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VMware vSphere 5 on Dell PowerEdge and Storage Systems Compatibility Matrix

Dell Engineering August 2016

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Copyright © 2016 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. This product is protected by U.S. and international copyright and intellectual property laws. Dell™ and the Dell logo are trademarks of Dell Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies.

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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 ............................................................... 27

4 Dell storage systems—ESXi 5 compatibility matrix ............................................................................................................ 32

5 Dell OpenManage—ESXi 5 compatibility matrix ................................................................................................................ 51

6 Dell PowerEdge systems—VMware vCenter server compatibility matrix ...................................................................... 52

7 Devices supported for Pass-Through .................................................................................................................................. 53

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1 Overview This document provides information about Dell-supported systems and Dell storage arrays compatible

with VMware ESXi 5.

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2 Dell PowerEdge systems—ESXi 5 compatibility matrix Table 1 Dell-supported PowerEdge systems with ESXi 5

PowerEdge Systems

Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB)

FC830 Intel Xeon E5-46xx v3 series Intel Xeon E5-46xx v4 series

ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2

FC630 Intel Xeon E5-26xx v3 series Intel Xeon E5-26xx v4 series

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

FC430 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

M915

AMD Opteron 63xx 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 5.5 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

AMD Opteron 61xx series AMD Opteron 62xx 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

M910

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 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

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PowerEdge Systems

Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB)

M905 AMD Opteron 84xx series AMD Opteron 83xx series AMD Opteron 82xx 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 U1 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

M830 (for PE VRTX)**

Intel Xeon E5-46xx v3 series Intel Xeon E5-46xx v4 series

ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2

M830 Intel Xeon E5-46xx v3 series Intel Xeon E5-46xx v4 series

ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2

M820 (for PE VRTX)**

Intel Xeon E5-46xx 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 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1

Intel Xeon E5-46xx 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 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1

M820 Intel Xeon E5-46xx 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 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3

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

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PowerEdge Systems

Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB)

M820 Intel Xeon E5-46xx 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 5.5 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

M805 AMD Opteron 24xx series AMD Opteron 23xx series AMD Opteron 22xx 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

M710HD 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

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

M710 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

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

M630 (for PE VRTX)**

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

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PowerEdge Systems

Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB)

M630 Intel Xeon E5-26xx v3 series Intel Xeon E5-26xx v4 series

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

M630 (for PE VRTX)**

Intel Xeon E5-26xx v3 series Intel Xeon E5-26xx v4 series

ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2

ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2

M620 (for PE VRTX)**

Intel Xeon E5-24xx 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 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1

Intel Xeon E5-24xx 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 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1

M620

Intel Xeon E5-26xx 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

Intel Xeon E5-26xx 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

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PowerEdge Systems

Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB)

M610x 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

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

M610 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

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

M605 AMD Opteron 24xx series AMD Opteron 23xx series AMD Opteron 22xx 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

ΝΑ

M600

Intel Xeon 54xx series Intel Xeon 53xx series Intel Xeon 52xx series Intel Xeon 51xx 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

ΝΑ

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PowerEdge Systems

Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB)

M520 (for PE VRTX)**

Intel Xeon E5-24xx 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 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1

Intel Xeon E5-24xx 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 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.1 U1

M520

Intel Xeon E5-24xx 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

Intel Xeon E5-24xx 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

M420 Intel Xeon E5-24xx 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

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PowerEdge Systems

Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB)

M420 Intel Xeon E5-24xx 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

1955 Intel Xeon 53xx series Intel Xeon 51xx series Intel Xeon 50xx 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

ΝΑ

R930 Intel Xeon E7-88xx v3 series Intel Xeon E7-48xx v3 series

ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2

ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2

R920 Intel Xeon E7-88xx v2 series Intel Xeon E7-48xx 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 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U2 ESXi 5.5 U1 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2

R910 Intel Xeon E7-88xx series Intel Xeon E7-48xx series Intel Xeon 75xx 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

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PowerEdge Systems

Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB)

R905 AMD Opteron 84xx series AMD Opteron 83xx series AMD Opteron 82xx 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

R900 Intel Xeon 74xx series Intel Xeon 73xx series Intel Xeon 72xx 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

R830 Intel Xeon E5-46xx v4 series ESXi 5.5 U3 ESXi 5.5 U3

R820 Intel Xeon E5-46xx 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 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3

