PowerScale OneFS Supportability and

Compatibility Guide

January 2023
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 Contents

Chapter 1: PowerScale Supportability and Compatibility............................................................... 4

Introduction...........................................................................................................................................................................4
Where to get help................................................................................................................................................................4
Additional options for getting help............................................................................................................................ 4

Chapter 2: Software......................................................................................................................5
OneFS upgrade compatibility............................................................................................................................................5
Streaming Data Platform (SDP)...................................................................................................................................... 5
ECS..........................................................................................................................................................................................7
PowerScale SyncIQ.............................................................................................................................................................8
PowerScale SyncIQ compatibility.............................................................................................................................. 8
DataIQ.....................................................................................................................................................................................8
InsightIQ.................................................................................................................................................................................9
Secure Remote Support...................................................................................................................................................10
SupportAssist.......................................................................................................................................................................11
Authentication providers...................................................................................................................................................11
Supported clients................................................................................................................................................................11
Web browsers..................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Aspera Enterprise Server................................................................................................................................................. 12
OneFS Simulator................................................................................................................................................................ 12
OneFS Anti-virus compatibility....................................................................................................................................... 13

Chapter 3: Protocols....................................................................................................................14
File system protocols........................................................................................................................................................ 14
HDFS (Hadoop)..................................................................................................................................................................15
SNMP....................................................................................................................................................................................15

Chapter 4: Hardware....................................................................................................................16
OneFS and node compatibility........................................................................................................................................ 16
Node class compatibility...................................................................................................................................................18
Drive and node compatibility........................................................................................................................................... 19
Node firmware package (NFP)......................................................................................................................................20
Drive support package (DSP)........................................................................................................................................ 20
Optional 2x10GbE + 2x8GB Fibre Channel network interface card (NIC).......................................................... 20
Qualified Generation 6 optics for front-end NICs......................................................................................................21
Qualified Generation 5 10 GbE (SFP/SFP+) transceivers....................................................................................... 21
Qualified Generation 5 40 GbE transceivers............................................................................................................... 21
Generation 4 10 GbE (SFP/SFP+) transceivers........................................................................................................22

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PowerScale Supportability and Compatibility
This guide provides supportability and compatibility information for PowerScale software and hardware.
Topics:
• Introduction
• Where to get help

Introduction
Refer to this guide for supportability and compatibility information for PowerScale hardware and software products.
General availability (GA) or Ready to Ship (RTS) denotes OneFS releases that are available to install. A OneFS release can be
installed into any production environment with hardware that supports this version. To ensure that your clusters are running
the most stable and reliable version of OneFS, upgrade to the latest version of OneFS for the OneFS family that meets your
business needs.
See the PowerScale OneFS Current Software Releases guide for the list of current RTS and Target Code versions of OneFS.

Where to get help

The Dell Technologies Support site (https://www.dell.com/support) contains important information about products and
services including drivers, installation packages, product documentation, knowledge base articles, and advisories.
A valid support contract and account might be required to access all the available information about a specific Dell Technologies
product or service.

Additional options for getting help

This section contains resources for getting answers to questions about PowerScale products.

Isilon Technical Support ● https://www.dell.com/support/incidents-online/en-us/contactus/product/

isilon-onefs
Telephone support ● United States: 1-800-SVC-4EMC (1-800-782-4362)
● Canada: 1-800-543-4782
● Worldwide: 1-508-497-7901
● Local phone numbers for a specific country or region are available at https://
www.dell.com/support/incidents-online/en-us/contactus/product/isilon-onefs.
PowerScale OneFS Documentation Info ● https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000152189/powerscale-onefs-info-
Hubs hubs
Dell Community Board for self-help ● https://www.dell.com/community

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Software
This section contains information about Isilon software compatibility.
Topics:
• OneFS upgrade compatibility
• Streaming Data Platform (SDP)
• ECS
• PowerScale SyncIQ
• DataIQ
• InsightIQ
• Secure Remote Support
• SupportAssist
• Authentication providers
• Supported clients
• Web browsers
• Aspera Enterprise Server
• OneFS Simulator
• OneFS Anti-virus compatibility

