System Requirements for the Dell EMC VNX / CLARiiON Storage Array

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

Licenses

Install the following licenses.

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Snapshot Type

License

Dell EMC VNX / CLARiiON

Clone

VNX Local Protection Suite

Snap

VNX Local Protection Suite

Dell EMC VNX

Clone

VNX Local Protection Suite

Snap

VNX Local Protection Suite

VNX Snapshots

VNX Local Protection Suite

Protocols

Use one of the following protocols.

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Protocol

Dell EMC VNX / CLARiiON

  • Fibre Channel

  • Fibre Channel over Ethernet

Dell EMC VNX

  • Fibre Channel

  • iSCSI

Version and Firmware

Use the following version and firmware.

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Version and Firmware

Dell EMC VNX / CLARiiON

  • CX700 / CX500

  • CX4-120-CX4-960

  • CX3-10-CX3-80

Dell EMC VNX

  • VNX 7500, 5700, 5500, 5300, 5100

  • VNX 8000, 7600, 5800, 5600, 5400, 5200

  • For VNX snapshots, VNX OE for Block Version 05.32 or later

Software

Install the following software.

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Required Software

Dell EMC VNX / CLARiiON

  • Solutions Enabler 7.6.2*, on the client and proxy computers

  • Navisphere Host Agent on the client and proxy computers

  • Client components (SYMCLI) are required only during the initial one-time configuration. Base components (with SYMAPI) are necessary and required for all snap operations

Dell EMC VNX

  • Solutions Enabler 7.6.2*, on the client and proxy computers

  • Navisphere CLI on client and proxy (only for VNX snapshots)

  • Navisphere or Unisphere Host Agent on the client and proxy computers

  • Client components (SYMCLI) are required only during the initial one-time configuration. Base components (with SYMAPI) are necessary and required for all snap operations

Note

* Solutions Enabler 7.6.2 is the only supported version.

Ports

You do not need to open any specific port.

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