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May 28, 2008

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

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

Last Updated: May 28, 2008

What’s New

Changes since the last edition of this guide include:

  • Added support for Egenera PB600008R, PB200700. See “Egenera Server Support,” on page 9.
  • Added support for Fujitsu Siemens BladeFrame PY BFi40S2 and Primergy RX600 and TX600. Modified servers listed in Fujitsu Siemens Server Support table. See “Fujitsu Siemens Server Support,” on page 12.
  • Modified support information for HP ML350 G5. Removed support for HP DL785. See “Hewlett Packard Server Support,” on page 15.
  • Added support for Hitachi HA8000‐es RS210. See “Hitachi Server Support,” on page 17.
  • Added support for Inventec Enterprise System 5216. See “Inventec Enterprise System Corp. Server Support,” on page 33.
  • Added support for Supermicro SuperServer 6025W‐NTR+. See “Supermicro Server Support,” on page 41.

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

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

Last Updated: May 28, 2008

What’s New

Changes since the last edition of this guide include:

  • Modified support for Intel(R) 10 Gigabit XF SR Dual Port Server Adapter and Intel(R) 10 Gigabit XF SR Server Adapter. See “Intel Networking Devices,” on page 29.
  • Modified support for Intel ixgbe and Neterion 2si0. See “Drivers shipped with ESX Server software,” on page 22.
  • Modified support for Neterion 10GbE NIC. See “Neterion Networking Devices,” on page 30.
  • Added support for Sun SG‐XPCIE8SAS‐EB‐Z. See “Sun Storage IO Devices,” on page 19.

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

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

Last Updated: May 28 2008

What’s New

Changes since the last edition of this guide include:

  • Modified support for EMC AX4‐5. See “EMC,” on page 8.
  • Modified support for Xiotech Magnitude 3D 4000 and 3D 3000. See “Xiotech” on page 45.
  • Added support for Sun StorageTek Flexline 380, StorageTek 9970 and 9980. See “Sun” on page 18 and “SAN Array Model Reference,” on page 46.
  • Added support for Xyratex F5402E. See “Xyratex Ltd” on page 20 and “SAN Array Model Reference,” on page 46.
  • Added support for HDS Lightning 9970V and Lightning 9980V. See “Hitachi Data Systems (HDS),” on page 13 and “SAN Array Model Reference,” on page 46.
  • Added support for Hitachi SANRISE 9970V and 9980V. See“Hitachi” on page 12 and “SAN Array Model Reference,” on page 46.
  • Modified support for Hitachi AMS 1000, AMS 200, AMS 500, WMS 100, SMS 100, 9500V, BR50, and BR150. See “SAN Array Model Reference,” on page 46.
  • Modified support for Hitachi Data System sAMS 200, AMS 500, AMS 1000, WMS 100, SMS 100, and 9500V. See “SAN Array Model Reference,” on page 46.
  • Modified support for Nihon Unisys SANARENA 1830, 1870, 1890, 1895, and 18AS. See “SAN Array Model Reference,” on page 46.

Systems Compatibility Guide For ESX Server 3.0.x

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

Last Updated: May 28, 2008

What’s New

Changes since the last edition of this guide include:

  • Modified support information for HP ML350 G5 and BL480C. See “Hewlett Packard Server Support,” on page 11.

I/O Compatibility Guide For ESX Server 3.0.x

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

Last Updated: May 28, 2008

What’s New

Changes since the last edition of this guide include:

  • Added support for Sun SG‐XPCIE8SAS‐EB‐Z. See “Sun Storage IO Devices,” on page 21.

Storage / SAN Compatibility Guide For ESX Server 3.0.x

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

Last Updated: May 28, 2008

What’s New

Changes since the last edition of this guide include:

  • Added support for NEC iStorage E1‐10. See “NEC,” on page 28.
  • Modified support for Hitachi AMS 1000, AMS 200, AMS 500, WMS 100, SMS 100, 9500V, BR50, and BR150. See “SAN Array Model Reference,” on page 68.
  • Modified support for Hitachi Data Systems AMS 200, AMS 500, AMS 1000, WMS 100, SMS 100, and 9500V. See “SAN Array Model Reference,” on page 68.
  • Modified support for Nihon Unisys SANARENA 1830, 1870, 1890, 1895, and 18AS. See “SAN Array Model Reference,” on page 68.