OneFS upgrade compatibility

This section lists available OneFS upgrade compatibility information.
To plan for and perform a OneFS upgrade, you must follow the procedures that are detailed in the PowerScale OneFS Upgrade
Planning and Process Guide. Rolling and simultaneous upgrades are supported for all upgrades from OneFS 8.0.1 and later.
Parallel upgrades are supported for all upgrades from OneFS 8.2.2 and later. See the PowerScale OneFS Info Hub for the
release notes for the version of OneFS that you are installing.
NOTE: In OneFS 8.0.0.0 and later releases, multi-stream backups are supported with CommVault Simpana version 11.0
Service Pack 3 and NetWorker version 9.0.1. If you back up data using CommVault Simpana, a multi-stream context is
created, but data is recovered one stream at a time.
You can download the latest version of OneFS for your cluster from the Dell Product Support website.
For information about the support and service lifecycle dates for Isilon hardware and software products, see the PowerScale
OneFS Product Availability Guide.

Streaming Data Platform (SDP)

This section describes the compatibility of various software components with the versions of Streaming Data Platform.
Streaming Data Platform is a scalable, secure, and manageable turn-key platform that enables enterprise customers to leverage
the value of analyzing real-time streaming data for business insights. It processes data and video streams from multiple sources
with low latency.

Table 1. Streaming Data Platform Compatibility

Component Description SDP 1.2 - SDP 1.2 - SDP 1.3 - SDP Edge 1.4 SDP Core 1.4
Core Edge Core
Apache Flink Apache Flink Apache Flink Apache Flink 1.10, 1.12.5 1.12.7 and 1.13.6 1.12.7 and 1.13.6
1.8.x, 1.9.x, 1.10 1.10, 1.11 1.10, 1.11 (Scala 2.12),
1.13.2 (Scala
2.12)

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Table 1. Streaming Data Platform Compatibility (continued)
Component Description SDP 1.2 - SDP 1.2 - SDP 1.3 - SDP Edge 1.4 SDP Core 1.4
Core Edge Core
Apache Spark Apache Spark Apache Spark Apache Spark 2.4.8, 3.1.2 2.4.8 and 3.2.1 2.4.8 and 3.2.1
2.4.7, 3.0 2.4.7, 3.0.0 2.4.7, 3.0.0
Pravega PSearch is 1.0.0-899 (SDP 1.0.0-899 (SDP 1.1.0-983 (SDP PSearch 1.2.0 PSearch 1.2.0
Search based on 1.2) 1.0.0-913 1.2) 1.0.0-913 1.3) 1.1.0-986
(PSearch) Pravega and is (SDP 1.2 H1) (SDP 1.2 H1) (SDP 1.3.1)
included with 1.1.0-988 (SDP
SDP. 1.3.1.1)
Kubernetes SDP requires a OpenShift KubeSpray 1.18.0-1.19.99; KubeSpray 2.18.1 OpenShift 4.10.9
Platform Kubernetes 4.6.8 2.14.2 KubeSpray
environment 2.14.2;
and is tested OpenShift
for 4.6.39 with
compatibility. RHCOS 4.6.8
The Pivotal
Container
Service (PKS)
is not
supported after
SDP 1.1.
Minimum # of SDP Edge 3 1 3 1 3
Nodes supports
configurations
of 1-3 nodes.
SDP Core
supports
configurations
of 3-12 nodes.
Maximum # of 12 for SDP 12 3 12 3 12
Nodes Core 3 for SDP
Edge
Docker Open source CRIO-O Docker version Docker version Docker version Crio version 1.19.0
Container containerizatio version 19.03 19.03 19.03 19.03
Runtime n software
Operating Open source Red Hat Ubuntu 18.04 Ubuntu 18.04.5 Ubuntu 20.04 RHEL 8.6, CORE
System (OS) operating Enterprise OS 4.10.3
system on Linux (RHEL)
Linux 8.3, Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux CoreOS
(RHCOS) 4.6.8
Dell SDP core PowerScale PowerScale PowerScale Gen5 or Gen5 or later
PowerScale productions OneFS 8.2.x, OneFS 8.2.x, OneFS 8.2.x, later hardware hardware OneFS
OneFS require an 9.x 9.x 9.1.x OneFS 8.2.x or 8.2.x or 9.x
elastic scale- 9.x software software with
out storage with NFSv4.0 NFSv4.0 enabled
solution. enabled Single-
(Long-term node deployment
storage option supports local
of either ECS long-term storage.
or PowerScale
OneFS at SDP
installation)
OneFS 8.2.x
(minimum)
cluster with
NFSv4.0

