Dell VMware ESXi 5.x Reference Guide

VMware vSphere 5 on Dell PowerEdge and Storage Systems

Compatibility Matrix

Dell Engineering December 2014

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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 ............................................................. 22

4 Dell Storage Systems—ESXi 5 Compatibility Matrix ........................................................................................................... 26

5 Dell OpenManage—ESXi 5 Compatibility Matrix ............................................................................................................... 40

6 Dell PowerEdge Systems—VMware vCenter Server Compatibility Matrix .................................................................... 41

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1 Overview

This document provides information about Dell-supported systems and Dell storage arrays compatible with VMware ESXi 5.

Note: For information about Dell-supported systems and storage arrays for ESX/ESXi 4.x, see the

ESX/ESXi 4.x on Dell PowerEdge and Storage Systems Compatibility Matrix

at dell.com/virtualizationsolutions.

VMware

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Systems

(SD/USB)

ESXi 5.0 U1

ESXi 5.0

2 Dell PowerEdge systems—ESXi 5 compatibility matrix

Table 1 Dell-supported PowerEdge systems with ESXi 5

PowerEdge

Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive

ESXi on Flash

M915

M910

AMD Opteron 63xx Series

AMD Opteron 61xx Series AMD Opteron 62xx Series

Intel Xeon E7-88xx Series Intel Xeon E7-48xx Series Intel Xeon E7-28xx Series Intel Xeon 75xx Series Intel Xeon 65xx Series

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 5.5 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 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 5.5 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

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M905

AMD Opteron 84xx Series AMD Opteron 83xx Series AMD Opteron 82xx Series

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 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1

PowerEdge

ESXi on Flash

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

Systems

M820(for PE VRTX)**

M820

Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive

ESXi 5.5 U1

Intel Xeon E5-46xx v2 Series

ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1

ESXi 5.5 U1

Intel Xeon E5-46xx Series

ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1

ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5

Intel Xeon E5-46xx v2 Series

ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3

Intel Xeon E5-46xx Series

ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1

(SD/USB)

ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1

ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1

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

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M805

AMD Opteron 24xx Series AMD Opteron 23xx Series AMD Opteron 22xx Series

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

PowerEdge

ESXi on Flash

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U2

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U2

Systems

M710HD

M710

Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive

ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3

Intel Xeon 56xx Series Intel Xeon 55xx Series

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 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3

Intel Xeon 56xx Series Intel Xeon 55xx Series

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

(SD/USB)

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

FC630 Intel Xeon E5-26xx v3 Series

M630 Intel Xeon E5-26xx v3 Series

Intel Xeon E5-24xx v2 Series

M620 (for PE VRTX)**

Intel Xeon E5-24xx Series

M620 Intel Xeon E5-26xx v2 Series

ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2

ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1

ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2

ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1

ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.0 U3

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PowerEdge

ESXi on Flash

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.1 U3

Systems

M610x

Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive

ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2

Intel Xeon E5-26xx Series

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 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3

Intel Xeon 56xx Series Intel Xeon 55xx Series

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

(SD/USB)

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

M610

M605

Intel Xeon 56xx Series Intel Xeon 55xx Series

AMD Opteron 24xx Series AMD Opteron 23xx Series AMD Opteron 22xx Series

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 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 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

ΝΑ

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PowerEdge

ESXi on Flash

ESXi 5.5 U2

Systems

M600

M520 (for PE VRTX)**

Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive

ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5

Intel Xeon 54xx Series Intel Xeon 53xx Series Intel Xeon 52xx Series Intel Xeon 51xx 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

ESXi 5.5 U1

Intel Xeon E5-24xx v2 Series

ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1

ESXi 5.5 U1

Intel Xeon E5-24xx Series

ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1

(SD/USB)

ΝΑ

ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1

Intel Xeon E5-24xx v2 Series

M520

Intel Xeon E5-24xx Series

M420 Intel Xeon E5-24xx v2 Series

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 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 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 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 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2

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PowerEdge

ESXi on Flash

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.1 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

Systems

1955

R920

Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive

ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2

Intel Xeon E5-24xx Series

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 U2

Intel Xeon 53xx Series Intel Xeon 51xx Series Intel Xeon 50xx Series

ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

Intel Xeon E7-88xx v2 Series Intel Xeon E7-48xx v2 Series

ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2

(SD/USB)

