. NOTE: The MD1000 does not support SAS 5/E.
MD3000 Storage Array (MD1000 Optional)
NOTE: All Microsoft Windows 2003 Server requires hotfix KB916048.
NOTE: The MD3000 does not support PERC 5/E or SATA hard drives.
Table 4. PowerVault MD3000 RAID Controller
Component Minimum Revision Notes
Firmware 06.17.77.60 The MD3000 RAID Controllers are located within the
MD3000 enclosure and connect to the host system using the
SAS 5/E Adapter. Refer to the Supported Hardware
Configurations section of this document for additional details.
Table 5. SAS 5/E Minimum Revision Requirements for PowerVault MD3000 Systems
Component Minimum Revision Notes
Firmware 00.10.49.00 Firmware
BIOS 06.12.02.00 BIOS
Windows 2000 Server and Windows
Server 2003
1.24.04.00 Driver
Windows Server 2003 x64 1.24.04.00 Driver
Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 3 (x86) 2.06.48.02-2 Driver
Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 4
(x86 and x86-64)
3.02.83.12-5 Driver
Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 5
(x86 and x86-64)
4.00.00.01-4 Driver
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (x86-64) 3.02.83.12-5 Driver
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
(x86-64)
4.00.00.01-4 Driver
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1
(x86-64)
3.04.02-suse Native OS Driver. Do not use
4.00.00.01-4 with SP1.