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Contents 1 Overview..................................................................................................................................... 4 2 Dell EMC PowerEdge servers—Compatibility matrix....................................................................... 5 3 Dell EMC PowerEdge servers—SD card compatibility matrix........................................................... 8 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. Table 1. Dell EMC yx5x PowerEdge servers—compatibility matrix Supported releases yx5x PowerEdge servers Processor series ESXi 6.7 ESXi 6.7 U1 ESXi 6.
Supported release yx4x PowerEdge servers ESXi 6.7 X X X X ESXi 6.7 U3 Hard drive Flash (SD) card BOSS S1 X Intel Xeon SP (61xx, 51xx, 41xx, 31xx) series Intel Xeon SP (62xx, 52xx, 42xx, 32xx) series FC640, M640, M640 for VRTX Intel Xeon SP (81xx, 61xx, 51xx, 41xx, 31xx) series T640 Intel Xeon SP (81xx, 61xx, 51xx, 41xx, 31xx) series Intel Xeon SP (82xx,62xx, 52xx, 42xx, 32xx) series Intel Xeon SP (82xx, 62xx, 52xx, 42xx, 32xx) series T440 ESXi 6.
Supported release yx3x PowerEdge servers R530, R430 R330 R230 FC830, M830, M830 for VRTX FC630, M630, M630 for VRTX FC430 T630 T430 T330 T130 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. Table 4.
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 Table 6.
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. Table 7.
PowerEdge servers / PERC Controller R94 0 R940x a R840 PERC H740P mini monolithic X X X PowerEdge MX5016s X X X R74 0 R740x d R740xd2 R640 R540 X X X X X R440 M640 MX840c X X X X X X MX740c X X Table 9.
PowerEdge servers / PERC Controller C6525 R7525 R7515 R6525 R6515 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 External X X X X X X X X Table 11.
PowerEdge servers / PERC Controller R940 R940x a R840 R740 R740x d R740xd 2 FD33xS-PERC X X X FD33xD-PERC X X X X X X Shared PERC8 X X X X X Shared PERC8 External X X X X X R640 R540 R440 M640 MX840 c 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 Table 12.
PowerEdge servers / PERC Controller M640 for VRTX FD33xD-PERC FC64 0 T640 T440 R7425 X R7415 R6415 R340 R240 T340 T140 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 Table 13.
PowerEdge servers / PERC Controller R530 R430 PERC H730P mini monolithic PERC H730P mini blades X X R330 R230 M830 M830 for VRTX M630 M630 for VRTX 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 PERC H730 adapter PERC H730 mini monolithic PERC H730 mini blades X X X X X X PERC H330 adapter PERC H330 mini monolithic PERC H330 mini blades X X X X X X PERC H830 adapter PERC HBA330 MX adapter X X X X X X X X PERC HBA330 MMZ adapter X X X
PowerEdge servers / PERC Controller T630 T430 T330 T130 PERC H330 adapter PERC H330 mini monolithic X X X X PERC H330 mini blades X X X X PERC H830 adapter FC830 FC630 FC430 X X X X X X X 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 X X X PERC HBA330 adapter PERC HBA330 Mini-Mono X X X X 12 Gbps SAS HBA adapter PowerEdge MX5016s X X X X FD33xS-PERC X X X X FD33xD-PERC X X X X Sha
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.
• • 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.
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.com/idracmanuals features, configuring and logging in to iDRAC, and managing your server remotely, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Configuration Tool User's Guide.
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 .
• • • 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 19.
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.
