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The Dell multipath driver has been developed to run on a variety of popular Linux distributions.
The following table represents the supported Linux client matrix for the multipath driver, including the availability of a pre-compiled driver package and/or self-compilation option.
Linux distribution | Kernel version | Upstream driver version (minimum) | Multipath driver version | Package available | Self- compile |
OpenSUSE 15.4 | 5.14.x | 4.x | 1.x | ü | ü |
Ubuntu 20.04 | 5.4.x | 4.x | 1.x | ü | ü |
Ubuntu 22.04 | 5.15.x | 4.x | 1.x | ü | ü |
While the multipath driver’s major release version—1.x—is correct in the table, the second digit release number will be frequently incremented. Dell Technologies continually releases updated versions of the multipath client driver, typically on a bi-weekly cadence.
By design, the multipath driver only supports newer and most recent versions of the popular Linux distributions. Older Linux kernel versions often do not support full NFS client functionality, particularly for the ‘--remoteports’ and/or ‘--localports’ mount configuration options. Additionally, older and end-of-life Linux versions can often present significant security risks, especially once current vulnerability patches and hotfixes are no longer being made available.