HPE GreenLake for Block

Storage Support Matrix

Version 1.6 Feb 2024

HPE GreenLake for Block Storage Support Matrix

Contents
HPE GreenLake for Block Storage OS Connectivity Limits .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
HPE GreenLake for Block Storage OS Software Limits ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
HPE GreenLake for Block Storage OS Feature Limits ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Remote Copy .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Remote Copy HPE GreenLake for Block Storage OS / Alletra 9000 OS / Primera OS / 3PAR OS Version Interoperability Matrix ................... 7
Peer Persistence, Active Peer Persistence, Active Sync Replication, and 3DC Peer Persistence........................................................................................................ 8
Peer Persistence/Active Peer Persistence/Active Sync Replication Quorum Witness .................................................................................................................................. 9
VMware vVols .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Supported External Third-Party Applications .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................10
Call to Action ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................11

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HPE GreenLake for Block Storage OS Connectivity Limits

Host Connectivity, Drive Chassis and Disk Connectivity Limits

10.1 10.2 10.3

Max initiators per front end port 320 (256 FC + 64 320 (256 FC + 64
320 (256 FC + 64 NVMeoFC)
(Fan Out) NVMeoFC) NVMeoFC/TCP)
Max initiators per system 4096 4096 4096
Host Connectivity (Fiber
Channel)
SAN Fan-Out
(max host Initiators per port over 256 256 256
SAN)
SAN Fan-In
(max ports visible to a single host 8 8 8
Initiator over SAN)
Max initiators per system (direct- 16 (2 node)
Not Supported 16
connect) 32 (4 node)
Host Connectivity (NVMeoF -
Fiber Channel)
SAN Fan-Out
(max host Initiators per port over 64 64 64
SAN)
SAN Fan-In
(max ports visible to a single host 8 8 8
Initiator over SAN)
Max initiators per system (direct-
Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported
connect)
NVMe/FC and FC Protocols
supported on the same Physical Yes Yes Yes
port
Host Connectivity (NVMeoF -
TCP)
Max host facing HBAs/cards per
Not Supported Not Supported 1
node
Max host facing NVMeoF-TCP
Not Supported Not Supported 2
ports per node
Fan-out (max initiators (host HBA
ports) per port over SAN) for Not Supported Not Supported 64
NVMeoF-TCP initiators
Fan-in (number of ports visible to
Not Supported Not Supported 4
a single initiator (host HBA port))
Max initiators per system (direct-
Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported
connect)
Max initiators per system (SAN) Not Supported Not Supported 256 (4 node)
Host Connectivity (iSCSI)
Max host facing HBAs/cards per
Not Supported 1 1
node
Max host facing iSCSI ports per
Not Supported 2 2
node
Fan-out (max initiators (host HBA
ports) per port over SAN) for iSCSI Not Supported 64 128
initiators
Fan-in (number of ports visible to
Not Supported 4 4
a single initiator (host HBA port))
Max initiators per system (direct-
Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported
connect)
Max initiators per system (SAN) Not Supported 256 1024 (4 node)

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Host Connectivity (FCoE) Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Drives & Capacity
Max drive facing ports per node 2 2 2
Max drive chassis per system
1 3 9
(including node cage)
Minimum drives per system 8 8 8
Maximum drives per system 24 (8 core)
24 (8 core)
24 72 (unswitched)
72 (16/32 core)
192 (switched)
Max raw capacity per system 368.6 TB/335.3 TiB (8 core)
368.6 TB/335.3 TiB (8 core)
1110 TB/1005.8 TiB
368.6 TB/335.3 TiB 1110 TB/1005.8 TiB (16/32
(unswitched)
core)
2.95 PB/2.62 PiB (switched)
Max effective capacity per system1 1110 TB/1005.8 TiB (8 core)
1110 TB/1005.8 TiB (8 core)
1110 TB/1005.8 TiB 3.35 PB/2.98 PiB (unswitched)
3.35 PB/2.98 PiB (16/32 core)
8.95 PB/7.95 PiB (switched)
1. Effective capacity assumes 4:1 data compaction rate (including: thin provisioning, deduplication, compression, and copy technologies) in a RAID 6 (6+2, 8+2, 10+2)
configuration. Note TB vs TiB. Actual ratios will vary based on workload. See HPE StoreMore Guarantee for more information

HPE GreenLake for Block Storage OS Software Limits

HPE GreenLake for Block
Storage OS Software 10.1 10.2 10.3
Resource
NVMeoF - Fiber Channel

