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

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

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

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

Install the following software components:

Array	Required Software
Dell EMC Unity	None

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