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Dell-VMware Compatibility Matrix | 33
Storage Systems ESX Edition ESXi Installable ESXi Embedded
Dell/EMC NX4
ESX 4.1 U3,
ESX4.1 U2,
ESX 4.1 U1,
ESX 4.1,
ESX 4.0 U4,
ESX 4.0 U3,
ESX 4.0 U2,
ESX 4.0 U1,
ESX 4.0
ESXi 4.1 U3,
ESXi 4.1 U2,
ESXi 4.1 U1,
ESXi 4.1,
ESXi 4.0 U4,
ESXi 4.0 U3,
ESXi 4.0 U2,
ESXi 4.0 U1,
ESXi 4.0
ESXi 4.1 U3,
ESXi 4.1 U2,
ESXi 4.1 U1,
ESXi 4.1,
ESXi 4.0 U4,
ESXi 4.0 U3,
ESXi 4.0 U2,
ESXi 4.0 U1,
ESXi 4.0
a
The PowerVault NX1950 storage array supports only integrated basic configuration with ESX using the iSCSI protocol and not the
Network File System (NFS) protocol.
b
The PowerVault MD1000 and MD1120 storage arrays provide external storage to a single ESX host, or a maximum of two hosts in
a split configuration.
c
The PowerVault MD3000 supports a maximum of four hosts. It also supports High Availability (HA) and VMware VMotion.
NOTE: For additional information on VMware hardware compatibility list and Dell storage documentation,
see
vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php and support.dell.com/manuals.
Dell OpenManage—ESX 4 Compatibility Matrix
For Dell OpenManage support on ESX 4, see the PowerEdge Operating System OpenManage Matrix document at
support.dell.com/manuals .
For information on Dell systems management for VMware ESX and ESXi, see
support.dell.com/support/edocs/software/eslvmwre .
vCenter Server Compatibility Matrix
VMware vCenter Server is supported on a limited set of Microsoft Windows operating systems. For more information, see
vmware.com/support/pubs .
For information on Dell PowerEdge systems compatibility with supported operating systems, see the
Operating Systems
Support Matrix for Dell PowerEdge Systems
document at dell.com/ossupport .