VMware vSphere 6.7.x on Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers Compatibility Matrix May 2021 Rev.
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Contents Chapter 1: Overview...................................................................................................................... 4 Chapter 2: Dell EMC PowerEdge servers—Compatibility matrix.................................................... 5 Chapter 3: Dell EMC PowerEdge servers—SD card compatibility matrix....................................... 9 Chapter 4: Dell EMC PowerEdge servers—RAID controller compatibility matrix...........................
1 Overview This document provides information about Dell EMC-supported PowerEdge servers compatible with VMware ESXi 6.7.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 on page 25. NOTE: Dell EMC PowerEdge yx5x servers with Intel Xeon SP [83xx,63xx,53xx,43xx] series processors do not support TPM1.2 at launch. To be supported in future releases. Table 1.
Table 2. Dell EMC yx4x PowerEdge servers—compatibility matrix (continued) Supported release yx4x PowerEdge servers ESXi 6.7 ESXi 6.7 U1 Processor series Intel Xeon SP (82xx, 62xx, 52xx, 42xx, 32xx) series ESXi 6.
Table 2. Dell EMC yx4x PowerEdge servers—compatibility matrix (continued) Supported release yx4x PowerEdge servers T340 T140 ESXi 6.7 ESXi 6.7 U1 Processor series Intel Xeon E-2100 Series X Intel Xeon E-2200 Series X Intel Xeon E-2100 Series X Intel Xeon E-2200 Series X X ESXi 6.7 U2 Boot device ESXi 6.7 U3 Hard drive Flash (SD) card BOSS S1 X X X X X Table 3. yx3x PowerEdge servers—compatibility matrix Supported release yx3x PowerEdge servers R930 ESXi 6.7 Processor series ESXi 6.
Table 3. yx3x PowerEdge servers—compatibility matrix (continued) Supported release yx3x PowerEdge servers FC430 T630 T430 T330 T130 8 ESXi 6.7 Processor series ESXi 6.7 U1 ESXi 6.7 U2 Boot device ESXi 6.
3 Dell EMC PowerEdge servers—SD card compatibility matrix The following table 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 on page 25. Table 4.
Table 5. Dell EMC yx4x PowerEdge servers—SD card compatibility matrix (continued) yx4x PowerEdge servers I/O Controller R7425, R7415, R6415 * Manufacturer Specification DPN Dell EMC 16 GB SD card PKN2D R7YTT FH2KP Dell EMC 32 GB SD card KNJMC 0PD22 USB 3.0 Controller G4VKH Dell EMC 64 GB SD card HN59Y 7XDNW 6R6N4 R340, R240, T340 Dell EMC 16 GB SD card PKN2D R7YTT FH2KP Dell EMC 32 GB SD card Intel C246 KNJMC 0PD22 G4VKH Dell EMC 64 GB SD card HN59Y 7XDNW 6R6N4 Table 6.
Table 6. yx3x PowerEdge servers—SD card compatibility matrix (continued) yx3x PowerEdge servers I/O Controller Manufacturer Specification DPN * X5MJ8 Dell EMC 64 GB SD card 1X6VF 0M36C *Dell EMC Part Number (DPN) is an alphanumeric code on the barcode of your SD card.
4 Dell EMC PowerEdge servers—RAID controller compatibility matrix The following tables list 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 on page 25. Table 7.
Table 8. yx5x PowerEdge servers—PERC 10 controllers compatibility matrix (continued) PowerEdge servers / PERC Controller C6525 R7525 R7515 R6525 R6515 R750 R750XA R650 MX750 X X X X X X X X X X X X X PERC HBA345 adapter PERC H745P MX adapter X PERC H840 adapter X PERC H740P adapter X X PERC H740P mini monolithic X X PowerEdge MX5016s X X X X X X X X X X C6520 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Table 9.
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Table 11. yx5x PowerEdge servers—PERC 9 controllers compatibility matrix (continued) PowerEdge servers / PERC Controller Shared PERC8 External C6525 R7525 R7515 R6525 R6515 X X X X X Table 12.
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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 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.
Technical support resources ● vmware.com/support ● www.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.
Documentation resources This section provides information about the documentation resources for your server. Table 19. Additional documentation resources for your server Task Document Setting up your server www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals For information about installing the server into a rack, see the rack documentation included with your rack solution or the Getting Started Guide that is shipped with your server.
Table 19. Additional documentation resources for your server (continued) Task Document Location For information about installing and using Dell SupportAssist, see the Dell EMC SupportAssist Enterprise User's Guide. www.dell.com/serviceabilitytools For understanding the features of Dell EMC Lifecycle Controller (LC), see the Lifecycle Controller User's Guide. www.dell.com/idracmanuals For information about www.dell.
Identifying the series of your Dell EMC PowerEdge servers The PowerEdge series of servers form Dell EMC are divided into different categories on the basis of their configuration. For easier reference, they are referred to as YX2X, YX3X, YX4X, YX4XX, or YX5XX series of servers. The structure of the naming convention is described below: The letter Y denotes the alphabets in the server model number. The alphabets denote the form factor of the server.
A list of applicable downloads is displayed. 4. Download the drivers or firmware to a USB drive, CD, or DVD. Download Dell EMC customized ESXi image from Dell EMC support site NOTE: Ensure that you clear the web browser cache before downloading the drivers and firmware. 1. Go to www.dell.com/support/drivers. 2. In the Drivers & Downloads section, enter the Service Tag of your system in the Enter a Dell Service Tag, Dell EMC Product ID, or Model box, and then click the right arrow button.
