EMC Simple Support Matrix

EMC XtremIO
Versions 2.2.1 - 3.0.3
JUNE 2015
REV 34

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Table 1

EMC E-Lab qualified specific versions or ranges for EMC XtremIO v2.2.1 - 3.0.3
Path Management
EMC PowerPath

Native
MPIO

DMP

Native

5.7 SP1 - 5.7 SP2, 6.0

Y ad

6.1.1, 6.2

PowerHA
6.1, 7.1;
GPFS 3.5

Yu

5.2 P02 - 5.2 P05 a, ab

Platform Support
AIX 6.1and 7.1 k, d
HP-UX 11i v3 (11.31) h, d

Cluster

Boot
from
SAN d

Linux: Citrix XenServer 6.x

Linux: OL 5.7 with Oracle Enhanced Red Hat Kernel
Linux: OL 5.8 and later (UEK)

Symantec Veritas VCS/ Oracle RAC

SFRAC / xCFS / SF HA

6.0.1, 6.0.3, 6.0.5 SG 11.20 t

5.7 SP1 - 5.7 SP2 a, b,

5.7 SP3 - 6.0 b

6.0.x g, 6.1 l

6.1.1, 6.2 d

11g, 12c

6.0.1, 6.0.3, 6.0.5 d

11g, 12c
N

Linux: OL 6.x and later (UEK)

11g, 12c

Linux: OL 7.0 (UEK)

6.0

N
6.0.x g, 6.1 l

Linux: RHEL 6.x

5.7 SP1 - 5.7 SP2 a, b,

5.7 SP3 - 6.0 b

Linux: RHEL 7.0 t

6.0 b

6.2

Linux: RHEL 5.x

Yi

Linux: RHEL 7.1 t

6.0.x g, 6.1, 6.2

5.7 SP1 - 5.7 SP2 a, b,

Linux: SLES 11 SP2 and SP3

5.7 SP3 - 6.0 b

6.0 b

Linux: SLES 12
Microsoft Windows 2008 SP2

11g, 12c

12c w

N
Y

6.0.3 - 6.1.1 d
6.0.3 - 6.2 d

11 g, 12c

6.2 p

11 g, 12c w

6.0.x g, 6.1 l 6.2

6.0.3 - 6.2 d

11g, 12c

6.1 d, y

Failover
Cluster s

6.0.2, 6.1 d

d, j, v

Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 SP1 d, j, v

Microsoft Windows 2012 j, v

11g, 12c
Y

5.7 SP2 - 6.0

MPIO

11g, 12c w

Microsoft Windows 2012 R2 j, q, v

Solaris 10 x86

6.0.3 g, 6.0.5 g

Solaris 10 SPARC

6.0.3 g, 6.0.5 g,
6.1, 6.2

Solaris 11 x86

6.0.3 g, 6.0.5 g

Solaris 11 SPARC

Solaris 11.1 x86

5.5 P02 a,
5.5. P03 - 5.5 PO5,
6.0 t

6.0.3 g, 6.0.5 g,
MPxIO

Solaris 11.2 SPARC

6.0.3 g, 6.0.5 g

6.1.1 - 6.2

VMware ESX/ESXi 4.1 (vSphere) d, r, v

PP/VE 5.4 SP2 a

VMware ESXi 5.0 (vSphere) d, v

SC 4.1

SC 4.2

PP/VE 5.8 a, 5.9 a,

5.9 SP1 - 5.9 SP1 P02

11g, 12c z

6.0.3 - 6.2 d
N
6.2 d

6.0.1 e
11g aa

PP/VE 5.8 a, 5.9 a,

5.9 SP1- 5.9 SP1 P02

VMware ESXi 5.1 (vSphere) d, v

N
SC 4.0

6.0.3 - 6.2 d

6.0.5 g

Solaris 11.2 x86

6.0.3 - 6.2 d

6.1, 6.2
6.0.3 g, 6.0.5 g,
6.1, 6.2

Solaris 11.1 SPARC

N
SC 3.3

6.0.1 e, 6.1, 6.2

NMP

VMware ESXi 5.5 (vSphere) d, v

PP/VE 5.9 SP1 P02 x

6.1, 6.2

VMware ESXi 6.0 (vSphere) d, v

PP/VE 6.0

6.2

ESX n

6.2 d
11g, 12c aa

ESX

Contact your EMC account team for any microcode NDU (non-disruptive upgrade) requirements or prerequisites.
Components
Switches

Cisco: MDS 97xx, MDS95xx, MDS92xx, MDS91xx, Nexus 55xxUP, UCS B-Series m
Brocade: 5300, 65xx, DCX, DCX-4S, DCX8510, DCX8510-4
QLogic: 56xx, 58xx

