Supported protocol offload (TOE/iSCSI) adapters
Standard Gigabit, 10 Gigabit, and 25 Gigabit Ethernet adapters are supported when used with supported software iSCSI initiators. Hosts must have a standards compliant iSCSI initiator to access
ME5 Series storage. Initiator support is provided by the initiator or operating system vendor. However,
ME5 Series storage systems do not support Converged Network Adapters (CNA) in Converged mode.
Dell does not endorse or support initiators directly, but this support matrix does provide some useful configuration information for common initiators.
ME5 Series storage systems work with any RFC 3720 iSCSI compliant initiators. The initiator must support all mandatory iSCSI features. This information is subject to change without notice. Dell is not responsible for any errors in this information.
CAUTION:Hardware initiators are not supported by
ME5 Series storage systems.
Read the initiator documentation and Release Notes from the specific vendors, and the
Dell PowerVault
ME5 Series Storage System Release Notes for up-to-date configuration recommendations.