Isilon Supportability and Compatibility

Guide

Reference Guide
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CONTENTS

Chapter 1 Isilon Supportability and Compatibility Guide 5

Introduction..................................................................................................6

Chapter 2 Software 7
OneFS upgrade compatibility....................................................................... 8
Isilon SyncIQ.................................................................................................8
Isilon SyncIQ compatibility...............................................................9
Isilon InsightIQ..............................................................................................9
Isilon SupportIQ.......................................................................................... 10
EMC Secure Remote Support (ESRS)........................................................ 10
OneFS/VMware ESXi compatibility............................................................. 11
Isilon SRA for VMware SRM........................................................................ 11
VAAI NAS plug-in for OneFS....................................................................... 12
VMware vSphere API for Storage Awareness (VASA)................................ 13
EMC Storage Analytics (ESA) module for Isilon.......................................... 13
IsilonSD Edge.............................................................................................. 13
Authentication providers............................................................................. 14
Supported clients........................................................................................15
Unsupported clients.................................................................................... 15
Web browsers............................................................................................. 16
Apache HTTP Server...................................................................................17
Aspera Enterprise Server............................................................................ 17
Migration tools............................................................................................ 18
File transfer applications............................................................................. 19
OneFS Simulator.........................................................................................19
OneFS Anti-virus compatibility....................................................................21

Chapter 3 Protocols 23
File system protocols..................................................................................24
HDFS (Hadoop)..........................................................................................24
SNMP........................................................................................................ 25
Isilon with iSCSI..........................................................................................25

Chapter 4 Hardware 27
OneFS and node compatibility.................................................................... 28
Node class compatibility............................................................................. 29
Drive and node compatibility....................................................................... 31
Embedded flash storage..............................................................................31
Node firmware package (NFP)................................................................... 32
Drive support package (DSP)..................................................................... 32
Qualified Generation 6 optics for front end NICs........................................ 33
Qualified Generation 5 10GbE (SFP/SFP+) transceivers............................33
Qualified Generation 5 40GbE transceivers................................................ 34
Generation 4 10GbE (SFP/SFP+) transceivers.......................................... 35

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CHAPTER 1
Isilon Supportability and Compatibility Guide

This guide provides supportability and compatibility information for Isilon software and
hardware.

l Introduction......................................................................................................... 6

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Introduction
Refer to this guide for supportability and compatibility information for Isilon hardware
and software products.
Isilon recommends that customers run the Target Code version of OneFS. A OneFS
release is designated as Target Code after it satisfies specific criteria, which includes
production time in the field, deployments across all supported node platforms, and
other quality metrics. To ensure that your clusters are running the most stable and
reliable version of OneFS, upgrade to the latest Target Code available for the OneFS
family that meets your business needs.
Target Code represents minimum OneFS release recommendations and does not
account for unique storage workflows. When considering which version of OneFS to
adopt, be sure to review your business needs with your Isilon account representative.
You may also want to install a later version of OneFS to take advantage of new or
improved functionality.
For the list of Target Code versions of OneFS, see Current Isilon Software Releases.
Your suggestions help us to improve the accuracy, organization, and overall quality of
the documentation. Send your feedback to https://www.research.net/s/isi-
docfeedback. If you cannot provide feedback through the URL, send an email message
to docfeedback@isilon.com.

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Software

This section contains information about Isilon software compatibility.

l OneFS upgrade compatibility............................................................................... 8

l Isilon SyncIQ........................................................................................................ 8
l Isilon InsightIQ..................................................................................................... 9
l Isilon SupportIQ.................................................................................................. 10
l EMC Secure Remote Support (ESRS)............................................................... 10
l OneFS/VMware ESXi compatibility.....................................................................11
l Isilon SRA for VMware SRM................................................................................11
l VAAI NAS plug-in for OneFS...............................................................................12
l VMware vSphere API for Storage Awareness (VASA)........................................ 13
l EMC Storage Analytics (ESA) module for Isilon..................................................13
l IsilonSD Edge......................................................................................................13
l Authentication providers.....................................................................................14
l Supported clients............................................................................................... 15
l Unsupported clients............................................................................................15
l Web browsers.....................................................................................................16
l Apache HTTP Server.......................................................................................... 17
l Aspera Enterprise Server.................................................................................... 17
l Migration tools....................................................................................................18
l File transfer applications.....................................................................................19
l OneFS Simulator................................................................................................ 19
l OneFS Anti-virus compatibility........................................................................... 21

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OneFS upgrade compatibility

This section lists available OneFS upgrade compatibility information.
To successfully plan for and perform a OneFS upgrade, you must follow the
procedures detailed in the appropriate OneFS Upgrade Planning and Process Guide:
l OneFS 7.x Upgrade Planning and Process Guide
l OneFS 8.0.0 - 8.1.2 Upgrade Planning and Process Guide
Rolling and simultaneous upgrades are supported for all upgrades from OneFS 8.0.1 to
OneFS 8.1.2. Rolling upgrades are performed by default. For complete information
about supported upgrade paths for OneFS 8.1.0, see the OneFS 8.0.0 - 8.1.2 Upgrade
Planning and Process Guide.
If you are upgrading from OneFS 7.1.x or earlier to OneFS 7.2.0.0 or later, check the
NFS exports for non-UTF-8 encoded file or directory names. For information, refer to
the appropriate Upgrade Planning and Process Guide for your upgrade path.
See the OneFS Upgrades - Isilon Info Hub for complete information.
For information about support for simultaneous and rolling upgrades, refer to the
release notes for the version of OneFS that you are installing.
You can only upgrade directly to OneFS 7.2.1 from OneFS 7.1.1.4 or later, or OneFS
7.2.0.2 or later. See Upgrade Paths to OneFS 7.2.1.0 for complete information.
You can only upgrade directly to OneFS 8.0.0 from OneFS 7.1.1.4 through 7.1.1.7, or
OneFS 7.2.0.2 through 7.2.0.4, or OneFS 7.2.1.0 through OneFS 7.2.1.1. See the Isilon
OneFS 8.0.0.0 Release Notes for complete information about supported upgrade
paths.
You can download the latest version of OneFS for your cluster from the EMC Online
Support website.
For more information about how OneFS addresses the convergence of Big Data and
Enterprise IT, visit the Isilon OneFS Operating System web page.
For information about the support and service life cycle dates for Isilon hardware and
software products, see the Isilon Product Availability Guide.

