Specifications

31 PowerEdge M420 Technical Guide
One of the key features for virtualization on the M420 is the support for a fail-safe hypervisor. By
running the hypervisor on an optional SD card and installing a backup copy on the other mirrored
SD card, you can protect against hardware failure and maximize virtualization uptime. Table 18
highlights the virtualization support for the M420.
Operating systems
Version
Options
VMware
1
vSphere v4.1 U2
ESX Classic
DIB
vSphere v4.1 U2
ESXi Installable
vSphere v4.1 U2
ESXi Embedded FI
DIB
vSphere v5.0
ESXi (one version)
DIB
vSphere v5.0 U1
ESXi (one version)
FI/DIB
Citrix
XenServer v6.0
—
DIB
Red Hat
2
Enterprise
Virtualization 3.0
N/A
DIB
FI = factory install; DIB = drop in box
1
vSphere Fault Tolerance is supported with these versions.
2
No OpenManage support; drop in box license registration card only.