Release Notes

vCenter Hardware Health Status page displays memory
type incorrectly for DDR4 DIMM type
Description: VMware ESXi vCenter hardware health status shows Memory Type as Unknown in
the Memory Sensor section, for systems populated with DDR4 DIMMs.
Applies to: ESXi 5.x
Solution: This is a known issue and there is no functionality loss.
USB 3.0 is not supported on VMware ESXi 5.x
Description: VMware ESXi does not support USB 3.0. By default the USB 3.0 setting is disabled in
System BIOS. If USB 3.0 is enabled, the keyboard does not function during ESXi
deployment.
Applies to: ESXi 5.x
Solution: Do not enable USB 3.0 in the System BIOS with VMware ESXi 5.x.
VM console may not respond as expected when NVIDIA
GPUs are configured
Description: On a VMs with the guest operating systems (Windows 7 or Windows 8) configured
for vDGA with NVDIA graphics processor units (GPU), the VM console may not
respond after installing the NVIDIA driver.
Applies to: ESXi 5.x, with Windows 7 or Windows 8 Guest Operating Systems
Solution: Disable multi-monitor support, install view agent prior to installing NVIDIA GPU
driver, or enable remote desktop protocol (RDP) on the VM, prior to NVIDIA driver
install.
ESXi 5.x displays the number of processors incorrectly
with Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 processors
Description: When Cluster On Die option is enabled for Snoop Mode on the BIOS memory
settings page of a dual socket system with Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 processors. ESXi
5.x displays the total number of processors as 4 instead of 2.
Applies to: ESXi 5.x platforms with Haswell processors
Solution: ESXi 5.x does not support Cluster on Die mode. Ensure that you disable the Cluster
on Die option under Snoop Mode for Memory Settings in the BIOS setup page.
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