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Table 1. Streaming Data Platform Compatibility (continued)
Component Description SDP 1.2 - SDP 1.2 - SDP 1.3 - SDP Edge 1.4 SDP Core 1.4
Core Edge Core
enabled on
Gen5 or later
PowerScale
hardware
Dell ECS Long-term ECS object ECS not ECS 3.6.x Not supported ECS object
storage (option storage supported storage appliance
of either ECS appliance with with ECS 3.5.1.4
or PowerScale ECS 3.5.1.4 and and later, ECS
OneFS at SDP later, ECS 3.6.1.1 and later,
installation) 3.6.1.1 and and 3.7.0.9 and
later, and later
3.7.0.9 and
later
GStreamer GStreamer is a Not supported Not supported 1.14.5, 1.8.5 1.18.5 1.18.5
pipeline-based
multimedia
framework
introduced in
SDP 1.3
Secure Remote SRS 3.38 SRS 3.38 SRS 3.38 SRS 3.38 SRS 3.38 SRS 3.38
Services (SRS) (minimum) (minimum) (minimum) (minimum) (minimum) (minimum)
Gateway
Embedded Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported NA ESE 2.4.10.0
Service Enabler

For more information, see the Streaming Data Platform Info Hub.

ECS
This section describes the compatibility of OneFS with the versions of Dell EMC Elastic Cloud Storage (ECS).
The ECS S3 interface that is used for CloudPools is backward compatible with previous versions of ECS. Therefore, when ECS
is upgraded to a newer version, CloudPools continues to function normally provided the OneFS version stays the same.
This table lists the compatible version of ECS.

Table 2. ECS Compatibility

ECS OneFS 8.1 OneFS 8.2 OneFS 9.0 OneFS 9.1 OneFS 9.2 OneFS 9.3 OneFS 9.4 OneFS 9.5
versio
n
ECS ✓
3.1
ECS ✓ ✓
3.2
ECS ✓ ✓ ✓
3.3
ECS ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
3.4
ECS * * ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
3.5
ECS ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
3.6

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Table 2. ECS Compatibility (continued)
ECS OneFS 8.1 OneFS 8.2 OneFS 9.0 OneFS 9.1 OneFS 9.2 OneFS 9.3 OneFS 9.4 OneFS 9.5
versio
n
ECS ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
3.7
ECS ✓ ✓
3.8

● ✓ - Preferred
● * - Supported

PowerScale SyncIQ
This section describes the versions of OneFS that can be synchronized using SyncIQ.
SyncIQ delivers fast replication of millions of files and terabytes of data over the WAN and LAN. SyncIQ enables replication jobs
to be run in parallel 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.
For information about SyncIQ, see the Dell EMC PowerScale OneFS Software Features.

PowerScale SyncIQ compatibility

The following table shows the versions of OneFS that can be synchronized using SyncIQ.

Target cluster running OneFS

Source Cluster
8.x 9.0.0.x 9.1.0.x 9.2.x 9.3.x 9.4.x 9.5.x
OneFS 8.x ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
OneFS 9.0.0.x ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
OneFS 9.1.0.x ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
OneFS 9.2.x ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
OneFS 9.3.x ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
OneFS 9.4.x ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
OneFS 9.5.x ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

DataIQ
This section describes OneFS and DataIQ compatibility.
Dell DataIQ is a tool that helps manage unstructured data storage environments. It includes storage monitoring features for Dell
PowerScale and Isilon systems, and file system management features that help manage data across clusters and S3-compatible
storage systems, including Amazon Web Services, Dell PowerScale, Dell Elastic Cloud Service, and Google Cloud Platform.

