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Guest/Host OS Compatibility Guide
Copyright © 2010 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved.page 1 of 232
Guest/Host OS Compatibility Guide
Last Updated: October 16, 2011For more information go to vmware.com.
IntroductionVMware provides the widest virtualization support for guest operating systems in the industry to enable your environments and maximize your investments.The VMware Compatibility Guide also provides host operating system support for hosted VMware solutions. This guide includes guest support for the followingVMware products:
• VMware ESX Server 3.0 and later
• VMware Workstation 6.0 and later
• VMware Fusion 2.0 and later
• VMware ACE 2.0 and later
• VMware Server 2.0 and later
VMware Compatibility Guide search results show actual operating system vendor releases that are tested against the listed VMware product releases. VMwareprovides support only for the operating systems that are listed in this guide.
To find guest operating system compatibility information for earlier versions of the listed VMware products, refer to the Guest Operating System InstallationGuide (Deprecated) at http://www.vmware.com/pdf/GuestOS_guide_deprecated.pdf.
For other VMware solutions not listed here, refer to individual product documentation found at the VMware Documentation Web site at http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/.
To find VMware certified hardware platform compatibility for third-party operating systems, refer to the applicable operating system vendors. The followingoperating system vendors provide certifications for VMware virtual hardware:
• Microsoft – http://windowsservercatalog.com/
• Red Hat – https://hardware.redhat.com/
• Novell – http://developer.novell.com/yessearch/
• Sun Microsystems – http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl/search.jsp
Supported and Unsupported Operating Systems
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VMware product support for operating systems can vary depending upon vendor support and product releases.
Operating Systems That the Operating System Vendor No Longer Supports
For operating systems listed in this guide that the operating system vendor no longer supports, VMware may, at its sole discretion, provide support and fixesto VMware products to address problems that are exposed by running such operating systems on a VMware virtual machine. VMware is not responsible forresolving problems with, or providing support or fixes to, the operating system itself.
VMware ESX and ESXi Version Support
VMware ESX and ESXi versions support the same guest operating systems.
64-Bit Guest Operating Systems
To install and run 64-bit guests you need to fulfill certain host and hardware requirements.
Requirements for 64-Bit Guest Operating Systems
To install and run a 64-bit guest operating system, you must have a supported CPU in the host computer and you must be running a VMware product thatsupports 64-bit guests. For details, see the documentation for your VMware product.
NOTE For more information about hardware and firmware requirements for 64-bit guest operating systems, refer to knowledge base article 1901 at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1901.
VMware Experimental Feature Support Definition
VMware includes certain experimental features in some of our product releases. These features are there for you to test and experiment with. We do not expectthese features to be used in a production environment. However, if you do encounter any issues with an experimental feature, we are interested in any feedbackyou are willing to share. Please submit a support request through the normal access methods at http://www.vmware.com/support. We cannot, however, committo troubleshoot, provide workarounds, orprovide fixes for these experimental features.
VMware Tools Support
VMware Tools is a suite of utilities that enhances the performance of the guest operating system and improves management of the virtual machine. Although theguest operating system can run without VMware Tools, you lose important functionality and convenience.
VMware Tools includes these components:
• VMware Tools service
• VMware device drivers
• VMware user process
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• VMware Tools control panel
VMware Tools is provided in these formats:
• ISOs (contain tar and rpm files) – packaged with the product and are installed in a number of ways, depending upon the VMware product and the installedguest operating system.
• Operating System Specific Packages (OSPs) – downloaded and installed from the command line.
For a complete description and instructions for installing and upgrading VMware Tools, see one of the following manuals on the VMware Documentation Website:
• VMware Workstation - Workstation User's Manual
• VMware ESX – Basic System Administration Guide
• VMware Server – VMware Server User’s Guide
• VMware Player – in-product online help
• Fusion – in-product online help
For a complete set of instructions for downloading, installing, and upgrading VMware Tools OSPs, see the VMware Tools Installation Guide Operating SystemSpecific Packages at http://www.vmware.com/pdf/osp_install_guide.pdf.
Guest Operating System Compatibility
Apple
OS X 10.532-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Mac OS X 10.5 Server Fusion 4.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5
Mac OS X 10.5.1 Server Fusion 4.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5
Mac OS X 10.5.2 Server Fusion 4.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5
Mac OS X 10.5.3 Server Fusion 4.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5
Mac OS X 10.5.4 Server Fusion 4.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5
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OS X 10.532-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Mac OS X 10.5.5 Server Fusion 4.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5
Mac OS X 10.5.6 Server Fusion 4.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5
Mac OS X 10.5.7 Server Fusion 4.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5
Mac OS X 10.5.8 Fusion 4.0, 2.0.6
OS X 10.564-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Mac OS X 10.5 Server Fusion 4.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5
Mac OS X 10.5.1 Server Fusion 4.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5
Mac OS X 10.5.2 Server Fusion 4.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5
Mac OS X 10.5.3 Server Fusion 4.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5
Mac OS X 10.5.4 Server Fusion 4.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5
Mac OS X 10.5.5 Server Fusion 4.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5
Mac OS X 10.5.6 Server Fusion 4.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5
Mac OS X 10.5.7 Server Fusion 4.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5
Mac OS X 10.5.8 Fusion 4.0, 2.0.6
OS X 10.632-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Mac OS X 10.6 Server ESXi 5.01, 2 e1000, LSI Logic, SMP
Fusion 4.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5E
Mac OS X 10.6.1 ESXi 5.01, 2 e1000, LSI Logic, SMP
Fusion 4.0, 2.0.6
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OS X 10.632-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Mac OS X 10.6.2 ESXi 5.01, 2 e1000, LSI Logic, SMP
Fusion 4.0
Mac OS X 10.6.3 ESXi 5.01 e1000, LSI Logic, SMP
Fusion 4.0
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129702. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2002073
OS X 10.664-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Mac OS X 10.6 Server ESXi 5.01, 2 e1000, LSI Logic, SMP
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 2.0.6
Mac OS X 10.6.1 ESXi 5.01, 2 e1000, LSI Logic, SMP
Fusion 4.0, 2.0.6
Mac OS X 10.6.2 ESXi 5.01 e1000, LSI Logic, SMP
Fusion 4.0
Mac OS X 10.6.3 ESXi 5.02 e1000, LSI Logic, SMP
Fusion 4.0
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129702. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2002073
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Asianux
Asianux 3.032-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Asianux 3.0 Server ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U36, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U26, 1, 2,
3, 4, 5, 4.0 U16, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.06, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0, 6.5.3,6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1
Asianux 3.0 Server Service Pack 1 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U36, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U26, 1, 2,
3, 4, 5, 4.0 U16, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.06, 1, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0, 6.5.3,6.5.2
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1E, 3.0E
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1
Asianux 3.0 Server Service Pack 2 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U36, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U26, 1, 2,
3, 4, 5, 4.0 U16, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Asianux 3.0 Server Service Pack 3 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129702. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10070203. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006427
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Asianux 3.032-Bit Guest OS Support
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:4. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132175. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132346. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10133577. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1011770
Asianux 3.064-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Asianux 3.0 Server ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 4.0
U11, 2, 3, 4, 4.01, 2, 3, 4
e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0, 6.5.3,6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1
Asianux 3.0 Server Service Pack 1 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 4.0
U11, 2, 3, 4, 4.01, 2, 3, 4
e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0, 6.5.3,6.5.2
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1E, 3.0E
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1
Asianux 3.0 Server Service Pack 2 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 4.0
U15, 1, 2, 3, 4
e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Asianux 3.0 Server Service Pack 3 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
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Asianux 3.064-Bit Guest OS Support
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129702. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064273. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132174. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132345. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1013357
Asianux 4.032-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Asianux 4.0 Server ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available on Media
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129702. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064273. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132174. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1013234
Asianux 4.064-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Asianux 4.0 Server ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMwarevSCSI, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129702. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064273. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132174. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1013234
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Canonical
Ubuntu 10.0432-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Ubuntu 10.04 Desktop ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.1 U12, 1, 6, 5, 4, 3 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media,Tools Available via OSP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1
Fusion 4.0, 3.1
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117882. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129703. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064274. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132175. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132346. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10089737. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1022629
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Ubuntu 10.0464-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Ubuntu 10.04 Desktop ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U12, 1, 6, 5, 4, 3 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1
Fusion 4.0, 3.1
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117882. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129703. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064274. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132175. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132346. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10089737. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1022629
Ubuntu 5.0432-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Ubuntu 5.04 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
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Ubuntu 5.0464-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Ubuntu 5.04 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP
ACE 2.5.2E, 2.5.1E, 2.5E, 2.0.5E, 2.0.4E, 2.0.3E, 2.0.2E,
2.0.1E, 2.0E
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
Ubuntu 5.1032-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Ubuntu 5.10 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1,2.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Ubuntu 5.1064-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Ubuntu 5.10 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1,2.0
ACE 2.5.2E, 2.5.1E, 2.5E, 2.0.5E, 2.0.4E, 2.0.3E, 2.0.2E,
2.0.1E, 2.0E
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
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Ubuntu 6.0632-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Ubuntu 6.06 Desktop Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Ubuntu 6.06.1 Desktop Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Ubuntu 6.06.2 Desktop Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Ubuntu 6.0664-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Ubuntu 6.06 Desktop Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Ubuntu 6.06.1 Desktop Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Ubuntu 6.06.2 Desktop Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Ubuntu 6.1032-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Ubuntu 6.10 Desktop Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1,2.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
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Ubuntu 6.1064-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Ubuntu 6.10 Desktop Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1,2.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
Ubuntu 7.0432-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Ubuntu 7.04 Desktop ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP (Experimental), Tools Availableon Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP (Experimental)
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 4.0 U11, 2,
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP (Experimental), Tools Availableon Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9, 7, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 7, 3.5
U31, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 7, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 7, 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4,
8, 5, 6, 7, 3.51, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 7
Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, SMP (Experimental), Tools Availableon Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9, 7, 3.0.21, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6,
9, 7
SMP (Experimental)
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0 Paravirtualization (VMI) (Experimental)
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1
Paravirtualization (VMI) (Experimental), SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP (Experimental)
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117882. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129703. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1007020
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VMware Knowledge Base Documents:4. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064275. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132176. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132347. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10089738. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10089729. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1002431
Ubuntu 7.0464-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Ubuntu 7.04 Desktop ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP (Experimental), Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP (Experimental)
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP (Experimental), Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP (Experimental), Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP (Experimental), Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 8, 6, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U31,
2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6,
3.51, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP (Experimental), Tools Availableon Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 8, 6, 3.0.21, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 8, 6 SMP (Experimental)
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP (Experimental)
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117882. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129703. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064274. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132175. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132346. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1008973
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VMware Knowledge Base Documents:7. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10089728. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1002431
Ubuntu 7.1032-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Ubuntu 7.10 Desktop ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP (Experimental), Tools Availableon Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP (Experimental)
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 4.0 U11, 2,
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP (Experimental), Tools Availableon Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9, 7, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 7 Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, SMP (Experimental), Tools Availableon Media
ESX 3.5 U31, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 7, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 7, 3.5
U11, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 7
Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP(Experimental), Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3
Paravirtualization (VMI) (Experimental)
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117882. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129703. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10070204. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064275. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132176. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132347. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10089738. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10089729. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1002431
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Ubuntu 7.1064-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Ubuntu 7.10 Desktop ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP (Experimental), Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP (Experimental)
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP (Experimental), Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP (Experimental), Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP (Experimental), Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9, 7, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 7, 3.5
U31, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 7, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 7, 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4,
8, 5, 6, 7
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP (Experimental), Tools Availableon Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117882. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129703. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10070204. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064275. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132176. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132347. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10089738. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10089729. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1002431
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Ubuntu 8.0432-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Ubuntu 8.04 Desktop ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9, 10, 7, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 7,
3.5 U31, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 7, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 7
Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.0.3 U1a, 3.0.31, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9, 10, 7, a SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
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Ubuntu 8.0432-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Ubuntu 8.04.1 Desktop ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 4.0 U11, 2,
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9, 10, 7, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 7,
3.5 U31, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 7
Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.0.3 U1a, 3.0.31, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9, 10, 7, a SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,
6.5.3E, 6.5.2E, 6.5.1E, 6.5E
Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1
Ubuntu 8.04.2 Desktop ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 4.0 U11, 2,
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9, 10, 7, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 7 Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U31, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 7 Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1a, 3.0.31, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9, 10, 7, a SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1
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Ubuntu 8.0432-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Ubuntu 8.04.3 Desktop ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 4.0 U11, 2,
3, 4, 5, 6, 7
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9, 10, 7 Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 7 Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9, 10, 7 SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
Ubuntu 8.04.4 Desktop ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 4.0 U1, 3.5U5
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1
Fusion 3.1
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117882. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129703. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10070204. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064275. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1013217
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VMware Knowledge Base Documents:6. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132347. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10089738. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10089729. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/100243110. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006036
VMware Product Patches: Patches can be downloaded at http://support.vmware.com/selfsupport/download/a. To provide support for this release, patch ESX303-200808405-BG is required.
