10 Platform Guide
Obtaining More Information
See Dell PowerEdge Cluster FE655W Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide and the
DellSupport website at support.dell.com for more information about Dell PowerEdge clusters.
Cluster Configuration Support Matrix
The Cluster Configuration Support Matrix provides the latest supported drivers, firmware, and the
operating system versions for your PowerEdge Cluster FE655W solution.
To obtain the supported drivers and firmware version for the operating system that is running on your
cluster nodes:
1
Open a web browser.
2
Navigate to the Dell High Availability Clustering website at
www.dell.com/ha
.
3
Click the
Products & Services
tab.
4
In the
Product Offerings
window, click
FE655W
.
The
Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrix
for the PowerEdge Cluster FE655W solution appears.
5
Locate the appropriate drivers and firmware that are supported on your cluster hardware and software
components, and the operating system version.
Ethernet module Two Gigabit Ethernet pass-through modules.
Fibre Channel module
• Two Brocade SilkWorm 3014/4016 Fibre Channel switch modules.
• *Two McData 4314/4416 Fibre Channel switch modules.
• Two Fibre Channel pass-through modules.
Fibre Channel switch
(externalSAN)
Brocade SilkWorm 200E, *3250, *3850, *4100, *5000, and
McDataSphereon *4400, *4500, *4700 switches.
Fibre Channel
switchconfiguration
Redundant switch fabrics required. When connecting to an external SAN,
allswitches in the same fabric must be from the same manufacturer.
Fibre Channel switchzoning Single-initiator zoning.
Fibre Channel switchfirmware See "Cluster Configuration Support Matrix" on page10 for supported versions.
Fibre Channel HBA Dell 2342M, QLogic QME2462, and *Emulex LPe1105-M Fibre ChannelHBAs.
Fibre Channel HBA drivers and
BIOS versions
See "Cluster Configuration Support Matrix" on page10 for supported versions.
Dell|EMC base software See "Cluster Configuration Support Matrix" on page 10 for supported versions.
EMC PowerPath See "Cluster Configuration Support Matrix" on page 10 for supported versions.
* Supported only with the Dell|EMC CX-series storage systems.
Table 1-3. Rules and Guidelines for Dell PowerEdge Clusters (continued)
Rule/Guideline Description