Host Multipathing Linux: Active-Active device

Linux: Active-Active device Linux: Active-Active device
mapper for Linux (NVMeoF-TCP
mapper for Linux mapper for Linux
must use NVMe Native
VMware: HPP (NVMe-oF targets VMware: HPP (NVMe-oF
Multipathing)
cannot be claimed by NMP) targets cannot be claimed by
VMware: HPP (NVMe-oF targets
NMP)
cannot be claimed by NMP)
Failover & Path utilization ANA Optimized/ANA Non- ANA Optimized/ANA Non- ANA Optimized/ANA Non-
Optimized Optimized Optimized
NVMe/FC transfer blocksize 512 bytes 512 bytes 512 bytes
Reservations No No No
Priority Optimization (QoS) on
No No No
NVMe/FC Namespaces
Peer Motion for NVMe/FC
No No No
namespaces
Persistent Port and SmartSan
No No No
for NVMe/FC 1
BFS support for NVMe/FC
No No No
Namespaces
Supported VLUN IDs Support namespace IDs Support namespace IDs Support namespace IDs between
between 1 and 256 only between 1 and 256 only 1 and 256 only
Zoning Changes Yes (Need to add new NPIV Yes (Need to add new NPIV Yes (Need to add new NPIV ports
ports to Zoning) ports to Zoning) to Zoning)
RDM No No No
Host Clustering VMware: Yes (ATS clustering VMware: Yes (ATS clustering VMware: Yes (ATS clustering
only) only) only)
RHEL: No RHEL: No RHEL: No
NVMe CLI VMware: Default esxcli RHEL: VMware: Default esxcli RHEL: VMware: Default esxcli RHEL:
Default nvme-cli Default nvme-cli Default nvme-cli
Auto detect Namespace
Changes (Object Deletion, Yes Yes Yes
creation, modification)

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Console User Interface

Max CLI Connections 256 256 256

IPv6 Support for CLI Yes Yes Yes
Max UI sessions (Includes ssh,
CLI, System Reporter, RM, 10 10 10
GL4BL UI)
Max SSH sessions
64 64 64
(Local connections)
IPv6 Support with
Yes Yes Yes
SSH sessions
Volume Management
Max VV per system (Base VVs +
16k 64k 64k
Snapshots + Clones)
Max Base VVs 8k 32k 32k
Max Data Reduction VV per
2048 2048 2048
CPG
Max VLUNs 64k 128k 128K
Supported Volume Size 1GiB 64TiB 1GiB 64TiB 1GiB 64TiB
16GiB - 16TiB when data 16GiB - 16TiB when data 16GiB - 64TiB when data
reduction enabled reduction enabled reduction enabled
Max VLUN ID 16,384 16,384 16,384
Max NVMe Namespaces 256 256 256 (NVMeoFC)
64 (NVMeoTCP)
Logical Disk Management
RAID Levels RAID 6 RAID 6 RAID 6
Common Provisioning Group
(CPG) Management
Max CPGs per system 256 256 256
(Max 16 CPGs may have (Max 16 CPGs may have (Max 16 CPGs may have
volumes with data reduction volumes with data reduction volumes with data reduction
enabled) enabled) enabled)

Notes:
1. The Persistent Port and SmartSan features have been deprecated in the HPE GreenLake for Block Storage OS, for both FCP and NVMe/FC.

HPE GreenLake for Block Storage OS Feature Limits

HPE GreenLake for Block Storage OS
10.1 10.2 10.3
Software Features
Snapshots
Max Snapshots per VV: RO 500 recommended / 2048 500 recommended / 2048 500 recommended / 2048
max max max
Max Snapshots per VV: RW 1024 1024 1024
Max RW Snapshots per RO Snapshot 5 5 5
Max VVs per Consistency Group for group
300 300 300
snapshots
Domains 1
Max number of domains 128 128 128
Max number of domains a given user can belong
32 32 32
to
Max number users per domain 500 500 500
Max user accounts 500 500 500
Max Scheduled tasks 500 500 500
LDAP
Max concurrently logged in LDAP users 32 32 32

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Max length of the LDAP string None None None

Ipv6 Support Yes Yes Yes
Object Sets (Autonomic Groups)
Max volumes in a set 8192 8192 8192
Max hosts in a set 8000 8000 8000
Max domains in a set 128 128 128
Ipv6 Support
Remote Syslog Host Ipv6 Support Yes Yes Yes
Remote Syslog Security Host Ipv6 Support Yes Yes Yes
External Key Manager Ipv6 Support Yes Yes Yes
DSCC No No No
Notes:
1. There are no additional limits placed on the number of VVs, VLUNs, hosts, CPGs, CLI/GUI connections per domain beyond the system limits.
2. Ipv6 support with HPE Atalla ESKM s. Gemalto/Safenet EKMs do not currently support Ipv6