Ubuntu 8.0464-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Ubuntu 8.04 Desktop ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
ESX 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9, 10, 7, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 7,
3.5 U31, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 7, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 7
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 3.0.3 U1a, 3.0.31, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9, 10, 7, a SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
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Ubuntu 8.0464-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Ubuntu 8.04.1 Desktop ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
ESX 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9, 10, 7, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 7,
3.5 U31, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 7
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 3.0.3 U1a, 3.0.31, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9, 10, 7, a SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,
6.5.3E, 6.5.2E, 6.5.1E, 6.5E
Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1
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Ubuntu 8.0464-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Ubuntu 8.04.2 Desktop ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
ESX 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9, 10, 7, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 3.5 U31, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1a, 3.0.31, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9, 10, 7, a SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1
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Ubuntu 8.0464-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Ubuntu 8.04.3 Desktop ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
ESX 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9, 10, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9, 10, 7 SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
Ubuntu 8.04.4 Desktop ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 4.0 U1, 3.5U5
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1
Fusion 3.1
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117882. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129703. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10070204. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064275. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1013217
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Ubuntu 8.0464-Bit Guest OS Support
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:6. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132347. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10089738. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10089729. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/100243110. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006036
VMware Product Patches: Patches can be downloaded at http://support.vmware.com/selfsupport/download/a. To provide support for this release, patch ESX303-200808405-BG is required.
Ubuntu 8.1032-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 8, 6, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6 Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3
Fusion 2.0.2 SMP
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117882. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129703. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064274. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132175. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132346. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10089737. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10089728. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1002431
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Ubuntu 8.1064-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
ESX 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 8, 6, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3
Fusion 2.0.2 SMP
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117882. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129703. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064274. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132175. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132346. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10089737. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10089728. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1002431
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Ubuntu 9.0432-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 7, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 7, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 7,
2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.08, 1, 7, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, a e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 7, 2, 3, 9, 4, 5, 10, 6 Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U411, 1, 7, 2, 3, 9, 4, 5, 6, b Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,
6.5.3, 6.5.2E
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5
Server 2.0.2E, 2.0.1E
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117882. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129703. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064274. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132175. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132346. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10089737. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10128668. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117779. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/100897210. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/100243111. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1011800
VMware Product Patches: Patches can be downloaded at http://support.vmware.com/selfsupport/download/a. To provide support for this release, patch ESX400-200906402-BG is required.b. To provide support for this release, patch ESX350-200906406-BG is required.
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Ubuntu 9.0464-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 7, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 7, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
ESX 4.0 U11, 7, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.08, 1, 7, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, a e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 7, 2, 3, 9, 4, 5, 10, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 3.5 U411, 1, 7, 2, 3, 9, 4, 5, 6, b e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,
6.5.3, 6.5.2E
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5
Server 2.0.2E, 2.0.1E
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117882. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129703. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064274. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132175. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132346. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10089737. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10128668. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117779. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/100897210. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/100243111. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1011800
VMware Product Patches: Patches can be downloaded at http://support.vmware.com/selfsupport/download/a. To provide support for this release, patch ESX400-200906402-BG is required.b. To provide support for this release, patch ESX350-200906406-BG is required.
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Ubuntu 9.1032-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0E
Fusion 3.1
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117882. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129703. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064274. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132175. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132346. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1008973
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Ubuntu 9.1064-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
ESX 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0E
Fusion 3.1
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117882. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129703. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064274. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132175. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132346. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1008973
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CentOS
CentOS 432-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
CentOS 4.5 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 4.0
U11, 2, 3, 4
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.01, 2, 3, 4 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
CentOS 4.6 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 4.0
U11, 2, 3, 4
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.01, 2, 3, 4 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
CentOS 4.7 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 4.0
U11, 2, 3, 4
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.01, 2, 3, 4 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1
CentOS 4.8 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 4.0
U11, 2, 3, 4
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.01, 2, 3, 4 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
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CentOS 432-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
CentOS 4.9 ESXi 5.0 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.0 U3, 4.0 U2 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U5 Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129702. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064273. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132174. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1013234
CentOS 464-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
CentOS 4.5 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4 e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 4.01, 2, 3,
4
e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
CentOS 4.6 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4 e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 4.01, 2, 3,
4
e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
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CentOS 464-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
CentOS 4.7 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4 e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 4.01, 2, 3,
4
e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1
CentOS 4.8 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4 e1000, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 4.01, 2, 3,
4
e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
CentOS 4.9 ESXi 5.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS,SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.0 U3, 4.0 U2 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 3.5 U5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129702. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064273. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132174. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1013234
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CentOS 532-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
CentOS 5.0 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U37, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U27,
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U17, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.07, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
Fusion 4.0
CentOS 5.1 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U37, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U27,
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U17, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.07, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
Fusion 4.0
CentOS 5.2 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U37, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U27,
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U17, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.07, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U57, 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9, 3.5 U47, 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 3.5
U31, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6
Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available viaOSP (Experimental)
ESX 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6 Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available via OSP (Experimental)
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
Fusion 4.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1
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CentOS 532-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
CentOS 5.3 ESXi 5.01, 2, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U31, 2, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 4, 5,
6, 4.0 U11, 2, 4, 5, 6, 4.01, 2, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9, 3.5 U41, 2, 4, 8, 5, 6 Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available viaOSP (Experimental)
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9 SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,
6.5.3E, 6.5.2E
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1E, 3.0E
CentOS 5.4 ESXi 5.01, 2, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U31, 2, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 4, 5,
6, 4.0 U11, 2, 4, 5, 6, 4.01, 2, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9, 3.5 U41, 2, 4, 8, 5, 6 Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available viaOSP (Experimental)
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1
Fusion 4.0
CentOS 5.5 ESXi 5.02, 4, 5, 6 SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1 SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.12, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U32, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U22, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U14, 1, 2, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U59, 4, 8, 1, 2, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1
Fusion 4.0
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CentOS 532-Bit Guest OS Support
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117882. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129703. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10070204. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064275. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132176. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132347. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10133578. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10080909. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1002431
CentOS 564-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
CentOS 5.0 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4,
5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
Fusion 4.0
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CentOS 564-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
CentOS 5.1 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4,
5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
Fusion 4.0
CentOS 5.2 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4,
5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 6, 4, 5, 7, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 6, 4, 5, 3.5 U31, 2, 3,
6, 4, 5, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 6, 4, 5
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available via OSP(Experimental)
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
Fusion 4.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1
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CentOS 564-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
CentOS 5.3 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4,
5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 6, 4, 5, 7, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 6, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available via OSP(Experimental)
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,
6.5.3E, 6.5.2E
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1E, 3.0E
CentOS 5.4 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4,
5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 6, 4, 5, 7, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 6, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available via OSP(Experimental)
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1
Fusion 4.0
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CentOS 564-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
CentOS 5.5 ESXi 5.02, 3, 4, 5 Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1 Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.12, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U32, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS,VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U22, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U13, 1, 2, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U57, 3, 6, 1, 2, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1
Fusion 4.0
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117882. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129703. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064274. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132175. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132346. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10080907. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1002431
CentOS 632-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
CentOS 6.0 ESXi 5.0 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available viaOSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.1 e1000, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP,Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U3, 4.0 U2 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMwarevSCSI, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
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CentOS 664-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
CentOS 6.0 ESXi 5.0 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.1 e1000, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available viaOSP
ESX 4.0 U3, 4.0 U2 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMwarevSCSI, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media,Tools Available via OSP
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Debian
Debian GNU/Linux 4.032-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r1 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r2 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r3 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5,
4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r4 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5,
4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r5 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5,
4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
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Debian GNU/Linux 4.032-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r6 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5,
4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r7 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5,
4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r8 ESXi 5.02, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.12, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP
ESX 4.0 U32, 4, 5, 4.0 U22, 4, 5, 4.0 U12, 4, 5, 4.02, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117882. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129703. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064274. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132175. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1013234
Debian GNU/Linux 4.064-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP
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Debian GNU/Linux 4.064-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r1 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r2 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r3 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5,
4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r4 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5,
4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r5 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5,
4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
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Debian GNU/Linux 4.064-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r6 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5,
4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r7 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5,
4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r8 ESXi 5.02, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.12, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP
ESX 4.0 U36, 2, 4, 5, 4.0 U26, 2, 4, 5, 4.0 U16, 2, 4, 5, 4.06, 2, 4,
5
e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117882. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129703. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064274. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132175. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132346. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1011791
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Debian GNU/Linux 5.032-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5,
4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1
Debian GNU/Linux 5.0.1 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Debian GNU/Linux 5.0.2 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Debian GNU/Linux 5.0.3 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1E, 3.0E
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Debian GNU/Linux 5.032-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Debian GNU/Linux 5.0.4 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP
ESX 4.0 U3 e1000, VMXNET 3, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add vCPU,SMP
ESX 4.0 U2 e1000, VMXNET 3, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117882. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129703. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064274. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132175. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1013234
