Array-based storage
VxRail dynamic nodes support the following Dell storage arrays:
- Dell PowerStore
- Dell PowerMax (2000/8000, 2500/8500)
- Dell PowerFlex
- Dell Unity XT
The storage arrays support several storage protocols, such as FC, iSCSI, NFS, and NVMe. These arrays support LUNs, vVols, and NFS storage types.
For more information about requirements and the supported storage types on various arrays, see
Dell VxRail 8.0.x Support Matrix and
Dell VxRail 7.0.x Support Matrix.
Table 1. Minimum supported external primary storage options for VxRail 7.0.xThe following table lists the minimum supported external primary storage options for VxRail 7.0.x.
Storage protocol
|
Storage type
|
Minimal VxRail version
|
> or =7.0.400
|
7.0.350
|
7.0.300
|
7.0.240
|
FC
|
VMFS
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
FC
|
vVols
|
X
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
FC-NVMe
|
VMFS
|
X
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
VC-NVME
|
vVols
|
X
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
iSCSI
|
VMFS
|
X
|
X
|
—
|
—
|
iSCSI
|
vVols
|
X
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
NFS
|
File System
|
X
|
X
|
—
|
—
|
NFS
|
vVols
|
X
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
NVMe/TCP/IP
|
VMFS
|
X
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
NVMe/TCP/IP
|
vVols
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
PowerFlex
|
VMFS
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
—
|
VMware vSAN
|
vSAN HCI mesh
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Table 2. Minimum supported external primary storage options for VxRail 8.0.xThe following table lists the minimum supported external primary storage options for VxRail 8.0.x.
Storage protocol
|
Storage type
|
8.0.000/8.0.x
|
FC
|
VMFS
|
X
|
FC
|
vVols
|
X
|
FC-NVMe
|
VMFS
|
X
|
FC-NVMe
|
vVols
|
X
|
iSCSI
|
VMFS
|
X
|
iSCSI
|
vVols
|
X
|
NFS
|
File System
|
X
|
NFS
|
vVols
|
X
|
NVMe/TCP/IP
|
VMFS
|
X
|
NVMe/TCP/IP
|
vVols
|
—
|
PowerFlex
|
VMFS
|
X
|
VMware vSAN
|
vSAN HCI mesh
|
X
|