May 21, 2008

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

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

Last Updated: May 21, 2008

What’s New

Changes since the last edition of this guide include:

  • Added support for Bull T860 E1. See “Bull Server Support,” on page 5.
  • Modified support information for Dell 1950 III, 2950 III, M600, M605. See “Dell Server Support,” on page 7.
  • Added support for Egenera PB300001R, PB300002R, PB300003R, PB300004R. See “Egenera Server Support,” on page 9.
  • Added support for FSC RX330 S1. See “Fujitsu Siemens Server Support,” on page 11.
  • Modified support information for HP BL460c, DL380 G5. See “Hewlett Packard Server Support,” on page 14.
  • Modified support information for IBM x3400, x3455, x3500, x3850 M2, x3950 M2. See “IBM Server Support,” on page 18.
  • Added support for Intel ESAA S5000PAL/SR1500 Ace Computers Powerworks 1970, INVESTRONICA INVES ANETO 5500R, Open Storage Solutions Enterprise 85PAL, Seneca Data Nexlink Stableflex IP‐1UAL2. Added support for Intel ESAA S5000PAL/SR1550 INVESTRONICA INVES ANETO 5510R, Silicon Mechanics Rackform iServ R241‐VE. Added support for Intel ESAA S5000PAL/SR2500 Ace Computers Powerworks 2970, COMPUTER HAUG GmbH COMPUTER HAUG Server SR2500AL, Intel ESAA NSC2U, INVESTRONICA INVES ANETO 5520R, Open Storage Solutions Enterprise 85PAL, Seneca Data Nexlink Stableflex IP‐2UAL2, Silicon Mechanics Rackform iServ R242‐VE. Added support for Intel ESAA S5000PSL Ace Computers Powerworks 5970, INVESTRONICA INVES ANETO 5000. Added support for Intel ESAA S7000FC4UR INVESTRONICA INVES ANETO 7300R, Silicon Mechanics Rackform iServ R450‐VE. Added support for Intel ESAA MFSYS25 COMPUTER HAUG GmbH Flexblade MFSYS25, Kraftway Kraftway Express Blade MF 10, Nor‐Tech Voyageur Modular Server. See “Intel Server Support,” on page 21.
  • Modified support information for Sun X8450. See “Sun Server Support,” on page 38.
  • Added support for Supermicro SuperServer‐6025W‐URB. See “Supermicro Server Support,” on page 39.

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

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

Last Updated: May 21, 2008

What’s New

Changes since the last edition of this guide include:

  • Added support for IBM ServeRAID‐MR10M SAS/SATA Controller, IBM ServeRAID 8s, IBM ServeRAID 8s with Battery. See “IBM Storage IO Devices,” on page 14.
  • Added support for IBM 10 Gb Ethernet Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM BladeCenter. See “IBM Networking Devices (NetXen OEM),” on page 28.

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

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

Last Updated: May 21 2008

What’s New

Changes since the last edition of this guide include:

  • Modified support for EMC AX4‐5. See “EMC,” on page 8.
  • Added support for Fujitsu ETERNUS 3000, ETERNUS 4000 Model 80 and Model 100. See “Fujitsu,” on page 9 and “SAN Array Model Reference,” on page 46.
  • Modified support information for FalconStor NSS‐S12. See “FalconStor Software,” on page 35.
  • Modified support for HP MSA1000, MSA1500. See “Hewlett Packard,” on page 11.
  • Added support for HDS HNAS Server 2100. See “Hitachi Data Systems (HDS),” on page 27 and “SAN Array Model Reference,” on page 46.

Systems Compatibility Guide For ESX Server 3.0.x

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

Last Updated: May 21, 2008

What’s New

Changes since the last edition of this guide include:

  • Modified support information for Dell M600. See “Dell Server Support,” on page 6.
  • Modified support information for HP BL460C, DL380 G5. See “Hewlett Packard Server Support,” on page 11.
  • Modified support information for IBM x3950 M2. See “IBM Server Support,” on page 14.
  • Added support for Intel ESAA S5000PAL/SR1500 Ace Computers Powerworks 1970, INVESTRONICA INVES ANETO 5500R, Open Storage Solutions Enterprise 85PAL, Seneca Data Nexlink Stableflex IP‐1UAL2. Added support for Intel ESAA S5000PAL/SR1550 INVESTRONICA INVES ANETO 5510R, Silicon Mechanics Rackform iServ R241‐VE. Added support for Intel ESAA S5000PAL/SR2500 Ace Computers Powerworks 2970, COMPUTER HAUG GmbH COMPUTER HAUG Server SR2500AL, Intel ESAA Intel NSC2U, INVESTRONICA INVES ANETO 5520R, Open Storage Solutions Enterprise 85PAL, Seneca Data Nexlink Stableflex IP‐ 2UAL2, Silicon Mechanics Rackform iServ R242‐VE. Added support for Intel ESAA S7000FC4UR INVESTRONICA INVES ANETO 7300R, Silicon Mechanics Rackform iServ R450‐VE. See “Intel Server Support,” on page 17.
  • Added support for NEC Express5800 320Fc. See “NEC Server Support,” on page 32.
  • Modified support information for Sun X8450. See “Sun Server Support,” on page 38.