Debian GNU/Linux 5.064-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5,
4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
Debian GNU/Linux 5.0.1 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Debian GNU/Linux 5.0.2 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Debian GNU/Linux 5.0.3 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1E, 3.0E
Debian GNU/Linux 5.0.4 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP
ESX 4.0 U3
ESX 4.0 U2 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
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VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117882. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129703. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064274. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132175. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1013234
Debian GNU/Linux 6.032-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Debian GNU/Linux 6.0 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Fusion 4.0
Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.1 ESXi 5.02, 1, 3, 4 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Fusion 4.0
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129702. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064273. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132174. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1013234
Debian GNU/Linux 6.064-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Debian GNU/Linux 6.0 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Fusion 4.0
Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.1 ESXi 5.02, 1, 3, 4 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Fusion 4.0
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129702. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064273. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1013217
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VMware Knowledge Base Documents:4. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1013234
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FreeBSD
FreeBSD 432-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
FreeBSD 4.0 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
FreeBSD 4.1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
FreeBSD 4.2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
FreeBSD 4.3 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
FreeBSD 4.4 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
FreeBSD 4.5 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
FreeBSD 4.6 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
FreeBSD 4.6.2 Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
FreeBSD 4.7 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
FreeBSD 4.8 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
FreeBSD 4.9 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
FreeBSD 4.10 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
FreeBSD 4.11 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
FreeBSD 532-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
FreeBSD 5.0 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
FreeBSD 5.1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
FreeBSD 5.2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
FreeBSD 5.3 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
FreeBSD 5.4 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
FreeBSD 5.5 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1,2.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
FreeBSD 564-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
FreeBSD 5.2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
FreeBSD 5.3 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
FreeBSD 5.4 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
FreeBSD 5.5 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1,2.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
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FreeBSD 632-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
FreeBSD 6.0 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3E, 6.5.2E, 6.5.1E, 6.5E, 6.0.5E, 6.0.4E,
6.0.3E, 6.0.2E, 6.0.1E, 6.0E
SMP
ACE 2.5.2E, 2.5.1E, 2.5E, 2.0.5E, 2.0.4E, 2.0.3E, 2.0.2E,
2.0.1E, 2.0E
FreeBSD 6.1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3E, 6.5.2E, 6.5.1E, 6.5E, 6.0.5E, 6.0.4E,
6.0.3E, 6.0.2E, 6.0.1E, 6.0E
SMP
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1,2.0
ACE 2.5.2E, 2.5.1E, 2.5E, 2.0.5E, 2.0.4E, 2.0.3E, 2.0.2E,
2.0.1E, 2.0E
FreeBSD 6.2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1
FreeBSD 6.3 ESXi 5.01 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U32, 3, 1, 4.0 U22, 3, 1, 4.0 U12, 3, 1, 4.02, 3, 1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
FreeBSD 6.4 ESXi 5.01 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U32, 3, 1, 4.0 U22, 3, 1, 4.0 U12, 3, 1, 4.02, 3, 1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
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FreeBSD 632-Bit Guest OS Support
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129702. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129353. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1012938
FreeBSD 664-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
FreeBSD 6.0 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
FreeBSD 6.1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1,2.0
FreeBSD 6.2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1
FreeBSD 6.3 ESXi 5.01 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U32, 3, 1, 4.0 U22, 3, 1, 4.0 U12, 3, 1, 4.02, 3, 1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
FreeBSD 6.4 ESXi 5.01 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U32, 3, 1, 4.0 U22, 3, 1, 4.0 U12, 3, 1, 4.02, 3, 1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129702. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1012935
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FreeBSD 664-Bit Guest OS Support
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:3. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1012938
FreeBSD 732-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
FreeBSD 7.0 ESXi 5.01 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U32, 1, 4.0 U22, 1, 4.0 U12, 1, 4.02, 1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0 SMP
Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3
Fusion 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
FreeBSD 7.1 ESXi 5.01 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U33, 4, 5, 6, 2, 1, 4.0 U23, 4, 5, 6, 2, 1, 4.0 U13, 4, 5, 6,
2, 1, 4.03, 4, 5, 6, 2, 1
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3E, 6.5.2E SMP
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
FreeBSD 7.2 ESXi 5.01 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U32, 1, 4.0 U22, 1, 4.0 U12, 1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
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FreeBSD 732-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
FreeBSD 7.3 ESXi 5.01 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U32, 1, 4.0 U22, 1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129702. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129383. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129064. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129085. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129346. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1012935
FreeBSD 764-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
FreeBSD 7.0 ESXi 5.01 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U32, 1, 4.0 U22, 1, 4.0 U12, 1, 4.02, 1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0 SMP
Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3
Fusion 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
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FreeBSD 764-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
FreeBSD 7.1 ESXi 5.01 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U33, 4, 5, 6, 7, 2, 1, 4.0 U23, 4, 5, 6, 7, 2, 1, 4.0 U13, 4,
5, 6, 7, 2, 1, 4.03, 4, 5, 6, 7, 2, 1
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3E, 6.5.2E SMP
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
FreeBSD 7.2 ESXi 5.01 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U32, 1, 4.0 U22, 1, 4.0 U12, 1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
FreeBSD 7.3 ESXi 5.01 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U32, 1, 4.0 U22, 1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129702. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129383. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129064. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129075. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129086. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129347. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1012935
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FreeBSD 832-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
FreeBSD 8.0 ESXi 5.01 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.11 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1
Fusion 4.0, 3.1
FreeBSD 8.1 ESXi 5.01 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Fusion 4.0
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1012970
FreeBSD 864-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
FreeBSD 8.0 ESXi 5.01 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 4.1 U1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 4.11 e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1
Fusion 4.0, 3.1
FreeBSD 8.1 ESXi 5.01 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 4.1 U1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
Fusion 4.0
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1012970
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IBM
OS/2 Warp 432-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
OS/2 Warp 4.0 ESXi 5.01 Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic
ESX 4.0 U32, 3, 4, 1, 4.0 U22, 3, 4, 1 Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic
ESX 4.0 U12, 3, 4, 1, 4.02, 3, 4, 1 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic
Server 2.0.2E, 2.0.1E
OS/2 Warp Server for e-Business 4.5.2 ESXi 5.01 Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic
ESX 4.0 U32, 3, 4, 1, 4.0 U22, 3, 4, 1 Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic
ESX 4.0 U12, 3, 4, 1, 4.02, 3, 4, 1 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic
Server 2.0.2E, 2.0.1E
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129702. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10118353. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10118384. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1011840
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Mandriva
Mandrake Linux 10.032-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Mandrake Linux 10.0 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Mandrake Linux 10.1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Mandrake Linux 8.032-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Mandrake Linux 8.2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Mandrake Linux 9.032-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Mandrake Linux 9.0 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Mandrake Linux 9.1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Mandrake Linux 9.2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
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Mandriva Linux 200632-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Mandriva Linux 2006 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1,2.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
Mandriva Linux 200664-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Mandriva Linux 2006 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1,2.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
Mandriva Linux 200732-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Mandriva Linux 2007 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Mandriva Linux 2007.1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
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Mandriva Linux 200764-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Mandriva Linux 2007 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Mandriva Linux 2007.1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
Mandriva Linux 200832-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Mandriva Linux 2008 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
SMP
Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3
Fusion 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
Mandriva Linux 2008.1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1 SMP
Mandriva Linux 200864-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Mandriva Linux 2008 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
SMP
Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3
Fusion 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
Mandriva Linux 2008.1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1 SMP
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Mandriva Linux 200932-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Mandriva Linux 2009 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,
6.5.3E, 6.5.2E
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1 SMP
Mandriva Linux 2009.1 Workstation 7.0.1
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
Mandriva Linux 200964-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Mandriva Linux 2009 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,
6.5.3E, 6.5.2E
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1 SMP
Mandriva Linux 2009.1 Workstation 7.0.1
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
Mandriva Linux 4.032-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Mandriva Linux 4.0 Corporate Desktop Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
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Mandriva Linux 4.064-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Mandriva Linux 4.0 Corporate Desktop Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
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Microsoft
MS-DOS16-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
MS-DOS 6.22 ESXi 5.01 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 4.0 U31, 4.0 U21, 4.0 U11, 4.01 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1,2.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1012970
Windows 200032-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Windows 2000 Advanced Server ESXi 5.01 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 4.0 U21, 4.0 U11, 4.01 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U52, 1 Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 4.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Windows 2000 Advanced Server Service Pack 1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 4.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
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Windows 200032-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Windows 2000 Advanced Server Service Pack 2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 4.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Windows 2000 Advanced Server Service Pack 3 ESXi 5.01 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 4.0 U21, 4.0 U11, 4.01 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U52, 1, 3.5 U42, 1, 3.5 U32, 1, 3.5 U22, 1, 3.5 U12, 1,
3.52, 1
Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 3, 3.0.21, 3, 3.0.11, 3, 3.01, 3 SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 4.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
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Windows 200032-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Windows 2000 Advanced Server Service Pack 4 ESXi 5.01 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 4.0 U21, 4.0 U11, 4.01 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U52, 1, 3.5 U42, 1, 3.5 U32, 1, 3.5 U22, 1, 3.5 U12, 1,
3.52, 1
Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 3, 3.0.21, 3, 3.0.11, 3, 3.01, 3 SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3
Fusion 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
Windows 2000 Advanced Server Service Pack 4with Update Rollup #1
ESXi 5.01 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 4.0 U21, 4.0 U11, 4.01 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U52, 1, 3.5 U42, 1, 3.5 U32, 1, 3.5 U22, 1, 3.5 U12, 1,
3.52, 1
Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 3, 3.0.21, 3, 3.0.11, 3, 3.01, 3 SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 4.0
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Windows 3.132-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Windows 3.1 ESXi 5.01 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 4.0 U32, 1, 4.0 U22, 1, 4.0 U12, 1, 4.02, 1 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2,2.0.1, 2.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Windows for Workgroups 3.1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Windows for Workgroups 3.11 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Windows 3.11 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2,2.0.1, 2.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129702. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1011741
Windows 732-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Windows 7 Starter ESXi 5.01 Guest OS Customization, e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 4.0 U21, 4.0 U11, 4.0E, 2, 1 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U53, 1 e1000, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 6.5.3E SMP
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
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Windows 732-Bit Guest OS Support
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
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Windows 764-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Windows 7 Starter ESXi 5.01 Guest OS Customization, e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 4.0 U21, 4.0 U11, 4.0E, 2, 1 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot AddMemory, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U53, 1 e1000, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 6.5.3E SMP
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129702. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117093. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006224
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Windows 9532-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Windows 95 ESXi 5.01, 2 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic
ESX 4.0 U31, 3, 2, 4.0 U21, 3, 2, 4.0 U11, 3, 2, 4.01, 3, 2 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Windows 95 Service Pack 1 ESXi 5.01, 2 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic
ESX 4.0 U31, 3, 2, 4.0 U21, 3, 2, 4.0 U11, 3, 2, 4.01, 3, 2 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2,2.0.1, 2.0
Windows 95 OEM Service Release 1 ESXi 5.01, 2 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic
ESX 4.0 U31, 3, 2, 4.0 U21, 3, 2, 4.0 U11, 3, 2, 4.01, 3, 2 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 ESXi 5.01, 2 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic
ESX 4.0 U31, 3, 2, 4.0 U21, 3, 2, 4.0 U11, 3, 2, 4.01, 3, 2 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2.1 ESXi 5.01, 2 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic
ESX 4.0 U31, 3, 2, 4.0 U21, 3, 2, 4.0 U11, 3, 2, 4.01, 3, 2 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
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Windows 9532-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2.5 ESXi 5.01, 2 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic
ESX 4.0 U31, 3, 2, 4.0 U21, 3, 2, 4.0 U11, 3, 2, 4.01, 3, 2 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117392. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129703. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1011740
Windows 9832-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Windows 98 ESXi 5.01, 2 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 4.0 U21, 2, 4.0 U11, 2, 4.01, 2 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2,2.0.1, 2.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117392. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1012970
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Windows ME32-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Windows Millennium Edition Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2,2.0.1, 2.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Windows NT32-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 4.0
Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition Service Pack1
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 4.0
Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition Service Pack2
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 4.0
Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition Service Pack3
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 4.0
Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition Service Pack4
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 4.0
Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition Service Pack5
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 4.0
Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition Service Pack6
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 4.0
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Windows NT32-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition Service Pack6a
ESXi 5.01, 2 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 4.0 U21, 2, 4.0 U11, 2, 4.01, 2 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 3, 2, 3.5 U41, 3, 2, 3.5 U31, 3, 2, 3.5 U21, 3, 2, 3.5
U11, 3, 2, 3.51, 3, 2
Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.32, 4, 3.0.22, 4, 3.0.12, 4, 3.02, 4
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2,2.0.1, 2.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10030902. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129703. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10062244. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1002082
Windows Preinstallation Environment32-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Windows Preinstallation Environment 1.0 Workstation 6.5.3E, 6.5.2E, 6.5.1E, 6.5E
Windows Preinstallation Environment 1.1 Workstation 6.5.3E, 6.5.2E, 6.5.1E, 6.5E
Windows Preinstallation Environment 1.2 Workstation 6.5.3E, 6.5.2E, 6.5.1E, 6.5E
Windows Preinstallation Environment 2004 Workstation 6.5.3E, 6.5.2E, 6.5.1E, 6.5E
Windows Preinstallation Environment 2005 Workstation 6.5.3E, 6.5.2E, 6.5.1E, 6.5E
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