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

ΝΑ

ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2

R910

R905

Intel Xeon E7-88xx Series Intel Xeon E7-48xx Series Intel Xeon 75xx Series

AMD Opteron 84xx Series AMD Opteron 83xx Series AMD Opteron 82xx Series

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

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PowerEdge

ESXi on Flash

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.5 U2

Systems

R900

R820

Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive

ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5

ESXi 5.1 U3 Intel Xeon 74xx Series Intel Xeon 73xx Series Intel Xeon 72xx Series

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 U1

ESXi 5.5

Intel Xeon E5-46xx v2 Series

ESXi 5.1 U3

ESXi 5.1 U2

ESXi 5.1 U1

ESXi 5.1

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U1

ESXi 5.5

ESXi 5.1 U3

ESXi 5.1 U2 Intel Xeon E5-46xx Series

ESXi 5.1 U1

ESXi 5.1

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.0 U2

ESXi 5.0 U1

ESXi 5.0

(SD/USB)

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 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 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

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R815 AMD Opteron 63xx Series

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 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

PowerEdge

ESXi on Flash

ESXi 5.5 U2

Systems

R810

Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive

ESXi 5.5 U1

ESXi 5.5

ESXi 5.1 U3

AMD Opteron 62xx Series AMD Opteron 61xx Series

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 U1

ESXi 5.5 Intel Xeon E7-88xx Series Intel Xeon E7-48xx Series Intel Xeon E7-28xx Series Intel Xeon 75xx Series Intel Xeon 65xx 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

(SD/USB)

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

AMD Opteron 24xx Series

R805

AMD Opteron 23xx Series AMD Opteron 22xx Series

R730xd Intel Xeon E5-26xx v3 Series

R730 Intel Xeon E5-26xx v3 Series

R720xd Intel Xeon E5-26xx v2 Series

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 U3

ESXi 5.1 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 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 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2

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PowerEdge

ESXi on Flash

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.5 U2

Systems

R720

Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive

ESXi 5.5 U1

ESXi 5.5

ESXi 5.1 U3

ESXi 5.1 U2 Intel Xeon E5-26xx Series

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 U1

ESXi 5.5

Intel Xeon E5-26xx v2 Series

ESXi 5.1 U3

ESXi 5.1 U2

ESXi 5.1 U1

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.0 U2

ESXi 5.5 U1

ESXi 5.5

ESXi 5.1 U3

ESXi 5.1 U2 Intel Xeon E5-26xx Series

ESXi 5.1 U1

ESXi 5.1

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.0 U2

ESXi 5.0 U1

ESXi 5.0

(SD/USB)

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 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 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

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R715 AMD Opteron 63xx Series

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 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

PowerEdge

ESXi on Flash

ESXi 5.5 U2

Systems

R710

Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive

ESXi 5.5 U1

ESXi 5.5

ESXi 5.1 U3

AMD Opteron 62xx Series AMD Opteron 61xx Series

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 U1

ESXi 5.5

ESXi 5.1 U3

Intel Xeon 56xx Series Intel Xeon 55xx Series

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

(SD/USB)

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

R630 Intel Xeon E5-26xx v3 Series

Intel Xeon E5-26xx v2 Series

R620

Intel Xeon E5-26xx Series

R530 Intel Xeon E5-26xx v3 Series

ESXi 5.1 U3

ESXi 5.1 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 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 U3 ESXi 5.1 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 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

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PowerEdge

ESXi on Flash

ESXi 5.5 U2

Systems

R520

R610

Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive

ESXi 5.5 U1

ESXi 5.5

Intel Xeon E5-24xx v2 Series

ESXi 5.1 U3

ESXi 5.1 U2

ESXi 5.1 U1

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.0 U2

ESXi 5.5 U1

ESXi 5.5

ESXi 5.1 U3

ESXi 5.1 U2 Intel Xeon E5-24xx Series

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 U1

ESXi 5.5

ESXi 5.1 U3

Intel Xeon 56xx Series Intel Xeon 55xx Series

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

(SD/USB)

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 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

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R515

AMD Opteron 43xx Series AMD Opteron 42xx Series AMD Opteron 41xx Series

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

PowerEdge

ESXi on Flash

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U2

Systems

R510

Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive

Intel Xeon 56xx Series Intel Xeon 55xx Series

R430 Intel Xeon E5-26xx v3 Series

Intel Xeon E5-24xx v2 Series

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 5.5 U1

ESXi 5.5

ESXi 5.1 U3

ESXi 5.1 U2

ESXi 5.1 U1

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.0 U2

(SD/USB)

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 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2

