VMware vSphere 5 on Dell PowerEdge and Storage Systems Compatibility Matrix Dell Engineering March 2017
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Table of Contents 1 Overview...................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 2 Dell PowerEdge systems—ESXi 5 compatibility matrix ....................................................................................................... 5 3 Dell PowerEdge systems—USB key/SD card compatibility matrix for ESXi 5 ..............................................................
1 Overview This document provides information about Dell-supported systems and Dell storage arrays compatible with VMware ESXi 5.
2 Dell PowerEdge systems—ESXi 5 compatibility matrix Table 1 Dell-supported PowerEdge systems with ESXi 5 PowerEdge Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive Systems Intel Xeon E5-46xx v3 series ESXi 5.5 U3 FC830 Intel Xeon E5-46xx v4 series ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U3 Intel Xeon E5-26xx v3 series ESXi 5.5 U2 FC630 Intel Xeon E5-26xx v4 series ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 Intel Xeon E5-26xx v3 series ESXi 5.5 U3 FC430 Intel Xeon E5-26xx v4 series ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.
PowerEdge Systems M905 M830 (for PE VRTX)** M830 Processor Series AMD Opteron 84xx series AMD Opteron 83xx series AMD Opteron 82xx series Intel Xeon E5-46xx v3 series Intel Xeon E5-46xx v4 series Intel Xeon E5-46xx v3 series Intel Xeon E5-46xx v4 series Intel Xeon E5-46xx v2 series M820 (for PE VRTX)** Intel Xeon E5-46xx series M820 6 Intel Xeon E5-46xx v2 series ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.
PowerEdge Systems 7 Processor Series M820 Intel Xeon E5-46xx series M805 AMD Opteron 24xx series AMD Opteron 23xx series AMD Opteron 22xx series M710HD Intel Xeon 56xx series Intel Xeon 55xx series M710 Intel Xeon 56xx series Intel Xeon 55xx series ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.
PowerEdge Systems M630 (for PE VRTX)** Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive Intel Xeon E5-26xx v3 series Intel Xeon E5-26xx v4 series ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.
PowerEdge Systems 9 Processor Series M610x Intel Xeon 56xx series Intel Xeon 55xx series M610 Intel Xeon 56xx series Intel Xeon 55xx series M605 AMD Opteron 24xx series AMD Opteron 23xx series AMD Opteron 22xx series M600 Intel Xeon 54xx series Intel Xeon 53xx series Intel Xeon 52xx series Intel Xeon 51xx series ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.
PowerEdge Systems Processor Series Intel Xeon E5-24xx v2 series M520 (for PE VRTX)** Intel Xeon E5-24xx series Intel Xeon E5-24xx v2 series M520 Intel Xeon E5-24xx series M420 10 Intel Xeon E5-24xx v2 series ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.
PowerEdge Systems 11 Processor Series M420 Intel Xeon E5-24xx series 1955 Intel Xeon 53xx series Intel Xeon 51xx series Intel Xeon 50xx series R930 Intel Xeon E7-88xx v3 series Intel Xeon E7-48xx v3 series R920 Intel Xeon E7-88xx v2 series Intel Xeon E7-48xx v2 series R910 Intel Xeon E7-88xx series Intel Xeon E7-48xx series Intel Xeon 75xx series ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.
PowerEdge Systems Processor Series R905 AMD Opteron 84xx series AMD Opteron 83xx series AMD Opteron 82xx series R900 Intel Xeon 74xx series Intel Xeon 73xx series Intel Xeon 72xx series R830 Intel Xeon E5-46xx v4 series Intel Xeon E5-46xx v2 series R820 Intel Xeon E5-46xx series 12 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.
PowerEdge Systems Processor Series AMD Opteron 63xx series R815 AMD Opteron 62xx series AMD Opteron 61xx series 13 R810 Intel Xeon E7-88xx series Intel Xeon E7-48xx series Intel Xeon E7-28xx series Intel Xeon 75xx series Intel Xeon 65xx series R805 AMD Opteron 24xx series AMD Opteron 23xx series AMD Opteron 22xx series ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.
PowerEdge Systems Processor Series R730xd Intel Xeon E5-26xx v3 series Intel Xeon E5-26xx v4 series R730 Intel Xeon E5-26xx v3 series Intel Xeon E5-26xx v4 series Intel Xeon E5-26xx v2 series R720xd Intel Xeon E5-26xx series R720 14 Intel Xeon E5-26xx v2 series ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.
