PowerFlex Manager Compatibility Matrix
for PowerFlex appliance
PowerFlex Manager 3.7.0 PowerFlex Manager 3.6.1
Nodes Nodes
PowerFlex R640/R740xd (HC, SO, and CO) PowerFlex R640/R740xd (HC, SO, and CO)
PowerFlex R840 (HC and CO) PowerFlex R840 (HC and CO)
OS/Hypervisor OS/Hypervisor
VMware ESXi 6.7U3n/7.0U2b (HC and CO) VMware ESXi 6.7/7.0 (HC and CO)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6/7.7/7.9 (CO)* Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6/7.7 (CO)*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5/7.6/7.7/7.9 (SO)* Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5/7.6 /7.7 (SO)*
CentOS 7.6/7.7/7.9 (CO) * CentOS 7.6/7.7 (CO) *
Embedded OS (SO) Embedded OS (SO)
* install only, no update * install only, no update
Adapters Adapters
Intel X710/i350 NDC Intel X710/i350 NDC
Mellanox CX4 NDC Mellanox CX4 NDC
Mellanox CX4/CX5/CX6 Mellanox CX4/CX5
Networking Networking
Deployment requires a pair of the following switches: Deployment requires a pair of the following switches:
Dell S5248F-ON (access) Dell S5248F-ON (access)
Dell S5224F-ON (access) Dell S5224F-ON (access)
Dell S5048F-ON (access) Dell S5048F-ON (access)
Dell S4148F-ON (access) Dell S4148F-ON (access)
Dell S5296F-ON (access) Cisco Nexus 3132QX (access)
Cisco Nexus 3132QX (access) Cisco Nexus 3164Q (access)
Cisco Nexus 3164Q (access) Cisco Nexus 93180YC-EX (access - leaf)
Cisco Nexus 93180YC-EX (access - leaf) Cisco Nexus 93240YC-FX2 (access - leaf)
Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX (access - leaf) Cisco Nexus 9236C (agg or leaf - spine)
Cisco Nexus 93240YC-FX2 (access - leaf) Cisco Nexus 9336C-FX2 (agg - leaf - spine)
Cisco Nexus 9236C (agg or leaf - spine) Cisco Nexus 9364C (agg - leaf - spine)
Cisco Nexus 9336C-FX2 (agg - leaf - spine)
Cisco Nexus 9364C (agg - leaf - spine) Following deployment, PowerFlex Manager can monitor
Cisco Nexus 9364C-GX (leaf - spine) and update the following switches if provided access:
Dell S5248F-ON (access)
Following deployment, PowerFlex Manager can monitor Dell S5224F-ON (access)
and update the following switches if provided access: Dell S5048F-ON (access)
Dell S5248F-ON (access) Dell S4148F-ON (access)*
Dell S5224F-ON (access) *clusters of 10 or fewer nodes
Dell S5048F-ON (access)
Dell S4148F-ON (access)* Storage
Dell S5296F-ON (access) PowerFlex [Link]+ (HC, SO and CO)
*clusters of 10 or fewer nodes PowerFlex [Link]+ (SO and CO)
VxFlex OS [Link]+ (HC, SO and CO)
Storage
PowerFlex 3.6.0+ (HC, SO and CO) Security
PowerFlex [Link]+ (HC, SO and CO) CloudLink 7.0
PowerFlex [Link]+ (SO and CO) CloudLink 6.9
VxFlex OS [Link]+ (HC, SO and CO)
Compliance
Security IC 36.360.00+
CloudLink 7.0.2/7.0 IC 36.354.00+
CloudLink 6.9
IC 35.35.A10+
Compliance IC 35.35.A00+
IC 36.361.00
IC 36.360.00+
IC 36.355.00
IC 36.354.00+
+ applies only to the final digit in the version. Please refer to RCM Portal for up to date information
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PowerFlex Manager Compatibility Matrix
for PowerFlex rack
PowerFlex Manager 3.7.0
Managed Mode Lifecycle Mode Alerting Mode
Nodes PowerFlex R640/R740xd (HC, SO and CO) PowerFlex R640/R740xd (HC, SO and CO) PowerFlex R640/R740xd (HC, SO and CO)
PowerFlex R840 (HC and CO) PowerFlex R840 (HC and CO) PowerFlex R840 (HC and CO)
PowerFlex R630/R730xd (HC, SO and CO) PowerFlex R630/R730xd (HC, SO and CO) PowerFlex R630/R730xd (HC, SO and CO)
OS/Hypervisor VMware ESXi 6.5U3n/6.7U3n/7.0U2b (HC and VMware ESXi 6.5U3n/6.7U3n/7.0U2b (HC and N/A
CO) CO)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6/7.7/7.9 (CO)* Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5/7.6/7.7/7.9 (SO)*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5/7.6/7.7/7.9 (SO)* Embedded OS (SO)
CentOS 7.6/7.7/7.9 (CO) * * supported but no update to OS
Embedded OS (SO)
* install only, no update
Red Hat Virtualization not managed by
PowerFlex Manager
Adapters Intel X710/i350 NDC Lifecycle Mode when a supported adapter N/A
Intel XL710 cannot be identified.
