This section provides the
PowerFlex Manager 4.5.2 compatibility details for
PowerFlex rack components.
Table 1. PowerFlex Manager 4.5.2 compatibility detailsThe following table lists the PowerFlex Manager 4.5.2 compatibility details.
Component
Managed mode
Lifecycle mode
Alerting mode
Nodes
PowerFlex R650/R750 (hyperconverged, storage-only, and compute-only)
PowerFlex R6525/R7525 (compute-only)
PowerFlex R640/R740xd (hyperconverged, storage-only, and compute-only)
PowerFlex R840 (hyperconverged and compute-only)
PowerFlex R650 (management controller)
PowerFlex R650 (PowerFlex file)
PowerFlex R650 (VMware NSX Edge node)
PowerFlex R650/R750 (hyperconverged, storage-only, and compute-only)
PowerFlex R6525/R7525 (compute-only)
PowerFlex R640/R740xd (hyperconverged, storage-only, and compute-only)
PowerFlex R840 (hyperconverged and compute-only)
PowerFlex R650 (management controller)
PowerFlex R650 (PowerFlex file)
PowerFlex R650 (VMware NSX Edge node)
PowerFlex R650/R750 (hyperconverged, storage-only, and compute-only)
PowerFlex R6525/R7525 (compute-only)
PowerFlex R640/R740xd (hyperconverged, storage-only, and compute-only)
PowerFlex R840 (hyperconverged and compute-only)
PowerFlex R650 (management controller)
PowerFlex R650 (PowerFlex file)
PowerFlex R650 (VMware NSX Edge node)
Operating system/hypervisor
VMware ESXi-7.0U3 (management controller)
VMware-VCSA-all-7.0 3 (management controller)
VMware-ESXi-7.0U3 (hyperconverged and compute-only)
Embedded operating system 15 SP3) (storage-only and compute-only)
PowerFlex Manager support for
PowerFlex rack with operating systems that are provided by customer is limited to installation only and no update.
VMware ESXi-7.0U3 (management controller)
VMware-VCSA-all-7.0 3 (management controller)
VMware-ESXi-7.0U3 (hyperconverged and compute-only)
Embedded operating system 15 SP3) (storage-only and compute-only)
PowerFlex Manager support for
PowerFlex rack with operating systems that are provided by customer is limited to installation only and no update.
Not applicable
Adapters
NVIDIA ConnectX-6 LX
NVIDIA ConnectX-6 DX
NVIDIA ConnectX-5 OCP/PCIe
NVIDIA ConnectX-4 rNDC
Intel X710/I350 rNDC
Broadcom 57414 V1 2x25 OCP
Broadcom 57414 V2 2x25
Broadcom 57414 V1 2x25
Lifecycle mode when a supported adapter cannot be identified.
Not applicable
Networking
Managed mode requires a pair of the following server facing
Dell and Cisco switches:
The following switches are shipped and supported:
Cisco Nexus 92348GC-X
Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX3
Cisco Nexus 9336C-FX2
Cisco Nexus 93240YC-FX2
Cisco Nexus 9364C-GX
Dell PowerSwitch 4148T
Dell S5232F-ON
Dell S4148F-ON
Dell S5248F-ON
The following switches are supported but no longer shipped:
Cisco Nexus 31108TC-V
Cisco Nexus 3172TQ
Cisco Nexus 93180YC-EX
Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX
Cisco Nexus 9236C
Cisco Nexus 3132
Cisco Nexus 3164
Cisco Nexus 9364C
PowerFlex Manager can monitor and update the accessible switches in managed mode.
PowerFlex Manager does not support monitoring and updating of the Cisco Nexus EPLD version.
Lifecycle mode when a supported switch cannot be identified or cannot be granted with write access, provided the network configuration does not modify the node configuration.
PowerFlex Manager can update only components with write access.