PowerEdge Systems Processor Series Intel Xeon E5-26xx series AMD Opteron 63xx series R715 AMD Opteron 62xx series AMD Opteron 61xx series R710 15 Intel Xeon 56xx series Intel Xeon 55xx series ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.
PowerEdge Systems Processor Series R630 Intel Xeon E5-26xx v3 series Intel Xeon E5-26xx v4 series Intel Xeon E5-26xx v2 series R620 Intel Xeon E5-26xx series Intel Xeon E5-26xx v3 series R530 Intel Xeon E5-26xx v4 series R520 16 Intel Xeon E5-24xx v2 series ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.
PowerEdge Systems Processor Series Intel Xeon E5-24xx series R610 Intel Xeon 56xx series Intel Xeon 55xx series R515 AMD Opteron 43xx series AMD Opteron 42xx series AMD Opteron 41xx series R510 17 Intel Xeon 56xx series Intel Xeon 55xx series ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.
PowerEdge Systems Processor Series R430 Intel Xeon E5-26xx v3 series Intel Xeon E5-26xx v4 series Intel Xeon E5-24xx v2 series R420 Intel Xeon E5-24xx series R415 18 AMD Opteron 43xx series ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.
PowerEdge Systems Processor Series AMD Opteron 42xx series AMD Opteron 41xx series ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 ESXi on Flash (SD/USB) NA R410 Intel Xeon 56xx series Intel Xeon 55xx series R330 Intel Xeon E3-1200 v5 series ESXi 5.5U3*** ESXi 5.
PowerEdge Systems ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB) Intel Xeon E5-14xx v2 series ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.
PowerEdge Systems R210 II Intel Xeon E3-12xx v2 series Intel Xeon E3-12xx series 2nd Gen Intel Core i3 series R210 Intel Xeon 34xx series Intel Core i3 series R200 Intel Xeon 33xx series 6950 21 Processor Series AMD Opteron 83xx series AMD Opteron 82xx series ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.
PowerEdge Systems 22 Processor Series 2970 AMD Opteron 24xx series AMD Opteron 23xx series AMD Opteron 22xx series 2950 III Intel Xeon 54xx series Intel Xeon 53xx series Intel Xeon 52xx series Intel Xeon 51xx series 2950 Intel Xeon 53xx series Intel Xeon 51xx series Intel Xeon 50xx series 1950 III Intel Xeon 54xx series Intel Xeon 53xx series Intel Xeon 52xx series Intel Xeon 51xx series ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.
PowerEdge Systems Processor Series 1950 Intel Xeon 53xx series Intel Xeon 51xx series Intel Xeon 50xx series T710 Intel Xeon 56xx series Intel Xeon 55xx series T630 Intel Xeon E5-26xx v3 series Intel Xeon E5-26xx v4 series Intel Xeon E5-26xx v2 series T620 Intel Xeon E5-26xx series 23 ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.
PowerEdge Systems Processor Series T610 Intel Xeon 56xx series Intel Xeon 55xx series T605 AMD Opteron 23xx series AMD Opteron 22xx series T430 Intel Xeon E5-26xx v3 series Intel Xeon E5-26xx v4 series Intel Xeon E5-24xx v2 series T420 Intel Xeon E5-24xx series 24 ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.
PowerEdge Systems Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB) T410 Intel Xeon 56xx series Intel Xeon 55xx series ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 NA T330 Intel Xeon E3-1200 v5 series ESXi 5.5U3*** ESXi 5.5U3*** ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.
PowerEdge Systems 26 Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB) T300 Intel Xeon 54xx series Intel Xeon 33xx series ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 NA T130 Intel Xeon E3-1200 v5 series ESXi 5.5U3*** NA T110 II Intel Xeon E3-12xx v2 series Intel Xeon E3-12xx series 2nd Gen Intel Core i3 series T110 Intel Xeon 34xx series Intel Core i3 series T100 Intel Xeon 33xx series ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.
PowerEdge Systems Processor Series 2900 III Intel Xeon 54xx series Intel Xeon 53xx series Intel Xeon 52xx series Intel Xeon 51xx series 2900 Intel Xeon 53xx series Intel Xeon 51xx series Intel Xeon 50xx series ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 ESXi on Flash (SD/USB) ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.