Host Servers/ Adapters

All host systems are supported where the host vendor allows the host/OS/adapter combination. All Fibre Channel HBAs from
Emulex (4 Gb/s, 8 Gb/s), QLogic (4 Gb/s, 8 Gb/s), and Brocade (8 Gb/s), including vendor rebranded versions. Any EMC or
vendor-supplied OS-approved driver/firmware/BIOS is allowed for these HBAs. Refer to ELN, https://elabnavigator.emc.com,
for supported models for the following:
16 Gb/s Fibre Channel HBAs from Emulex, QLogic, and Brocade.
10 Gb/s Cisco, Emulex and QLogic CNAs (10GbE, iSCSI, FCoE via FC-gateway).
10 Gb/s NICs for iSCSI connectivity, as supported by Server/OS vendor.

Operating environment

v2.2.1 and later c, f

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Components (cont)
GUI

Operating System:
- Windows 7(x64)
Browsers:
- Internet Explorer 9; Internet Explorer 10
- Google Chrome (Latest version)
- Mozilla Firefox (Latest version)
Java:
- Java 7 (71) o, ac

- Java 8 (25) o, ac

Legend and Footnotes

Legend:
Y = Qualified; not version-specific
N = Not qualified

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.

j.
k.
l.
m.
n.
o.
p.
q.
r.
s.
t.
u.
v.
w.
x.
y.
z.
aa.
ab.
ac.
ad.

6/415

Restrictions apply. Refer to EMC Knowledgebase solution emc319647.

Version and kernel specific.
For XtremIO limitations, refer to the XtremIO Release Notes.
4 K-byte sector LUNs are not supported.
An RPQ is required to obtain this download.
For EMC VPLEX support, EMC GeoSynchrony 5.2.1 SP1 or later is required.
Not supported with PowerPath. Supported as DMP only.
Requires XtremIO OE 2.2.3 or later.
Boot from SAN is supported on all operating systems where XtremIO is supported. However, using boot from SAN with
VMware vSphere and HW iSCSI is not supported. When using boot from SAN with Linux iSCSI, consult the Linux Host
Connectivity Guide and EMC Support Matrix located at https://elabnavigator.emc.com.
Hyper-V is supported.
Requires XtremIO OE 2.4 or later and a minimum EMC ODM version 5.3.0.9 and 6.0.0.4. VIO 2.2.2 and later is
supported. Only Fibre Channel switch is supported. Refer to E-Lab Interoperability Navigator at
https://elabnavigator.emc.com for additional product support statements.
Supported with PowerPath and DMP beginning with PP 5.7 SP3.
Direct attach to Fibre Channel storage port in switch mode.
ESX clustering with PowerPath requires PowerPath 5.9 SP1 PO2.
For up-to-date XtremIO GUI Java compatibility information, refer to the XtremIO release notes. In addition, for XtremIO 3.0.0
(or earlier), refer to EMC Knowledgebase Solutions emc193700 and emc191612 for GUI issues with Java 7u71 and Java
8u25 and for steps to avoid a JAVA issue that affects tool tips and messages displayed by the XtremIO GUI.
PowerPath is not supported.
With XtremIO version 3.0.0-42, it is not possible to create SQL DB using SQL Server 12 or 14 on a physical Windows 2012
R2 server or on a Virtual Windows 2012 R2 server using RDM. Contact EMC Support to inquire about an upgrade to a
subsequent XtremIO version.
VMware 4.1 support requires XtremIO OE 2.4.1 or earlier.
Not supported with XtremIO 3.0.0.
Support begins with XtremIO 3.0.0.
LVM boot from SAN only.
iSCSI support for XtremIO 3.x requires XtremIO 3.0.1 or higher.
Supported with Oracle RAC 11.2.0.4 or 12.1.0.2 or later.
HF1 is required for ESXi 5.5, ESXi 5.5 U1, and ESX 5.5 U2.
Support begins with XtremIO 3.0.0 and later.
Not supported with XtremIO 3.x.
For VMware guest support information, refer to the Linux and Microsoft Windows rows.
XtremIO 3.0.3 requires PowerPath 5.2 P05 or later.
When running the GUI with XtremIO 3.0.3 (3.0.3-11), refer to EMC Knowledgebase Solutions emc201037, XtremIO: Expired
Java Certificate Prevents XtremIO Graphical User Interface (GUI) From Successfully Launching.
Requires AIX 7.1 TL3 SP5 (71R), AIX 6.1 TL9 SP5 (6.1d), VIOS 2.2.3.5, ODM 5.3.1.0 - AIX 6.1, and ODM 6.0.0.5 - AIX 7.1.
AIX ODMs are available at ftp.emc.com. Login is anonymous/<email_address> and the path is pub/elab/aix/
ODM_DEFINITIONS.