Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series Support Matrix

Introduction
This document provides information on supported software and hardware for Dell PowerVault MD3200
Series, MD3200i Series and MD3600i Series storage arrays as well as usage considerations,
recommendations and rules.
DellPowerVaultM3200,MD3200iandMD3600iSeriesRules
The following are the connectivity and consideration rules for the MD3200 Series, MD3200i Series and MD3600i
Series arrays:
RULE MD3200 & MD3220 (SAS) MD3200i & MD3220i
(1Gbps iSCSI)
MD3600i & MD3620i
(10Gbps iSCSI)
Maximum number of host
servers a single MD3200
Series array can connect to
with one RAID Controller
Module installed:
4 32 64
Maximum number of host
servers a single MD3200
Series array can connect to
with two RAID Controller
Modules installed:
8 (4 if using high
availability)
32 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) Not applicable to iSCSI
configurations
Not applicable to iSCSI
configurations
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).
√ Not applicable to iSCSI
configurations
Not applicable to iSCSI
configurations
Maximum number ofMD3200
Series or MD3600 Series
arrays a host server may
connect to:
2 (HA) 4 4
Connecting a MD3200 Series
SAS array, a MD3200i Series
iSCSI array and a
MD3600iSeries iSCSI array
to the same host is
supported.
√ √ √
TOTAL of 96 slots ---
Up to seven MD1200 Series
expansion enclosures can be
attached to a MD3200 or
MD3600 array. A mixture of
MD1200 and MD1220
enclosures for a total of 96
SAS physical disks.
√ √ √
Attached MD1200 Series
expansion enclosures must
√ √ √

Dell PowerVault MD3200 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Dell
Model	PowerVault MD3200 Series
Category	Storage
Language	English