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Contents 1 Overview..................................................................................................................................... 4 2 Dell EMC PowerEdge servers—compatibility matrix........................................................................5 3 Dell EMC PowerEdge servers—supported I/O controllers ...............................................................9 4 Dell EMC PowerEdge servers—supported RAID controllers...........................................................
1 Overview This document provides information about Dell EMC-supported PowerEdge servers compatible with VMware ESXi 6.5.x.
2 Dell EMC PowerEdge servers—compatibility matrix The following table lists the supported processors for Dell EMC PowerEdge servers. NOTE: The PowerEdge servers are represented using the generic naming convention. To identify the range of server models, see Identifying the series of your Dell EMC PowerEdge servers. Table 1. Dell EMC yx5x PowerEdge servers—compatibility matrix Supported releases yx5x PowerEdge servers Processor series y ESXi 6.5 ESXi 6.5 ESXi 6.
Supported releases yx4x PowerEdge servers R740, R740xd, R640 R540, R440 R340, R240 FC640, M640, M640 for VRTX T640 T440 T340 T140 ESXi 6.5 ESXi 6.
Supported releases yx3x PowerEdge servers Processor series ESXi 6.5 ESXi 6.5 U1 ESXi 6.5 U2 Boot device ESXi 6.
The following table lists the supported processors for yx2x Dell EMC PowerEdge servers. Table 4. yx2x PowerEdge servers—compatibility matrix Supported releases yx2x PowerEdge servers Processor series ESXi 6.5 ESXi 6.5 U1 ESXi 6.5 U2 Boot device ESXi 6.
3 Dell EMC PowerEdge servers—supported I/O controllers The following tables lists the supported I/O controllers for Dell EMC PowerEdge servers. NOTE: The PowerEdge servers are represented using the generic naming convention. To identify the range of server models, see Identifying the series of your Dell EMC PowerEdge servers. Table 5.
yx4x PowerEdge servers I/O Controller R340, R240, T340 Manufacturer Specification DPN* Dell EMC 16 GB SD card PKN2D R7YTT FH2KP Dell EMC 32 GB SD card KNJMC 0PD22 Intel C246 G4VKH Dell EMC 64 GB SD card HN59Y 7XDNW 6R6N4 The following table lists the yx3x Dell EMC PowerEdge servers with the supported processors. Table 7.
yx2x PowerEdge servers I/O Controller Manufacturer Specification DPN* Dell EMC 64 GB SD card 1X6VF *Dell EMC Part Number (DPN) is an alphanumeric code on the barcode of your SD card.
4 Dell EMC PowerEdge servers—supported RAID controllers The following tables lists the supported RAID controllers for Dell EMC PowerEdge servers. NOTE: The PowerEdge servers are represented using the generic naming convention. To identify the range of server models, see Identifying the series of your Dell EMC PowerEdge servers. Table 9.
PowerEdge servers / PERC Controller R940 R940 xa R840 R740 R740x d PERC H740P adapter R740x d2 R640 R540 R440 X PERC H740P mini monolithic X X X PowerEdge MX5016s X X X X X X X X M640 MX840 c MX740 c X X X X X X X X X X X The following table lists the yx4x PowerEdge servers—PERC 10 controllers compatibility matrix. Table 11.
PowerEdge servers / PERC Controller C6525 R7525 R7515 R6525 R6515 PERC H330 adapter X X X X X PERC H330 mini monolithic X X X PERC H330 mini blades X X X PERC H830 adapter X X X X X PERC HBA330 adapter X X X X X PERC HBA330 MX adapter X X X X X PERC HBA330 MMZ adapter X X X X X PERC HBA330 Mini-Mono X X 12 Gbps SAS HBA adapter X FD33xS-PERC X X X X X FD33xD-PERC X X X X X PowerEdge MX5016s X X X X X Shared PERC8 X X X X X Shared PERC8
PowerEdge servers / PERC Controller R94 0 R940xa R840 R740 R740 xd R740xd 2 R64 0 R54 0 R44 0 12 Gbps SAS HBA adapter FD33xS-PERC X X X FD33xD-PERC X X X X X X PowerEdge MX5016s X X X X X Shared PERC8 X X X X Shared PERC8 External X X X X X M64 0 MX840c MX740c X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X The following table lists the yx4x PowerEdge servers—PERC 9 controllers compatibility matrix. Table 14.
PowerEdge servers / PERC Controller M640 for VRTX FC640 T640 T440 T340 T140 R340 R240 R7425 R7415 R6415 FD33xS-PERC X X X X X X X X X X FD33xD-PERC X X X X X X X X X X Shared PERC8 X X X X X X X X X X Shared PERC8 External X X X X X X X X X X The following table lists the yx3x PowerEdge servers—PERC 9 controllers compatibility matrix. Table 15.
