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SupportedControllerFirmwareandNVSRAM
NOTE: It is advisable to gather support information before performing any firmware upgrade. This can be
performed from the Support tab of the MD Storage Manager application.
NOTE: Only drivers and firmware released by Dell are supported. For the latest driver and firmware
releases, see the Downloads section at support.dell.com.
To determine your firmware and NVSRAM levels:
From a management station, connect to the storage array using MD Storage Manager.
Select the Support tab.
Click on Storage Array Profile and look for the firmware and NVSRAM versions.
Software
ersion
Controller Firmware (only MD32xx,
MD32xxi, and MD3600i series (SAS
& iSCSI)
07.75.14.62
Controller Firmware (only MD3600f
series (Fibre Channel))
07.75.20.62
Controller NVSRAM
N26X0-770890-009
for MD3200 and MD3200i series
(SAS and iSCSI)
N26X0-770890-909
for MD3600i series (iSCSI only)
Controller NVSRAM
N26X0-775890-009
for MD3600f series (Fibre Channel
only)
SupportedSASHostBusAdapters
Please see support.dell.com for the latest supported firmware and driver versions.
Host Bus Adapter Name
Dell 6Gbps SAS HBA
SupportediSCSISoftwareInitiators
Operating System SW Initiato
endo
SW Initiator Version Notes
Windows 2003 R2 SP2 Microsoft 2.08, 2.07 Available via MS download
Windows 2008 R2 SP2 Microsoft RTM or later Included w/OS
Windows 2008 SP2 Microsoft RTM or later Included w/OS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Red Hat RTM or later Included w/OS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SUSE RTM or later Included w/OS
VMware ESX VMware RTM or later Included w/OS
Citrix XENserver Citrix RTM or later Included w/OS