Dell PowerEdge R200 and ESX or ESXi
by iam8up on Jun.07, 2010, under vmware
What a mess.
The HCL says it works with ESX 3.5u5, 4.0 and 4.0u1. No mention of ESXi.
This blog suggests it works with ESXi 3.5u1. I can verify that it does NOT work with ESXi 3.5u5.
My personal tests (a simple install and connection with VIC):
Fail – ESXi 3.5u5
Win – ESXi 4.0u1, ESX 3.5 (trial)
I installed the only compatible RAID card (from Dell, ~$200 SAS 6 ir) and ESXi 4.0u1 is still working.
UPDATE: Just checked the website and they’re saying ESXi 3.5u5 works. I believe I have BIOS 1.3.1 and found this NOT to be true. I can’t take down my system to check anymore.
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