VMware ESX and ESXi. Support Matrix for Dell PowerEdge Systems and Storage Platforms

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1 VMware and i Support Matrix for Dell Systems and Storage Platforms

2 Notes NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. Information in this document is subject to change without notice Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction of these materials in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, OpenManage, and PowerVault are trademarks of Dell Inc.; CommVault Galaxy is a trademark or registered trademark of CommVault Systems, Inc.; Microsoft and Windows Server are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries; Symantec, Backup Exec, and Veritas are trademarks or registered trademarks of Symantec Corporation or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries; VMware is a registered trademark or trademark (the "Marks") of VMware, Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Dell Inc. disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own. September 2008 A02

3 Contents Contents Dell-Supported Configurations for Current Versions of 3.5.x Dell System Compatibility Matrix for Version 3.5.x Dell Storage Solutions Compatibility Matrix for Version 3.5.x Dell OpenManage Compatibility Matrix for Version 3.5.x Dell-Supported Backup Solutions Compatibility Matrix for Version 3.5.x Dell-Supported Configurations for Current Versions of 3.0.x Dell System Compatibility Matrix for Version 3.0.x Dell Storage Solutions Compatibility Matrix for Version 3.0.x Dell OpenManage Compatibility Matrix for Version 3.0.x Dell-Supported Backup Solutions Compatibility Matrix for Version 3.0.x Dell-Supported Configurations for Legacy Versions of 2.x Dell System Compatibility Matrix for Version 2.x Dell Storage Solution Compatibility Matrix for Version 2.x OpenManage Compatibility Matrix for Version 2.x Dell-Supported Backup Solutions Compatibility Matrix for Version 2.x System VirtualCenter Compatibility Matrix Contents 3

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5 This document provides information on the Dell -supported configurations for VMware and i software. Dell-Supported Configurations for Current Versions of 3.5.x This section provides the matrices of Dell-supported configurations of Dell systems and storage arrays with 3.5 Update 2 to The following matrices are included: "Dell System Compatibility Matrix for Version 3.5.x" on page 5 "Dell Storage Solutions Compatibility Matrix for Version 3.5.x" on page 7 "Dell OpenManage Compatibility Matrix for Version 3.5.x" on page 8 "Dell-Supported Backup Solutions Compatibility Matrix for Version 3.5.x" on page 9 Dell System Compatibility Matrix for Version 3.5.x Table 1-1 lists the compatible configurations for 3.5.x software with Dell systems. Table 1-1. Dell-Supported Configurations of Systems With and i 3.5.x M905 M805 R905 R Update 2 i 3.5 i 3.5 Update 2 Update 2 Installable Embedded 3.5 i 3.5 Installable i 3.5 Embedded 3.5 Dell-VMware Compatibility Matrix 5

6 Table 1-1. Dell-Supported Configurations of Systems With and i 3.5.x (continued) M605 M600 R III 2900 III III Update 2 i 3.5 i 3.5 Update 2 Update 2 Installable Embedded 3.5 i 3.5 Installable i 3.5 Embedded Dell-VMware Compatibility Matrix

7 Dell Storage Solutions Compatibility Matrix for Version 3.5.x Table 1-2 lists the compatible configurations for and i software version 3.5.x with Dell storage solutions. Table 1-2. Dell-Supported Configurations of Storage Systems With and i 3.5.x Dell EqualLogic PS5000XV Dell EqualLogic PS5000X Dell EqualLogic PS5000E Dell PowerVault MD1120 PowerVault MD3000i 3.5 Update 2 i 3.5 i i 3.5 i 3.5 Update 2 Installable Update2 Embedded Update1 Installable Update1 Embedded 3.5 PowerVault MD3000 a PowerVault MD1000 b PowerVault NX1950 c CX3-80 CX3-40 CX3-20 CX3-10c Dell-VMware Compatibility Matrix 7

