2 U+Gen 1 or 2 BO+Gen 1 or 2 BO
  • Gen 1 or 2 U+Gen 1 or 2 BO+Gen 1 or 2 BO+Gen 1 or 2 BO
scale-out Unified cluster Only Unified appliances, at least 2
  • Gen 1 or 2 U+Gen 1 or 2 U
  • Gen 1 or 2 U+Gen 1 or 2 U+Gen 1 or 2 U
  • Gen 1 or 2 U+Gen 1 or 2 U+Gen 1 or 2 U+Gen 1 or 2 U
cluster containing Gen 3 appliances  Block Optimized Cluster with Gen 3 added
  • Gen 1 or 2 BO+Gen 3
  • Gen 1 or 2 BO+Gen 3+Gen 3
  • Gen 1 or 2 BO+Gen 3+Gen 3+Gen 3
  • Gen 1 or 2 BO+Gen 1 or 2 BO+Gen 3
  • Gen 1 or 2 BO+Gen 1 or 2 BO+Gen 3+Gen 3
  • Gen 1 or 2 BO+Gen 1 or 2 BO+Gen 1 or 2 BO+Gen 3
Single Unified Cluster with Gen 3 added
  • Gen 1 or 2 U+Gen 3
  • Gen 1 or 2 U+Gen 3+Gen 3
  • Gen 1 or 2 U+Gen 3+Gen 3+Gen 3
  • Gen 1 or 2 U+Gen 1 or 2 BO+Gen 3
  • Gen 1 or 2 U+Gen 1 or 2 BO+Gen 3+Gen 3
  • Gen 1 or 2 U+Gen 1 or 2 BO+Gen 1 or 2 BO+Gen 3
Scale-out Unified Cluster with Gen 3 added
  • Gen 1 or 2 U+Gen 1 or 2 U+Gen 3
  • Gen 1 or 2 U+Gen 1 or 2 U+Gen 3+Gen 3
  • Gen 1 or 2 U+Gen 1 or 2 U+Gen 1 or 2 U+Gen 3
Pure Gen 3 Cluster
  • Gen 3
  • Gen 3+Gen 3
  • Gen 3+Gen 3+Gen 3
  • Gen 3+Gen 3+Gen 3+Gen 3

Unsupported Cluster Configurations

Except for the above supported cluster configurations, all other cluster configurations are NOT supported. The following cases are not supported:

  • Adding a Gen 1 or 2 appliance to a cluster containing Gen 3 appliances.
  • Adding a Gen 1 or 2 Unified appliance to a cluster with a Block Optimized appliance.
  • Adding a Gen 1 or 2 Block Optimized appliance to a scale-out Unified cluster.

Productos afectados

PowerStore 1000T, PowerStore 1200T, PowerStore 3000T, PowerStore 3200Q, PowerStore 3200T, PowerStore 5000T, PowerStore 500T, PowerStore 5200Q, PowerStore 5200T, PowerStore 7000T

Productos

PowerStore 9000T, PowerStore 9200T
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Número del artículo: 000226344
Tipo de artículo: How To
Última modificación: 12 ago. 2026
Versión:  4
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