Windows Preinstallation Environment 2.0 ESXi 5.01 Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 4.0 U21, 2, 4.0 U11, 2, 4.02, 1 Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U53, 1, 2, 3.5 U42, 3, 1 Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 6.5.3E, 6.5.2E, 6.5.1E, 6.5E
Windows Preinstallation Environment 2.1 ESXi 5.01 Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 4.0 U21, 2, 4.0 U11, 2, 4.02, 1 Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 6.5.3E, 6.5.2E, 6.5.1E, 6.5E
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129702. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117103. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006224
Windows Preinstallation Environment64-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Windows Preinstallation Environment 1.0 Workstation 6.5.3E, 6.5.2E, 6.5.1E, 6.5E
Windows Preinstallation Environment 1.1 Workstation 6.5.3E, 6.5.2E, 6.5.1E, 6.5E
Windows Preinstallation Environment 1.2 Workstation 6.5.3E, 6.5.2E, 6.5.1E, 6.5E
Windows Preinstallation Environment 2004 Workstation 6.5.3E, 6.5.2E, 6.5.1E, 6.5E
Windows Preinstallation Environment 2005 Workstation 6.5.3E, 6.5.2E, 6.5.1E, 6.5E
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
Windows Preinstallation Environment 2.0 ESXi 5.01 e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 4.0 U21, 2, 4.0 U11, 2, 4.02, 1 e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U53, 1, 2, 3.5 U42, 3, 1 e1000, LSI Logic, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 6.5.3E, 6.5.2E, 6.5.1E, 6.5E
Windows Preinstallation Environment 2.1 ESXi 5.01 e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 4.0 U21, 2, 4.0 U11, 2, 4.02, 1 e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 6.5.3E, 6.5.2E, 6.5.1E, 6.5E
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129702. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117103. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006224
Windows Recovery Environment32-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Windows Recovery Environment Workstation 6.5.3E, 6.5.2E, 6.5.1E, 6.5E
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
Windows Recovery Environment64-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Windows Recovery Environment Workstation 6.5.3E, 6.5.2E, 6.5.1E, 6.5E
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Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
Windows Server 200332-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI,Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5,
4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE,LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 3.5 U56, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 8, 3.5 U46, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 8, 3.5
U36, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 8, 3.5 U26, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 8, 3.5 U16, 1, 2, 3,
4, 7, 5, 8, 3.56, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 8
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available onMedia
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 3.0.21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9,
3.0.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 3.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9
SMP
Workstation 7.0
Workstation 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1,6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3
Fusion 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1
Server 2.0.11 SMP
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Windows Server 200332-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition R2 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI,Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5,
4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE,LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 3.5 U56, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 3.5 U46, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 3.5 U36, 1,
2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 3.5 U26, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 3.5 U16, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 3.56,
1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available onMedia
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 3, 4, 10, 5, 9, 3.0.21, 2, 3, 4, 10, 5, 9,
3.0.11, 2, 3, 4, 10, 5, 9, 3.01, 2, 3, 4, 10, 5, 9
SMP
Workstation 7.0
Workstation 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1,6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3
Fusion 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
Server 2.0.11, 2.01 SMP
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Windows Server 200332-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter EditionService Pack 1
ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI,Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5,
4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE,LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 3.5 U56, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 3.5 U46, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 3.5 U36, 1,
2, 3, 4, 7, 5
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available onMedia
ESX 3.5 U26, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5 e1000, BusLogic, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U16, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 3.56, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available onMedia
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 3, 4, 10, 5, 9, 3.0.21, 2, 3, 4, 10, 5, 9,
3.0.11, 2, 3, 4, 10, 5, 9, 3.01, 2, 3, 4, 10, 5, 9
SMP
Workstation 7.0
Workstation 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1,6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 4.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1
Server 2.0.11, 2.01 SMP
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter EditionService Pack 2
ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI,Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5,
4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE,LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 3.5 U56, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 3.5 U46, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 3.5 U36, 1,
2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 3.5 U26, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 3.5 U16, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 3.56,
1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available onMedia
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 3, 4, 10, 5, 9, 3.0.21, 2, 3, 4, 10, 5, 9,
3.0.11, 2, 3, 4, 10, 5, 9, 3.01, 2, 3, 4, 10, 5, 9
SMP
Workstation 7.0
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3
Fusion 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
Server 2.0.11, 2.01 SMP
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117012. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117023. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117034. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129705. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10130836. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10062247. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10071958. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10030209. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/100208210. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2021
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Windows Server 200364-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition R2 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot AddMemory, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U57, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 6, 3.5 U47, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 6, 3.5
U37, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 6, 3.5 U27, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 6, 3.5 U17, 1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 8, 6, 3.57, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 10, 3.0.21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6,
10, 3.0.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 10
SMP
Workstation 7.0, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2,2.0.1, 2.0
Server 2.0.12, 2.02 SMP
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 EditionService Pack 1
ESXi 5.02, 3, 4, 5 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot AddMemory, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.12, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP
ESX 4.0 U32, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U22, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U12, 3, 4, 5, 6,
4.02, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Fusion 4.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3
Server 2.0.12, 2.02 SMP
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Windows Server 200364-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot AddMemory, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U57, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 6, 11, 3.5 U47, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 6, 11,
3.5 U37, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 6, 11, 3.5 U27, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 6, 11, 3.5
U17, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 6, 11, 3.57, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 6, 11
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 10, 3.0.21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11,
10, 3.0.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 10
SMP
Workstation 7.0, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3
Fusion 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1
Server 2.0.12, 2.02 SMP
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 EditionService Pack 2
ESXi 5.02, 3, 4, 5 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot AddMemory, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.12, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP
ESX 4.0 U32, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U22, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U12, 3, 4, 5, 6,
4.02, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U57, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 6, 3.5 U47, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 6, 3.5 U37, 2,
3, 4, 5, 8, 6, 3.5 U27, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 6, 3.5 U17, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 6, 3.57,
2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.32, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 10, 3.0.22, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 10,
3.0.12, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 10
SMP
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3
Server 2.0.12, 2.02 SMP
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VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10065762. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117013. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117024. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117035. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129706. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10130837. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10062248. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10071959. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/202110. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/100208211. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003020
Windows Server 200832-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition ServicePack 1
ESXi 5.01 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot AddMemory, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 4.0 U21, 4.0 U11, 4.01 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U52, 1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available onMedia
ESX 3.5 U42, 1, 3.5 U32, 1, 3.5 U22, 1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5E, 6.0.4E, 6.0.3E,
6.0.2E, 6.0.1E
SMP
Fusion 4.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3
Fusion 2.0.2E, 2.0.1E, 2.0E SMP
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition ServicePack 2
ESXi 5.01 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot AddMemory, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 4.0 U21, 4.0 U11, 4.01 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U52, 1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available onMedia
ESX 3.5 U42, 1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129702. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006224
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Windows Server 200864-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition ServicePack 1
ESXi 5.01, 2 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot AddMemory, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 4.0 U21, 2, 4.0 U11, 2, 4.01, 2 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U53, 1, 2, 3.5 U43, 1, 2, 3.5 U33, 1, 2, 3.5 U23, 1, 2 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5E, 6.0.4E, 6.0.3E,
6.0.2E, 6.0.1E
SMP
Fusion 4.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3
Fusion 2.0.2E, 2.0.1E, 2.0E SMP
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition ServicePack 2
ESXi 5.02 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot AddMemory, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.12 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP
ESX 4.0 U32, 4.0 U22, 4.0 U12, 4.02 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U53, 2, 3.5 U43, 2 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
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Windows Server 200864-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition R2 ESXi 5.01, 2 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 4.0 U21, 2, 4.0 U11, 2, 4.0E, 1, 2, 4 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 3.5 U53, 1, 2 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6E, 2.0.5E, 2.0.4E, 2.0.3E
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10065762. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129703. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10062244. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1011709
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Windows Vista32-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Windows Vista Business ESXi 5.01 Guest OS Customization, e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 4.0 U21, 4.0 U11, 4.01 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U52, 1, 3.5 U42, 1, 3.5 U32, 1, 3.5 U22, 1, 3.5 U12, 1,
3.52, 1
BusLogic, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1E, 3.0.3E, 3, 1, 4, 3.0.2E, 3, 1, 4, 3.0.1E, 3, 1, 4,
3.0E, 3, 1, 4
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3
Fusion 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
Windows Vista Business Service Pack 1 ESXi 5.01 Guest OS Customization, e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 4.0 U21, 4.0 U11, 4.01 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U52, 1, 3.5 U42, 1, 3.5 U32, 1, 3.5 U22, 1, 3.5 U12, 1,
3.52, 1
BusLogic, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1E, 3.0.3E, 3, 1, 4, 3.0.2E, 3, 1, 4, 3.0.1E, 3, 1, 4,
3.0E, 3, 1, 4
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4 SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3
Fusion 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1 SMP
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Windows Vista32-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Windows Vista Business Service Pack 2 ESXi 5.01 Guest OS Customization, e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 4.0 U21, 4.0 U11, 4.01 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U52, 1, 3.5 U42, 1 BusLogic, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2 SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129702. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10062243. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117284. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1002082
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Windows Vista64-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Windows Vista Business ESXi 5.01, 2 Guest OS Customization, e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 4.0 U21, 2, 4.0 U11, 2, 4.01, 2 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U53, 1, 2, 3.5 U43, 1, 2, 3.5 U33, 1, 2, 3.5 U23, 1, 2, 3.5
U13, 1, 2, 3.53, 1, 2
e1000, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1E, 3.0.3E, 1, 4, 2, 5, 3.0.2E, 1, 4, 2, 5, 3.0.1E, 1, 6,
4, 2, 5, 3.0E, 1, 6, 4, 2, 5
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3
Fusion 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
Windows Vista Business Service Pack 1 ESXi 5.02 Guest OS Customization, e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.12 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U32, 4.0 U22, 4.0 U12, 4.02 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U53, 2, 3.5 U43, 2, 3.5 U33, 2, 3.5 U23, 2, 3.5 U13, 2,
3.53, 2
e1000, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1E, 3.0.3E, 4, 2, 5, 3.0.2E, 4, 2, 5, 3.0.1E, 6, 4, 2, 5,
3.0E, 6, 4, 2, 5
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4 SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3
Fusion 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1 SMP
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Windows Vista64-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Windows Vista Business Service Pack 2 ESXi 5.02 Guest OS Customization, e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.12 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U32, 4.0 U22, 4.0 U12, 4.02 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U53, 2, 3.5 U43, 2 e1000, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2 SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10065762. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129703. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10062244. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117285. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10020826. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/6894463
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Windows XP32-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Windows XP Home Edition ESXi 5.01, 2, 3 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U25, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4.0
U15, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4.05, 1, 2, 3, 4
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U56, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3.5 U46, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3.5 U36, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3.5
U26, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3.5 U16, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3.56, 1, 2, 3, 4
Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 3, 4, 7, 3.0.21, 2, 3, 4, 7, 3.0.11, 2, 3, 4,
7
SMP
ESX 3.01, 2, 3, 4, 7
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3
Fusion 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
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Windows XP32-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 1 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U25, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U15, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4.05,
1, 2, 3, 4
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U56, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3.5 U46, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3.5 U36, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3.5
U26, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3.5 U16, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3.56, 1, 2, 3, 4
Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 3, 4, 7, 3.0.21, 2, 3, 4, 7, 3.0.11, 2, 3, 4,
7
SMP
ESX 3.01, 2, 3, 4, 7
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 1a Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 4.0
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Windows XP32-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U25, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U15, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4.05,
1, 2, 3, 4
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U56, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3.5 U46, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3.5 U36, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3.5
U26, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3.5 U16, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3.56, 1, 2, 3, 4
Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 3, 4, 7, 3.0.21, 2, 3, 4, 7, 3.0.11, 2, 3, 4,
7
SMP
ESX 3.01, 2, 3, 4, 7
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3
Fusion 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.11, 2.01 SMP
Windows XP Embedded Service Pack 2 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U25, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U15, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4.05,
1, 2, 3, 4
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U56, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3.5 U46, 1, 2, 3, 4, a Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, Tools Available on Media
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Windows XP32-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 8 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 4.1 U18, 4.11, 2, 3, 8 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 8, 4.0 U25, 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 4.0 U15, 1, 2, 3, 4,
8, 4.05, 1, 2, 3, 4, 8
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U56, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3.5 U46, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3.5 U36, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3.5
U26, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3.5 U16, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3.56, 1, 2, 3, 4
Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 3, 4, 7, 3.0.21, 2, 3, 4, 7, 3.0.11, 2, 3, 4,
7
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3
Fusion 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.11 SMP
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117012. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117033. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129704. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10130835. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10164566. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10062247. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10020828. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/482371
VMware Product Patches: Patches can be downloaded at http://support.vmware.com/selfsupport/download/a. To provide support for this release, patch ESX350-200907403-BG is required.