R420

Intel Xeon E5-24xx Series

R415 AMD Opteron 43xx Series

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 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 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

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PowerEdge

ESXi on Flash

ESXi 5.5 U2

Systems

R410

Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive

ESXi 5.5 U1

ESXi 5.5

ESXi 5.1 U3

AMD Opteron 42xx Series AMD Opteron 41xx Series

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 U1

ESXi 5.5

ESXi 5.1 U3

Intel Xeon 56xx Series Intel Xeon 55xx Series

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

(SD/USB)

NA

R320

Intel Xeon E5-24xx v2 Series

Intel Xeon E5-24xx Series

Intel Xeon E5-14xx v2 Series

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 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 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 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 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 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2

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PowerEdge

ESXi on Flash

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.1 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

Systems

R310

R300

Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive

Intel Xeon 34xx Series Intel Core i3 Series

Intel Xeon 54xx Series Intel Xeon 33xx Series

R220 Intel Xeon E3-1200-v3 Series

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 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 U1

ESXi 5.5

ESXi 5.1 U3

ESXi 5.1 U2

(SD/USB)

NA

R210 II

R210

Intel Xeon E3-12xx v2 Series Intel Xeon E3-12xx Series 2nd Gen Intel Core i3 Series

Intel Xeon 34xx Series Intel Core i3 Series

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 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

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PowerEdge

ESXi on Flash

ESXi 5.1 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.1 U3

Systems

Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive

R200 Intel Xeon 33xx Series

6950

AMD Opteron 83xx Series AMD Opteron 82xx Series

AMD Opteron 24xx Series

2970

AMD Opteron 23xx Series AMD Opteron 22xx Series

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 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 U1

ESXi 5.5

ESXi 5.1 U3

ESXi 5.1 U2

ESXi 5.1 U1

ESXi 5.1

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.1 U3

ESXi 5.1 U2

ESXi 5.0 U1

ESXi 5.0

(SD/USB)

NA

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 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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2950 III

2950

Intel Xeon 54xx Series Intel Xeon 53xx Series Intel Xeon 52xx Series Intel Xeon 51xx Series

Intel Xeon 53xx Series Intel Xeon 51xx Series Intel Xeon 50xx Series

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 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 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 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

PowerEdge

ESXi on Flash

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.1 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

Systems

1950 III

1950

T710

Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive

ESXi 5.5 U1

ESXi 5.5

Intel Xeon 54xx Series Intel Xeon 53xx Series Intel Xeon 52xx Series Intel Xeon 51xx 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

ESXi 5.1 U2

Intel Xeon 53xx Series Intel Xeon 51xx Series Intel Xeon 50xx Series

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 U1

ESXi 5.5

ESXi 5.1 U3

Intel Xeon 56xx Series Intel Xeon 55xx Series

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

(SD/USB)

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 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 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

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T630 Intel Xeon E5-26xx v3 Series

T620 Intel Xeon E5-26xx v2 Series

ESXi 5.1 U3

ESXi 5.1 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 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 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

PowerEdge

ESXi on Flash

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.1 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

Systems

T610

Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive

ESXi 5.5 U1

ESXi 5.5

ESXi 5.1 U3

ESXi 5.1 U2 Intel Xeon E5-26xx Series

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 U1

ESXi 5.5

ESXi 5.1 U3

Intel Xeon 56xx Series Intel Xeon 55xx Series

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

(SD/USB)

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

T605

AMD Opteron 23xx Series AMD Opteron 22xx Series

T430 Intel Xeon E5-26xx v3 Series

T420 Intel Xeon E5-24xx v2 Series

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 5.5 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 5.1 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 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2

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PowerEdge

ESXi on Flash

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

Systems

T410

Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive

ESXi 5.5 U1

ESXi 5.5

ESXi 5.1 U3

Intel Xeon E5-24xx Series

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 U1

ESXi 5.5

ESXi 5.1 U3

Intel Xeon 56xx Series Intel Xeon 55xx Series

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 U1

ESXi 5.5

Intel Xeon E5-24xx v2 Series

ESXi 5.1 U3

ESXi 5.1 U2

ESXi 5.1 U1

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.0 U2

(SD/USB)

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1

NA

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

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T320

T310

Intel Xeon E5-24xx Series

Intel Xeon 3400 Series Intel Core i3 Series

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 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 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1

ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1

NA

PowerEdge

ESXi on Flash

ESXi 5.1 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.1 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