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DataIQ and OneFS compatibility
OneFS 8.x OneFS OneFS 9.1.0.0 OneFS 9.2.x OneFS 9.3.x OneFS 9.4.x OneFS 9.5.x
9.0.0.x
DataIQ ✓ ✓ ✓
1.0.0.11
DataIQ ✓ ✓ ✓
2.0.0.0
DataIQ ✓ ✓ ✓
2.1.0.0
DataIQ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
2.1.0.0
DataIQ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
2.1.1.0
DataIQ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
2.2.0.0
DataIQ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
2.2.1.0

DataIQ upgrade paths

The following table lists the upgrade options for DataIQ.

Upgrade to DataIQ
Upgrade from 2.x
DataIQ 1.0 ✓

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 PowerScale 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 resolutions wide.

NOTE: OneFS 8.x File System Analytics (FSA) statistics are compatible only with InsightIQ 4.0 and later releases.

InsightIQ and OneFS compatibility

OneFS OneFS 8.2.x OneFS OneFS OneFS 9.2.x OneFS 9.3.x OneFS 9.4.x OneFS 9.5.x
8.1.x 9.0.0.0 9.1.0.0
InsightIQ
✓
4.1.2
InsightIQ
✓ † † †
4.1.3

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 OneFS OneFS 8.2.x OneFS OneFS OneFS 9.2.x OneFS 9.3.x OneFS 9.4.x OneFS 9.5.x
8.1.x 9.0.0.0 9.1.0.0
InsightIQ
✓ † † †
4.1.4
InsightIQ
✓ † † † † † † †
4.1.4.60
InsightIQ
✓ † † † † † † †
4.2.0

† Supported with some limitations.

InsightIQ upgrade paths

The following table lists the upgrade options for InsightIQ.

Table 3. InsightIQ upgrade paths

Upgrade to InsightIQ version
...to 4.1.1 ...to 4.1.2 ...to 4.1.3 ...to 4.1.4 ...to ...to 4.2
4.1.4.60
From 4.1.0... ✓ ✓ * * *
From 4.1.1... ✓ * * *
From 4.1.2... * * *
From 4.1.3... † †
From 4.1.4... ‡ †
From 4.1.4.60... †

NOTE:

* - When upgrading from version 4.1.2 and earlier to version 4.1.3 and later, you must typically export data, perform a clean
install of the Linux OS, install the new version of InsightIQ, then re-import the data. This is because the newer versions require
Linux version 7.x, and there is no upgrade path from Linux 6.x to Linux 7.x.
†
● If you originally installed InsightIQ 4.1.3 or 4.1.4 using a script file (.sh): You can upgrade Linux and then perform an in-place
upgrade to InsightIQ 4.2.0.
● If you originally installed InsightIQ 4.1.3 or 4.1.4 using a virtual machine template (.ova) file: You must export InsightIQ data,
upgrade Linux, reinstall InsightIQ, and then import the InsightIQ data.
‡ - InsightIQ 4.1.4.60 Patch 2021-04 is a patch that can be added onto the InsightIQ 4.1.4 release.

Secure Remote Support

The table in this section lists the compatible versions of OneFS and EMC Secure Remote Services (SRS).
SRS, formerly EMC Secure Remote Services (ESRS), provides remote support capability for your Isilon cluster. SRS enables
technical support personnel to remotely manage your PowerScale cluster to troubleshoot an open support case with your
permission.
SRS is a proactive, IP-based, bi-directional remote servicing capability for customer SRS EMC products. SRS is secure, high
speed, and operates 24x7.
See the Remote support section of the PowerScale OneFS CLI Administration Guide's General Cluster Administration chapter
for more information.

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SRS OneFS OneFS OneFS OneFS OneFS OneFS OneFS OneFS OneFS
8.0.x 8.1.x 8.2.x 9.0.0.x 9.1.0.x 9.2.x 9.3.x 9.4.x 9.5.x
SRS ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Gateway
2.x
SRS ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Gateway
3.x (VE)

SupportAssist
SupportAssist is the remote connectivity system for transmitting events, logs, and telemetry from a PowerScale OneFS cluster
to Dell Support. SupportAssist integrates an Embedded Service Enabler (ESE) into OneFS and, using an access key and pin, can
connect directly to Dell Support or through a supported Secure Connect Gateway (SCG).
SupportAssist is recommended for all clusters that can send telemetry data off-cluster and is a replacement for the legacy
connectivity system - Secure Remote Services (SRS). OneFS clusters can continue to use SRS and setup new connections
using SRS, but administrators are encouraged to install and use SCG v5.x or later, which supports both SRS and SupportAssist.