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Remote Copy
Remote Copy 10.1 10.2 10.3
Supported Transport for replication RCIP, RCFC RCIP, RCFC RCIP, RCFC
Maximum replication partners per
1 1 1
system
Maximum supported RCIP ports 2x 10Gb/25Gb Ethernet per 2x 10Gb/25Gb Ethernet per 2x 10Gb/25Gb Ethernet per
node (via add-on HBA; built-in node (via add-on HBA; built-in node (via add-on HBA; built-
ports not supported) ports not supported) in ports not supported)
Maximum supported RCFC ports 4 per node 4 per node 4 per node
Minimum required RC links per RC-
2 2 2
Target1, 2
RC link topology RCIP switched, direct attach RCIP switched, direct attach RCIP switched, direct attach
RCFC - switched RCFC - switched RCFC - switched
Supported MTU Sizes for RCIP links 1280 through 9000 bytes 1280 through 9000 bytes 1280 through 9000 bytes
Synchronous
Max Replicated Volumes per System 800 (2 node)
800 800
9000 (4 node)
Max. No. of Groups 800 (2 node)
800 800
3000 (node)
Maximum Volumes per Remote Copy 800 (2 node)
800 800
Group 1800 (4 node)
Maximum Latency over RCIP (RTT) 10 ms 10 ms 10 ms
Maximum Latency over RCFC (RTT) 10 ms 10 ms 10 ms
Maximum Latency over FCIP (RTT) 10 ms 10 ms 10 ms
Asynchronous Periodic
Max Replicated Volumes per System 2400 (2 node)
2400 2400
9000 (4 node)
Max. No. of Groups 2400 (2 node)
2400 2400
6000 (4 node)
Maximum Volumes per Remote Copy
1800 1800 1800
Group
Maximum Latency over RCIP (RTT) 200 ms 200 ms 200 ms
Maximum Latency over RCFC (RTT) 10 ms 10 ms 10 ms
Maximum Latency over FCIP (RTT) 120 ms 120 ms 120 ms
Minimum Interval for Asynchronous
15 sec 15 sec 15 sec
Periodic Resyncs
Synchronous Long Distance Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Notes
1. RC Groups using the same RC-Target must replicate in the same mode (either Sync or Async Periodic)
2. Minimum RC links is 1 link on each of 2 nodes

Remote Copy HPE GreenLake for Block Storage OS / Alletra 9000 OS / Primera OS / 3PAR OS Version
Interoperability Matrix
HPE GreenLake for Block Storage HPE GreenLake for Block Storage HPE GreenLake for Block Storage
OS 10.1 OS 10.2 OS 10.3
RCIP and RCFC RCIP and RCFC
Alletra 9000 Periodic, Sync and Active Peer Periodic, Sync and Active Peer
Not Supported
OS 9.5 Persistence Persistence
(Alletra OS 9.5.15+) (Alletra OS 9.5.18+)
Alletra 9000
Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported
OS 9.4
RCIP and RCFC RCIP and RCFC
Primera OS
Not Supported Periodic and Sync Periodic and Sync
4.5
(Primera OS 4.5.15+ ) (Primera OS 4.5.18+)

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Primera OS
Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported
4.4
3PAR OS
Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported
3.3.2

Peer Persistence, Active Peer Persistence, Active Sync Replication, and 3DC Peer Persistence
Peer Persistence
10.1 10.2 10.3
Supported Transparent Automatic1 Automatic1 Automatic1
Failover Modes Manual Manual Manual
See SPOCK Peer Persistence Host See SPOCK Peer Persistence Host See SPOCK Peer Persistence Host
Supported Host OS
OS Support Matrix OS Support Matrix OS Support Matrix
Active Peer Persistence
(active_active policy for Yes Yes Yes
Remote Copy groups)
Classic Peer
Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported
Persistence
Active Sync Replication
(active_active policy for Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported
Remote Copy groups)
Limits 2
800 (2 node)
Max. No. of Volumes 800 800
9000 (4 node)
Max. No. of Groups 300 300 300
Max. Vols/Group 200 200 200
Supported Link
Same as Sync Mode Remote Copy Same as Sync Mode Remote Copy Same as Sync Mode Remote Copy
Latency
3DC Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Notes:
1. Automatic Transparent Failover requires appropriate Quorum Witness software.
2. The values shown are the total number for an array pair in a Peer Persistence/Active Peer Persistence configuration.

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Peer Persistence/Active Peer Persistence/Active Sync Replication Quorum Witness

Quorum Operating Infrastructure1 Maximum number Maximum Peer Persistence Combinations7
Witness5 System of Nodes2 RTT
(QW scale is
based on node
count - not array
count)
5.03,4 RHEL 8.3 or x86_64 server HPE GreenLake for Block Storage & HPE
(secure SSL any higher 8.x6 VMware GreenLake for Block Storage
configuration) Hyper-V for 16 250ms HPE GreenLake for Block Storage & HPE
Windows Server Primera Storage
HPE GreenLake for Block Storage & HPE
Alletra Storage
5.04 RHEL 8.3 or x86_64 server
(no SSL any higher 8.x6 VMware HPE GreenLake for Block Storage & HPE
configuration) Hyper-V for 16 250ms GreenLake for Block Storage
Windows Server HPE GreenLake for Block Storage & HPE
Primera Storage
HPE GreenLake for Block Storage & HPE
Alletra Storage