Isilon SyncIQ
This section describes the versions of OneFS that can be synchronized using SyncIQ.
SyncIQ delivers extremely fast replication of millions of files and terabytes of data
over the WAN and LAN. SyncIQ enables replication jobs to be parallelized and evenly
distributed across all sending and all receiving nodes in the Isilon storage clusters.

Note

Features available in newer versions of OneFS might not work in earlier versions of
OneFS when you sync newer OneFS versions to earlier versions.

Customers who are running MigrationIQ on their Isilon cluster are encouraged to
upgrade to SyncIQ. MigrationIQ has been discontinued, and its functionality has been
incorporated into SyncIQ. Contact Isilon Technical Support if you want to make this
transition.
For information about SyncIQ, see the Isilon SyncIQ web page.

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Isilon SyncIQ compatibility

The table in this section shows the versions of OneFS that can be synchronized using
SyncIQ.

Source Target cluster running OneFS

Cluster 7.1.x ** 7.2.x 8.0.x 8.1.x
OneFS 7.1 * * * *

OneFS 7.2 * * * *

OneFS 8.0.x * * * *

OneFS 8.1.x * * * *

**This version of OneFS is no longer supported. For information about the support
and service life cycle dates for Isilon hardware and software products, see the Isilon
Product Availability Guide.

Isilon InsightIQ
This section describes OneFS and InsightIQ compatibility.
InsightIQ is an off-cluster performance and analytics tool that identifies performance
bottlenecks in a cluster.
Depending on the version of OneFS that the monitored cluster is running, certain
InsightIQ features might not be available. For information about InsightIQ, see the
Isilon InsightIQ webpage.
You can access the InsightIQ application through any current web browser that
supports sophisticated graphics. For more information about supported browsers, see
the “Web browsers” section in this document.
The InsightIQ web application interface is optimized for a screen that is 1,280 pixels
wide.

Note

OneFS 8.0.0 File System Analytics (FSA) statistics are compatible only with InsightIQ
4.0 and later releases.

InsightIQ and OneFS compatibility

InsightIQ OneFS OneFS 7.2.x OneFS 8.0.x OneFS 8.1.x
7.1.x**
InsightIQ 3.0.x *

InsightIQ 3.1.x * *

InsightIQ 3.2.x * *

InsightIQ 4.0.x * * * *

InsightIQ 4.1.x * * * *

**This version of OneFS is no longer supported. For information about the support
and service life cycle dates for Isilon hardware and software products, see the Isilon
Product Availability Guide.

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InsightIQ upgrade paths

The following table lists the upgrade options for InsightIQ. InsightIQ 3.2.x and later
can be upgraded directly to InsightIQ 4.1.1.

Upgrade to InsightIQ
Upgrade from 3.1.x 3.2.x 4.0.0 4.0.1 4.1 4.1.1 4.1.2

InsightIQ 3.0.x *

InsightIQ 3.1.x *

InsightIQ 3.2.x * * * *

InsightIQ 4.0 * * * *

InsightIQ 4.0.1 * * *

InsightIQ 4.1.0 * *

Isilon SupportIQ
The table in this section lists the compatible versions of OneFS and the Isilon
SupportIQ remote support module.
The Isilon SupportIQ module allows Isilon Technical Support personnel to gather
diagnostic data about the cluster with your permission. It is included with the OneFS
operating system through OneFS 7.2.x. EMC ESRS is the preferred remote support
service.
The SupportIQ module is deprecated as of OneFS 8.0.

Note

SupportIQ is no longer supported. You can no longer upload information about your
cluster or provide Isilon Technical Support with remote access to the cluster through
SupportIQ . For more information, see the Termination of Support announcement
available on the Dell EMC Customer Support site.

OneFS Compatibility
7.1.x 7.2.x

SupportIQ * *

EMC Secure Remote Support (ESRS)

The table in this section lists the compatible versions of OneFS and EMC Secure
Remote Support (ESRS).
EMC Secure Remote Support (ESRS) provides remote support capability for your
Isilon cluster. ESRS enables technical support personnel to remotely manage your
Isilon cluster to troubleshoot an open support case with your permission.
ESRS is a proactive, IP-based, bi-directional remote servicing capability for customer
Dell EMC products. ESRS is secure, high speed, and operates 24x7.
See the ESRS section in the OneFS 7.1 FAQ for more information.

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ESRS OneFS OneFS OneFS OneFS OneFS OneFS

7.1.0** 7.1.1** 7.2.0 7.2.1 8.0.x 8.1.x
ESRS * * * * * *
Gateway
2.x

ESRS * * * * * *
Gateway
3.x (VE)

Note

ESRS Gateway 3.x is required for the feature enhancements available in ESRS for
OneFS 8.1.x.

**This version of OneFS is no longer supported. For information about the support
and service life cycle dates for Isilon hardware and software products, see the Isilon
Product Availability Guide.

OneFS/VMware ESXi compatibility

The table in this section lists the compatible versions of OneFS and VMware ESXi.