Mellanox CX4 NDC
Mellanox CX4
Mellanox CX5
Mellanox CX6
Networking Managed Mode requires a pair of the Lifecycle Mode when a supported switch N/A
following server facing switches: cannot be identified, or write access cannot
Cisco Nexus 3132QX (access) be granted, as long as the networking
Cisco Nexus 3164Q (access) configuration does not change the way your
Cisco Nexus 93180YC-EX (access - leaf) node is configured
Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX (access - leaf)
Cisco Nexus 93240YC-FX2 (access - leaf) PowerFlex Manager can update only the
Cisco Nexus 9236C (agg - spine) components to which write access is
Cisco Nexus 9336C-FX2 (agg - leaf - spine) granted
Cisco Nexus 9364C (agg - leaf - spine)
Cisco Nexus 9364C-GX (leaf - spine) All of the supported switches in the first
Dell S5248F-ON (access) column can be monitored and updated by
PowerFlex Manager if write access is
PowerFlex Manager can monitor and update granted
the following if access is provided:
Cisco Nexus 9332PQ (agg)
Dell S5232F-ON (agg)
Cisco Nexus 31108TC-V (mgmt)
Cisco Nexus 3172TQ (mgmt)
Dell S4148T-ON (mgmt)
Storage PowerFlex 3.6.0+ (HC, SO and CO) PowerFlex 3.6.0+ (HC, SO and CO)
N/A
PowerFlex [Link]+ (HC, SO and CO) PowerFlex [Link]+ (HC, SO and CO)
PowerFlex [Link]+ (SO and CO) PowerFlex [Link]+ (SO and CO)
VxFlex OS [Link]+ (HC, SO and CO) VxFlex OS [Link]+ (HC, SO and CO)
Security CloudLink 7.0.2 CloudLink 7.0.2 N/A
CloudLink 7.0 CloudLink 7.0
CloudLink 6.9 CloudLink 6.9
RCM [Link]+ / [Link]+ RCM [Link]+ / [Link]+ N/A
Compliance RCM [Link]+ / [Link]+ RCM [Link]+ / [Link]+
RCM [Link]+ / [Link]+ RCM [Link]+ / [Link]+
RCM [Link]+ / [Link]+ RCM [Link]+ / [Link]+
+ applies only to the final digit in the version. Please refer to RCM Portal for up to date information
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PowerFlex Manager Compatibility Matrix
for PowerFlex rack
PowerFlex Manager 3.6.1
Managed Mode Lifecycle Mode Alerting Mode
Nodes PowerFlex R640/R740xd (HC, SO and CO) PowerFlex R640/R740xd (HC, SO and CO) PowerFlex R640/R740xd (HC, SO and CO)
PowerFlex R840 (HC and CO) PowerFlex R840 (HC and CO) PowerFlex R840 (HC and CO)
PowerFlex R630/R730xd (HC, SO and CO) PowerFlex R630/R730xd (HC, SO and CO) PowerFlex R630/R730xd (HC, SO and CO)
OS/Hypervisor VMware ESXi 6.5 / 6.7 / 7.0 (HC and CO) VMware ESXi 6.5 / 6.7 / 7.0 (HC and CO) N/A
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 / 7.7 (CO) * Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 / 7.6 / 7.7 (SO)*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 / 7.6 / 7.7 (SO) * Embedded OS (SO)
CentOS 7.6 / 7.7 (CO) * * supported but no update to OS
Embedded OS (SO)
* install only, no update
Red Hat Virtualization not managed by
PowerFlex Manager
Adapters Intel X710/i350 NDC Lifecycle Mode when a supported adapter N/A
Intel XL710 cannot be identified.
Mellanox CX4 NDC
Mellanox CX4
Mellanox CX5
Networking Managed Mode requires a pair of the Lifecycle Mode when a supported switch N/A
following server facing switches: cannot be identified, or write access cannot
Cisco Nexus 3132QX (access) be granted, as long as the networking
Cisco Nexus 3164Q (access) configuration does not change the way your
Cisco Nexus 93180YC-EX (access - leaf) node is configured
Cisco Nexus 93240YC-FX2 (access - leaf)
Cisco Nexus 9236C (agg - spine) PowerFlex Manager can update only the
Cisco Nexus 9336C-FX2 (agg - leaf - spine) components to which write access is
Cisco Nexus 9364C (agg - leaf - spine) granted
Dell S5248F-ON (access)
All of the supported switches in the first
PowerFlex Manager can monitor and update column can be monitored and updated by
the following if access is provided: PowerFlex Manager if write access is
Cisco Nexus 9332PQ (agg) granted
Dell S5232F-ON (agg)
Cisco Nexus 31108TC-V (mgmt)
Cisco Nexus 3172TQ (mgmt)
Dell S4148T-ON (mgmt)
PowerFlex [Link]+ (HC, SO and CO) PowerFlex [Link]+ (HC, SO and CO)
Storage N/A
PowerFlex [Link]+ (SO and CO) PowerFlex [Link]+ (SO and CO)
VxFlex OS [Link]+ (HC, SO and CO) VxFlex OS [Link]+ (HC, SO and CO)
VxFlex OS [Link]+ (HC, SO and CO) VxFlex OS [Link]+ (HC, SO and CO)
Security CloudLink 7.0 CloudLink 7.0 N/A
CloudLink 6.9 CloudLink 6.9
Compliance RCM [Link]+ / [Link]+ RCM [Link]+ / [Link]+ N/A
RCM [Link]+ / [Link]+ RCM [Link]+ / [Link]+
RCM [Link]+ / [Link]+ RCM [Link]+ / [Link]+
+ applies only to the final digit in the version. Please refer to RCM Portal for up to date information
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