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  • Dell DX6000G | Dell DX Cluster File Server Interoperability Guide - Page 1
    versions for Dell™ DX Cluster File Server systems. Supported Hardware This section lists the hardware supported by DX Cluster File Server. Where applicable, firmware and driver versions are also listed. BIOS Versions ‎Table 1 lists the BIOS version supported by the DX6000G system. Platform BIOS
  • Dell DX6000G | Dell DX Cluster File Server Interoperability Guide - Page 2
    DX Cluster file Server. Supported Operating System Table 6 lists the supported operating systems for the DX Content File Server Software. Platform DX Platform Software OS Support DX6000G 2.0 Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 6.0 64-bit Table 6. Supported Operating Systems 2 ‫׀‬ DX Object Storage
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    Supported Dell Applications Table 7 lists the supported applications for the DX Cluster File Server Software. Platform Dell Applications DX Cluster File Server DX Cluster File Server Software 1.0 Software 2.0.0 DX6000G Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator 6.2 or later 6.2 or later Dell
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    and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Dell Inc. disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own. April 2011 Rev. A01 4 ‫׀‬ DX Object Storage Platform Interoperability Guide
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Dell
™
DX Cluster File Server Interoperability Guide
This document provides information about the supported hardware and software versions for Dell
™
DX Cluster File
Server systems.
Supported Hardware
This section lists the hardware supported by DX Cluster File Server. Where applicable, firmware and driver versions
are also listed.
BIOS Versions
Table 1 lists the BIOS version supported by the DX6000G system.
Platform
BIOS Version Supported
DX6000G
1.6.3 or later
Table 1. Supported
System BIOS
Hard Drives
The DX Cluster File Server supports 3.5-inch hard drives. Table 2 lists the supported hard drives and RAID types.
Platform
Hot-swappable (Yes/No)
Raid Type
Drives
DX6000G
1,2
Yes
Raid 1
3.5-inch NearLine SAS 500GB or 1TB
Table 2. Supported Hard drives
1
For a standalone solution (2) smaller drives should be configured as RAID 1 for OS and application and (2) larger drives should
be configured as RAID 1 for spooler and namespace cache.
2
For a failover solution (2) drives should be configured as RAID 1 for OS and spooler and namespace cache should be
configured on PowerVault MD3200i iSCSI storage.
Supported Controllers
Table 3 lists the supported RAID controller, supported firmware, and driver versions.
Platform Controller
Type
RAID
Controller
Number of
Controllers
Firmware Revision
DX6000 Internal
Sas6iR
1
A04 or later
Table 3. Supported RAID controller
Table 4 lists the supported network interface controllers (NICs), supported firmware and driver versions.
Platform
NIC
Firmware Revision
Driver Revision
DX6000G
Broadcom
®
NetXtreme
™
II
6.2.14 or later
16.2.0
or later
Table 4. Supported Network Interface Controllers