Windows XP64-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition ServicePack 1
Workstation 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
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Windows XP64-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition ServicePack 2
ESXi 5.01, 2, 3 Guest OS Customization, e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 4.01, 2, 3, 4 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U55, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3.5 U45, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3.5 U35, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3.5
U25, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3.5 U15, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3.55, 1, 2, 3, 4
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available onMedia
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 3.0.21, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 3.0.11, 2,
8, 3, 4, 6, 7
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2,2.0.1, 2.0
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.11, 2.01 SMP
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2,2.0.1, 2.0
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117012. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117033. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129704. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10130835. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10062246. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10033747. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10020828. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/6894463
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Novell
NetWare 432-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases
NetWare 4.2 Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
NetWare 532-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
NetWare 5.1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
NetWare 5.1 Service Pack 1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
NetWare 5.1 Service Pack 2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
NetWare 5.1 Service Pack 3 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
NetWare 5.1 Service Pack 4 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
NetWare 5.1 Service Pack 5 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
NetWare 5.1 Service Pack 6 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
NetWare 5.1 Service Pack 7 ESXi 5.01 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Tools Available onMedia
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS
ESX 4.0 U32, 3, 4, 1, 5, 6, 7, 4.0 U22, 3, 4, 1, 5, 6, 7, 4.0 U12, 3,
4, 1, 5, 6, 7, 4.02, 3, 4, 1, 5, 6, 7
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Tools Available onMedia
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
NetWare 5.1 Service Pack 8 ESXi 5.01 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Tools Available onMedia
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS
ESX 4.0 U32, 3, 4, 1, 5, 6, 7, 4.0 U22, 3, 4, 1, 5, 6, 7, 4.0 U12, 3,
4, 1, 5, 6, 7, 4.02, 3, 4, 1, 5, 6, 7
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Tools Available onMedia
ESX 3.5 U52, 3, 4, 1, 5, 6, 7, 3.5 U42, 3, 4, 1, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U32, 3, 4, 1, 5, 6, 7, 3.5 U22, 3, 4, 1, 5, 6, 7, 3.5 U12, 3,
4, 1, 5, 6, 7, 3.52, 3, 4, 1, 5, 6, 7
Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.32, 3, 4, 1, 5, 6, 7, 3.0.22, 3, 4, 1, 5, 6, 7,
3.0.12, 3, 4, 1, 5, 6, 7, 3.02, 3, 4, 1, 5, 6, 7
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1E, 3.0E
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129702. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129403. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129634. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129655. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129806. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10130887. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1012969
NetWare 632-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
NetWare 6.0 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
NetWare 6.0 Service Pack 1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
NetWare 6.0 Service Pack 2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
NetWare 6.0 Service Pack 3 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
NetWare 6.0 Service Pack 4 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
NetWare 6.0 Service Pack 5 ESXi 5.01 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Tools Available onMedia
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS
ESX 4.0 U32, 3, 4, 1, 5, 6, 7, 4.0 U22, 3, 4, 1, 5, 6, 7, 4.0 U12, 3,
4, 1, 5, 6, 7, 4.02, 3, 4, 1, 5, 6, 7
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Tools Available onMedia
ESX 3.5 U52, 3, 4, 1, 5, 6, 7, 3.5 U42, 3, 4, 1, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U32, 3, 4, 1, 5, 6, 7, 3.5 U22, 3, 4, 1, 5, 6, 7, 3.5 U12, 3,
4, 1, 5, 6, 7, 3.52, 3, 4, 1, 5, 6, 7
Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.32, 3, 4, 1, 5, 6, 8, 7, 3.0.22, 3, 4, 1, 5, 6, 8, 7,
3.0.12, 3, 4, 1, 5, 6, 8, 7, 3.02, 3, 4, 1, 5, 6, 8, 7
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129702. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129403. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129634. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129655. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129796. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129807. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129698. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1012981
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NetWare 6.532-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
NetWare 6.5 ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U31, 2, 3, 4, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 3.51, 2, 3,
4
Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 3, 4, 3.0.21, 2, 3, 4, 3.0.11, 2, 3, 4, 3.01,
2, 3, 4
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
NetWare 6.5 Service Pack 1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
NetWare 6.5 Service Pack 2 ESX 3.01, 2, 3, 4
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
NetWare 6.5 Service Pack 3 ESX 3.01, 5, 2, 3, 4
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
NetWare 6.5 Service Pack 4 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
NetWare 6.5 Service Pack 4a ESXi 5.04 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Tools Available onMedia
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.14 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 4.01, 2, 3,
4
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Tools Available onMedia
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 3, 4, 3.0.21, 2, 3, 4, 3.0.11, 2, 3, 4, 3.01,
2, 3, 4
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
NetWare 6.5 Service Pack 5 ESXi 5.04 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Tools Available onMedia
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.14 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS
ESX 4.0 U31, 5, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U21, 5, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U11, 5, 2, 3, 4,
4.01, 5, 2, 3, 4
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Tools Available onMedia
ESX 3.5 U51, 5, 2, 3, 4, 3.5 U41, 5, 2, 3, 4 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U31, 5, 2, 3, 4, 3.5 U21, 5, 2, 3, 4, 3.5 U11, 5, 2, 3, 4,
3.51, 5, 2, 3, 4
Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 5, 2, 3, 4, 3.0.21, 5, 2, 3, 4, 3.0.11, 5, 2, 3,
4, 3.01, 5, 2, 3, 4
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
NetWare 6.5 Service Pack 6 ESXi 5.04 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Tools Available onMedia
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.14 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 4.01, 2, 3,
4
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Tools Available onMedia
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U31, 2, 3, 4, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 3.51, 2, 3,
4
Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 3, 4, 3.0.21, 2, 3, 4, 3.0.11, 2, 3, 4, a,
3.01, 2, 3, 4, b
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
NetWare 6.5 Service Pack 7 ESXi 5.04 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Tools Available onMedia
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.14 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 4.01, 2, 3,
4
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Tools Available onMedia
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U31, 2, 3, 4, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 3.51, 2, 3,
4
Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 3, 4, 3.0.21, 2, 3, 4, 3.0.11, 2, 3, 4 SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1,2.0
NetWare 6.5 Service Pack 8 ESXi 5.04 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Tools Available onMedia
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.14 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 4.01, 2, 3,
4
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Tools Available onMedia
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U31, 2, 3, 4 Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 3, 4, 3.0.21, 2, 3, 4 SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1E, 3.0E
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129402. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129633. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129654. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129705. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1012961
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VMware Product Patches: Patches can be downloaded at http://support.vmware.com/selfsupport/download/a. To provide support for this release, patch 1271657 is required.b. To provide support for this release, patch 6530518 is required.
Novell Linux Desktop 932-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Novell Linux Desktop 9.0 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Novell Linux Desktop 9.0 Service Pack 1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Novell Linux Desktop 9.0 Service Pack 2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Novell Linux Desktop 9.0 Service Pack 3 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1E, 3.0E
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
Open Enterprise Server 132-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Open Enterprise Server 1.0 Service Pack 1 Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
Open Enterprise Server 1.0 Service Pack 2 Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
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SUSE Linux 1032-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
SUSE Linux 10.0 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
SUSE Linux 10.1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1,2.0
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
SUSE Linux 1064-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
SUSE Linux 10.0 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
SUSE Linux 10.1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1,2.0
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
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SUSE Linux 732-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
SUSE Linux 7.3 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
SUSE Linux 832-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
SUSE Linux 8.0 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
SUSE Linux 8.1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
SUSE Linux 8.2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
SUSE Linux 932-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
SUSE Linux 9.0 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
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SUSE Linux 932-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
SUSE Linux 9.1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
SUSE Linux 9.2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
SUSE Linux 9.3 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1,2.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
SUSE Linux 964-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
SUSE Linux 9.0 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
SUSE Linux 9.1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
SUSE Linux 9.2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
SUSE Linux 9.3 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1,2.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
SUSE Linux Enterprise 1032-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET,VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS,Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available viaOSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP,Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP,Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U31, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.51, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6
Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic,Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3.0.21, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
3.0.11, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET,VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS,Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available viaOSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP,Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP,Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 7, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 3.5 U31,
2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6
Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic,Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available viaOSP
ESX 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 3.51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6 Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic,Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 10, 11, 7, 3.0.21, 8, 2, 3,
4, 5, 9, 6, 10, 11, 7, 3.0.11, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 10, 11, 7
Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3
Fusion 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 Service Pack1
ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET,VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS,Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available viaOSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP,Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP,Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U31, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.51, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6
Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic,Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3.0.21, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
3.0.11, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, a
Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 1 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET,VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS,Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available viaOSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP,Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP,Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 7, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 3.5 U31,
2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6
Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic,Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available viaOSP
ESX 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 3.51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6 Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic,Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 12, 10, 11, 7, 3.0.21, 8, 2,
3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 12, 10, 11, 7, 3.0.11, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 12, 10, 11, 7, a
Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,
6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2E, 6.0.1E
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2E, 2.5.1E, 2.5E, 2.0.5E, 2.0.4E, 2.0.3E, 2.0.2E,
2.0.1E
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 Service Pack2
ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET,VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS,Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available viaOSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP,Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP,Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U31, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.51, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6
Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic,Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3.0.21, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
b, 3.0.11, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, c
Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3
Fusion 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5
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SUSE Linux Enterprise 1032-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 2 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET,VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS,Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available viaOSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP,Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP,Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 13, 7, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 13, 3.5
U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 13, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 13
Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic,Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available viaOSP
ESX 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 13, 3.51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 13 Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic,Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 10, 11, 7, 3.0.21, 8, 2, 3,
4, 5, 9, 6, 10, 11, 7, b, 3.0.11, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 10, 11, 7
Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3
Fusion 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 Service Pack3
ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET,VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP,Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP,Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.014, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic,Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 3.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 3 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET,VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP,Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP,Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.014, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 7 Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic,Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available viaOSP
ESX 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6 Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic,Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 3.1
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 Service Pack4
ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET,VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.13, 6, 1, 2, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.0 U33, 6, 1, 2, 4, 5, 4.0 U23, 6, 1, 2, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP,Tools Available on Media
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 4 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET,VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.13, 6, 1, 2, 4, 5, 4.0 U33, 6, 1, 2, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.0 U23, 6, 1, 2, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP,Tools Available on Media
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117882. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129703. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064274. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132175. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132346. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10091297. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10024318. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/9779. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/5130610. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/100510011. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/100510712. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/100208213. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/100570114. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1014739
VMware Product Patches: Patches can be downloaded at http://support.vmware.com/selfsupport/download/a. To provide support for this release, patch ESX-1002082 is required.b. To provide support for this release, patch ESX-1005107 is required.c. To provide support for this release, patch ESX-1005100 is required.
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP,Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3.0.21, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
3.0.11, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5
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SUSE Linux Enterprise 1064-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP,Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 7, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 3.5 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6 e1000, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 3.51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 10, 11, 7, 3.0.21, 8, 2, 3,
4, 5, 9, 6, 10, 11, 7, 3.0.11, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 10, 11, 7
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3
Fusion 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 Service Pack1
ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP,Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3.0.21, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
3.0.11, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, a
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5
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SUSE Linux Enterprise 1064-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 1 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP,Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 7, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 3.5 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6 e1000, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 3.51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 12, 10, 11, 7, 3.0.21, 8, 2,
3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 12, 10, 11, 7, 3.0.11, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 12, 10, 11, 7, a
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,
6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2E, 6.0.1E
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2E, 2.5.1E, 2.5E, 2.0.5E, 2.0.4E, 2.0.3E, 2.0.2E,
2.0.1E
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 Service Pack2
ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP,Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3.0.21, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
b, 3.0.11, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, c
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3
Fusion 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 2 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP,Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 7, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 3.5 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6 e1000, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 3.51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 10, 11, 7, 3.0.21, 8, 2, 3,
4, 5, 9, 6, 10, 11, 7, b, 3.0.11, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 10, 11, 7
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3
Fusion 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 Service Pack3
ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP,Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.013, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 3.1
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 3 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP,Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.013, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 3.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 Service Pack4
ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP,Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.13, 6, 1, 2, 4, 5, 4.0 U33, 6, 1, 2, 4, 5, 4.0 U23, 6,
1, 2, 4, 5
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 4 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP,Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.13, 6, 1, 2, 4, 5, 4.0 U33, 6, 1, 2, 4, 5, 4.0 U23, 6,
1, 2, 4, 5
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117882. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129703. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064274. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132175. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132346. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10091297. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1002431
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VMware Knowledge Base Documents:8. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/9779. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/5130610. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/100510011. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/100510712. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/100208213. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1014739
VMware Product Patches: Patches can be downloaded at http://support.vmware.com/selfsupport/download/a. To provide support for this release, patch ESX-1002082 is required.b. To provide support for this release, patch ESX-1005107 is required.c. To provide support for this release, patch ESX-1005100 is required.