OneFS Storage Certification for NAS

7.2.x 8.0.x 8.1.0 8.1.2

ESXi 6.0 * * * *

ESXi 6.5 * * * *

ESXi 6.7 * * * *

Note

OneFS 8.1.1 is not certified with any version of VMware ESXi.

Isilon SRA for VMware SRM

The table in this section lists the compatible versions of OneFS, Isilon Storage
Replication Adapter (SRA) for VMware, and VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager
(SRM).
Isilon Storage Replication Adapter (SRA) enables VMware vCenter Site Recovery
Mangaer (SRM) to manage the replication of VMware ESX server virtual machines
running on Isilon clusters.
VMware SRM facilitates the migration and disaster recovery of virtual machines
stored on Isilon clusters. Isilon SRA enables VMware vCenter SRM to automatically
manage the setup, testing, and failover components of the disaster recovery
processes for Isilon clusters. You can manage the replication of virtual machines
(VMs) stored on one Isilon cluster to another Isilon cluster.
Before you can install the Isilon Storage Replication Adapter (SRA) for VMware
vCenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM), you must set up two vCenter servers. These
vCenter servers are referred to as the primary and secondary sites. You must then pair

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the primary and secondary sites through VMware SRM and create a VMware
datastore on the primary site that resides on an Isilon cluster.
For more information, see the Isilon SRA for VMware SRM Release Notes.

Note

Where provided, an exact OneFS version number indicates the minimum version of
OneFS that is required.

OneFS Compatibility 7.2.x 8.0.x

ESXi 6.0 * *

ESXi 6.5 *

VAAI NAS plug-in for OneFS

The table in this section lists the compatible versions of OneFS, the VMware vSphere
API for Array Integration (VAAI) plug-in for OneFS, and VMware ESXi.
The VMware vSphere API for Array Integration (VAAI) integrates VMware vSphere
with an Isilon cluster to clone virtual disks, to create thick virtual disk files, and to
monitor disk space.
The OneFS operating system uses VAAI to perform certain storage and management
operations for VMware ESXi hypervisors. VAAI increases the speed at which virtual
machine (VM) operations are performed for VMs that are stored on Isilon clusters.
For more information, see the Isilon Plug-ins for VMWare webpage on the EMC Online
Support website.

OneFS Compatibility

ESXi Version 7.2.x 8.0.x 8.1.0

ESXi 6.0 VAAI 1.2.1 VAAI 1.2.1 VAAI 1.2.1
VAAI 1.2.2 VAAI 1.2.2 VAAI 1.2.2
VAAI 1.2.4 VAAI 1.2.4 VAAI 1.2.4

ESXi 6.5 VAAI 1.2.1 VAAI 1.2.1

VAAI 1.2.2 VAAI 1.2.2
VAAI 1.2.4 VAAI 1.2.4

ESXi 6.7 VAAI 1.2.1 VAAI 1.2.1

VAAI 1.2.2 VAAI 1.2.2
VAAI 1.2.4 VAAI 1.2.4

Note

VAAI 1.2.3 is deprecated. Therefore, we recommend that you use VAAI 1.2.4 instead.

Note

OneFS 8.1.1 is not certified with any version of the VAAI NAS plug-in.

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VMware vSphere API for Storage Awareness (VASA)

The table in this section lists the compatible versions of OneFS, the VMware vSphere
API for Storage Awareness (VASA), and VMware ESXi.
OneFS supports the following VASA versions using the specified VMware ESXi
versions.

OneFS Compatibility

7.2.x 8.0.x
VASA 1.0-ESXi 6.0 * *

VASA 1.0 - ESXi 6.5 *

EMC Storage Analytics (ESA) module for Isilon

The table in this section lists the compatible versions of OneFS and EMC Storage
Analytics (ESA) for Isilon.
EMC Storage Analystics (ESA) links VMware vRealize Operations Manager with the
EMC Adapter, also referenced as EMC Storage Analytics Connector, to monitor and
analyze the performance and health of storage applications.
An Isilon adapter instance is bundled within the EMC Adapter and collects the
performance metrics for an Isilon cluster. You can install ESA and configure the Isilon
adapter instance by following the instructions in the EMC Storage Analytics
Installation and User Guide. See the EMC Storage Analytics for Isilon Technical Note
for details.

OneFS Compatibility

ESA Module for Isilon 7.2.1 8.0.x

ESA Module for Isilon 4.0 * *

IsilonSD Edge
The table in this section lists the compatible versions of IsilonSD Edge, IsilonSD
Management Server, and VMware ESXi and vCenter Server.

VMware vCenter and Supported IsilonSD Supported OneFS VM

ESXi Versions Management Server Versions
Versions
6.0 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.1.0 8.0.0.0 and later, 8.0.1.0 and
later, 8.1.0.0 and later

6.5 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.1.0 8.0.0.0 and later, 8.0.1.0 and

later, 8.1.0.0 and later

See the IsilonSD Edge With IsilonSD Management Server Release Notes corresponding to
your management server version for the latest supportability information.

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Authentication providers
The table in this section lists the compatible versions of remote authentication
providers and OneFS.
OneFS supports the following remote authentication providers to verify that users
attempting to access the cluster are who they claim to be. For information about how
to connect OneFS to an authentication provider, see the OneFS Administration Guide.
For information about how to connect OneFS 7.x to LDAP and Active Directory in
combination, see How to connect Isilon OneFS 7.x to LDAP and Active Directory.