NOTE: Clusters using IPv6 must continue using SRS. SupportAssist does not support IPv6.

See the SupportAssist section of the PowerScale OneFS CLI Administration Guide's General Cluster Administration chapter for
more information.

Authentication providers
The table in this section lists the remote authentication providers compatible with 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 in the OneFS Info Hub.
The following table compares features that are available with each of the authentication providers that OneFS supports. In
the following table, an x indicates that a feature is fully supported by a provider; an asterisk (*) indicates that additional
configuration or support from another provider is required.

Authentication NTLM Kerberos User/group Netgroups UNIX properties Windows

provider management (RFC 2307) properties
Active Directory x x * x
LDAP * x x x *
NIS x x
Local x x x x
File x x x
MIT Kerberos x * * *

Supported clients
The table lists the clients that are supported by OneFS.
OneFS supports the following clients. Clients running Operating System X can connect to a Isilon cluster using the NFS or SMB
protocol.

Supported Clients
Any NFS client that complies with NFSv3 or NFSv4.0 client implementations compliant with RFC1813 and RFC3530
respectively.

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Supported Clients
Implementations of SMB1 provided in Microsoft Windows operating systems, and SMB2/3 systems compliant with the Open
Specifications document MS-SMB2.

EMC Isilon tests SMB clients that are covered under Extended Support Policy of Microsoft and the following:
● Operating system X 10.9
● Operating system X 10.10
● Operating system X 10.11

MacOS X
Clients running MacOS X can connect to a Isilon cluster using the NFS or SMB protocol. To take advantage of Apple-specific
SMB2 features such as color tagging, enable the Apple extensions for SMB2.

Web browsers
The OneFS and InsightIQ web interfaces support most modern web browsers with JavaScript, cookies, and SSL enabled. In
OneFS versions earlier than OneFS 8.2, 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. Exercise caution before using an
unsupported browser.

Browser InsightIQ Compatibility

Chrome Use the latest stable version of Chrome.
Firefox Use the latest stable version of Firefox.
Internet Explorer Internet Explorer 11 (works with IIQ 4.x)
Microsoft Edge Use the latest stable version of Microsoft Edge.
Safari (MacOS X) Safari 9 (works with IIQ 4.0)
Safari 10 (works with IIQ 4.0, 4.1)

NOTE: The OneFS and InsightIQ web interfaces are best viewed with the above supported browser at a screen resolution
of 1024*768.

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.

OneFS Compatibility
Aspera Version 8.1.0.x
Aspera 3.7.3 ✓

NOTE: Aspera is not supported in OneFS 8.2.0 and later.

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.

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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.

Component Value Notes

RAM A minimum of 6 GB RAM for a virtual Virtual nodes might not function
node is the default requirement. correctly if they do not meet the
recommended memory requirements.
6 GB RAM is recommended per virtual
NOTE: Other nodes that are added
node per ESXi host.
to your virtual environment to
provide services, such as the Active
Directory domain controller service
or DNS service, 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 systems have All the procedures in this guide are based
been tested for and validated for the on the Microsoft Windows operating
installation: system. Some of the steps in the
● Microsoft Windows (recommended) procedures might differ based on your
● Ubuntu 16.04 and 18.04 (Linux) host operating system.
NOTE: Other Linux versions should
be supported if VMware products
are supported.

Virtual infrastructure Standalone components: Install at least one stand-alone

● VMware Server component.
● VMware Fusion If you are installing VMware Workstation,
● VMware Workstation VMware Player, or VMware Fusion, make
● VMware Player certain that the external network is
configured as a bridged network and not
as a NAT network. This configuration
allows the clients to access the virtual
nodes.
VMware Player is available at: http://
www.vmware.com/products/player/

OneFS Anti-virus compatibility

Isilon OneFS supports the ICAP standard.
IsilonOneFS supports all anti-virus software that follows the ICAP standard.
IsilonOneFS supports CAVA starting from 9.x

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Protocols
This chapter includes the following topics.
Topics:
• File system protocols
• HDFS (Hadoop)
• SNMP

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 Message Block (SMB) file system protocols. For information about
how to configure NFS and SMB for OneFS, see the OneFS Administration Guide on the OneFS Info Hub 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 independent of the system, operating system, network architecture, and
transport protocol.