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

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PowerEdge Systems

Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB)

Intel Xeon E5-46xx 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

R815

AMD Opteron 63xx 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 5.5 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

AMD Opteron 62xx series AMD Opteron 61xx 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

R810

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 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

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PowerEdge Systems

Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB)

R805 AMD Opteron 24xx series AMD Opteron 23xx series AMD Opteron 22xx 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

R730xd Intel Xeon E5-26xx v3 series Intel Xeon E5-26xx v4 series

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

R730 Intel Xeon E5-26xx v3 series Intel Xeon E5-26xx v4 series

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

R720xd

Intel Xeon E5-26xx 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

Intel Xeon E5-26xx 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

R720 Intel Xeon E5-26xx 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

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PowerEdge Systems

Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB)

Intel Xeon E5-26xx 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

R715

AMD Opteron 63xx 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 5.5 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

AMD Opteron 62xx series AMD Opteron 61xx 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

R710 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

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

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Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB)

R630 Intel Xeon E5-26xx v3 series Intel Xeon E5-26xx v4 series

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

R620

Intel Xeon E5-26xx 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

Intel Xeon E5-26xx 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

R530 Intel Xeon E5-26xx v3 series Intel Xeon E5-26xx v4 series

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

R520

Intel Xeon E5-24xx 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

Intel Xeon E5-24xx 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

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Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB)

R610 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

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

R515 AMD Opteron 43xx 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

NA

R510 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

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

R430 Intel Xeon E5-26xx v3 series Intel Xeon E5-26xx v4 series

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

R420 Intel Xeon E5-24xx 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

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Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB)

Intel Xeon E5-24xx 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

R415

AMD Opteron 43xx 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

NA

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

NA

R410 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

R330

Intel Xeon E3-1200 v5 series ESXi 5.5U3*** ESXi 5.5U3***

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Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB)

R320 Intel Xeon E5-24xx 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

R320

Intel Xeon E5-24xx 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

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

R310 Intel Xeon 34xx series Intel Core i3 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

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Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB)

R300 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

R230 Intel Xeon E3-1200 v5 series ESXi 5.5U3*** NA

R220 Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3 series

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

NA

R210 II Intel Xeon E3-12xx v2 series Intel Xeon E3-12xx series 2nd Gen Intel Core i3 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

R210 Intel Xeon 34xx series Intel Core i3 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

R200 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

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PowerEdge Systems

Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB)

6950 AMD Opteron 83xx series AMD Opteron 82xx 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 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

2970 AMD Opteron 24xx series AMD Opteron 23xx series AMD Opteron 22xx 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 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 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 5.1 U3 ESXi 5.1 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

2950 III

Intel Xeon 54xx series Intel Xeon 53xx series Intel Xeon 52xx series Intel Xeon 51xx 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

2950 Intel Xeon 53xx series Intel Xeon 51xx series Intel Xeon 50xx 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 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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Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB)

1950 III

Intel Xeon 54xx series Intel Xeon 53xx series Intel Xeon 52xx series Intel Xeon 51xx 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

1950 Intel Xeon 53xx series Intel Xeon 51xx series Intel Xeon 50xx 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 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

T710 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

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

T630 Intel Xeon E5-26xx v3 series Intel Xeon E5-26xx v4 series

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

T620 Intel Xeon E5-26xx 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

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Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB)

Intel Xeon E5-26xx 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

T610 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

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

T605 AMD Opteron 23xx series AMD Opteron 22xx 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 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

T430 Intel Xeon E5-26xx v3 series Intel Xeon E5-26xx v4 series

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

T420 Intel Xeon E5-24xx 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

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Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB)

Intel Xeon E5-24xx 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 5.5 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

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***

T320

Intel Xeon E5-24xx 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

Intel Xeon E5-24xx 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 5.5 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

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Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB)

T310 Intel Xeon 3400 series Intel Core i3 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

NA

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

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

T110 Intel Xeon 34xx series Intel Core i3 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

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PowerEdge Systems

Processor Series ESXi on Hard Drive ESXi on Flash (SD/USB)

T100 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

2900 III

Intel Xeon 54xx series Intel Xeon 53xx series Intel Xeon 52xx series Intel Xeon 51xx 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

