System Requirements for the Dell EMC Unity Storage Array

Before you configure your storage array, verify that your system meets the following requirements.

Licenses

Install the following licenses:

Array

Snapshot Type

License

Dell EMC Unity

snapshot

None

Protocols

Ensure that at least one of the following protocols is available:

Array

Protocol

Dell EMC Unity

  • CIFS, NFS

    Support for the CIFS protocol and the NFS protocol is for network share backups only.

  • NDMP

    Snapshot cataloging and live browse operations are supported only if the Linux/UNIX shares (NFS) option or the Multiprotocol Shares (SMB and NFS) option is selected while creating the File System in the Dell EMC Unity Filer. Browsing from a backup copy is supported for File Systems created using NFS, SMB, or multiprotocol.

  • Fibre Channel

  • LUN over iSCSI

Firmware and Models

Ensure that you are using compatible firmware and models:

Array

Firmware

Models

Dell EMC Unity

  • 5.4

  • 5.3.1

  • 5.2.0

  • 5.1.2.0.5.007

  • 5.0.6.0.5.008

  • 5.0.3

  • 5.0.2.0.5.009

  • 4.5.1

  • 4.4.0

  • 4.3.1

  • 4.2.1

  • 4.1.2

  • 4.1.0

  • Unity 600/500/400/300

  • Unity 650F/550F/450F/350F

  • Unity VSA

Software

Install the following software components:

Array

Required Software

Dell EMC Unity

None

Ports

For snapshot backup operations from the Commvault software, open port 443 between server computers, MediaAgents, and client computers.

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