OneFS Compatibility
NFS 8.1.x 8.2.0.x 9.0.0.x 9.1.0.x 9.2.0.x 9.3.0.x 9.4.0.x 9.5.0.x
NFS 3 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
NFS 4.0 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
NFS4.1/
✓ ✓ ✓
NFS4.2

SMB
Windows systems use the SMB Internet protocol to share files, printers, and serial ports.

SMB OneFS Compatibility

8.1.x 8.2.x 9.0.0.x 9.1.0.x 9.2.0.x 9.3.0.x 9.4.0.x 9.5.0.x
SMB 1 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
SMB 2 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
SMB 2.1 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
SMB 3.x ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

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S3
S3, or Simple Storage Service, is a block-based access protocol that is optimized for database storage. S3 is a web-based
protocol using standard HTTPS and a RESTful API.

S3 OneFS Compatibility
9.0.0.x 9.1.0.x 9.2.0.x 9.3.0.x 9.4.0.x 9.5.0.x
S3 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

NOTE: The S3 service may restart unexpectedly on OneFS versions 9.1.x, 9.2.x, and 9.4.x. For more information and
workaround details, see PowerScale: Isilon: S3 process coring due to Memory leak.

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 datasets across clusters of servers.
Hadoop is for situations where you want to quickly and cost-effectively run analytics that are deep and computationally
extensive. Hadoop distributions are updated independently of OneFS and on their own schedules. For the latest information
about Hadoop distributions that OneFS supports, see Hadoop Distributions and Products Supported by OneFS on the Hadoop
Information Hub.
For information about how Isilon Scale-out NAS can be used to support a Hadoop data analytics workflow, see Isilon Best
Practices Guide for Hadoop Data Storage.

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 protocol for network management. 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 on the OneFS Info Hub.

OneFS Compatibility
SNMP 8.1.x
SNMP 2c ✓
SNMP 3 ✓

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Hardware
The tables in this section contain OneFS and hardware compatibility information.
Topics:
• OneFS and node compatibility
• Node class compatibility
• Drive and node compatibility
• Node firmware package (NFP)
• Drive support package (DSP)
• Optional 2x10GbE + 2x8GB Fibre Channel network interface card (NIC)
• Qualified Generation 6 optics for front-end NICs
• Qualified Generation 5 10 GbE (SFP/SFP+) transceivers
• Qualified Generation 5 40 GbE transceivers
• Generation 4 10 GbE (SFP/SFP+) transceivers

OneFS and node compatibility

The tables in this section list compatible versions of OneFS, PowerScale, and PowerScale nodes. Where provided, an exact
version number indicates the minimum version of OneFS that is required.

PowerScale nodes
The following are the Isilon nodes for OneFS 9.0.0.0 and later.

OneFS Compatibility
Node 9.0.0.0 9.1.0.0 9.2.0.0 9.2.1.0 9.3.0.0 9.4.0.0 9.5.0.0
A3000 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
A300 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
H7000 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
H700 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
F900 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
F600 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
F200 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
B100 ✓ ✓ ✓
P100 ✓ ✓ ✓

NOTE: NVMe FIPS SED drive is supported for F600 and F900 nodes in OneFS 9.3.0.0. Downgrading nodes with these
drives to an earlier OneFS version renders them inoperable.

NOTE: The 15 TB and 30 TB QLC with noncertified SEDs for new node pools is supported for F600 and F900 in OneFS
9.4.0.9 or later. The OneFS 9.4.0.9 or later version is required for SED-Non-FIPS nodes. If a cluster is running a version
earlier than 9.4.0.9, SED-Non-FIPS nodes fail to join the cluster.

NOTE: Access to the 1 GbE Management port for F200/F600/F900 requires OneFS version 9.4.0.3 or later. If the nodes
were shipped with an older OneFS version, a one-time configuration change might also be needed to enable management

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 port access even if the node is upgraded to OneFS 9.4.0.3 or later. However, 1 GbE Management ports are not available on
F200 nodes that are obtained before 6 December 2022.

