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20 VMware vSphere 5 on Dell PowerEdge and Storage Systems Compatibility Matrix | A25
PowerEdge
Systems
Processor Series
ESXi on Hard Drive
ESXi on Flash
(SD/USB)
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
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