Introduction; Dell Powervault M32/36 Series Storage Array Rules - Dell PowerVault MD3600f Series Support Matrix

Introduction

This document provides information on supported software and hardware for Dell PowerVault MD3200,
MD3200i, MD3600i and MD3600f series storage arrays as well as usage considerations,
recommendations and rules.
Dell PowerVault M32/36 Series Storage Array Rules
The following are the connectivity and consideration rules for the MD3200, MD3200i, MD3600i and MD3600f series
arrays:
RULE
Maximum number of host
servers a single storage
array can connect to with
one RAID Controller
Module installed:
Maximum number of host
servers a single storage
array can connect to with
two RAID Controller
Modules installed:
Maximum number of Dell
6GbSAS HBA cards
supported in a single host
server attached to single
array. (It is recommended
to use two Dell 6Gb SAS
HBA cards for all
redundant cabling
configurations.)
Unused ports on a Dell
6Gb SAS HBA card
already connected to an
MD3200 cannot be
connected to another
device (such as a tape
drive or other model
storage array).
Maximum number of
MD32/36 series Storage
arrays a host server may
connect to:
Connecting an MD3200
series SAS array, an
MD3200i series iSCSI
array and an MD3600i
series iSCSI array to the
same host is supported.
TOTAL of 96 slots ---
Up to seven MD1200 or
MD 1220 series expansion
enclosures can be
attached to an MD storage
array. Any mixture of
MD1200 and MD1220
MD3200 & MD3220 MD3200i & MD3220i
(SAS) (1Gbps iSCSI)
4 32
8 (4 if using high 32
availability)
2 (each card has two N/A
ports)
√ N/A
2 (HA) 4
√ √
√ √
*
MD3600i &
MD3620i (10Gbps
iSCSI)
64
64
N/A
N/A
4
√
√
MD3600f &
MD3620f (8Gbps
Fibre Channel)
64
64
N/A
N/A
4
I/O co-existence
with Fibre Channel
or any other
protocol on same
host is not
supported.
√
2