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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.
DellPowerVaultM32/36SeriesStorageArrayRules
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The following are the connectivity and consideration rules for the MD3200, MD3200i, MD3600i and MD3600f series
arrays:
RULE MD3200 & MD3220
(SAS)
MD3200i & MD3220i
(1Gbps iSCSI)
MD3600i &
MD3620i (10Gbps
iSCSI)
MD3600f &
MD3620f (8Gbps
Fibre Channel)
Maximum number of host
servers a single storage
array can connect to with
one RAID Controller
Module installed:
4 32 64 64
Maximum number of host
servers a single storage
array can connect to with
two RAID Controller
Modules installed:
8 (4 if using high
availability)
32 64 64
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.)
2 (each card has two
ports)
N/A N/A N/A
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).
√ N/A N/A N/A
Maximum number of
MD32/36 series Storage
arrays a host server may
connect to:
2 (HA) 4 4 4
Connecting an MD3200
series SAS array, an
MD3200i series iSCSI
array and an MD3600i
series iSCSI array to the
same host is supported.
√ √ √ I/O co-existence
with Fibre Channel
or any other
protocol on same
host is not
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
√ √ √ √
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