3 Dell PowerEdge systems—USB key/SD card compatibility matrix for ESXi 5 Table 2 PowerEdge Systems I/O Controller Manufacturer Specification DPN* FC830 Intel C610 Kingston Kingston Dell Dell Dell 8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card 8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card 16 GB SD card GR6JR 37D9D W1T9G 7GH0Y H1H8M Intel C610 Kingston Kingston Dell Dell Dell 8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card 8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card 16 GB SD card GR6JR 37D9D W1T9G 7GH0Y H1H8M FC430 Intel C610 Kingston Kingston Dell Dell Dell 8 GB SD
PowerEdge Systems I/O Controller Manufacturer Specification DPN* M805 NVIDIA IO-55 Kingston Kingston Kingston STEC 8 GB SD card 2 GB SD card 1 GB SD card 1 GB SD card GR6JR 738M1 RX790 XR979 M710HD Intel ICH-9 Kingston Kingston Kingston 8 GB SD card 2 GB SD card 1 GB SD card GR6JR 738M1 RX790 Intel ICH-9 Kingston Kingston Kingston STEC 8 GB SD card 2 GB SD card 1 GB SD card 1 GB SD card GR6JR 738M1 RX790 XR979 Intel C610 Kingston Kingston Dell Dell Dell 8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card 8 GB SD
PowerEdge Systems I/O Controller Manufacturer Specification DPN* R920 Intel C600 Kingston Kingston Kingston Dell 8 GB SD card 2 GB SD card 1 GB SD card 16 GB SD card GR6JR 738M1 RX790 H1H8M R910 Intel ICH-10 Kingston Kingston Kingston STEC 8 GB SD card 2 GB SD card 1 GB SD card 1 GB SD card GR6JR 738M1 RX790 XR979 R905 Broadcom HT1100 Kingston Kingston STEC 1 GB USB key 1 GB USB key 2 GB USB key CXPJK F937D NY348 R900 Intel ESB2 Kingston Kingston STEC 1 GB USB key 1 GB USB key 1 GB USB
PowerEdge Systems I/O Controller Manufacturer Specification DPN* R730 Intel C610 Kingston Kingston Dell Dell Dell 8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card 8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card 16 GB SD card GR6JR 37D9D W1T9G 7GH0Y H1H8M Intel C600 Kingston Kingston Kingston Dell 8 GB SD card 2 GB SD card 1 GB SD card 16 GB SD card GR6JR 738M1 RX790 H1H8M R720 Intel C600 Kingston Kingston Kingston Dell 8 GB SD card 2 GB SD card 1 GB SD card 16 GB SD card GR6JR 738M1 RX790 H1H8M R715 AMD SP5100 Kingston Kingston K
PowerEdge Systems I/O Controller Manufacturer Specification DPN* R430 Intel C610 Kingston Kingston Dell Dell Dell 8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card 8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card 16 GB SD card GR6JR 37D9D W1T9G 7GH0Y H1H8M Intel C600 Kingston Kingston Kingston Dell 8 GB SD card 2 GB SD card 1 GB SD card 16 GB SD card GR6JR 738M1 RX790 H1H8M Intel C236 Kingston Kingston Dell Dell Dell 8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card 8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card 16 GB SD card GR6JR 37D9D W1T9G 7GH0Y H1H8M R320 Intel C600 Kin
PowerEdge Systems I/O Controller Manufacturer Specification DPN* T610 Intel ICH-9 Kingston Kingston Kingston STEC 8 GB SD card 2 GB SD card 1 GB SD card 1 GB SD card GR6JR 738M1 RX790 XR979 T605 Broadcom HT1000 Kingston Kingston STEC 1 GB USB key 1 GB USB key 1 GB USB key CXPJK F937D W847D Intel C610 Kingston Kingston Dell Dell Dell 8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card 8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card 16 GB SD card GR6JR 37D9D W1T9G 7GH0Y H1H8M Intel C600 Kingston Kingston Kingston Dell 8 GB SD card 2 G
4 Dell storage systems—ESXi 5 compatibility matrix Note: For information about storage systems support for path policy and configuration, click vmware.com/resources/compatibility. Table 3 34 Dell-supported storage systems with ESXi 5 Storage Systems Array Type ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB) PowerEdge VRTX SAS ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.
Storage Systems Array Type ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB) EqualLogic PS6210 iSCSI ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 EqualLogic PS6110 iSCSI ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.
Storage Systems Array Type ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB) EqualLogic PS6010 iSCSI ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 EqualLogic PS6000 iSCSI ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.
