Reference Guide

PowerEdge
Systems
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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