Authentication Provider Application Notes

Kerberos MIT Kerberos 1.7 and later OneFS 8.0.0.0 and later
releases support the following
Kerberos encryption types :
l AES256-CTS
l AES128-CTS
l DES-CBC-CRC
l DES-CBC-MD5
l RC4-HMAC
OneFS releases earlier than
8.0.0.0 do not support
Kerberos AES256 or AES128
encryption.

LDAP Open LDAP 2.4.x

Oracle DSADM 11.1.1.7.0 and
later
Microsoft Active Directory:
l Windows Server 2016
l Windows Server 2012 R2
l Windows Server 2012
l Windows Server 2008 R2
l Windows Server 2008
l Windows 2003 R2
(OneFS 7.x and earlier)

NIS NIS ypserv 2.19 and later

Windows Active Directory l Windows Server 2016 OneFS does not support the
following features in Active
l Windows Server 2012 R2 Directory environments:
l Windows Server 2012 l File Integrity Levels
l Windows Server 2008 R2 l Claims Based Identity and
l Windows Server 2008 Access
l Windows 2003 R2 Control
(OneFS 7.x and earlier)
OneFS supports Security
Identifier (SID) history

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Authentication Provider Application Notes

beginning in 8.0.1 and later
releases, and 8.0.0.3 and later
releases.

Supported clients
The table in this section lists the clients supported by OneFS.
OneFS supports the following clients. Clients running OS X can connect to an Isilon
cluster using the NFS or SMB protocol.

Supported Clients
Any NFS client that complies with the published NFSv3 or NFSv4.0 protocol standards.

Any SMB client that complies with the SMB2 or SMB3 protocol specifications.

EMC Isilon tests the following SMB clients:

l Windows 7
l Windows 8.1
l Windows 10
l Windows Server 2008
l Windows Server 2008 R2
l Windows Server 2012
l OS X 10.9
l OS X 10.10
l OS X 10.11

Mac OS X
Clients running Mac OS X can connect to an Isilon cluster using the NFS or SMB
protocol. To take advantage of SMB2 features such as color tagging files with Mac OS
X 10.11, enable the SMB2 extensions.

Note

* OS X 10.4 (Tiger) is compatible with OneFS only over NFS. OS X 10.4 over SMB is
not supported.

Unsupported clients
The table in this section lists the clients that are not supported by OneFS.

Unsupported Clients
Windows NT 4.0

AIX (Native SMB Client)

HPUX (Native SMB Client)

Any other SMBv1 client that uses only ASCII for setup and teardown

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Web browsers
The OneFS and InsightIQ web interfaces support most modern web browsers with
JavaScript, cookies, and SSL enabled. Adobe Flash is required to view charts.
The OneFS and InsightIQ web interfaces were tested with the following web
browsers. OneFS and InsightIQ might work with different browsers or newer browser
versions that have not been tested for compatibility. You should exercise caution
before using an unsupported browser.

Browser OneFS Compatibility

Chrome Use the latest stable version of Chrome.

Firefox Use the latest stable version of Firefox.

Internet Explorer Internet Explorer 8 (works with OneFS 7.0)

Internet Explorer 9, 10 (works with OneFS
7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 8.0)
Internet Explorer 11 (works with OneFS 8.0)

Safari (Mac OS X) Safari 5.1, 6 (works with OneFS 7.0, 7.1, 7.2,
8.0)

Browser InsightIQ Compatibility

Chrome Use the latest stable version of Chrome.

Firefox Use the latest stable version of Firefox.

Internet Explorer Internet Explorer 10 (works with IIQ 3.0, 3.1)

Internet Explorer 11 (works with IIQ 3.2, IIQ
4.x)

Microsoft Edge Use the latest stable version of Microsoft

Edge.

Safari (Mac OS X) Safari 5 (works with IIQ 2.5, 3.0, 3.1)

Safari 8 (works with IIQ 3.2)
Safari 9 (works with IIQ 4.0)
Safari 10 (works with IIQ 4.0, 4.1)

Note

To access InsightIQ 2.5 and earlier through Internet Explorer, you must first install the
Google Chrome Frame plug-in. If InsightIQ cannot detect the plug-in, an installation
prompt appears the first time that you attempt to access InsightIQ through Internet
Explorer.
Google is discontinuing support for Chrome Frame. Later versions of InsightIQ will
allow you to access InsightIQ through Internet Explorer without requiring the Chrome
Frame plug-in.

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Apache HTTP Server

The table in this section lists the versions of the Apache HTTP server that are
supported by OneFS.
OneFS supports Apache HTTP Server. Version 2.2.x is recommended. Support for
Apache HTTP Server 1.3.x was removed in OneFS 6.0.

OneFS Compatibility

Apache 7.0.x** 7.1.x ** 7.2.x 8.0.x 8.1.x

Version
Apache HTTP * * * * *
Server 2.2.x

Apache HTTP 8.0.0.7 8.1.0.4 and later

Server 2.4

**This version of OneFS is no longer supported. For information about the support
and service life cycle dates for Isilon hardware and software products, see the Isilon
Product Availability Guide.

Aspera Enterprise Server

The table in this section lists the versions of Aspera Enterprise Server that are
supported by OneFS.
Each version of the OneFS operating system might require a different version of
Aspera Enterprise Server. The following table lists the versions of Aspera Enterprise
Server that are compatible with OneFS. For more information, see the white paper
Aspera Enterprise Server for EMC Isilon.
To download Aspera, go to the Aspera Enterprise Server for Isilon web site.
For information about installing and upgrading Aspera in OneFS 8.0.0 and later, see
the OneFS 8.0.0 Upgrade Planning and Process Guide.

