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VMware vSphere 6 on Dell EMC PowerEdge

Servers

Compatibility Matrix

July 2020

Rev. A10

Summary of content (23 pages)

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VMware vSphere 6 on Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers Compatibility Matrix July 2020 Rev.
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Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your product. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. Copyright © 2017 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Dell, EMC, and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries.
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Contents Chapter 1: Overview........................................................................................................................ 4 Chapter 2: Dell EMC PowerEdge systems—Compatibility matrix........................................................ 5 Chapter 3: Dell EMC PowerEdge systems—SD card compatibility matrix............................................ 9 Chapter 4: PowerEdge systems—RAID controller compatibility matrix...............................................
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1 Overview This document provides information about Dell EMC-supported PowerEdge systems compatible with VMware ESXi 6.x.
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2 Dell EMC PowerEdge systems—Compatibility matrix The following table describes about the PowerEdge servers with the supported processors. Table 1. Dell EMC 14th generation PowerEdge servers—compatibility matrix Supported releases 14th generation PowerEdge servers Processor series ESXi 6.0 ESXi 6.0 U1 ESXi 6.
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Table 2. 13th generation PowerEdge servers—compatibility matrix (continued) 13th generation PowerEdge servers R230 Supported releases ESXi 6.0 ESXi 6.0 U1 Intel Xeon E3-1200 v6 series Χ Χ Intel Xeon E3-1200 v5 series Χ Processor series FC830, Intel Xeon E5-46xx v3 series M830, M830 for VRTX Intel Xeon E5-46xx v4 series FC630, Intel Xeon E5-26xx v3 series M630, M630 for VRTX Intel Xeon E5-26xx v4 series FC430 ESXi 6.0 U2 Boot device ESXi 6.
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Table 3. 12th generation PowerEdge servers—compatibility matrix (continued) 12th generation PowerEdge servers Supported releases Processor series ESXi 6.0 ESXi 6.0 U1 ESXi 6.0 U2 Boot device ESXi 6.
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Table 4. 11th generation PowerEdge servers—compatibility matrix (continued) 11th generation PowerEdge servers R710, R610 Supported releases Processor series ESXi 6.0 ESXi 6.0 U1 ESXi 6.0 U2 Boot device ESXi 6.
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3 Dell EMC PowerEdge systems—SD card compatibility matrix Table 5. Dell EMC 14th generation PowerEdge servers—compatibility matrix 14th generation PowerEdge servers R940, R740, R740xd, R640, R540, R440, FC640, M640, M640 for VRTX, T640, T440 I/O Controller Intel C621 Manufacturer Specification DPN * Dell EMC 16 GB SD card R7YTT Dell EMC 32 GB SD card 0PD22 Dell EMC 64 GB SD card 7XDNW Table 6.
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Table 6. 13th generation PowerEdge servers—compatibility matrix (continued) 13th generation PowerEdge servers I/O Controller R330, T330 Intel C236 Manufacturer Specification DPN * Dell 32 GB SD card XVP8P Dell 64 GB SD card 1X6VF Kingston 8 GB SD card GR6JR Kingston 16 GB SD card 37D9D Dell 8 GB SD card W1T9G Dell 16 GB SD card 7GH0Y Dell 16 GB SD card H1H8M Dell 32 GB SD card XVP8P Dell 64 GB SD card 1X6VF Table 7.
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4 PowerEdge systems—RAID controller compatibility matrix Table 9. 14th generation PowerEdge systems—PERC10 controllers compatibility matrix PowerEdge systems R940 R740x d R740 R640 R540 R440 M640 M640 for VRTX FC640 T640 T440 PERC H840 adapter Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N Y Y PERC H740P adapter Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N Y Y Table 10.
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5 Dell EMC PowerEdge systems — VMware vCenter Server compatibility matrix VMware vCenter Server is supported on a limited set of Microsoft Windows operating systems. For more information about supported operating systems, see vmware.com/support/pubs. For more information about Dell EMC PowerEdge systems compatibility with supported operating systems, see Dell.com/ossupport.
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6 Devices supported for PCIe Pass-Through Table 19. Devices supported for Pass-Through Server model with BIOS version Controller model Firmware version Guest operating system (OS) Guest OS Driver name Driver version used FC630 (2.0.2) BCM 57810s 7.12.0 SLES 12 SP1 bnx2x 1.78.19-0 R730 (2.0.2) Intel X540 Adapter 17.5.10 MS 2012 R2 DC ixi63x64.sys 3.4.47.2 R730 (2.0.2) Emulex OneConnect OCe14102-UX-D 2port PCIe 10GbE CNA 02.00.01 MS 2012 R2 DC Ocnd64.sys 10.0.430.570 R730 (2.0.
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• • • • • • • Dell Express Flash NVMe SM1715 1.6 TB PCIe SSD Adapter by Samsung Dell Express Flash NVMe PM1725 800 GB PCIe SSD Controller Dell Express Flash NVMe PM1725 1.6 TB PCIe SSD Controller Dell Express Flash NVMe PM1725 3.2 TB PCIe SSD Controller Dell Express Flash NVMe PM1725 1.6 TB PCIe SSD Adapter by Samsung Dell Express Flash NVMe PM1725 3.2 TB PCIe SSD Adapter by Samsung Dell Express Flash NVMe PM1725 6.
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7 Getting help Topics: • • • • • Contacting Dell EMC Related information for virtualization solutions Documentation resources Downloading the drivers and firmware Documentation feedback Contacting Dell EMC Dell EMC provides several online and telephone based support and service options. If you do not have an active internet connection, you can find contact information about your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell EMC product catalog.
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Table 20. Related information for virtualization solutions (continued) If you need information about See PowerEdge and PowerVault compatibility information for running ESXi VMware vSphere on Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers Compatibility Matrix at www.dell.com/ virtualizationsolutions Known issues and resolutions VMware vSphere 6 on Dell EMC PowerEdge Server Release Notes at www.dell.
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Table 21. Virtualization videos for Dell EMC PowerEdge servers Video title Links Downloading the Dell EMC customized ESXi image from support site www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnVxtkAkYTI Downloading Dell EMC customized ESXi image from VMware website www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnWyuyxuk5k Operating system Deployment (VMware ESXi)—Installing Using CD/DVD www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EbufUS86zA Enabling and Configuring Fault Resilient Memory on Dell EMC PowerEdge servers www.youtube.
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Table 22. Additional documentation resources for your server (continued) Task Document Location Download drivers and firmware topic in this document. Managing your server For information about server management software offered by Dell EMC, see the Dell EMC Systems Management Overview Guide. https://www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals For information about setting up, https://www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals using, and troubleshooting OpenManage, see the Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator User's Guide.
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Table 22. Additional documentation resources for your server (continued) Task Document Location Event and Error Messages Reference Guide. Troubleshooting your system For information about identifying and troubleshooting the PowerEdge server issues, see the PowerEdge Servers Troubleshooting Guide. Configuring Dell PowerEdge For information on configuring Dell VRTX shared storage for PowerEdge VRTX shared storage VMware vSphere environment for VMware vSphere environment, see Dell EMC White papers.