Systems

T300

T110 II

T110

Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive

ESXi 5.1 U2

ESXi 5.1 U1 Intel Xeon 54xx Series Intel Xeon 33xx Series

ESXi 5.1

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.0 U2

ESXi 5.0 U1

ESXi 5.0

ESXi 5.5 U1

ESXi 5.5

ESXi 5.1 U3 Intel Xeon E3-12xx v2 Series Intel Xeon E3-12xx Series 2nd Gen Intel Core i3 Series

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 U1

ESXi 5.5

ESXi 5.1 U3

Intel Xeon 34xx Series Intel Core i3 Series

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

(SD/USB)

NA

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T100 Intel Xeon 33xx Series

Intel Xeon 54xx Series

2900 III

Intel Xeon 53xx Series Intel Xeon 52xx Series Intel Xeon 51xx Series

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 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

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

PowerEdge

ESXi on Flash

ESXi 5.1 U3

ESXi 5.0 U3

Systems

2900

Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive

ESXi 5.1 U2

Intel Xeon 53xx Series Intel Xeon 51xx Series Intel Xeon 50xx Series

ESXi 5.1 U1

ESXi 5.1

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.0 U2

ESXi 5.0 U1

ESXi 5.0

(SD/USB)

ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1

ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

**For fault-tolerant SPERC functionality on VRTX systems, use the megaraid_sas driver version 6.802.71.00.00.

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PowerEdge Systems

I/O Controller

Manufacturer

Specification

DPN*

Kingston

1 GB SD card

RX790

STEC

1 GB SD card

XR979

STEC

1 GB SD card

XR979

Kingston

1 GB SD card

RX790

STEC

1 GB SD card

XR979

Kingston

1 GB SD card

RX790

Kingston

8 GB SD card

GR6JR

Kingston

8 GB SD card

GR6JR

Kingston

8 GB SD card

GR6JR

Kingston

8 GB SD card

GR6JR

Kingston

1 GB SD card

RX790

3 Dell PowerEdge systems—USB key/SD card compatibility

matrix for ESXi 5

Table 2 PowerEdge systems and USB key/SD card compatibility matrix for ESXi 5

M915 AMD SP5100

M910 Intel ICH-10

M905 NVIDIA IO-55

M820 Intel C600

M805 NVIDIA IO-55

M710HD Intel ICH-9

Kingston Kingston

Kingston Kingston Kingston

Kingston Kingston

Kingston Kingston Kingston

Kingston Kingston

8 GB SD card 2 GB SD card

8 GB SD card 2 GB SD card 1 GB SD card

8 GB SD card 2 GB SD card

8 GB SD card 2 GB SD card 1 GB SD card

8 GB SD card 2 GB SD card

GR6JR 738M1

GR6JR 738M1 RX790

GR6JR 738M1

GR6JR 738M1 RX790

GR6JR 738M1

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M710 Intel ICH-9

FC630 Intel C610

M630 Intel C610

M620 Intel C600

M610x Intel ICH-9

Kingston Kingston STEC

Kingston

Kingston Kingston

2 GB SD card 1 GB SD card 1 GB SD card

16GB SD card

2 GB SD card 1 GB SD card

8 GB SD card 2 GB SD card

738M1 RX790 XR979

37D9D

738M1 RX790

GR6JR 738M1

Kingston

8 GB SD card

GR6JR Kingston

8 GB SD card

GR6JR

Kingston

8 GB SD card

GR6JR

Kingston

8 GB SD card

GR6JR

STEC

1 GB SD card

XR979

STEC

2 GB USB key

NY348

STEC

1 GB USB key

W847D

Kingston

1 GB SD card

RX790

Kingston

1 GB SD card

RX790

Kingston

1 GB SD card

RX790

STEC

2 GB USB key

NY348

Kingston

8 GB SD card

9F5K9

Kingston

8 GB SD card

9F5K9

