System Requirements for the NetApp E-Series/LSI Storage Array

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

Licenses

Install the following licenses.

Snapshot Type

License

Snapshot

  • Snapshot

  • Legacy license for earlier snapshot engines with NetApp E-Series/LSI arrays

VolumeCopy

  • VolumeCopy

PiT (Point-in-Time)

  • Enable the default Premium features

Versions and Firmware

Use the following version and firmware.

Array

Version and Firmware

NetApp E-Series/LSI

  • Lenovo DE4000H, certified with SMI-S 11.62

  • Dell MD Series – 3000(i), 3200(i), 3220(i)

  • IBM DS - 3200, 3300, 3400 - 3512, 3524, 3950, 4100, 4200, 4300, 4400, 4500 - 4700, 4800, 5020, 5100, 5300

  • SGI IS – 220, 350, 400, 4xxx, 5xxx

  • SGI TP – 9300(s), 9400(s), 9500(s)

  • Sun - 25xx, 61xx, 65xx, 6780, 9176, FLX210, FLX240, FLX280

  • NetApp E-Series E5500

  • NetApp E-Series E5712

Protocols

Use one of the following protocols.

Array

Protocol

NetApp E-Series/LSI

  • Fibre Channel

  • iSCSI

Software

Install the following software.

Caution

The VolumeCopy engine does not work the SMI-S provider with firmware versions 11.40, 11.42, and 11.52. If you use the VolumeCopy engine with the SMI-S provider 11.40, 11.42, or 11.52, creating the volume copy relationship fails and it might also bring the SMI-S provider services down.

Array

Required Software

NetApp E-Series/LSI

LSI SMI-S server versions:

  • 10.10.6054

  • 10.30.0G00.009

  • 10.32.0G00.002

  • 10.34

  • 11.40

  • 11.42

  • 11.50

  • 11.52

  • 11.71

Ports

For snapshot operations, open ports 5988 (HTTP) and 5989 (HTTPS) between the server computers, MediaAgents, and client computers.

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