Dell™ DX Object Storage Platform Interoperability
Guide
This document provides information about the supported hardware and software versions for Dell™ DX Object
Storage Platform systems.
Supported Hardware
This section lists the hardware supported by DX Object Storage Platform. Where applicable, firmware and driver
versions are also listed.
BIOS Versions
Table 1 lists the BIOS version supported by the DX6000 system.
Platform
DX6000
BIOS Version Supported
2.0.13 or later
DX6012S
DX6004S
1.2.12 or later
1.0.0 or later
Table 1. Supported System BIOS
Hard Drives
The DX Object Storage Platform supports internal 3.5-inch hard drives only. Table 2 lists the supported hard drives
and RAID types.
Platform
DX6000
Hot-swappable (Yes/No)
Yes
Raid Type
Raid 5
Drives
3.5-inch SATA 250GB or 1TB and
3.5-inch NearLine SAS 500GB or 1TB
3.5-inch SATA 250GB, 500GB, 1TB, or 2TB and
3.5-inch NearLine SAS 500GB, 1TB, or 2TB
DX6012S
DX6004S
No1
No1
No RAID
No RAID
3.5-inch SATA 250GB, 500GB, 1TB, or 2TB and
3.5-inch NearLine SAS 500GB, 1TB, or 2TB
Table 2. Supported Hard drives
1Hot removal of drive is supported. Reinserting or adding a new hard drive requires reboot of the DX6012S and DX6004S.
Supported Controllers
Table 3 lists the supported RAID controllers, supported firmware, and driver versions.
Controller
Type
RAID
Number of
Driver
Revision
Platform
Firmware Revision
BIOS Revision
Controller Controllers
DX6000
Internal
H700
H200
H200
1
1
1
12.0.1-00 or later
07.02.42.00 or later
07.02.42.00 or later
12.0.1-00 or later2
4.17-2 or later
DX6012S Internal
DX6004S Internal
07.11.01.00 or later2 N/A3
07.11.01.00 or later2 N/A3
Table 3. Supported RAID Controllers
2Dell DX Compatibility Manager and DX Storage Node Console report RAID controller BIOS Revisions. The corresponding RAID
Supported Dell Applications
Table 7 lists the supported applications for the DX Object Storage Platform Software.
Platform
Dell Applications
DX Platform Software DX Platform Software
1.0 2.0.0
DX6000
Dell DX Object Storage Platform
Compatibility Manager
A01
A03 or later
Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator 6.2 or later
6.4 or later
1.01 or later
A00 or later
Dell Management Console5
1.01 or later
A00 or later
Dell Unified Server Configurator –
Lifecycle Controller Enabled (USC-LCE)
DX6012S
DX6004S
Dell Unified Server Configurator –
Lifecycle Controller Enabled (USC-LCE)
A00 or later
A03 or later
A00 or later
A03 or later
Dell Unified Server Configurator –
Lifecycle Controller Enabled (USC-LCE)
Table 7. Supported Applications
5Dell Management Console is not installed on the DX Object Storage Platform but is a Management Application to remotely
monitor the platform status.
Supported DX Object Storage Platform Application Software Stack
Table 8 lists the application software stack supported on the DX Object Storage Platform.
Platform
DX6000
Component
CSN 1.0
CSN 2.0.0
5.0.2 or later
4.0.0 to 4.0.3; 4.0.3
DX Object Storage Software
patch for DX6004S support
DX Content Router Software
DX Proxy
2.0 to 2.1.2
1.0 to 1.1
1.0 to 1.1
2.2.1 or later
1.2.1 or later
1.2.1 or later
DX SDK
Table 8. Supported Object Storage Platform Software Stack
Browser Validation list for DX Object Storage Platform
The following list of browsers have been tested and validated with DX Object Storage Platform.
Windows®
Browser
Linux
Internet Explorer® v7
Internet Explorer® v8
Firefox v3.0
X
X
X
Firefox v 3.0.5
X
Table 9. Supported Browsers
Note: Other browsers, not tested in Dell Labs may also work with the Dell DX Object Storage Platform.
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