PowerEdge Systems I/O Controller Manufacturer Specification DPN*

M610 Intel ICH-9

M520 Intel C600

M420 Intel C600

R920 Intel C600

R910 Intel ICH-10

R905

Broadcom HT1100

R900 Intel ESB2

Kingston Kingston STEC

Kingston Kingston

Kingston Kingston Kingston

Kingston Kingston

2 GB SD card 1 GB SD card 1 GB SD card

2 GB SD card 1 GB SD card

8 GB SD card 2 GB SD card 1 GB SD card

1 GB USB key 1 GB USB key

738M1 RX790 XR979

738M1 RX790

GR6JR 738M1 RX790

CXPJK F937D

R820 Intel C600

R815 Intel ICH-10

R810 Intel ICH-10

R805 NVIDIA IO-55

R730xd Intel C610

R730 Intel C610

Kingston Kingston

Kingston

8 GB SD card 2 GB SD card

1 GB USB key 1 GB USB key

16GB SD card

GR6JR 738M1

CXPJK F937D

G9917

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Kingston

8 GB SD card

GR6JR

Kingston

8 GB SD card

GR6JR

Kingston

8 GB SD card

GR6JR

Kingston

8 GB SD card

GR6JR

Kingston

16GB SD card

G9917

Kingston

1 GB SD card

RX790

STEC

1 GB SD card

XR979

Kingston

16GB SD card

37D9D

Kingston

1 GB SD card

RX790

STEC

1 GB USB key

W847D

Kingston

16GB SD card

37D9D

Kingston

8 GB SD card

GR6JR

Kingston

8 GB SD card

GR6JR

PowerEdge Systems I/O Controller Manufacturer Specification DPN*

R720xd Intel C600

R720 Intel C600

R715 AMD SP5100

R710 Intel ICH-9

R630 Intel C610

R620 Intel C600

R610 Intel ICH-9

Kingston Kingston

Kingston Kingston STEC

Kingston

Kingston Kingston

Kingston Kingston Kingston

2 GB SD card 1 GB SD card

2 GB SD card 1 GB SD card 1 GB SD card

8 GB SD card

8 GB SD card 2 GB SD card

8 GB SD card 2 GB SD card 1 GB SD card

738M1 RX790

738M1 RX790 XR979

9F5K9

GR6JR 738M1

GR6JR 738M1 RX790

R530 Intel C610

R520 Intel C600

R510 Intel ICH-10R

R430 Intel C610

R420 Intel C600

R320 Intel C600

Kingston

Kingston Kingston

Kingston

Kingston Kingston

8 GB SD card

8 GB SD card 2 GB SD card

1 GB USB key 1 GB USB key

8 GB SD card

2 GB SD card 1 GB SD card

GR6JR

GR6JR 738M1

CXPJK F937D

GR6JR

738M1 RX790

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Kingston

1 GB USB key

CXPJK

Kingston

1 GB USB key

CXPJK

Kingston

1 GB USB key

CXPJK

Kingston

8 GB SD card

GR6JR

Kingston

16GB SD card

G9917

Kingston

1 GB SD card

RX790

STEC

1 GB SD card

XR979

STEC

1 GB USB key

W847D

Kingston

16GB SD card

37D9D

Kingston

1 GB SD card

RX790

Kingston

1 GB SD card

RX790

Kingston

1 GB USB key

CXPJK

PowerEdge Systems I/O Controller Manufacturer Specification DPN*

2970

Broadcom HT1000

2950 III Intel ESB2-T

1950 III Intel ESB2-T

T710 Intel ICH-9

T630 Intel C610

T620 Intel C600

T610 Intel ICH-9

Kingston STEC

Kingston Kingston STEC

Kingston

Kingston Kingston

Kingston Kingston Kingston

1 GB USB key 1 GB USB key

2 GB SD card 1 GB SD card 1 GB SD card

8 GB SD card

8 GB SD card 2 GB SD card

8 GB SD card 2 GB SD card 1 GB SD card

F937D W847D

738M1 RX790 XR979

9F5K9

GR6JR 738M1

GR6JR 738M1 RX790

T605

Broadcom HT1000

T430 Intel C610

T420 Intel C600

T320 Intel C600

2900 III Intel ESB2-T

Kingston Kingston

Kingston

Kingston Kingston

Kingston STEC

1 GB USB key 1 GB USB key

8 GB SD card

8 GB SD card 2 GB SD card

1 GB USB key 1 GB USB key

CXPJK F937D

GR6JR

GR6JR 738M1

F937D W847D

*Dell Part Number (DPN) is an alphanumeric code on the barcode of your Dell USB key or SD card.

