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Dell EMC PowerVault MD32XX/36XX Series Support Matrix

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Supported management software

The Dell EMC PowerVault MD Storage software is composed of the Modular Disk Storage Manager (MDSM) and the Modular Disk Configuration utility (MDCU). These management utilities are available on the resource DVD provided with your system and online at Dell.com/support. The Dell EMC PowerVault MD storage software is supported on all operating systems and guest operating systems listed in the Error! Reference source not found. section. The management station must meet the following minimum requirements:

  • 5 GB of free disk space
  • For MDSM and MDCU, a graphical user interface (GUI) is required

The Dell EMC PowerVault MD-Series resource DVD and other supported management software details are shown in the following tables:

Table 1. Supported management software (Windows)This table describes the supported management software (Windows).
Software componentVersionNotes
Dell EMC PowerVault MD32/36 Series Storage Arrays resource DVD 6.5.0.1
Modular Disk Storage Manager 11.25.0306.0026
Modular Disk Configuration utility 2.1.0.68 Supported on iSCSI only
Dell EMC PowerVault MD32/36 series hardware provider VDS/VSS Providers* D1.20.0G06.0004/S1.20.0G06.0004 Dell EMC is discontinuing support of the VSS and VDS hardware providers. For information about deprecation, see the Dell EMC MD Series Storage Arrays Information Update.
Dell EMC PowerVault MD Storage Array vCenter plug-in See Supported management software (VMware vCenter plug-in).
Dell EMC PowerVault MD Storage Array VASA Provider (iSCSI and Fibre Channel only) See Supported management software (VASA provider support). Supported on:
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1(64-bit version only)
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
Dell EMC PowerVault MD Storage Array Storage Replication Adapter (SRA) (Fibre Channel only) See Supported management software (Storage Replication Adapter Support).

* Maximum number of concurrent back ups supported while using the hardware provider VSS provider with clustered shared volumes is two.

Table 2. Supported management software (Linux)This table describes the Supported management software (Linux)
Software ComponentVersionNotes
Dell EMC PowerVault MD Series Dense Storage Arrays resource DVD 6.5.0.1
Modular Disk Storage Manager 11.25.0A06.0026
Modular Disk Configuration utility 2.1.0.68 Supported with iSCSI storage arrays only.
Table 3. Supported management software (VMware vCenter plug-in)This table describes the Supported management software (VMware vCenter plug-in)
vCenter plug-in versionVMware version supportedNotes
3 All protocols:
  • vSphere 6.5
  • vSphere 6.0
  • vSphere 5.5 U2
 This is compatible only with firmware 08.20.11.60 or later. The Host to Storage Wizard that is used to automatically discover the HBA WWNs is not supported after VMware vCenter server 6.0 Update2 Build 3620759 or on any of the VMware vCenter server 6.5 releases.
2.7 All protocols:
  • vSphere 5.5
  • vSphere 5.1
This is compatible only with firmware 7.84.56.60 or later.
Table 4. Supported management software (VASA provider support)This table describes the Supported management software (VASA provider support).
VASA version VMware supported version Notes
5.5 vSphere Client 5.5/6.0/6.5 vCenter Server 5.5/6.0/6.5 Site Recovery Manager (SRM) 5.1 or later Supported on 08.20.05.60 firmware or later.
NOTE: Supported on Fibre Channel and iSCSI arrays only.
Table 5. Supported management software (Storage Replication Adapter Support)This table describes the Supported management software (Storage Replication Adapter Support).
SRA Version VMware version supported Notes
5.6 vSphere Client 5.1/ 5.5/6.0/6.5 vCenter Server 5.0/5.1/5.5 Site Recovery Manager (SRM) 5.1/5.5/6.0/6.1 This is compatible only with firmware 08.20.11.60 or later.
5.5 vSphere Client 5.1/5.5 vCenter Server 5.1 Site Recovery Manager (SRM) 5.1/5.5 For more information, see the MD Storage Array VMware Storage Replication Adapter 5.0 Installation and Configuration Guide.
NOTE: Supported on Fibre Channel and iSCSI arrays only.

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