SUSE Linux Enterprise 1132-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory,Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, Paravirtualization(VMI), SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE,LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, Paravirtualization(VMI), SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3.5 U48, 9, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, a, b e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, Paravirtualization (VMI),SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,
6.5.3E, 6.5.2E
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory,Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, Paravirtualization(VMI), SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE,LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, Paravirtualization(VMI), SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, Paravirtualization (VMI),SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U48, 9, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, a, b e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, BusLogic, LSI Logic, Paravirtualization(VMI), SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,
6.5.3E, 6.5.2E
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
Server 2.0.2E, 2.0.1E
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 Service Pack1
ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory,Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Availablevia OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add vCPU, Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
Fusion 4.0
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 1 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI,Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE,LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU,SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE,LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU,Paravirtualization (VMI), SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available viaOSP
ESX 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Availableon Media, Tools Available via OSP
Fusion 4.0
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117882. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129703. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064274. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132175. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132346. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10091297. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10024318. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10101269. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/101180010. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1022632
VMware Product Patches: Patches can be downloaded at http://support.vmware.com/selfsupport/download/a. To provide support for this release, patch ESX350-200904401-BG is required.b. To provide support for this release, patch ESX350-200906406-BG is required.
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SUSE Linux Enterprise 1164-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot AddvCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media,Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3.5 U48, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, a e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,
6.5.3E, 6.5.2E
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot AddvCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media,Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3.5 U48, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, a e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,
6.5.3E, 6.5.2E
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
Server 2.0.2E, 2.0.1E
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 Service Pack1
ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot AddvCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media,Tools Available via OSP
Fusion 4.0
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SUSE Linux Enterprise 1164-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 1 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot AddMemory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available viaOSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
Fusion 4.0
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117882. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129703. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064274. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132175. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132346. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10091297. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10024318. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10101269. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1022632
VMware Product Patches: Patches can be downloaded at http://support.vmware.com/selfsupport/download/a. To provide support for this release, patch ESX350-200904401-BG is required.
SUSE Linux Enterprise 732-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 Service Pack 1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
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SUSE Linux Enterprise 732-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 Service Pack 2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 Service Pack 3 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise 764-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 Service Pack 1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 Service Pack 2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 Service Pack 3 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise 832-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 Service Pack 1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 Service Pack 2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 Service Pack 2a Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
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SUSE Linux Enterprise 832-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 Service Pack 3 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U31, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.51, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6
Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.01, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 Service Pack 4 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U31, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.51, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6
Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3.0.21, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
3.0.11, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3.01, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117882. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129703. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064274. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132175. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132346. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10091297. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10024318. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/977
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SUSE Linux Enterprise 864-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 Service Pack 1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 Service Pack 2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 Service Pack 2a Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 Service Pack 3 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 Service Pack 4 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise 932-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U31, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3.0.21, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
3.0.11, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3.01, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 1 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U31, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3.0.21, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
3.0.11, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3.01, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 2 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U31, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3.0.21, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
3.0.11, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3.01, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
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SUSE Linux Enterprise 932-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 3 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 7, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 3.5 U31,
2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6
Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 3.51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6 Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 10, 11, 7, 3.0.21, 8, 2, 3,
4, 5, 9, 6, 10, 11, 7, 3.0.11, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 10, 11, 7, 3.01, 8, 2, 3,
4, 5, 9, 6, 10, 11, 7
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1,2.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 9 Service Pack4
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 4 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U31, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 7, 3.0.21, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
11, 7, a, 3.0.11, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 7
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3E, 6.5.2E, 6.5.1E, 6.5E, 6.0.5E, 6.0.4E,
6.0.3E, 6.0.2E, 6.0.1E, 6.0E
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
ACE 2.5.2E, 2.5.1E, 2.5E, 2.0.5E, 2.0.4E, 2.0.3E, 2.0.2E,
2.0.1E, 2.0E
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117882. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129703. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064274. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132175. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132346. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10091297. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10024318. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/9779. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/5130610. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/100510011. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1005107
VMware Product Patches: Patches can be downloaded at http://support.vmware.com/selfsupport/download/a. To provide support for this release, patch ESX-1002431 is required.
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SUSE Linux Enterprise 964-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U31, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3.0.21, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
3.0.11, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 1 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U31, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
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SUSE Linux Enterprise 964-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 2 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U31, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 3 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 7, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 3.5 U31,
2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6
e1000, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 3.51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6 e1000, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 10, 11, 7, 3.0.21, 8, 2, 3,
4, 5, 9, 6, 10, 11, 7, 3.0.11, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 10, 11, 7
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1,2.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
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SUSE Linux Enterprise 964-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 9 Service Pack4
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 4 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U31, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 7, 3.0.21, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
11, 7, a, 3.0.11, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 7
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
ACE 2.5.2E, 2.5.1E, 2.5E, 2.0.5E, 2.0.4E, 2.0.3E, 2.0.2E,
2.0.1E, 2.0E
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117882. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129703. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064274. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132175. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132346. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10091297. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10024318. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/9779. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/5130610. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/100510011. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1005107
VMware Product Patches: Patches can be downloaded at http://support.vmware.com/selfsupport/download/a. To provide support for this release, patch ESX-1002431 is required.
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openSUSE 1032-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
openSUSE 10.2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3E, 6.5.2E, 6.5.1E, 6.5E, 6.0.5E, 6.0.4E,
6.0.3E, 6.0.2E, 6.0.1E, 6.0E
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2E, 2.5.1E, 2.5E, 2.0.5E, 2.0.4E, 2.0.3E, 2.0.2E,
2.0.1E, 2.0E
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
openSUSE 10.3 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
openSUSE 1064-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
openSUSE 10.2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3E, 6.5.2E, 6.5.1E, 6.5E, 6.0.5E, 6.0.4E,
6.0.3E, 6.0.2E, 6.0.1E, 6.0E
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2E, 2.5.1E, 2.5E, 2.0.5E, 2.0.4E, 2.0.3E, 2.0.2E,
2.0.1E, 2.0E
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
openSUSE 10.3 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
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openSUSE 1132-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
openSUSE 11.0 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 4.0
openSUSE 11.1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2 SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1E, 3.0E
openSUSE 11.2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1
Fusion 4.0
openSUSE 11.3 Fusion 4.0
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
openSUSE 1164-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
openSUSE 11.0 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 4.0
openSUSE 11.1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2 SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1E, 3.0E
openSUSE 11.2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1
Fusion 4.0
openSUSE 11.3 Fusion 4.0
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
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Oracle
Oracle Enterprise Linux 432-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Oracle Enterprise Linux 4.5 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4,
5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
Oracle Enterprise Linux 4.6 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4,
5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
Oracle Enterprise Linux 4.7 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4,
5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
Oracle Enterprise Linux 4.8 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4,
5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117882. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129703. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064274. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132175. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1013234
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Oracle Enterprise Linux 464-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Oracle Enterprise Linux 4.5 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5,
4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
Oracle Enterprise Linux 4.6 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5,
4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
Oracle Enterprise Linux 4.7 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5,
4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
Oracle Enterprise Linux 4.8 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5,
4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117882. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129703. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064274. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132175. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1013234
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Oracle Enterprise Linux 532-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.0 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2,
3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.1 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2,
3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.2 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2,
3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP (Experimental)
ESX 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
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Oracle Enterprise Linux 532-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.3 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2,
3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP (Experimental)
ESX 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available onMedia
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1E, 3.0E
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.4 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2,
3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP (Experimental)
ESX 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available onMedia
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.5 ESXi 5.02, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.12, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U32, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U22, 4, 5, 6, 4.0U1, 4.0, 3.5 U5
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117882. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129703. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1007020
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VMware Knowledge Base Documents:4. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064275. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132176. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132347. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1002431
Oracle Enterprise Linux 564-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.0 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4,
5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
SMP
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.1 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4,
5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
SMP
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.2 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4,
5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS,VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP(Experimental)
ESX 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 5, 3.5 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS,VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
SMP
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.3 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4,
5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP (Experimental)
ESX 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1E, 3.0E
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.4 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4,
5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP (Experimental)
ESX 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.5 ESXi 5.02, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.12, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U32, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U22, 3, 4, 5, 4.0U1, 4.0, 3.5 U5
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117882. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129703. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064274. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132175. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132346. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1002431
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Oracle Linux 432-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Oracle Linux 4.9 ESXi 5.01 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, SMP,Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1, 4.0 U3
ESX 4.0 U2 e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available onMedia
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2005980
Oracle Linux 464-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Oracle Linux 4.9 ESXi 5.01 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS,SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1, 4.0 U3
ESX 4.0 U2 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2005980
Oracle Linux 632-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Oracle Linux 6.0 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.1 U15 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMwarevSCSI, SMP, Tools Available on Media
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Oracle Linux 632-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Oracle Linux 6.1 ESXi 5.06 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI (Recommended), SMP, Tools Availableon Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMwarevSCSI (Recommended), Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129702. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064273. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132174. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132345. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/20039366. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2005980
Oracle Linux 664-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Oracle Linux 6.0 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMwarevSCSI, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U15 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMwarevSCSI, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Oracle Linux 6.1 ESXi 5.06 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMwarevSCSI (Recommended), SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available viaOSP
ESX 4.1 U1 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMwarevSCSI (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129702. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064273. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132174. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132345. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/20039366. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2005980
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Red Hat
Fedora 1132-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Fedora 11 Workstation 6.5.3E, 6.5.2E SMP (Experimental)
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
Fedora 1164-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Fedora 11 Workstation 6.5.3E, 6.5.2E SMP (Experimental)
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
Fedora 1232-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Fedora 12 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1
Fedora 1264-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Fedora 12 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.132-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS Update 1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS Update 2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS Update 3 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS Update 4 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS Update 5 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS Update 6 ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.0.21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.0.11, 2,