2900 Intel Xeon 53xx series Intel Xeon 51xx series Intel Xeon 50xx 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 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

**For fault-tolerant SPERC functionality on VRTX systems, use the megaraid_sas driver version 6.802.71.00.00. ***The following is the procedure to download the drivers from the Dell support site for Skylake based platform R330, R230, T330 or T130:

1. Go to Dell.com/support, and then click View products. 2. Click Server, Storage, and Networking, and then click PowerEdge. 3. Select the appropriate PowerEdge system. 4. Click Drivers and downloads. 5. From the Change OS drop-down menu, select the appropriate version of VMware ESXi. 6. Expand Enterprise Solution. 7. Click Download file to download the Dell customized image.

NOTE:

• Broadwell EP-2S/EP-4S is supported only from ESXi 5.5 U3 and later.

• Broadwell EX is not supported with 5.x versions.

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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

PowerEdge Systems I/O Controller Manufacturer Specification DPN*

FC830 Intel C610 Dell Dell

8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card 8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card

GR6JR 37D9D W1T9G 7GH0Y

FC630 Intel C610 Dell Dell

8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card 8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card

GR6JR 37D9D W1T9G 7GH0Y

FC430 Intel C610 Dell Dell

8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card 8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card

GR6JR 37D9D W1T9G 7GH0Y

M915 AMD SP5100 Kingston Kingston Kingston

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

GR6JR 738M1 RX790

M910 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

M905 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

M830 Intel C610 Kingston Kingston

8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card 8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card

GR6JR 37D9D W1T9G 7GH0Y

M820 Intel C600 Kingston Kingston Kingston

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

GR6JR 738M1 RX790

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

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M710 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

M630 Intel C610 Dell Dell

8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card 8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card

GR6JR 37D9D W1T9G 7GH0Y

M620 Intel C600 Kingston Kingston Kingston

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

GR6JR 738M1 RX790

M610x Intel ICH-9 Kingston Kingston Kingston

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

GR6JR 738M1 RX790

M610 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

M520 Intel C600 Kingston Kingston Kingston

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

GR6JR 738M1 RX790

M420 Intel C600 Kingston Kingston Kingston

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

GR6JR 738M1 RX790

R930 Intel C612 Kingston Kingston

8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card 8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card

GR6JR 37D9D W1T9G 7GH0Y

R920 Intel C600 Kingston Kingston Kingston

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

GR6JR 738M1 RX790

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 HT-1100

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 key

CXPJK F937D W847D

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R830 Intel C610 Dell Dell

8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card 8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card

GR6JR 37D9D W1T9G 7GH0Y

R820 Intel C600 Kingston Kingston Kingston

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

GR6JR 738M1 RX790

R815 Intel ICH-10 Kingston Kingston Kingston

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

GR6JR 738M1 RX790

R810 Intel ICH-10 Kingston Kingston Kingston

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

GR6JR 738M1 RX790

R805 NVIDIA IO-55 Kingston Kingston STEC

1 GB USB key 1 GB USB key 2 GB USB key

CXPJK F937D NY348

R730xd Intel C610 Dell Dell

8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card 8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card

GR6JR 37D9D W1T9G 7GH0Y

R730 Intel C610 Dell Dell

8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card 8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card

GR6JR 37D9D W1T9G 7GH0Y

R720xd Intel C600 Kingston Kingston Kingston

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

GR6JR 738M1 RX790

R720 Intel C600 Kingston Kingston Kingston

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

GR6JR 738M1 RX790

R715 AMD SP5100 Kingston Kingston Kingston

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

GR6JR 738M1 RX790

R710 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

R630 Intel C610 Dell Dell

8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card 8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card

GR6JR 37D9D W1T9G 7GH0Y

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R620 Intel C600 Kingston Kingston Kingston

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

GR6JR 738M1 RX790

R610 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

R520 Intel C600 Kingston Kingston Kingston

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

GR6JR 738M1 RX790

R510 Intel ICH-10R Kingston Kingston STEC

1 GB USB key 1 GB USB key 1 GB USB key

CXPJK F937D W847D

R430 Intel C610 Dell Dell

8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card 8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card

