
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
Table1-3 to Table1-10 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™Familyof
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
version, see Table1-2.
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™Familyof
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
Dell supports iSCSI Sessions from the
Guest OS and ESX Layer to a Standalone
NX1950.
VMware™ESXServer™3.0.1orlater
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.
Minimum Supported BIOS Version
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.
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