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Dell-VMware Compatibility Matrix | 19
Dell PowerEdge
Systems
Processor Series ESX Edition
ESXi Installable
Edition
ESXi Embedded
Edition
1950
Intel Xeon 53xx Series
Intel Xeon 51xx Series
Intel Xeon 50xx Series
ESX 4.1 U3,
ESX 4.1 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
1850 Intel Xeon (Prestonia/Gallatin) Series
ESX 4.1 U3,
ESX 4.1 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
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All PowerEdge 2970 systems shipped with the following configurations support ESXi: BIOS version 4.1.1 and later;
system board part number W7GC0-A00 and later or system board part number JKN8W-A00 and later;
sideplane board part number 07W84-A00 and later.