Users Guide

VMware ESXi
Dell EMC supports Intel Optane PMem from VMWare ESXi 7.0 Update 2 and above. The support is available for Intel PMem
Memory Mode and App Direct modes.
The persistent memory inventory details are available as part of Host client. See Managing Persistent Memory in the
vSphere Single Host Management - VMware Host Client which detail the persistent memory data that are presented to the
user.
Following sections talk about how ESXi displays the persistent memory details in different operating modes.
Topics:
• PMem in App Direct mode
• PMem in Memory Mode
• PMem health status
• ESXi troubleshooting and maintenance
PMem in App Direct mode
Log in to the Host client using ESXi credentials. Go to Storage > Persistent Memory to view the persistent memory
Modules, the Interleave sets created, and the Namespaces that are created on ESXi.
Figure 25. Persistent Memory modules populated in the system
Figure 26. Number of Interleave sets created on the system
Select Interleaved when creating a goal. The number of interleaved sets that are exposed will be equal to the number of CPU
sockets in the system. Unlike Linux, ESXi automatically creates name spaces on the interleave sets exposed. Dell EMC does not
support Non-interleaved App Direct goals with ESXi.
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