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January 30, 2008

Systems Compatibility Guide For ESX Server 3.5 and ESX Server 3i

http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi35_systems_guide.pdf

Last Updated: January 30, 2008

What’s New

Changes since the last edition of this guide include:

  • Added support for Dell M600. Modified support information for Dell 2950 III. See “Dell Server Support,” on page 5.
  • Split Hitachi BladeSymphony product line into BladeSymphony320 and BladeSymphony1000. See “Hitachi Server Support,” on page 13.
  • Added support for Intel ESAA S5000XALR. See “Intel Server Support,” on page 16.

I/O Compatibility Guide For ESX Server 3.5 and ESX Server 3i

http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi35_io_guide.pdf

Last Updated: January 30, 2008

What’s New

Changes since the last edition of this guide include:

  • Modified support information for IBM ServeRAID 4‐Lx Ultra160 SCSI Controller, ServeRAID 4‐Mx Ultra160 SCSI Controller, ServeRAID 5i Controller, ServeRAID‐6i Controller, ServeRAID‐6i+ Controller, ServeRAID‐6M Controller (128MB Cache), ServeRAID‐6M Controller (256MB Cache), ServeRAID‐7k Controller, ServeRAID‐8i Controller, IBM ServeRAID 8k SAS Controller, and IBM ServeRAID 8k‐l SAS Controller. See “IBM Storage IO Devices,” on page 13.

Storage / SAN Compatibility Guide For ESX Server 3.5 and ESX Server 3i

http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi35_san_guide.pdf

Last Updated: January 30, 2008

What’s New

Changes since the last edition of this guide include:

  • Added support for IBM N3300, N3600, N5200, N5300, N5500, N5600, N7600, N7700, N7800, and N7900. See “IBM,” on page 9 and “IBM,” on page 13.
  • Added support for Dell NX1950, PS5000E, PS5000X and PS5000XV. See “Dell,” on page 17.
  • Added support for EqualLogic PS50E, PS70E, PS3600X, PS3700X, PS3800XV and PS3900XV. See “EqualLogic,” on page 19.
  • Added support for IBM N5200 ONTAP 7.2RC4, N5300 ONTAP 7.2RC4, N5500 ONTAP 7.2RC4, and N5600 ONTAP 7.2RC4. See “IBM” on page 21.
  • Added support for Lefthand Networks Virtual SAN Appliance (VSA). See “LeftHand Networks,” on page 22.
  • Removed incorrect statements of support in “Boot from SAN” and “Boot from iSCSI” columns for ESX Server 3i.

Backup Software Compatibility For ESX Server 3.5 and ESX Server 3i

http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi35_backup_guide.pdf

Last Updated: January 30, 2008

What’s New

Changes since the last edition of this guide include:

  • Updated URL for CA Brightstor ArcServe. See “Introduction” on page 1.
  • Updated URL for HP Data Protector. See “Introduction” on page 1.
  • Added support for CA BrightStor ARCServe r11.5 SP2. See “Supported backup software,” on page 3.
  • Added support for Legato Networker 7.4. See “Supported backup software,” on page 3.
  • Added support for Tivoli Storage Manager v 5.4. See “Supported backup software,” on page 3.
  • Added support for Veritas Netbackup 6.0 MP5. See “Supported backup software,” on page 3.
  • Removed incorrect listing of support for backup clients running within service console for ESX Server 3i. See “Supported backup software,” on page 3.

Systems Compatibility Guide For ESX Server 3.0.x

http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_systems_guide.pdf

Last Updated: January 30, 2008

What’s New

Changes since the last edition of this guide include:

  • Added support for Dell M600. See “Dell Server Support,” on page 5.
  • Split Hitachi BladeSymphony product line into BladeSymphony320 and BladeSymphony1000. See “Hitachi Server Support,” on page 13.
  • Added support for Intel ESAA S5000XALR. See “Intel Server Support,” on page 16.
  • Modified support information for Sun X6250 Server Module. See “Sun Server Support,” on page 31.

Storage / SAN Compatibility Guide For ESX Server 3.0.x

http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_san_guide.pdf

Last Updated: January 30, 2008

What’s New

Changes since the last edition of this guide include:

  • Modified support information for EMC Symmetrix DMX‐4. See “EMC,” on page 11.
  • Modified support information for IBM N7000 Series. See “IBM,” on page 25.
  • Added support for Dell PS5000E, PS5000X, and PS5000XV. See “Dell,” on page 47.

January 23, 2008

Systems Compatibility Guide For ESX Server 3.5 and ESX Server 3i

http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi35_systems_guide.pdf

Last Updated: January 23, 2008

What’s New

Changes since the last edition of this guide include:

  • Modified support information for Dell 1950 III. See “Dell Server Support,” on page 5.
  • Modified support information for FSC BX620 S4, RX200 S4, RX300 S4, TX200 S4 and TX300 S4. See “Fujitsu Siemens Server Support,” on page 8.
  • Added support for Rombus Tertia 41800, 41801, 47800, 52800, 57800 ROMB and 57800 SAS. See “Rombus International GmbH Server Support,” on page 28.
  • Added support for TAROX ParX 7000R G3. See “TAROX Systems & Services GmbH Server Support,” on page 31.

I/O Compatibility Guide For ESX Server 3.5 and ESX Server 3i

http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi35_io_guide.pdf

Last Updated: January 23, 2008

What’s New

Changes since the last edition of this guide include:

  • Added support for HP NC510F and NC512M. See “Hewlett Packard Networking Devices (Intel or Broadcom OEM),” on page 24.

Storage / SAN Compatibility Guide For ESX Server 3.5 and ESX Server 3i

http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi35_san_guide.pdf

Last Updated: January 23, 2008

What’s New

Changes since the last edition of this guide include:

  • Added support for Dell AX4‐5. See “Dell,” on page 6.
  • Modified support information for EMC AX4‐5. See “EMC,” on page 7.
  • Added support for NetApp FAS6000 Series. See “Network Appliance,” on page 10.
  • Modified support information for LeftHand Networks HP® ProLiant DL320s and SAN/iQ® 7 and NSM 2120 and SAN/iQ® 7. See “LeftHand Networks,” on page 19.

Systems Compatibility Guide For ESX Server 3.0.x

http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_systems_guide.pdf

Last Updated: January 23, 2008

What’s New

Changes since the last edition of this guide include:

  • Modified support information for FSC BX620 S4, RX200 S4, RX300 S4, TX200 S4 and TX300 S4. See “Fujitsu Siemens Server Support,” on page 8.
  • Added support for Rombus Tertia 41800, 41801, 52800 and 57800 ROMB. See “Rombus International GmbH Server Support,” on page 28.
  • Added support for TAROX ParX 7000R G3. See “TAROX Systems & Services GmbH Server Support,” on page 31.