Refer to KB emc154373 "Which type of Disk Array Enclosure (DAE) can be used in CX4-Series, CX3-Series, and CX-Series storage systems?" [URL] (requires a registered account, no need to bind your EMC products), CX600 supports DAE2 enclosure, and CX3 supports DAE2, DAE2P, DAE3P (DAE4P) enclosures.  There is no restriction at FLARE level. But if you want to add DAE2 enclosures to CX3, you need to follow the official guide to do this to avoid any known issues (For example, to add a DAE2, DAE2P, or DAE3P disk-array enclosure to a storagesystem, you must use the Unisphere Service Manager. You can download it on support.emc.com with your "guest" account. Refer to [URL] You can visit CX3 support site ([URL] free to access) to create customized step-by-step instructions guide to add these DAEs to your CX3-40: [IMAGE]  Finally you can not simply copy a FLARE from one to another. CX600 supports the FLARE up to 02.19.600.5.045 while CX3-40's latest code is 03.26.040.5.032. Even the same release, the FLARE bundle can not be interchangeably used in all boxes: [IMAGE]
I have a couple DAE's, I think they are actually called DAE2, labelled KAE p/n: 005048494 rev:A04 with 5 300GB vault drives and the rest 146GB. Can I boot up a CX600 with these and they are compatible? I dont think I have access to powerlink or emc website info on this. If I get a CX600 I can just configure it from a web browser?   How about with a cx3-40c? I have seen they use something like a DAE4P and have FLARE code 4.xxx , while the CX600 uses only up to  2.19.600.5.45 . Do my KAE boxes have the right FLARE for a CX600 ?   Lastly, would it be possibe to copy this FLARE from a a KAE to a 36GB or 73GB drive and use it with an older box I have, looks like it is an FC5300/5400 ?
CX600 and CX3 compatibility with DAE's