OneFS Compatibility

Aspera 7.1.x ** 7.2.x 8.0.x 8.1.0.x

Version
Aspera 2.7

Aspera 3.0

Aspera 3.1 * *

Aspera 3.4.6 * *

Aspera 3.6.0 7.2.1.3

Aspera 3.6.2 *

Aspera 3.7.3 *

**This version of OneFS is no longer supported. For information about the support
and service life cycle dates for Isilon hardware and software products, see the Isilon
Product Availability Guide.

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Migration tools
OneFS supports migrating data onto Isilon clusters through built-in data migration
tools. The tables in this section list the migration tools that are compatible with
OneFS.
You can migrate data from NetApp storage systems through the isi_vol_copy tool
and you can migrate data from VNXs through the isi_vol_copy_vnx tool. The
following tables list the compatible versions of the OneFS isi_vol_copy command and
NetApp Data ONTAP® and the OneFS isi_vol_copy_vnx command and DART, and
VNXOE systems.

Note

The isi_vol_copy command is not supported for migration from NetApp Clustered
Data ONTAP (CDOT)® systems. The isi_vol_copy_vnx command is not
supported for migration from VNXe systems.

Where provided, an exact OneFS version number indicates the minimum version of
OneFS that is required.
See the Isilon OneFS Migration Tools Guide for complete information.

Table 1 NetApp Data ONTAP® migration tools compatibility

OneFS Compatibility

NetApp Data 7.0.x** 7.1.x ** 7.2.x 8.0.x

ONTAP®
7.0.x * * * *

7.1.x * * * *

7.2.x * * * *

7.3.x * * * *

8.0.x 7-mode: * * * *
32-bit volumes

8.0.x 7-mode 64- 7.0.1.11 7.1.0.3 * *

bit volumes

8.1.x 7-mode 32- * * * *

bit volumes

8.1.x 64-bit 7.0.1.11 7.1.0.3 * *

volumes

8.2.x 32-bit * * * *
volumes

8.2.x 64-bit 7.0.1.11 7.1.0.3 * *

volumes

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Table 2 VNX migration tools compatibility

OneFS Compatibility

VNX 7.0.x** 7.1.x ** 7.2.x 8.0.x

DART 5.6 7.0.2** * * *

DART 6.0 * * *

VNXOE for File * * *

7.x

VNXOE for File * * *

8.x

**This version of OneFS is no longer supported. For information about the support
and service life cycle dates for Isilon hardware and software products, see the Isilon
Product Availability Guide.

File transfer applications

OneFS supports the rsync open source file transfer utility. The table in this section
lists the compatible versions of OneFS and rsync.
The rsync utility is an open source utility that provides incremental file transfers
between Unix-based systems using an SSH connection. rsync is supported as a
standard Unix-level program.
Where provided, an exact OneFS version number indicates the minimum version of
OneFS that is required.

rsync OneFS Compatibility

Version
7.0.x** 7.1.x 7.2.x 8.0.0.x 8.0.1
rsync 2.6.9 *

rsync 3.0.2 * * * *

rsync 3.0.9 * * * *

**This version of OneFS is no longer supported. For information about the support
and service life cycle dates for Isilon hardware and software products, see the Isilon
Product Availability Guide.

OneFS Simulator
This section lists the system requirements for installing OneFS Simulator virtual
nodes.
OneFS Simulator is a virtual version of the physical storage nodes that you can deploy
in a physical infrastructure.
Before you install a virtual node, verify that your system meets the requirements for
the virtual version of OneFS. At least three virtual nodes are required to create an
Isilon OneFS virtual cluster.
Virtual nodes are for demonstration purposes only and are ineligible for support or
repair by Isilon Technical Support.

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Component Value Notes

RAM Minimum of 2 GB RAM for a Virtual nodes might not
virtual node . This is the function correctly if they do
default requirement. not meet the recommended
6 GB RAM recommended per memory requirements.
virtual node per ESXi host
Note
Note Other nodes that are added to
A minimum of 2.5 GB RAM your virtual environment to
per virtual node is required for provide services such as the
a fully populated virtual Active Directory domain
cluster. controller service or DNS
service, will have additional
memory requirements.

Processor VT-capable processor Virtualization technology

must be enabled in the BIOS.

Hard drive 42 GB of disk space per

virtual node for a fully
populated virtual cluster.

Operating system The following operating All of the procedures in this

systems have been tested for guide are based on the
and validated for the Microsoft Windows operating
installation: system. Some of the steps in
the procedures might differ
l Microsoft Windows
based on your host operating
(recommended)
system.
l Ubuntu 12.04.5 and 14.04
(Linux)
l CentOS 6.6 (Linux)

Virtual infrastructure Standalone components: Install at least one standalone

component.
l VMware Server
If you are installing VMware
l VMware Fusion Workstation, VMware Player,
l VMware Workstation or VMware Fusion, make sure
that the external network is
l VMware Player configured as a bridged
VMware vSphere network and not as a nat
components: network. This configuration
allows the clients to access
l VMware ESXi 5.5, 6.0, the virtual nodes.
6.5
VMware Player is available at:
Note http://www.vmware.com/
products/player/
The supportability of
VMware ESXi 5.5 with
OneFS 8.1.0.0 has not
been extensively tested.
Keep this in mind as you
use this version of ESXi
with OneFS 8.1.0.0.

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OneFS Anti-virus compatibility

Isilon OneFS supports the ICAP standard.
IsilonOneFS supports all anti-virus software that follows the ICAP standard.

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Protocols

This chapter includes the following topics.

l File system protocols......................................................................................... 24

l HDFS (Hadoop)................................................................................................. 24
l SNMP................................................................................................................ 25
l Isilon with iSCSI................................................................................................. 25

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File system protocols

The tables in this section list the file system protocols that are compatible with
OneFS.
OneFS supports the Network File System (NFS) and Server Messenger Block (SMB)
file system protocols. For information about how to configure NFS and SMB for
OneFS, see the OneFS Administration Guide for your OneFS version.

