Learn about
Dell storage systems that are supported with VSI and related system requirements.
The
DellSimple Support Matrix provides the supported storage system version numbers for this release. To obtain the required software contact
Dell Customer Support.
Table 1. Dell storage system requirements
Dell storage system
Requirements
DellVMAX All Flash and
PowerMax
At least one masking view to the vCenter host and/or cluster has been created.
An array is connected to the vCenter host using FC/iSCSI.
A supported PowerMaxOS release and Unisphere for PowerMax 10.0 and above are installed.
For NFS provisioning, NAS Server must be configured.
DellXtremIO
A supported
Dell XtremIO version is installed.
One or more initiator groups exist.
FC connection exists between the ESX/ESXi host and the array.
XMS is configured for the
Dell XtremIO array.
Dell XtremIO Block maximum LUN size is 64 TB, and minimum is 2 GB.
DellUnity and
UnityVSA
A supported
Dell Unity OE software version is installed.
Network ports are configured.
Network connectivity exists between the
Dell Unity and EXS/ESXi servers.
Dell Unity Block maximum LUN size is 64 TB, and minimum LUN size is 10 GB.
A storage pool is created.
For NFS provisioning, NAS Server must be configured.
For vVol Provisioning, at least one capabilityProfile should be configured.
Dell PowerStore
Array is connected to ESXi host using FC/iSCSi
A supported
Dell PowerStore is installed.
Dell RecoverPoint
A supported
RecoverPoint software version is installed.
Network ports are configured.
SRM supported by
RecoverPoint is installed in vCenter.
SRM site pair is established between link mode vCenters.
Array pair is mapped between SRM and
RecoverPoint.
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