6.03,4 RHEL9.0 or x86_64 server HPE GreenLake for Block Storage & HPE
(secure - SSL any higher 9.x6 VMware GreenLake for Block Storage
configuration) Hyper-V for HPE GreenLake for Block Storage & HPE
Windows Server 16 250ms Primera Storage
HPE GreenLake for Block Storage & HPE
Alletra Storage

6.03,4 RHEL9.0 or x86_64 server HPE GreenLake for Block Storage & HPE
(no SSL any higher 9.x6 VMware GreenLake for Block Storage
configuration) Hyper-V for HPE GreenLake for Block Storage & HPE
Windows Server 16 250ms Primera Storage
HPE GreenLake for Block Storage & HPE
Alletra Storage

Notes:
1. The QW application requires 50MB of RAM and 150MB of disk space, and at least a 1Gb NIC interface system resource
2. All nodes of both arrays in a Peer Persistence/Active Peer Persistence/Active Sync Replication setup must be able to communicate with the same QW server
3. QW (secure-SSL configuration) requires SSL certificate configuration
4. A QW instance supports either secure (SSL) or non-secure (no SSL) configuration, but not both at the same time.
5. Refer to Installing and Updating HPE Quorum Witness documentation for installation details and options.
6. Open-source Linux versions that are kernel/library/binary equivalent to the RedHat version listed (Rocky Linux for example) are also supported for non-FIPS
deployments. For FIPs deployments only the RedHat versions listed are supported.
7.

VMware vVols
vVols 3 10.31
Max # of VMs 8002
Max # of vVols 5600
Max # of hosts 32
Max # linked/fast of clones per VM 30
Max # of containers per domain 30
Max # VMs per replication group Not supported
Max # replicated VMs Not supported
Max # replicated vVols Not supported
Supported vSphere versions vSphere 7.0.3, 8.0.0 and 8.0.1
Supported front-end protocols FC

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Notes:
1. VMware vVols support is not enabled in the initial GreenLake for Block Storage 10.1 or 10.2 release
2. Refer to the HPE Alletra VMware ESX/ESXi Implementation Guide for details on how to calculate the vVol per VM usage
3. vVols do not support NVMe host type (VASA 4.0) or new certificate model (VASA 5.0)

Supported External Encryption Key Managers (EKM)

Product Name EKM Model Version IPv6
Thales Cipher KeySecure K460(R320), K460(R330) 8.12, 8.11,8.10,8.9.0, 8.5.0, 8.4.3 (KMIP 1.3) Supported for
Trust Manager Safenet Keysecure 1.10 virtual 1.10 (KMIP 1.2) 2.0, 2.6, 2.8, 2.11 CipherTrust Manager
CipherTrust Manager 2.0, 2.6, 2.8 (KMIP 1.4)
Utimaco ESKM ESKM 4.1, 5.0 5.0.6, 5.0.8, 5.0.9, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 (7.3.0) Supported
vESKM 8.0, 8.3 (KMIP 1.4)
vESKM 8.0, 8.3

Supported External Third-Party Applications

ISVs Version Notes
Veeam Backup & Replication 12.x Manual snapshot creation is not supported.
Fibre Channel only (iSCSI planned for 2024)
Oracle 12c, 18c, 19c Any Oracle version which supports an OS version that is supported in SPOCK as well.
21c or greater
SAP HANA See link in notes Serves from 8 nodes (8-Core) up to 18 nodes (16-Core) per HPE GreenLake for
Block Storage, powered by HPE Alletra Storage MP (2 node).
https://www.sap.com/dmc/exp/2014-09-02-hana-
hardware/enEN/#/solutions?filters=v:deCertified;storage;ve:4&id=s:2714

Commvault 2023E (11.32) FC (windows, Linux, VMware) and iSCSI (Linux and VMware) with minimum HPE
GreenLake for Block Storage, Alletra MP software of v10.2.0.
Veritas NetBackup 10.3 FC & ISCSI (windows, Linux, VMware) with minimum HPE GreenLake for Block
Storage, Alletra MP software of v10.2.0

Change Log
Version Date Remarks

1.0 27th May 2023 HPE GreenLake for Block Storage

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1.1 19 Sept 2023 Updated Quorum Witness section
1.2 28th Sept 2023 Added Veeam Backup & Replication support
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1.3 10 Oct 2023 Updated for OS Release 2
1.4 5th Dec 2023 Added Commvault support and minor updates
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1.5 18 Dec 2023 Added Veritas support
1.6 14th Feb 2024 Updated for OS Release 3

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