Note

Where provided, an exact OneFS version number indicates the minimum version of
OneFS that is required.

NFS
NFS is a client and server application that lets users view and optionally store and
update files on a network as if the files were saved in a local file directory. The NFS
protocol is designed to be independent of the computer, operating system, network
architecture, and transport protocol.

OneFS Compatibility

NFS 7.0.x** 7.1.x 7.2.x 8.0.x 8.1.x

NFS 2 * *

NFS 3 * * * * *

NFS 4.0 * * * * *

SMB
SMB is an Internet protocol used by Windows computers to share files, printers, and
serial ports.

OneFS Compatibility

SMB 7.0.x** 7.1.x ** 7.2.x 8.0.x 8.1.x

SMB 1 * * * * *

SMB 2 * * * * *

SMB 2.1 * * * * *

SMB 3 7.1.1 * * *

**This version of OneFS is no longer supported. For information about the support
and service life cycle dates for Isilon hardware and software products, see the Isilon
Product Availability Guide.

HDFS (Hadoop)
OneFS supports many distributions of the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS).
Hadoop is an open source software project that enables distributed processing of
large data sets—Big Data—across clusters of servers. Hadoop is perfect for
situations where you want to quickly and cost-effectively run analytics that are deep
and computationally extensive.

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Hadoop distributions are updated independently of OneFS and on their own schedules.
For the latest information about Hadoop distributions that OneFS supports, see
Supported Hadoop Distributions in OneFS on the EMC Community Network (ECN).
For information about how Isilon Scale-out NAS can be used to support a Hadoop data
analytics workflow, see Hadoop on Isilon Scale-out NAS.

SNMP
OneFS supports the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).This section lists
the compatible versions of SNMP and OneFS.
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a popular protocol for network
management. You can use SNMP to remotely monitor hardware components (for
example, fans, hardware sensors, power supplies, and disks) and software or
subsystems for network-connected devices (for example, network interfaces, servers,
switches, and CPU use). You can enable SNMP monitoring on individual nodes on your
cluster. You can also monitor cluster information from any node.
For information about how to configure SNMP for OneFS, see the OneFS
Administration Guide.

OneFS Compatibility

SNMP 7.1.x 7.2.x 8.0.x 8.1.x

SNMP1

SNMP 2c * * * *

SNMP 3 * * * *

Isilon with iSCSI

The following table lists the iSCSI initiators that are supported by the OneFS
implementation of iSCSI.
These limitations apply:
l MC/S (Multiple Connections per Session) is not supported.
l iSCSI host bus adapters (HBAs) are not supported.
l iSNS (Internet Storage Name Service) protocol is supported on Microsoft
Windows for use by the Microsoft iSNS Server service only.

Note

Support for iSCSI is deprecated as of OneFS 8.0.0.0.

OneFS Compatibility
Operating
System iSCSI Initiator 7.1.x 7.2.x 8.0.x
Microsoft Windows Microsoft iSCSI * *
2003 Initiator

Microsoft Windows Microsoft iSCSI * *

2008 Initiator

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OneFS Compatibility
Operating
System iSCSI Initiator 7.1.x 7.2.x 8.0.x
Microsoft Windows Microsoft iSCSI * *
2008 R2 Initiator

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Open-iSCSI * *

Linux 5 Initiator

VMware ESX 4.0 iSCSI Initiator * *

and ESX 4.1

VMware ESXi 4.0 iSCSI Initiator * *

and ESXi 4.1

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Hardware

The tables in this section contain OneFS and hardware compatibility information.

l OneFS and node compatibility............................................................................28

l Node class compatibility.................................................................................... 29
l Drive and node compatibility...............................................................................31
l Embedded flash storage..................................................................................... 31
l Node firmware package (NFP).......................................................................... 32
l Drive support package (DSP).............................................................................32
l Qualified Generation 6 optics for front end NICs................................................33
l Qualified Generation 5 10GbE (SFP/SFP+) transceivers................................... 33
l Qualified Generation 5 40GbE transceivers........................................................34
l Generation 4 10GbE (SFP/SFP+) transceivers.................................................. 35

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OneFS and node compatibility

The tables in this section list compatible versions of OneFS and Isilon nodes. Where
provided, an exact version number indicates the minimum version of OneFS that is
required.
Isilon Generation 6 platforms
The following are Isilon Generation 6 platforms. Generation 6 node types require
OneFS 8.1.0 and later releases.
l F-Series (F800)
l H-Series (H400, H500, H600)
l A-Series (A200, A2000)
Isilon Generation 4 and Generation 5 platforms
The following are Isilon Generation 4 and Generation 5 platforms.
l S-Series – The answer for ultra-performance primary storage, purpose-built for
high transactional and IOPS-intensive applications.
l X-Series – Strikes the right balance between large capacity and high-
performance, an ideal solution for high throughput and high concurrency
applications.
l NL- and HD-Series – Designed to provide cost-effective, highly scalable near-line
storage.

Note

S210 and X410 node types require OneFS 7.1.1.4 or later releases. Creating new
clusters that include S210 or X410 node types or adding S210 nodes to existing
clusters with versions earlier than OneFS 7.1.1.4 is not supported. S210 and X410
nodes have internal components not supported in earlier versions of OneFS.