8 Table 1-2. Dell-Supported Configurations of Storage Systems With and i 3.5.x (continued) CX700 CX500 CX300 AX150i AX150 a. The PowerVault MD3000 storage array supports providing external storage to a single host or a maximum of two hosts in a split configuration. b. The PowerVault MD1000 storage array supports providing external storage to a single host or a maximum of two hosts in a split configuration. c. The PowerVault NX1950 storage array supports only integrated basic configuration with using the iscsi protocol and not the NFS protocol. The PowerVault NX1950 storage array is not supported in Integrated High Availability configuration with. Dell OpenManage Compatibility Matrix for Version 3.5.x Table 1-3 lists the supported configurations for and i software version 3.5.x with Dell OpenManage Systems Management suite of software. Table Update 2 i 3.5 Update 2 i 3.5 Update2 3.5 i 3.5 Update1 i 3.5 Update1 3.5 Installable Embedded Installable Embedded Dell-Supported Configurations of Dell OpenManage With 3.5.x 3.5 Update Update1 3.5 OpenManage a OpenManage b OpenManage 5.4 OpenManage c OpenManage 5.3 a. OpenManage or higher is required to manage the M805 and M905 systems. b. OpenManage or higher is required to manage the R805 and R905 systems. c. OpenManage or higher is required to manage the M600 and M605 systems. 8 Dell-VMware Compatibility Matrix

9 Dell-Supported Backup Solutions Compatibility Matrix for Version 3.5.x Table 1-4 lists the supported configurations for 3.5.x with Dell-supported backup solutions. Table 1-4. Dell-Supported Configurations of Backup Solutions With 3.5.x CommVault Galaxy 6.1 SP4 Symantec Backup Exec 11d Symantec Backup Exec 10d 3.5 i 3.5 i i 3.5 i Update 2 Update 2 Update2 Update1 Update1 Installable Embedded Installable Embedded Dell-Supported Configurations for Current Versions of 3.0.x This section provides the matrices of Dell-supported configurations of Dell systems and storage arrays with VMware to 3.0. The following matrices are included: "Dell System Compatibility Matrix for Version 3.0.x" on page 10 "Dell Storage Solutions Compatibility Matrix for Version 3.0.x" on page 11 "Dell OpenManage Compatibility Matrix for Version 3.0.x" on page 12 "Dell-Supported Backup Solutions Compatibility Matrix for Version 3.0.x" on page 13 Dell-VMware Compatibility Matrix 9

10 Dell System Compatibility Matrix for Version 3.0.x Table 1-5 lists the compatible configurations for for 3.0.x software with systems. Table 1-5. Dell-Supported Configurations of Systems With 3.0.x M905 M805 M605 M600 R905 R805 R I/II/III 2900 I/II/III I/II/III Dell-VMware Compatibility Matrix

11 Dell Storage Solutions Compatibility Matrix for Version 3.0.x Table 1-6 lists the compatible configurations for software version 3.0.x with Dell storage solutions. Table 1-6. Dell-Supported Configurations of Storage Systems With 3.0.x PowerVault MD3000i PowerVault MD3000 PowerVault MD1120 PowerVault MD1000 a PowerVault NX1950 b EqualLogic PS5000E EqualLogic PS5000X EqualLogic PS5000XV EqualLogic PS5500E CX4-960 CX4-480 CX4-240 CX4-120 CX3-80 CX3-40 CX3-20 CX3-40c CX3-20c CX3-10c CX3-40F CX3-20F CX700 CX500 Dell-VMware Compatibility Matrix 11