Storage Systems Array Type ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB) EqualLogic PS5000 iSCSI ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 EqualLogic PS4110 iSCSI ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.
Storage Systems Array Type ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB) EqualLogic PS4000 iSCSI ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 EqualLogic PS-M4110 iSCSI ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.
Storage Systems Array Type ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB) EqualLogic FS7600 NAS ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 EqualLogic FS7610 NAS ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.
Storage Systems Array Type ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB) PowerVault MD1120* SAS ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 PowerVault MD1200* SAS ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.
Storage Systems Array Type ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB) PowerVault MD1420* SAS ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 PowerVault MD3200 SAS ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.
Storage Systems Array Type ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB) PowerVault MD3220i iSCSI ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 PowerVault MD3260 SAS ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.
Storage Systems Array Type ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB) PowerVault MD3400 SAS ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 PowerVault MD3420 SAS ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.
Storage Systems Array Type ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB) PowerVault MD3600i iSCSI ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 PowerVault MD3620i iSCSI ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.
Storage Systems Array Type ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB) PowerVault MD3620f FC ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 PowerVault MD3660i iSCSI ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.
Storage Systems Array Type ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB) PowerVault MD3800f FC ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 PowerVault MD3800i iSCSI ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.
Storage Systems Array Type ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB) PowerVault MD3820i iSCSI ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 PowerVault MD3860f FC ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.
Storage Systems Array Type ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB) PowerVault NX3600 NAS ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 PowerVault NX3610 NAS ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.
Storage Systems Array Type ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB) Dell/EMC CX4-120 FC iSCSI FCoE ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 Dell/EMC CX4-240 FC iSCSI FCoE ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.
Storage Systems Array Type ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB) Dell/EMC CX4-960 FC iSCSI FCoE ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 Dell/EMC AX4-5F FC ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.
Storage Systems Array Type ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB) Dell /EMC Celerra NS -120 FC iSCSI ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 NAS ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.
Storage Systems Array Type ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB) Dell /EMC NS-960 FC iSCSI ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 NAS ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.
5 Dell OpenManage—ESXi 5 compatibility matrix For Dell OpenManage support on ESXi 5, see the Dell Systems Management OpenManage Software Support Matrix at Dell.com/support/openmanagemanuals. For information about Dell systems management for VMware ESX and ESXi, click Dell.com/virtualizationsolutions.
6 Dell PowerEdge systems—VMware vCenter server compatibility matrix VMware vCenter Server is supported on a limited set of Microsoft Windows operating systems (OSs). For more information about supported OSs, click vmware.com/support/pubs. For information about Dell PowerEdge systems compatibility with supported OSs, see the Operating Systems Support Matrix for Dell PowerEdge Systems at Dell.com/ossupport.
7 Devices supported for Pass-Through Server model with BIOS version Controller model Firmware version Guest operating system (OS) Guest OS Driver name R930 (2.0.1) Mellanox Technologies MT27500 Family [ConnectX-3] 2.34.5060 Windows 2012 R2 DC mlx4eth63 4.4.13905.0 R930 (2.0.1) Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X540-AT2 17.0.12 Windows 2012 R2 DC ixi63x64 3.4.47.2 R930 (2.0.1) Intel Corporation Ethernet Controller X710 for 10GbE SFP+ 1.3.115.0 Windows 2012 R2 DC i40ea64 1.3.115.0 R930 (2.0.
8 Getting help 8.1 Contacting Dell Dell provides several online and telephone based support and service options. If you do not have an active internet connection, you can find contact information about your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell for sales, technical assistance, or customer service issues: 1. Go to Dell.com/support/home. 2.
8.3 Technical support resources 8.4 http://www.vmware.com/support.html http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19 http://www.dell.com/en-us/work/learn/by-service-type Discussion forums 8.5 communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn http://en.community.dell.com/TECHCENTER/VIRTUALIZATION/W/WIKI/3030.VMWARE http://en.community.dell.com/ Knowledge base kb.vmware.com/kb NOTE: For more information related to VMware ESXi installation on Dell PowerEdge servers, go to http://en.community.dell.
NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag, select Detect My Product to allow the server to automatically detect your Service Tag, or in General support, navigate to your product. 3. Click Drivers & Downloads. The drivers that are applicable to your selection are displayed. 4. Download the drivers to a USB drive, CD, or DVD. 8.