GR6JR 37D9D W1T9G 7GH0Y

R420 Intel C600 Kingston Kingston Kingston

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

GR6JR 738M1 RX790

R330 Intel C236 Dell Dell

8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card 8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card

GR6JR 37D9D W1T9G 7GH0Y

R320 Intel C600 Kingston Kingston Kingston

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

GR6JR 738M1 RX790

2970 Broadcom HT-1000

Kingston Kingston STEC

1 GB USB key 1 GB USB key 1 GB USB key

CXPJK F937D W847D

2950 III Intel ESB2-T Kingston Kingston STEC

1 GB USB key 1 GB USB key 1 GB USB key

CXPJK F937D W847D

1950 III Intel ESB2-T Kingston Kingston STEC

1 GB USB key 1 GB USB key 1 GB USB key

CXPJK F937D W847D

T710 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

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T630 Intel C610 Dell Dell

8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card 8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card

GR6JR 37D9D W1T9G 7GH0Y

T620 Intel C600 Kingston Kingston Kingston

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

GR6JR 738M1 RX790

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 HT-1000

Kingston Kingston STEC

1 GB USB key 1 GB USB key 1 GB USB key

CXPJK F937D W847D

T430 Intel C610 Dell Dell

8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card 8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card

GR6JR 37D9D W1T9G 7GH0Y

T420 Intel C600 Kingston Kingston Kingston

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

GR6JR 738M1 RX790

T330 Intel C236 Dell Dell

8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card 8 GB SD card 16 GB SD card

GR6JR 37D9D W1T9G 7GH0Y

T320 Intel C600 Kingston Kingston Kingston

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

GR6JR 738M1 RX790

2900 III Intel ESB2-T Kingston Kingston STEC

1 GB USB key 1 GB USB key 1 GB USB key

CXPJK 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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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

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 5.1 U1

EqualLogic PS6510 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 PS6500 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

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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 5.0 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 PS6100 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 U1 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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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 5.0 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 PS5500 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

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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 5.0 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 PS4100 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

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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 5.0 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 FS7500 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

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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 5.0 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 MD1000* 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

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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 5.0 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 MD1220* 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 MD1400* 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 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

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

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 5.0

PowerVault MD3200i 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 MD3220 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

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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 5.0 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 MD3260i 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

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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 5.0 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 MD3460 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

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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 5.0 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 MD3600f 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

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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 5.0 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 MD3660f 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

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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 5.0 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 MD3820f 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

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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 5.0 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 MD3860i 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 NX3500 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

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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 5.0

Compellent Storage Center FC iSCSI NAS 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

Compellent FS8600 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

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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 5.0 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 CX4-480 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

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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 5.0 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 AX4-5I 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

Dell/EMC NX4 NAS ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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

Dell /EMC NS-480 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 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 ESXi 5.0 U2 ESXi 5.0 U1 ESXi 5.0

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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 5.1 ESXi 5.0 U3 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/openmanagemanuals.

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 Operating Systems Support Matrix for Dell PowerEdge Systems at Dell.com/ossupport.

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7 Devices supported for Pass-Through

Server model with

BIOS version Controller model

Firmware version

Guest operating

system (OS)

Guest OS Driver name

Driver version

used

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 (2.0.1) Mellanox Technologies MT27500 Family [ConnectX-3]

2.34.5060 SLES 12 SP1 mlx4_core 2.2-1

R930 (2.0.1) Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X540-AT2

17.0.12 SLES 12 SP1 ixgbe 3.19.1-k

R930 (2.0.1) Intel Corporation Ethernet Controller X710 for 10GbE SFP+

1.3.115.0 SLES 12 SP1 i40ea64 NA

R930 (2.0.1) Mellanox Technologies MT27500 Family [ConnectX-3]

2.34.5060 RHEL 7.2 mlx4_core 2.2-1

R930 (2.0.1) Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X540-AT2

17.0.12 RHEL 7.3 ixgbe 4.0.1-k-rh7.2

R930 (2.0.1) Intel Corporation Ethernet Controller X710 for 10GbE SFP+

1.3.115.0 RHEL 7.4 i40e 1.3.21-k

FC630 (2.0.2) BCM 57810s 7.12.0 SLES 12 SP1 bnx2x 1.78.19-0

Legends

*SLES – SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

*SP – Service Pack

*RHEL – Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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