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Table 1-2. Minimum Supported BIOS Version for PowerEdge Systems
SMB (CIFS) and NFS Connectivity
Use a generic NIC 10/100/1000 for network file system (NFS) v2/v3 and Microsoft Server Message Block/Common Internet File System (SMB/CIFS) compliant
client connectivity.
Supported Hardware and Software for PowerVault NX1950 Storage Solution
provide information about the required versions for various hardware and software components. You must install the software
components together as listed in the stack and not seperately.
Broadcom
®
NetXtreme™ Family of
Adapters, NetXtreme II Family of
Adapters
l
Driver Family Version, v.11.0/T4.1,
A00 or later
l
Firmware, v.3.0.9 (NetXtreme)
l
Firmware, v.4.0.3 (NetXtreme II)
Intel® NIC PRO/1000 Family of Adapters
l
Driver Family Version, v.10.0 or
later
l
Intel network adapter firmware
v.2.0.8
NOTE:
For details about supported BFi host and minimum required BIOS
.
Microsoft Windows Server®
2008 Built-In Initiator
Non-iSCSI boot
Generic NIC 10/100/1000
Microsoft Windows Server® 2008 x86 Web, DataCenter, Standard, and
Enterprise Editions and Windows Server 2008 x64 Web, DataCenter, Standard,
and Enterprise Editions
iSCSI boot
NOTE:
iSCSI boot is not supported for
Dell|EqualLogic storage solution.
Broadcom
®
NetXtreme™ Family of
Adapters, NetXtreme II Family of
Adapters
l
Driver Family Version, v.11.0/T4.1,
A00 or later
l
Firmware, v.3.0.9 (NetXtreme)
l
Firmware, v.4.0.3 (NetXtreme II)
Intel® NIC PRO/1000 Family of Adapters
l
Driver Family Version, v.10.0 or
later
l
Intel network adapter firmware
v.2.1.15.2
Microsoft Windows Server® 2008 x86 Standard and Enterprise Editions and
Windows Server 2008 x64 Standard and Enterprise Editions
ESX iSCSI Initiator
Dell supports iSCSI Sessions from the
Guest OS and ESX Layer to a Standalone
NX1950.
VMware™ ESX Server™ 3.0.1 or later
NOTE:
For information about configuring Boot from iSCSI, see Dell PowerEdge Systems—Instructions to Perform iSCSI Boot for Dell PowerVault NX1950
Storage Solution on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
NOTE:
For information on PowerVault NX1950 storage system and VMware, see the Dell and VMware website at www.dell.com/vmware.
PowerEdge System
Minimum Supported BIOS Version
1900
2.0.1
1950
2.0.1
2900
2.0.1
2950
2.0.1
2970
1.3.4
6950
1.3.5
1955
1.4.2
NOTICE:
The PowerVault NX1950 storage solution is a network storage device that runs a specially configured version of Microsoft Windows Unified
Data Storage Server 2003. Do not change the hardware or the software components unless they are listed in this document.