12 Table 1-6. Dell-Supported Configurations of Storage Systems With 3.0.x (continued) CX300 CX400 CX200 AX150i AX150 AX100i a. The PowerVault MD1000 storage array supports providing external storage to a single host or a maximum of two hosts in a split configuration. b. The PowerVault NX1950 storage array supports only integrated basic configuration with using the iscsi protocol and not the NFS protocol. The PowerVault NX1950 storage array is not supported in Integrated High Availability configuration with. Dell OpenManage Compatibility Matrix for Version 3.0.x Table 1-7 lists the supported configurations for software version 3.0.x with OpenManage Systems Management suite of software. Table 1-7. Dell-Supported Configurations of OpenManage With 3.0.x Open Manage 5.5 Open Manage 5.4 Open Manage a Open Manage 5.3 Open Manage 5.2 b Open Manage c Open Manage 5.1 Open Manage 5.0 a. OpenManage or higher is required to manage the M600 and M605 systems. b. OpenManage 5.2 or higher is required to manage the 2970 system. c. OpenManage or higher is required to manage the 6950 system. 12 Dell-VMware Compatibility Matrix

13 Dell-Supported Backup Solutions Compatibility Matrix for Version 3.0.x Table 1-8 lists the supported configurations for 3.0.x with Dell-supported backup solutions. Table 1-8. Dell-Supported Configurations of Backup Solutions With 3.0.x CommVault Galaxy 6.1 SP4 Symantec Backup Exec 11d Symantec Backup Exec 10d Dell-Supported Configurations for Legacy Versions of 2.x This section provides the Dell-supported configurations for versions to The following matrices are included: "Dell System Compatibility Matrix for Version 2.x" on page 14 "Dell Storage Solution Compatibility Matrix for Version 2.x" on page 14 "OpenManage Compatibility Matrix for Version 2.x" on page 15 "Dell-Supported Backup Solutions Compatibility Matrix for Version 2.x" on page 16 Dell-VMware Compatibility Matrix 13

14 Dell System Compatibility Matrix for Version 2.x Table 1-9 lists the Dell-supported configurations for with systems. Table 1-9. Dell-Supported Configurations of Systems With 2.x III III Dell Storage Solution Compatibility Matrix for Version 2.x Table 1-10 lists the Dell-supported configurations for software with Dell storage solutions. Table x Dell-Supported Configurations of Storage Solutions With CX3-80 CX3-40 CX3-20 CX700 CX600 CX Dell-VMware Compatibility Matrix

15 Table Dell-Supported Configurations of Storage Solutions With 2.x (continued) CX400 CX300 CX200 OpenManage Compatibility Matrix for Version 2.x Table 1-11 lists the supported configurations for software with OpenManage Systems Management suite of software. Table Dell-Supported Configurations of OpenManage With 2.x OpenManage 5.2 a OpenManage 5.0 b OpenManage 4.5 c OpenManage 4.5 OpenManage 4.4 OpenManage 4.3 OpenManage OpenManage 4.2 OpenManage 4.1 OpenManage 3.8 OpenManage 3.6 a. OpenManage 5.2 is required to manage the 6850, 1950, 1955, 2950, and 6950 systems with Expandable RAID Controller (PERC) 5 family. b. OpenManage 5.0 is required to manage the 6850, 1950, 1955, and 2950 systems with PERC 5 family. c. OpenManage 4.5 is required to manage the 6850, 1850, 1855, and 2850 systems with PERC 4 family. Dell-VMware Compatibility Matrix 15

16 Dell-Supported Backup Solutions Compatibility Matrix for Version 2.x Table 1-12 lists the supported configurations for software with Dell-supported backup solutions. Table Dell-Supported Configurations of Backup Solutions With 2.x Symantec Backup Exec 10d Symantec Backup Exec 10 Veritas Backup Exec 10 Veritas Backup Exec 9.1 Veritas Backup Exec System VirtualCenter Compatibility Matrix NOTE: Table 1-13 lists the Dell-tested configurations only. Other configurations of systems and VirtualCenter may be compatible. For a complete list of Virtual Center platform requirements, see the VMware VirtualCenter 1.x Documentation website at vmware.com/products/vmanage/vc_specs.html. Table Dell-Supported Configurations of Systems With VirtualCenter VMware VirtualCenter Software VirtualCenter 1.x VirtualCenter2.x systems All systems with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system or later. All systems with Windows Server 2003 SP1 operating system or later. 16 Dell-VMware Compatibility Matrix