For information about OneFS and node compatibility in OneFS 7.2 and later releases,
see the Node Compatibility (Equivalency) and SSD Compatibility in OneFS 7.2 and
Later - Isilon Info Hub.
Isilon S-Series and X-Series nodes
OneFS Compatibility

Node 7.1.x + 7.2.x 8.0.x 8.1.x

S200 * * * *

S210 7.1.1.4 + * * *

X200 * * * *

X210 7.2.1.0 * *

X400 * * * *

X410 7.1.1.4 + * * *

+ OneFS 7.1.1.3 and earlier releases are not supported on S210 or X410 nodes. For
more information, see article 201217 on the Dell EMC Customer Support site.

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Isilon NL-Series and HD-Series nodes

OneFS Compatibility

Node 7.1.x ** 7.2.x 8.0.x 8.1.x

HD 400 * * *

NL 400 * * * *

NL 410 7.2.1.0 * *

Isilon backup and performance accelerator nodes

Where provided, an exact version number indicates the minimum version of OneFS
that is required. For example, the A100 accelerator nodes are compatible with OneFS
7.1.x and later.

Note

IQ Accelerator nodes are not compatible with OneFS 8.0.0.7.

OneFS Compatibility

Node 7.1.x ** 7.2.x 8.0.x 8.1.x

A100 Backup * * * *
Accelerator

A100 * * * *
Performance
Accelerator

IQ Backup * * 8.0.0.0-8.0.0.6
Accelerator-x

IQ Performance * * 8.0.0.0-8.0.0.6
Accelerator-x

** OneFS 7.1.x is no longer supported. For information about the support and service
lifecycle dates for Isilon hardware and software products, see the Isilon Product
Availability Guide.

Node class compatibility

Node class compatibility enables you to deploy a newer-generation node to a
SmartPools node pool that contains nodes from an earlier generation.
If the node classes are compatible, you can join a newer-generation node to an
existing cluster of earlier-generation nodes while having the newer-generation node
become a member of an existing node pool. For example, if your cluster has a node
pool that is made up of Isilon X200 nodes, you can define a compatibility that enables
you to add an X210 node to the same node pool.
OneFS supports compatibilities for S200/ S210, X200/X210, X400/X410, and NL400/
NL410 nodes.
Node class compatibilities apply to OneFS 7.2 and later releases. The requirements
are:
l Same node series (S, X, or NL)
l Same number of HDDs, SEDs, and SSDs

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l Same HDD and SSD layouts

l Compatible node generations must have a compatible memory configuration
l SSD capacity must be the same in OneFS 7.2
l SSD capacity does not have to be the same in OneFS 7.2.1 (SSD Compatibility
feature)
l Compatible RAM
The following tables list the compatible Isilon node classes in OneFS 7.2.1.

Table 3 S200/S210 Compatibility

S200 RAM S210 RAM

24 GB 32 GB

48 GB 64 GB

96 GB 128 GB

256 GB

Table 4 X200/X210 Compatibility

X200 RAM X210 RAM

6 GB 24 GB (Requires OneFS 8.1 and later
releases)
12 GB

24 GB 24 GB

48 GB 48 GB

Table 5 X400/X410 Compatibility

X400 RAM X410 RAM

24 GB 32 GB

48 GB 64 GB

96 GB 128 GB

192 GB 256 GB

Table 6 NL400/NL410 Compatibility

NL400 RAM NL410 RAM

12 GB 24 GB (Requires OneFS 8.1 and later
releases)

24 GB 24 GB

48 GB 48 GB

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Drive and node compatibility

This section contains information about drive and node compatibility.
For information about the brands of drives that are compatible with Isilon nodes and
OneFS, contact your Isilon sales representative or Isilon Technical Support. For
information about how drives are arranged in a node, or how to replace a drive, refer
to the hardware documentation for your brand of node. Hardware documentation is
available from the EMC Online Support website.

Embedded flash storage

The table in this section lists the embedded flash drives that are compatible with
OneFS.

Drive Information Compatible Nodes

Netlist, 8 GB, SSD 8GB-001 S200, X200, X400, X410, NL400, IQ 108NL,
IQ 108000X

Netlist, 8 GB, SSD 8GB-002 S200, X200, X400, X410, NL400, IQ 108NL,
IQ 108000X

SanDisk, 8 GB, SSD P4 8GB S200, X200, X400, X410, NL400, IQ 108NL,
IQ 108000X

Smart Modular, 8 GB, iSATA S200, X200, X400, X410, NL400, IQ 108NL,
SGSLM3E8GBM01ISI IQ 108000X

Smart Modular, 8GB, iSATA S200, X200, X400, NL400, IQ 108NL

SG9SLM3B8GBM11ISI

Smart Modular, 8 GB, iSATA S200, X200, X400, X410, NL400, IQ 108NL,
SG9SLM3E8GBM11ISI IQ 108000X

SmartModular, 32 GB, mSATA S210, X410

SG9MST3D32GBM01

SmartModular, 32 GB, mSATA S210, X410

SGMST3D32GBM11ISI

SmartModular XP+, 32 GB mSATA HD400, NL410, S210, X210, X410

SHMST6D032GHM11MC 118000100

SmartModular XP+, 32 GB NL400, X200, X400, X410, 108NL

SHSLM6B032GHM11EMC

SmartModular XP+, 32GB S-S 8GB NL400, X200, X400, X410, 108NL
SHSLM6BA08GHM11EMC

SmartModular 10* 32GB S-S 8GB NL400, X200, X400, X410, 108NL
SHSLM6BA08GLM21EMC

SmartModular 64GB S-S 32GB S210, X210, X410, NL410, HD400

SHMST6DA32GLM21EMC

SmartModular 64GB H600, H500, H400, A200, A2000

SHSLM6B032GHM11EMC (Journal
Protection Drive)

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Drive Information Compatible Nodes

SmartModular 128GB F800
SHM2S6D128GLM21EMC (Journal Protection
Drive)

Intel S3500 80GB SSDSCKHB080G4M F800, H600, H500, H400, A200, A2000
(Journal Protection Drive)

Node firmware package (NFP)

The table in this section lists the Node Firmware Packages that are compatible with
Isilon nodes.
Node Firmware Packages are provided by Isilon Technical Support. For information
about Node Firmware Packages, see the product documentation that is available from
the EMC Online Support website.