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Storage Systems

Array Type

ESXi on Hard Drive

ESXi on Flash (SD/USB)

PowerEdge VRTX

SAS

ESXi 5.5 U2

EqualLogic PS6510

iSCSI

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.0

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.0

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 Dell-supported storage systems with ESXi 5

ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

EqualLogic PS6500 iSCSI 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 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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

EqualLogic PS6210 iSCSI ESXi 5.5 U2

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ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1

ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1

EqualLogic PS6110

iSCSI

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

EqualLogic PS6100

iSCSI

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

EqualLogic PS6010

iSCSI

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

EqualLogic PS6000

iSCSI

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

Storage Systems Array Type ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB)

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 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 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1

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ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

EqualLogic PS5500

iSCSI

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

EqualLogic PS5000

iSCSI

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

EqualLogic PS4110

iSCSI

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

EqualLogic PS4100

iSCSI

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

Storage Systems Array Type ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB)

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1

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ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

EqualLogic PS4000

iSCSI

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

EqualLogic PS-M4110

iSCSI

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

EqualLogic FS7500

NAS

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

EqualLogic FS7600

NAS

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

Storage Systems Array Type ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB)

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1

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ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

EqualLogic FS7610

NAS

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

PowerVault MD1000*

SAS

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

PowerVault MD1120*

SAS

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

.0 U3

PowerVault MD1200*

SAS

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

Storage Systems Array Type ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB)

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

PowerVault MD1220*

SAS

ESXi 5.5 U2

5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3 PowerVault MD1400*

SAS

ESXi 5.5 U2

PowerVault MD1420*

SAS

ESXi 5.5 U2

PowerVault MD3200

SAS

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

Storage Systems Array Type ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB)

ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2

ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1

PowerVault MD3200i iSCSI ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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PowerVault MD3220

SAS

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

PowerVault MD3220i

iSCSI

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

PowerVault MD3260

SAS

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

5.0 U3

PowerVault MD3260i

iSCSI

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

Storage Systems Array Type ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB)

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

PowerVault MD3400

SAS

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

PowerVault MD3420

SAS

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

PowerVault MD3460

SAS

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

PowerVault MD3600i

iSCSI

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

Storage Systems Array Type ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB)

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1

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ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

PowerVault MD3620i

iSCSI

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

PowerVault MD3600f

FC

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

PowerVault MD3620f

FC

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

PowerVault MD3660i

iSCSI

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

Storage Systems Array Type ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB)

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1

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ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

PowerVault MD3660f

FC

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

PowerVault MD3800f

FC

ESXi 5.5 U2

3

ESXi 5.5 U2

3

PowerVault MD3800i

iSCSI

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

PowerVault MD3820f

FC

ESXi 5.5 U2

3

ESXi 5.5 U2

3

Storage Systems Array Type ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB)

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1

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ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

PowerVault MD3820i

iSCSI

ESXi 5.5 U2

3

ESXi 5.5 U2

3

PowerVault MD3860f

FC

ESXi 5.5 U2

3

ESXi 5.5 U2

3

PowerVault MD3860i

iSCSI

ESXi 5.5 U2

3

ESXi 5.5 U2

3

PowerVault NX3500

NAS

ESXi 5.1 U3

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.1 U3

ESXi 5.0 U3

Storage Systems Array Type ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB)

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 U ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1

ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1

ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

PowerVault NX3600

NAS

ESXi 5.1 U3

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.1 U3

ESXi 5.0 U3

PowerVault NX3610

NAS

ESXi 5.1 U3

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.1 U3

ESXi 5.0 U3

Compellent Storage Center

FC

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

Compellent FS8600

NAS

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

Storage Systems Array Type ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB)

iSCSI NAS FCoE

ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1

ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1

ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1

ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1

ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1

ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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Dell/EMC CX4-120

FC

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

Dell/EMC CX4-240

FC

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

Dell/EMC CX4-480

FC

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

Dell/EMC CX4-960

FC

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

Storage Systems Array Type ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB)

iSCSI

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1 ESXi 5.1

ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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iSCSI

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

Dell/EMC AX4-5F

FC

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

Dell/EMC AX4-5I

FC

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.0 U3

Dell/EMC NX4

NAS

ESXi 5.0 U3

Storage Systems Array Type ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB)

iSCSI

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

* The PowerVault MD1000, MD1120, MD1200, and MD1220 storage arrays provide external storage to a single ESXi host, or a maximum of two hosts in a split configuration.

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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/manuals

For information about Dell systems management for VMware ESX and ESXi, click dell.com/virtualizationsolutions

.

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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

Systems Support Matrix for Dell PowerEdge Systems

at dell.com/ossupport.

Operating

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Dell VMware ESXi 5.x Reference Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

1 Overview

2 Dell PowerEdge systems—ESXi 5 compatibility matrix

4 Dell storage systems—ESXi 5 compatibility matrix

5 Dell OpenManage—ESXi 5 compatibility matrix