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PowerEdge servers / PERC Controller T630 T430 T330 T130 PERC H730 adapter PERC H730 mini monolithic X X X X PERC H730 mini blades X X X X X X X X PERC H330 mini blades X X X X FC630 FC430 X X X X X X X PERC H330 adapter PERC H330 mini monolithic FC830 X X X X X X X PERC H830 adapter X X X PERC HBA330 MX adapter X X X X X X X PERC HBA330 MMZ adapter X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X PERC HBA330 adapter PERC HBA330 Mini-Mono X X X X 12 Gb
PowerEdge servers / PERC Controller R920 R820 R720xd R720 R620 R520 6 Gbps SAS adapter X Shared PERC8 X X X X X X Shared PERC8 External X X X X X X The following table lists the yx2x PowerEdge servers—PERC 8 controllers compatibility matrix. Table 19.
PowerEdge servers / PERC Controller M520 M520 for VRTX M420 PERC H310 mini blades T620 T420 T320 X X X PERC H810 X X X 6 Gbps SAS adapter X X X Shared PERC8 X X X X X Shared PERC8 External X X X X X 20 Dell EMC PowerEdge servers—supported RAID controllers
5 Dell EMC PowerEdge servers—VMware vCenter Server support VMware vCenter Server is supported on a limited set of the Microsoft Windows operating systems. For more information about supported operating systems, see VMware.com/support/pubs. VMware vCenter Server is also available as a Linux vCenter appliance. For more information about the Dell EMC PowerEdge servers compatibility with supported operating systems, see www.dell.com/ ossupport.
6 Devices supported for PCIe Pass-Through The following table lists the devices supported for PCIe Pass-Through. Legend: • • • • WS - Windows Server SLES - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SP - Service Pack RHEL - Red Hat Enterprise Linux Table 21. Devices supported for Pass-Through Server model with BIOS version Controller model Firmware version Guest operating system (OS) Guest OS Driver name Guest OS Driver version used FC630 (2.3.5) QLogic 57810S Dual 10GE PCIe Standup Base-T CNA 08.07.
Server model with BIOS version Controller model Firmware version Guest operating system (OS) Guest OS Driver name Guest OS Driver version used R930 (2.1.3) ConnectX-3 Dual Port 10 GbE DA/SFP + Network Adapter 02.36.50 RHEL 7.2 mlx4_core 2.2-1 R930 (2.1.3) ConnectX-3 Dual Port 10 GbE DA/SFP + Network Adapter 02.36.50 SLES 12 SP2 mlx4_core 2.2-1 M630P (2.3.5) Dell Express Flash NVMe SM1715 3.2 TB PCIe SSD Adapter by Samsung IPV45D3Q WS 2012 R2 DC stornvme 6.3.9600.16421 M630P (2.3.
7 Getting help Topics: • • • • • • Contacting Dell EMC Related information for virtualization solutions Documentation resources Identifying the series of your Dell EMC PowerEdge servers Download drivers and firmware Documentation feedback Contacting Dell EMC Dell EMC provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country, region, and product, and some services may not be available in your area.
• • Dell.com/support/home Dell.com/services Discussion forums • • • • communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn Dell Virtualization Wikis, Forums, Blogs, and Videos Dell Community Knowledge base • kb.vmware.com/kb NOTE: For more information that is related to the VMware ESXi installation on Dell EMC PowerEdge servers, go to Dell Virtualization.
Task Configuring your server Managing your server Document Location For information about turning on the server and the technical specifications of your server, see the Getting Started Guide that is shipped with your server. www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals For information about the iDRAC www.dell.
Task Document Location For information about viewing www.dell.com/esmmanuals inventory, performing configuration, and monitoring tasks, remotely turning on or off servers, and enabling alerts for events on servers and components using the Dell EMC Chassis Management Controller (CMC), see the Chassis Management Controller User's Guide .
• • • 1—series 11 • 2—series 12 • 3—series 13 • 4—series 14 • 5—series 15 The third digit (denoted by X) denotes the number of processor sockets a series of server supports. This is applicable only from series 14 of PowerEdge servers. • 1 ̶ one socket server • 2 ̶ two socket server The last digit (denoted by X) always denotes the make of the processor as described below: • • 0—Intel 5—AMD Table 25.
Download Dell EMC customized ESXi image from VMware site NOTE: Ensure that you clear the web browser cache before downloading the drivers and firmware. NOTE: You should be registered with my.vmware.com to be able to download drivers and firmware. 1. Go to my.vmware.com and login with your account credentials. 2. Select View & Download products > All Products and then click the View Download Components link of VMware vSphere. 3. Select the image version from the Select Version list. 4. Click Custom ISOs. 5.