Generation Node Type 9.3.5 Latest 10.x

4 S200, X200, X400, *
NL400

5 S210, X210, X410, *

NL410, HD400

6 F800, H600, H500, *

H400, A200, A2000

Note

Only update firmware with the latest Node Firmware Package 10.x if your cluster
contains Generation 6 or Generation 5 hardware. If your cluster does not contain
Generation 6 or Generation 5 hardware, update your firmware with Node Firmware
Package 9.3.5.

Note

The S210, X210, X410, and NL410 nodes are compatible with Node Firmware Package
9.0.1 and later.

The F-Series, H-Series, and A200 and A2000 nodes are compatible with OneFS 8.1.x
and later releases.

Drive support package (DSP)

Isilon drive support packages contain drive firmware updates for Isilon clusters.
Installing the latest drive support package allows you to update the drive firmware to
the latest supported revisions.
You can install a drive support package if your cluster contains only the following node
types:
l Generation 4: S200, X200, X400, NL400
l Generation 5: S210, X210, X410, NL410, HD400

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l Generation 6: F800, H600, H500, H400, A200, A2000

For information about installing and applying drive support packages—as well as
information about preparing OneFS before updating drive firmware—see the Isilon
Drive Support Package Release Notes.

Qualified Generation 6 optics for front end NICs

This section lists the Generation 6 optics that are qualified by Dell EMC for front end
network interface cards (NICs).

Optic Part # Cable length(s) Comments

supported
10GE SFP+ Optic 019-078-041 100M OM3
150M OM4

40GE QSFP+ Optic 019-078-046 100M OM3

150M OM4

40GE QSFP+ Cisco QSFP-40G-SR-BD 100M OM3 Not sold by Dell EMC. Only
BiDi Optic * (Manufacturer part 150M OM4 qualified for use with
#) Mellanox 40GE NIC and
9332PQ
Cisco Switch.

Note

40GE NICs require the following minimum firmware level to support the Cisco BiDi
Optics:
l Mellanox 2.40.5030

Qualified Generation 5 10GbE (SFP/SFP+) transceivers

This section lists the supported and recommended NICs, compatible nodes, and the
supported and recommended10GbE (SFP/SFP+) transceivers for Generation 5 nodes.

Note

Because of the quantity and variety of SFP/SFP+ transceivers that exist, Isilon cannot
test or qualify all the transceivers that are available. It is possible that some SFP/SFP
+ transceivers that have been reported to work by other sources might not work in all
environments. You should contact your Isilon sales representative if you have any
questions.

The following are the supported network interface cards (NICs) and compatible
nodes.

NICs Compatible Nodes

QLogic/Broadcom S210, X210, X410, NL410, HD400

Intel A100 Performance Accelerator

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10GE transcievers
Manufacturer Isilon Part # Isilon Certified Type
Finisar 047-0001-01 Yes Optical, Multimode

Foxconn 047-0001-01 Yes Optical, Multimode

Lumentum 047-0001-01 Yes Optical, Multimode

Qualified Generation 5 40GbE transceivers

The table in this section lists the supported and recommended 40GbE (QSFP/QSFP+)
transceivers for Generation 5 nodes.

Note

Because of the quantity and variety of 40GbE transceivers that exist, Isilon cannot
test or qualify all the transceivers that are available. It is possible that some 40GbE
transceivers that have been reported to work by other sources might not work in all
environments. You should contact your Isilon sales representative if you have any
questions.

The following are the supported network interface cards (NICs) and compatible
nodes.

NICs Compatible Nodes

QLogic/Broadcom S210, X210, X410, NL410, HD400

Intel A100 Performance Accelerator

Manufacturer Isilon Part # Isilon Certified Type Works with

NIC
Cisco* QSFP-40G- SR- See Note. BiDi Optic* Mellanox
BD

Finisar 047-0002-01 Yes Optical, Mellanox

Multimode [SR]

Foxconn 047-0002-01 Yes Optical, Mellanox

Multimode [SR]

*Not sold by Dell EMC. Qualified for use only Mellanox 40GE NIC and Cisco 9332PQ
switch.

Note

40GE NICs require the following minimum firmware level to support the Cisco BiDi
Optics:
l Mellanox 2.40.5030

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Generation 4 10GbE (SFP/SFP+) transceivers

The table in this section lists 10GbE (SFP/SFP+) transceivers that have been certified
by Isilon or have been reported by other sources to work with Isilon Generation 4
nodes.

Note

Because of the quantity and variety of SFP/SFP+ transceivers that exist, Isilon cannot
test or qualify all the transceivers that are available. It is possible that some SFP/SFP
+ transceivers that have been reported to work by other sources might not work in all
environments. You should contact your Isilon sales representative if you have any
questions.

The following are the supported network interface cards (NICs) and compatible
nodes.

NICs Compatible Nodes

Chelsio S200, X200, X400, NL400

10GE transcievers
Manufacturer Isilon Part # MFR Part # Isilon Type
Certified
Chelsio 047-0001-01 SM10G-SR Yes Optical,
Multimode

Finisar 047-0001-01 FTLX8574D3BNL- Yes Optical,

E5 Multimode

Foxconn 047-0001-01 AFBR-709SMZ Yes Optical,

Multimode

Lumentum 047-0001-01 PLRXPL-SC- Yes Optical,

S43-41B Multimode

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