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March 26, 2008

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

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

Last Updated: March 26, 2008

What’s New

Changes since the last edition of this guide include:

  • Modified support information for FSC Primergy BX620 S4, RX200 S4 and TX200 S4. See “Fujitsu Siemens Server Support,” on page 9.
  • Modified support information for HP ProLiant DL360 G5. See “Hewlett Packard Server Support,” on page 11.
  • Added support for IBM x3950 M2. Modified support information for IBM x3650. See “IBM Server Support,” on page 15.
  • Added support for Viglen IX2210/R. See “Intel Server Support,” on page 18.
  • Added support for Sun Blade X8450. Modified support information for Sun X4150. See “Sun Server Support,” on page 32.

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

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

Last Updated: March 26, 2008

What’s New

Changes since the last edition of this guide include:

  • Modified support information for IBM ServeRAID‐MR10k SAS/SATA Controller, removed LSI 1078 Elliot Key Raid Adapter. Replaced LSI 1x SAS Expansion Card with SAS Expansion Card (CFFv) for IBM BladeCenter. See “IBM Storage IO Devices,” on page 14.
  • Removed Sun SG‐XPCIE2FCGBE‐Q‐Z. See “Sun Storage IO Devices,” on page 19 and “Sun Networking Devices,” on page 31.

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

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

Last Updated: March 26, 2008

What’s New

Changes since the last edition of this guide include:

  • Modified support information for EMC AX150. See “EMC,” on page 8.
  • Modified support information for FSC CX3‐10c, CX3‐20, CX3‐20c, CX3‐20f, CX3‐40, CX3‐40c, CX3‐40f and CX3‐80. See “Fujitsu Siemens,” on page 10.
  • Added support for HDS TagmaStore AMS 200, AMS 500, AMS 1000, and WMS 100. See “Hitachi Data Systems (HDS),” on page 12, “Hitachi Data Systems (HDS),” on page 33 and “SAN Array Model Reference,” on page 38.
  • Added support for Hitachi BR 50, BR 150, SANRISE AMS 200, AMS 500, AMS 1000, and WMS 100. See “Hitachi,” on page 11, “Hitachi, Ltd.,” on page 32 and “SAN Array Model Reference,” on page 38.
  • Added support for IBM DS6000. Modified support information for IBM DS3400, DS4200, DS4700, ESS 750/800, ESS F10/F20, N3000 Series, N5000 Series and N7000 Series. See “IBM,” on page 14 and “SAN Array Model Reference,” on page 38.
  • Added support for Nihon Unisys SANARENA 1830, 1870, 1890, 1895, 18AS, 5200 and 5800. See “Nihon Unisys,” on page 16, “Nihon Unisys,” on page 22 and “SAN Array Model Reference,” on page 38.
  • Added support for Sun StorageTek 6140. See “Sun,” on page 17.
  • Added support for HDS HNAS Server 2200. See “Hitachi Data Systems (HDS),” on page 24 and “SAN Array Model Reference,” on page 38.
  • Added support for Sanrad V‐STOR. See “Sanrad,” on page 37 and “SAN Array Model Reference,” on page 38.

Systems Compatibility Guide For ESX Server 3.0.x

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

Last Updated: March 26, 2008

What’s New

Changes since the last edition of this guide include:

  • Modified support information for HP ProLiant DL360 G5. See “Hewlett Packard Server Support,” on page 12.
  • Modified support information for FSC Primergy BX620 S4, RX200 S4 and TX200 S4. See “Fujitsu Siemens Server Support,” on page 10.
  • Added support for IBM x3950 M2. Modified support information for HS21‐7995 and HS21‐8853. See “IBM Server Support,” on page 16.
  • Added support for Viglen IX2210/R. See “Intel Server Support,” on page 19.
  • Added support for Sun Blade X8450. Modified support information for Sun Blade X6250. See “Sun Server Support,” on page 35.

I/O Compatibility Guide For ESX Server 3.0.x

http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_io_guide.pdf

Last Updated: March 26, 2008

What’s New

Changes since the last edition of this guide include:

  • Removed Sun SG‐XPCIE2FCGBE‐Q‐Z. See “Sun Storage IO Devices,” on page 21 and “Sun Networking Devices,” on page 33.

Storage / SAN Compatibility Guide For ESX Server 3.0.x

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

Last Updated: March 26, 2008

What’s New

Changes since the last edition of this guide include:

  • Modified support information for IBM DS3400, DS4200, DS4700, DS6000, DS8000, ESS 750/800, ESS F10/F20, N3000 Series, N5000 Series and N7000 Series. See “IBM,” on page 25 and “SAN Array Model Reference,” on page 66.

Systems Compatibility Guide For ESX Server 2.x

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

Last Updated: March 26, 2008

What’s New

Changes since the last edition of this guide include:

  • Modified support information for HP BL20p G4. See “HP,” on page 6.

March 19, 2008

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

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

Last Updated: March 19, 2008

What’s New

Changes since the last edition of this guide include:

  • Added support for AMAX ServMax H2203, X2203 and X3201. See “AMAX Information Technologies Server Support,” on page 4.
  • Added support for Bull NovaScale R440 E1, R460 E1. Modified support information for R480 E1. See “Bull Server Support,” on page 5.
  • Modified support information for FSC TX300 S4. See “Fujitsu Siemens Server Support,” on page 9.
  • Modified support information for HP BL480C and ML350 G5. See “Hewlett Packard Server Support,” on page 11.
  • Added support for IBM HS20‐8843 and LS20‐8850. See “IBM Server Support,” on page 15.
  • Added support for Ciara VXPRO R6400, Leo Computer Delphin Helios 5000IVX, Rackable C4108, Viglen IX2218/R, Viglen IX2410/R and Viglen IX7000/R. See “Intel Server Support,” on page 18.

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

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

Last Updated: March 19, 2008

What’s New

Changes since the last edition of this guide include:

  • Added support for Adaptec 5085, 5405, 5805, 51245 and 51645. See “Adaptec Storage IO Devices,” on page 4.
  • Modified support information for FSC BX600‐FC22Q, BX600‐FC42E, RAID 0/1 SAS based on LSI MegaRAID 4P, RAID 0/1 SAS based on LSI MegaRAID 8P and RAID 5/6 SAS based on LSI MegaRAID. See “FSC Storage IO Devices,” on page 11.
  • Added support for Sun SG‐XPCIE2FCGBE‐Q‐Z. See “Sun Storage IO Devices,” on page 19 and “Sun Networking Devices,” on page 31.

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

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

Last Updated: March 19, 2008

What’s New

Changes since the last edition of this guide include:

  • Modified support information for EMC AX150. See “EMC,” on page 8.
  • Added support for Hitachi SANRISE NSC 55, SANRISE USP 100, SANRISE USP 600 and SANRISE USP 1100. See “Hitachi,” on page 11, “Hitachi,” on page 18 and “SAN Array Model Reference,” on page 35.
  • Added support for HDS TagmaStore NSC 55, TagmaStore USP 100, TagmaStore USP 600 and TagmaStore USP 1100. See “Hitachi Data Systems (HDS),” on page 12, “Hitachi Data Systems (HDS),” on page 19 and “SAN Array Model Reference,” on page 35.
  • Modified support information for NetApp FAS3000 Series. See “Network Appliance,” on page 14.
  • Added support for Sun StorageTek 9985 and StorageTek 9990. See “Sun,” on page 15, “Sun,” on page 20 and “SAN Array Model Reference,” on page 35.
  • Added support for Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Cluster. See “Sun,” on page 22.