Isilon Generation 6 nodes

The following are Isilon Generation 6 platforms. Generation 6 node types require OneFS 8.1.0 and later releases.
● F-Series (F800, F810)
● H-Series (H400, H500, H600, H5600)
● A-Series (A200, A2000)
NOTE: F810 nodes require OneFS 8.1.3 or OneFS 8.2.1 and later releases.

NOTE: H5600 nodes require OneFS 8.2.0 and later releases.

OneFS Compatibility
Node 8.1.x 8.2.x 9.0.0.x 9.1.0.x 9.2.0.0 9.2.1.0 9.3.0.0 9.4.0.0 9.5.0.0
F800 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
F810 8.1.3 8.2.1 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
H400 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
H500 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
H600 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
H5600 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
A200 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
A2000 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Isilon Generation 4 and Generation 5 nodes

The following are Isilon Generation 4 and Generation 5 platforms.
● S-Series – The answer for ultraperformance primary storage, purpose-built for high transactional and IOPS-intensive
applications.
● X-Series – Strikes a balance between large capacity and high performance for high throughput and high concurrency
applications.
● NL- and HD-Series – Designed to provide cost-effective, scalable near-line storage.

Isilon S-Series and X-Series nodes

OneFS Compatibility
Node 8.1.x 8.2.x 9.0.0.x 9.1.0.x 9.2.x 9.3.x 9.4.x 9.5.x
S200 ✓
S210 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
X200 ✓
X210 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
X400 ✓
X410 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

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Isilon NL-Series and HD-Series nodes
OneFS Compatibility
Node 8.1.x 8.2.x 9.0.0.x 9.1.0.x 9.2.x 9.3.x 9.4.x 9.5.x
HD400 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
NL400 ✓
NL410 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

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.

OneFS Compatibility
Node 8.1.x 8.2.x 9.0.0.x 9.1.0.x 9.2.x 9.3.x 9.4.x 9.5.x
A100 Backup ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Accelerator
A100 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Performance
Accelerator
B100 ✓ ✓ ✓
Accelerator
P 100 ✓ ✓ ✓
Accelerator

Node class compatibility

Node class compatibility enables deployment of 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. The
newer-generation node becomes a member of an existing node pool. For example, if the cluster has a node pool that is made up
of Isilon X200 nodes, you can define a compatibility that allows the addition of an X210 node to the same node pool.
OneFS supports compatibilities for S200/S210, X200/X210, X400/X410, and NL400/NL410 nodes.
The requirements are:
● Same node series (S, X, or NL)
● Same number of HDDs, SEDs, and SSDs
● Same HDD and SSD layouts
● Compatible node generations must have a compatible memory configuration
● Compatible RAM

Table 4. S200/S210 Compatibility

S200 RAM S210 RAM
24 GB 32 GB
48 GB 64 GB
96 GB 128 GB
256 GB

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Table 5. 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 6. X400/X410 Compatibility

X400 RAM X410 RAM
24 GB 32 GB
48 GB 64 GB
96 GB 128 GB
192 GB 256 GB

Table 7. 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

Table 8. A200/A2000 Compatibility

A200 RAM A2000 RAM
16 GB 16 GB
64 GB 64 GB

NOTE: To mix 16 GB and 64 GB nodes in the same pool, the cluster has to be running OneFS 8.2.2+. The 64 GB nodes
should be kept in a separate pool for high workload environments.

NOTE: SSD compatibilities require that L3 cache is enabled on all nodes. If you attempt to move nodes with SSDs into a
node pool on which L3 cache is not enabled, the process fails with an error message. Ensure that L3 cache is enabled for
the existing node pool and try again. L3 cache can only be enabled on nodes that have fewer than 16 SSDs and at least a
2:1 ratio of HDDs to SSDs. On Generation 6 nodes that support SSD compatibilities, SSD count is ignored. If SSDs are used
for storage, then SSD counts must be identical on all nodes in a node pool. If SSD counts are left unbalanced, node pool
efficiency and performance can be less than optimal.

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,
see the hardware documentation for your brand of node. Hardware documentation is available from the Dell Online Support
website.

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Node firmware package (NFP)
The table in this section lists the Node Firmware Packages that are compatible with Isilon and PowerScale nodes.
PowerScale Technical Support provides node Firmware Packages. For information about Node Firmware Packages, see the
product documentation that is available from the Dell Online Support website.

