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Compatibility Matrix: VMware vMotion and 64-bit Virtual Machine Support For Dell PowerEdge Systems | A28 | 7
Intel Xeon Processors
Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 Series
Intel Xeon E7- 4800 v2/8800 v2 Series
Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2 /2400 v2/ 4600 v2/ 1400 v2 Series
Intel Xeon E5-2400/2600/4600 Series
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Intel Xeon E7-2000/4800/8800 Series
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Intel Xeon 7500 Series
Intel Xeon 7400 Series
Intel Xeon 7300 Series
Intel Xeon 7200 Series
Intel Xeon 7100 Series
Intel Xeon 7000 Series
Intel Xeon 6500 Series
Intel Xeon 5600 Series
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Intel Xeon 5500 Series
Intel Xeon 5400 Series
Intel Xeon 5300 Series
Intel Xeon 5200 Series
Intel Xeon 5100 Series
Intel Xeon 5000 Series
Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3 Series
Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2 Series
Intel Xeon E3-1200 Series
2nd Gen Intel Core i3 Series
Intel Core i3 Series
Intel Xeon 3400 Series
Intel Xeon 3300 Series
Intel Xeon 800 MHz, 2x2 MB L2
Intel Xeon 800 MHz, 2 MB L2
Intel Xeon 800 MHz, 1 MB L2
Intel Xeon 667 MHz, 1 MB L2, 4 or 8 MB L3
Intel Xeon 667 MHz, 1 MB L2
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Intel Xeon 800 MHz, 2x2
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vMotion between Intel Xeon E5-2400/2600/4600 Series and Intel Xeon E7-2800/4800/8800 Series happens only if the VM is powered-on host with processor Intel
Xeon E7-2800/4800/8800 Series.
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vMotion between Intel Xeon E5-2400/2600/4600 Series and Intel Xeon 5600 Series happens only if the VM is powered-on host with processor Intel Xeon 5600
Series.
Legend
Support for 32-bit and 64-bit VMs; support for Virtualization Technology (VT)
Support for 32-bit VMs only
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vMotion works for 32-bit or 64-bit VMs between the corresponding processor models
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vMotion fails because of processor incompatibility