Compatibility Matrix

Supported Storage Networking
The following table provides information about the supported storage networking devices:
Table 19. Storage Devices
iSCSI
Converged
iSCSI Diverged Fibre Channel
(FC)
Fibre Channel over
Ethernet (FCoE)
Network
File
System
(NFS)
Dell
EqualLogic
ESX and Hyper-
V
ESX and Hyper-V Not applicable Not applicable Not
applicable
Dell
Compellent
Not supported ESX and Hyper-V ESX and Hyper-V ESX Not
applicable
NetApp Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported ESX
Supported Network Cards
The following table provides information about the supported network cards:
Table 20. Supported network cards
Broadcom/
QLogic CNA
(Ethernet/iSCSI)
Broadcom/
QLogic CNA
(FCoE)
Intel NIC
(Ethernet/iSCSI)
Intel NIC (FCoE) QLogic FC
HBA
ESXi Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported
Hyper-V Supported Not supported Supported* Not supported Supported
*Supported with a single interface (converged fabric) carrying all LAN and SAN traffic.
Supported Connectivity Protocols
The following table describes the supported OS installation methods and network cards:
Table 21. Supported connectivity protocols
PXE (DHCP only) Virtual Media (DHCP IP) Virtual Media (Static IP)
Linux Supported Intel NICs only Intel NICs only
Windows Supported Intel NICs only Not supported
ESXi Supported Intel NICs only Intel NICs only
Hyper-V Supported Intel NICs only Not supported
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