Node Type 9.3.5 10.x 11.x

PowerScale: A3000, A300, ✓
H7000, H700, F900, F200,
F600
Generation 6:F800, F810, ✓ ✓
H600, H500, H400, H5600,
A2000, A200, B100 and
P100
Generation 5:S210, X210, ✓ ✓
X410, NL410, HD400
Generation 4:S200, X200, ✓
X400, NL400

If you are running Generation 4, update your firmware with Node Firmware Package 9.3.5. The S210, X210, X410, and NL410
nodes are compatible with Node Firmware Package 9.0.1 and later. F810 nodes require OneFS 8.1.3. For the F810, contact your
Account Team. Some F-Series, H-Series, and A200 and A2000 nodes are compatible with OneFS 8.1.x and later releases.

Drive support package (DSP)

PowerScale drive support packages contain drive firmware updates for Isilon clusters and PowerScale 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:
● PowerScale: A3000, A300, H7000, H700, F900, F200, F600
● Generation 6 and 6.5: F800, F810, H5600, H600, H500, H400, A200, A2000
● Generation 5: S210, X210, X410, NL410, HD400
For information about installing and applying drive support packages and information about preparing OneFS before updating
drive firmware, see the product documentation that is available from the Dell Online Support website.

Optional 2x10GbE + 2x8GB Fibre Channel network

interface card (NIC)
You can enable two-way NDMP sessions by configuring a node with the optional 2x10GbE + 2x8GB Fibre Channel network
interface card (NIC) on Generation 6 nodes.
This special NIC is required to allow Gen6 to interface with tape libraries. A 2x10GE + 2x8GB Fibre Channel NIC is a hybrid host
bus adapter (HBA) that enables two-way NDMP sessions over the Fibre Channel port. Contact Dell EMC Professional Services
to enable support for the 2x10GbE + 2x8GB Fibre Channel NIC.
NOTE: This optional NIC requires OneFS 8.2.0 or later. This optional NIC is not available for the Isilon A300, A3000, H700,
or H7000 nodes.

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

Optic Part number Cable lengths supported

8 GE SFP+ Fiber Channel 019-078-042 100M OM3
Optic
150M OM4

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

150M OM4

25 GE QSFP+ Optic 105-001-327-00 100M OM3

150M OM4

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

150M OM4

Qualified Generation 5 10 GbE (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. 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

10GE transceivers
Manufacturer Isilon Part number 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 40 GbE transceivers

The table in this section lists the supported and recommended 40 GbE (QSFP/QSFP+) transceivers for Generation 5 nodes.
NOTE: Because of the quantity and variety of 40 GbE 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. Contact your Isilon sales representative if you have any questions.
The following are the supported network interface cards (NICs) and compatible nodes.

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NICs Compatible Nodes
QLogic/Broadcom S210, X210, X410, NL410, HD400
Intel A100 Performance Accelerator

Manufacturer Isilon Part number Isilon Certified Type Works with NIC
Cisco* QSFP-40G- SR-BD See Note. BiDi Optic* Nvidia
Finisar 047-0002-01 Yes Optical, Multimode [SR] Nvidia
Foxconn 047-0002-01 Yes Optical, Multimode [SR] Nvidia

*Not sold by EMC. Qualified for use only Nvidia 40 GE NIC and Cisco 9332PQ switch.
NOTE: 40 GE NICs require the following minimum firmware level to support the Cisco BiDi Optics:
● Nvidia 2.40.5030

Generation 4 10 GbE (SFP/SFP+) transceivers

The table in this section lists 10 GbE (SFP/SFP+) transceivers that Isilon has certified or that other sources have indicated 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. 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 transceivers
Manufacturer Isilon Part number MFR Part number Isilon Certified Type
Chelsio 047-0001-01 SM10G-SR Yes Optical, Multimode
Finisar 047-0001-01 FTLX8574D3BNL-E5 Yes Optical, Multimode
Foxconn 047-0001-01 AFBR-709SMZ Yes Optical, Multimode
Lumentum 047-0001-01 PLRXPL-SC-S43-41B Yes Optical, Multimode

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