3, 4, 5, 6, 3.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS Update 7 ESXi 5.01, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available onMedia
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, SMP
ESX 4.0 U31, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 3, 4, 5, 6,
4.01, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available onMedia
ESX 3.5 U51, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U41, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U31, 3, 4, 7,
5, 6, 3.5 U21, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U11, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.51, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6
Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.0.21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.0.11, 2,
3, 4, 5, 6, 3.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117882. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/977
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VMware Knowledge Base Documents:3. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129704. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064275. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132176. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132347. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1008090
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 332-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U31, 2,
3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.51,
2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6
Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.0.21, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6,
3.0.11, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.01, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Update 1 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U31, 2,
3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.51,
2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6
Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.0.21, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6,
3.0.11, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.01, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Update 2 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U31, 2,
3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.51,
2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6
Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.0.21, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6,
3.0.11, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Update 3 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U31, 2,
3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.51,
2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6
Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.0.21, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6,
3.0.11, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Update 4 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U31, 2,
3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.51,
2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6
Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.0.21, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6,
3.0.11, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.01, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Update 5 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U31, 2,
3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.51,
2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6
Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.0.21, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6,
3.0.11, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.01, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Update 6 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U31, 2,
3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.51,
2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6
Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.0.21, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6,
3.0.11, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.01, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Update 7 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U31, 2,
3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.51,
2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6
Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.0.21, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6,
3.0.11, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.01, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Update 8 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U31, 2,
3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.51,
2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6
Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.0.21, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6,
3.0.11, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.01, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Update 9 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U31, 2,
3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.51,
2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6
Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.0.21, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6,
3.0.11, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.01, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1,2.0
SMP
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117882. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/6302793. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129704. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064275. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132176. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132347. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10080908. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/977
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U31, 2,
3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.51,
2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.0.21, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6,
3.0.11, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Update 1 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U31, 2,
3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.51,
2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.0.21, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6,
3.0.11, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Update 2 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U31, 2,
3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.51,
2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.0.21, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6,
3.0.11, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Update 3 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U31, 2,
3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.51,
2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.0.21, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6,
3.0.11, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Update 4 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U31, 2,
3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.51,
2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.0.21, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6,
3.0.11, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Update 5 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U31, 2,
3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.51,
2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.0.21, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6,
3.0.11, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Update 6 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U31, 2,
3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.51,
2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.0.21, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6,
3.0.11, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Update 7 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U31, 2,
3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.51,
2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.0.21, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6,
3.0.11, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Update 8 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U31, 2,
3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.51,
2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.0.21, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6,
3.0.11, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Update 9 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U31, 2,
3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6, 3.51,
2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3.0.21, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6,
3.0.11, 2, 8, 3, 4, 5, 6
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1,2.0
SMP
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117882. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/6302793. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129704. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006427
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 432-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 AS ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 8, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U31,
2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6
Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
ESX 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 3.51, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6 Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 3.0.21, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8,
3.0.11, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 3.01, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 AS Update 1 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 8, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U31,
2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6
Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
ESX 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 3.51, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6 Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 3.0.21, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8,
3.0.11, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 3.01, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 AS Update 2 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 8, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U31,
2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6
Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
ESX 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 3.51, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6 Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 3.0.21, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8,
3.0.11, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 3.01, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 AS Update 3 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 10, 6, 8, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 10, 6, 3.5
U31, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 10, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 10, 6
Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
ESX 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 10, 6, 3.51, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 10, 6 Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 6, 8, 3.0.21, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5,
10, 6, 8, 3.0.11, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 6, 8, 3.01, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 6, 8
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 AS Update 4 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 10, 6, 8, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 10, 6, 3.5
U31, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 10, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 10, 6
Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
ESX 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 10, 6, 3.51, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 10, 6 Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 6, 8, 3.0.21, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5,
10, 6, 8, 3.0.11, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 6, 8, 3.01, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 6, 8
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.5 AS ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 8, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U31,
2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6
Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
ESX 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 3.51, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6 Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 3.0.21, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8,
3.0.11, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 3.01, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.0.1 SMP (Experimental)
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.6 AS ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 8, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U31,
2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6
Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
ESX 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 3.51, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6 Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 3.0.21, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8,
3.0.11, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1 SMP
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.7 AS ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 8, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U31,
2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6
Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
ESX 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 3.51, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6 Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 3.0.21, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8,
3.0.11, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1 SMP
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.8 AS ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 8, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6 Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Availablevia OSP
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 3.0.21, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,
6.5.3E, 6.5.2ESMP (Experimental)
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1 SMP
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.9 AS ESXi 5.02, 3, 4, 5 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI LogicSAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U13, 2, 1, 4, 4.13, 2, 1, 4 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.0 U33, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 4.0 U23, 2, 1, 4 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U53, 2, 1, 4, 6 Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117882. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129703. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064274. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132175. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132346. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/89645177. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10080908. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10024319. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/97710. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/51306
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 464-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 AS ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 8, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U31,
2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 3.51, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 3.0.21, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8,
3.0.11, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 3.01, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 AS Update 1 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 8, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U31,
2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 3.51, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 3.0.21, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 464-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 AS Update 2 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 8, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U31,
2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 3.51, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 3.0.21, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8,
3.0.11, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 3.0E, 1, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 AS Update 3 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 10, 6, 8, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 10, 6, 3.5
U31, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 10, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 10, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 10, 6, 3.51, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 10, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 6, 8, 3.0.21, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5,
10, 6, 8, 3.0.11, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 6, 8, 3.0E, 1, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 6, 8
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 464-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 AS Update 4 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 10, 6, 8, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 10, 6, 3.5
U31, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 10, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 10, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 10, 6, 3.51, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 10, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 6, 8, 3.0.21, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5,
10, 6, 8, 3.0.11, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 6, 8
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.5 AS ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 8, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U31,
2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 3.51, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 3.0.21, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8,
3.0.11, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1
SMP (Experimental)
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.6 AS ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 8, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U31,
2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 3.51, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 3.0.21, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8,
3.0.11, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1 SMP
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.7 AS ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 8, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U31,
2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 3.0.21, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8,
3.0.11, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0 SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1 SMP
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.8 AS ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6, 8, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 7, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 3.0.21, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,
6.5.3E, 6.5.2ESMP (Experimental)
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1 SMP
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.9 AS ESXi 5.02, 3, 4, 5 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U13, 2, 1, 4, 4.13, 2, 1, 4, 4.0 U33, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U23,
2, 1, 4
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, ToolsAvailable on Media
ESX 3.5 U53, 2, 1, 4, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117882. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129703. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064274. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132175. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132346. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/89645177. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10080908. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10024319. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/97710. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/51306
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 532-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 Advanced Platform ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET,VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI,SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available viaOSP
ESX 4.0 U37, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U27, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U17, 1,
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.07, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U57, 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9, 10, 3.5 U47, 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9,
3.5 U31, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9
Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9, 3.51, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9 Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available onMedia
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 3.0.21, 11, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 9, 10
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 4.0
Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 532-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1 Advanced Platform ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET,VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI,SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available viaOSP
ESX 4.0 U37, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U27, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U17, 1,
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.07, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U57, 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9, 10, 3.5 U47, 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9,
3.5 U31, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9
Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9, 3.51, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9 Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available onMedia
ESX 3.0.3 U1a, 3.0.31, 11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 9, 10, a, 3.0.21, 11, 2,
3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 9, 10
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 4.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 Advanced Platform ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET,VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI,SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available viaOSP
ESX 4.0 U37, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U27, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U17, 1,
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4.07, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U57, 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9, 10, 3.5 U47, 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9,
3.5 U31, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9
Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9, 3.51, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9, b Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available onMedia
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 3.0.21, 11, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 9, 10
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 4.0
Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1 SMP
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 Advanced Platform ESXi 5.01, 2, 4, 5, 6 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET,VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI,SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 4, 5, 6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available viaOSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 4, 5, 6,
4.01, 2, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9, 10, 3.5 U41, 2, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9 Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U31, 2, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9, 3.5 U21, 2, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9 Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available onMedia
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 11, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 3.0.21, 11, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9,
10
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,
6.5.3E, 6.5.2ESMP (Experimental)
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1 SMP
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 Advanced Platform ESXi 5.01, 2, 4, 5, 6 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET,VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI,SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available viaOSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U21, 2, 4, 5, 6, 4.0 U11, 2, 4, 5, 6,
4.013, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9, 10, 3.5 U413, 1, 2, 4, 8, 5, 6, 9 Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.313, 1, 11, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1
Fusion 4.0, 3.1
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 Advanced Platform ESXi 5.02, 4, 5, 6 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET,VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI,SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),IDE, LSI Logic, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.0 U3 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U2, 4.0 U1, 3.5 U5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),IDE, LSI Logic, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1
Fusion 4.0
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117882. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129703. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10070204. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064275. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132176. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132347. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10133578. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10080909. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/5130610. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/100243111. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/97712. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/100337413. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/9134325
VMware Product Patches: Patches can be downloaded at http://support.vmware.com/selfsupport/download/a. To provide support for this release, patch ESX-1003374 is required.b. To provide support for this release, patch ESX350-200803202-UG is required.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 564-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 Advanced Platform ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot AddMemory, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5,
4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 6, 4, 5, 7, 8, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 6, 4, 5, 7, 3.5 U31,
2, 3, 6, 4, 5, 7, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 6, 4, 5, 7
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 6, 4, 5, 7, 3.51, 2, 3, 6, 4, 5, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 3.0.21, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 4.0
Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1 Advanced Platform ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot AddMemory, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5,
4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 6, 4, 5, 7, 8, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 6, 4, 5, 7, 3.5 U31,
2, 3, 6, 4, 5, 7, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 6, 4, 5, 7
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 6, 4, 5, 7, 3.51, 2, 3, 6, 4, 5, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1a, 3.0.31, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 7, 8, a, 3.0.21, 9, 2, 3, 4,
5, 10, 7, 8
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 4.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 Advanced Platform ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot AddMemory, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5,
4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 6, 4, 5, 7, 8, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 6, 4, 5, 7, 3.5 U31,
2, 3, 6, 4, 5, 7, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 6, 4, 5, 7
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 3.5 U11, 2, 3, 6, 4, 5, 7, 3.51, 2, 3, 6, 4, 5, 7, b e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 3.0.21, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 4.0
Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
ACE 2.7, 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1 SMP
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 Advanced Platform ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4, 5 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot AddMemory, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5,
4.01, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 6, 4, 5, 7, 8, 3.5 U41, 2, 3, 6, 4, 5, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 3.5 U31, 2, 3, 6, 4, 5, 7, 3.5 U21, 2, 3, 6, 4, 5, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 3.0.21, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,
6.5.3E, 6.5.2ESMP (Experimental)
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1 SMP
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 Advanced Platform ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot AddMemory, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4.0 U11, 2, 3, 4, 5,
4.011, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 3.5 U51, 2, 3, 6, 4, 5, 7, 8, 3.5 U411, 1, 2, 3, 6, 4, 5, 7 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.311, 1, 9, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1
Fusion 4.0, 3.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 Advanced Platform ESXi 5.02, 3, 4, 5 Guest OS Customization, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot AddMemory, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance (Experimental), VMXNET (Experimental),VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, VMware vSCSI, Hot AddMemory, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U3 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available onMedia, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.0 U2, 4.0 U1, 3.5 U5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1
Fusion 4.0
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10117882. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129703. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006427
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VMware Knowledge Base Documents:4. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132175. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132346. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10080907. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/513068. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10024319. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/97710. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/100337411. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/9134325
VMware Product Patches: Patches can be downloaded at http://support.vmware.com/selfsupport/download/a. To provide support for this release, patch ESX-1003374 is required.b. To provide support for this release, patch ESX350-200803202-UG is required.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 632-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 Server ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4 Guest OS Customization, e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, SMP, Tools Available on Media, ToolsAvailable via OSP
ESX 4.1 U15, 6, 4.12, 7, 5, 6, 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 6, 4.0 U22, 7,
5, 6
e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMwarevSCSI, SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
Workstation 8.0E, 7.1.4E
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129702. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064273. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132174. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132345. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10336936. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10336547. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1033557
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 664-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 Server ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4 Guest OS Customization, e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSILogic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware vSCSI, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU,SMP, Tools Available on Media, Tools Available via OSP
ESX 4.1 U15, 6, 4.12, 7, 5, 6, 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 4.0 U22, 7,
5, 6
e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMwarevSCSI, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools Available on Media,Tools Available via OSP
Workstation 8.0E, 7.1.4E
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129702. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10064273. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132174. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10132345. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10336936. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10336547. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1033557
Red Hat Linux 732-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Red Hat Linux 7.0 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1,2.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Red Hat Linux 7.1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Red Hat Linux 7.2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
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Red Hat Linux 732-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Red Hat Linux 7.3 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Red Hat Linux 832-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Red Hat Linux 8.0 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Red Hat Linux 932-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Red Hat Linux 9.0 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1,2.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
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SCO
SCO OpenServer 532-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
OpenServer 5.0.6 ESXi 5.01, 2, 3, 4 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 4, 3, 2, 4.0 U31, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U21, 4, 3, 2, 4.0
U11, 2, 3, 4, 4.01, 2, 3, 4
e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
Server 2.0.2E, 2.0.1E
OpenServer 5.0.7 Maintenance Pack 5 ESXi 5.01, 4, 3, 2 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 2, 3, 4, 4.0 U31, 4, 3, 2, 4.0 U21, 2, 3, 4, 4.0
U11, 4, 3, 2, 4.01, 2, 3, 4
e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
Server 2.0.2E, 2.0.1E
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129702. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10169123. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10169144. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1016915
SCO UnixWare 732-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
UnixWare 7.1.1 Maintenance Pack 5 ESXi 5.01 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 4.0 U32, 1, 4.0 U22, 1, 4.0 U12, 1, 4.02, 1 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
Server 2.0.2E, 2.0.1E
UnixWare 7.1.4 Maintenance Pack 4 ESXi 5.01 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 4.0 U32, 1, 4.0 U22, 1, 4.0 U12, 1, 4.02, 1 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
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Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129702. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1013085
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Serenity Systems
eComStation 132-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
eComStation 1.2R ESXi 5.01 e1000 (Recommended), Vlance, BusLogic, IDE (Recommended), SMP
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000 (Recommended), Vlance, BusLogic, IDE (Recommended), SMP
ESX 4.0 U3, 4.0 U2 e1000 (Recommended), Vlance, BusLogic, IDE (Recommended)
ESX 4.0 U1 e1000 (Recommended), Vlance, BusLogic, IDE (Recommended), LSI Logic
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1012970
eComStation 232-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
eComStation 2.0 Business Edition ESXi 5.01 e1000 (Recommended), Vlance, IDE, SMP
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2004896
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Sun Microsystems Inc
Java Desktop System 232-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Java Desktop System 2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Solaris 1032-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Solaris 10 ESXi 5.01 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U32, 1, 3, 4.0 U22, 1, 3, 4.0 U12, 1, 3, 4.02, 1, 3 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 4, 3, 3.5 U41, 4, 3 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U31, 4, 3, 3.5 U21, 4, 3, 3.5 U11, 4, 3, 3.51, 4, 3 Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 5, 4, 3, 6, 3.0.21, 5, 4, 3, 6, 3.0.11, 5, 4, 3,
6, 3.01, 5, 4, 3, 6
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
Solaris 10 01/06 (Update 1) ESXi 5.01 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U32, 1, 7, 3, 4.0 U22, 1, 7, 3, 4.0 U12, 1, 7, 3, 4.02, 1, 7,
3
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 8, 4, 7, 3, 3.5 U41, 8, 4, 7, 3 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U31, 8, 4, 7, 3, 3.5 U21, 8, 4, 7, 3, 3.5 U11, 8, 4, 7, 3,
3.51, 8, 4, 7, 3
Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 5, 8, 4, 7, 3, 6, 3.0.21, 5, 8, 4, 7, 3, 6,
3.0.11, 5, 8, 4, 7, 3, 6, 3.01, 5, 8, 4, 7, 3, 6
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Solaris 10 01/06 (Update 2) ESXi 5.01 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U32, 1, 7, 3, 4.0 U22, 1, 7, 3, 4.0 U12, 1, 7, 3, 4.02, 1, 7,
3
e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 4, 7, 3, 3.5 U41, 4, 7, 3 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U31, 4, 7, 3, 3.5 U21, 4, 7, 3, 3.5 U11, 4, 7, 3, 3.51, 4, 7,
3
Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 5, 4, 7, 3, 3.0.21, 5, 4, 7, 3, 3.0.11, 5, 4, 7,
3, 3.01, 5, 4, 7, 3
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
Solaris 10 11/06 (Update 3) ESXi 5.01 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U32, 1, 3, 4.0 U22, 1, 3, 4.0 U12, 1, 3, 4.02, 1, 3 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 4, 3, 3.5 U41, 4, 3 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U31, 4, 3, 3.5 U21, 4, 3, 3.5 U11, 4, 3, 3.51, 4, 3 Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 5, 4, 3, 3.0.21, 5, 4, 3, 3.0.11, 5, 4, 3, 3.01,
5, 4, 3
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,
6.5.3E, 6.5.2E, 6.5.1E, 6.5E, 6.0.5E, 6.0.4E, 6.0.3E, 6.0.2E,
6.0.1E, 6.0E
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
Solaris 10 08/07 (Update 4) ESXi 5.01 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U32, 1, 3, 4.0 U22, 1, 3, 4.0 U12, 1, 3, 4.02, 1, 3 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 4, 3, 3.5 U41, 4, 3 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U31, 4, 3, 3.5 U21, 4, 3, 3.5 U11, 4, 3, 3.51, 4, 3 Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1a, 3.0.31, 5, 4, 3, a, 3.0.21, 5, 4, 3, 3.0.11, 5, 4, 3 SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0 SMP (Experimental)
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
Solaris 10 05/08 (Update 5) ESXi 5.01 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U32, 1, 3, 4.0 U22, 1, 3, 4.0 U12, 1, 3, 4.02, 1, 3 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 4, 3, 3.5 U41, 4, 3 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U31, 4, 3, 3.5 U21, 4, 3, 3.5 U11, 4, 3, 3.51, 4, 3 Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1a, 3.0.31, 5, 4, 3, 9, 10, 11, a, 3.0.21, 5, 4, 3, 9, 10,
11, b, 3.0.11, 5, 4, 3, 9, 10, 11, c
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1
Solaris 10 11/08 (Update 6) ESXi 5.01 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U32, 1, 3, 4.0 U22, 1, 3, 4.0 U12, 1, 3, 4.02, 1, 3 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 4, 3, 3.5 U41, 4, 3 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U31, 4, 3 Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 5, 4, 3, 3.0.21, 5, 4, 3 SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,
6.5.3, 6.5.2ESMP (Experimental)
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
Solaris 10 05/09 (Update 7) ESXi 5.01 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U32, 1, 3, 4.0 U22, 1, 3, 4.0 U12, 1, 3, 4.02, 1, 3 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 4, 3, 3.5 U41, 4, 3 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 5, 4, 3, 3.0.21, 5, 4, 3 SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0 SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
Solaris 10 10/09 (Update 8) ESXi 5.01 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS,SMP
ESX 4.0 U32, 1, 3, 4.0 U22, 1, 3, 4.0 U12, 1, 3, 4.02, 1, 3 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 4, 3, 3.5 U41, 4, 3 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1
Solaris 10 09/10 (Update 9) ESXi 5.01 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.1 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.0 U31, 4.0 U2 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSILogic SAS, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129702. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10146833. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129864. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129845. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129826. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/36050187. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1012985
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VMware Knowledge Base Documents:8. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129839. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/100603610. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/100511011. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1005108
VMware Product Patches: Patches can be downloaded at http://support.vmware.com/selfsupport/download/a. To provide support for this release, patch ESX303-200808405-BG is required.b. To provide support for this release, patch ESX-1005110 is required.c. To provide support for this release, patch ESX-1005108 is required.
Solaris 1064-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Solaris 10 ESXi 5.01 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U32, 1, 3, 4.0 U22, 1, 3, 4.0 U12, 1, 3, 4.02, 1, 3 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 4, 3, 3.5 U41, 4, 3, 3.5 U31, 4, 3, 3.5 U21, 4, 3, 3.5
U11, 4, 3, 3.51, 4, 3
e1000, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 5, 4, 3, 6, 3.0.21, 5, 4, 3, 6, 3.0.11, 5, 4, 3,
6
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
Solaris 10 01/06 (Update 1) ESXi 5.01, 7 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U32, 1, 8, 3, 7, 4.0 U22, 1, 8, 3, 7, 4.0 U12, 1, 8, 3, 7,
4.02, 1, 8, 3, 7
e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 9, 4, 8, 3, 7, 3.5 U41, 9, 4, 8, 3, 7, 3.5 U31, 9, 4, 8,
3, 7, 3.5 U21, 9, 4, 8, 3, 7, 3.5 U11, 9, 4, 8, 3, 7, 3.51, 9, 4, 8, 3, 7
e1000, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 5, 9, 4, 8, 3, 6, 7, 3.0.21, 5, 9, 4, 8, 3, 6, 7,
3.0.11, 5, 9, 4, 8, 3, 6, 7
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
Solaris 10 01/06 (Update 2) ESXi 5.01, 7 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11, 7 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U32, 1, 8, 3, 7, 4.0 U22, 1, 8, 3, 7, 4.0 U12, 1, 8, 3, 7,
4.02, 1, 8, 3, 7
e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 4, 8, 3, 7, 3.5 U41, 4, 8, 3, 7, 3.5 U31, 4, 8, 3, 7, 3.5
U21, 4, 8, 3, 7, 3.5 U11, 4, 8, 3, 7, 3.51, 4, 8, 3, 7
e1000, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 5, 4, 8, 3, 7, 3.0.21, 5, 4, 8, 3, 7, 3.0.11, 5,
4, 8, 3, 7
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
Solaris 10 11/06 (Update 3) ESXi 5.01 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U32, 1, 3, 4.0 U22, 1, 3, 4.0 U12, 1, 3, 4.02, 1, 3 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 4, 3, 3.5 U41, 4, 3, 3.5 U31, 4, 3, 3.5 U21, 4, 3, 3.5
U11, 4, 3, 3.51, 4, 3
e1000, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 5, 4, 3, 3.0.21, 5, 4, 3, 3.0.11, 5, 4, 3 SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,
6.5.3E, 6.5.2E, 6.5.1E, 6.5E, 6.0.5E, 6.0.4E, 6.0.3E, 6.0.2E,
6.0.1E, 6.0E
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
Solaris 10 08/07 (Update 4) ESXi 5.01 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U32, 1, 3, 4.0 U22, 1, 3, 4.0 U12, 1, 3, 4.02, 1, 3 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 4, 3, 3.5 U41, 4, 3, 3.5 U31, 4, 3, 3.5 U21, 4, 3, 3.5
U11, 4, 3, 3.51, 4, 3
e1000, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1a, 3.0.31, 5, 4, 3, a, 3.0.21, 5, 4, 3, 3.0.11, 5, 4, 3 SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0 SMP (Experimental)
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
Solaris 10 05/08 (Update 5) ESXi 5.01 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U32, 1, 3, 4.0 U22, 1, 3, 4.0 U12, 1, 3, 4.02, 1, 3 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 4, 3, 10, 3.5 U41, 4, 3, 3.5 U31, 4, 3, 3.5 U21, 4, 3,
3.5 U11, 4, 3, 3.51, 4, 3
e1000, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1a, 3.0.31, 5, 4, 3, 10, 11, 12, a, 3.0.21, 5, 4, 3, 10,
11, 12, b, 3.0.11, 5, 4, 3, 10, 11, 12, c
SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1
Solaris 10 11/08 (Update 6) ESXi 5.01 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U32, 1, 3, 4.0 U22, 1, 3, 4.0 U12, 1, 3, 4.02, 1, 3 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 4, 3, 3.5 U41, 4, 3, 3.5 U31, 4, 3 e1000, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 5, 4, 3, 3.0.21, 5, 4, 3 SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,
6.5.3, 6.5.2ESMP (Experimental)
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1
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Solaris 10 05/09 (Update 7) ESXi 5.01 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U32, 1, 3, 4.0 U22, 1, 3, 4.0 U12, 1, 3, 4.02, 1, 3 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 4, 3, 3.5 U41, 4, 3 e1000, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.0.3 U1, 3.0.31, 5, 4, 3, 3.0.21, 5, 4, 3 SMP
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0 SMP (Experimental)
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
Solaris 10 10/09 (Update 8) ESXi 5.01 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1, 4.11 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U32, 1, 3, 4.0 U22, 1, 3, 4.0 U12, 1, 3, 4.02, 1, 3 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 3.5 U51, 4, 3, 3.5 U41, 4, 3 e1000, LSI Logic, SMP, Tools Available on Media
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1
Solaris 10 09/10 (Update 9) ESXi 5.01 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 U1 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
ESX 4.1 e1000, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools Available onMedia
ESX 4.0 U31, 4.0 U2 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,Tools Available on Media
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129702. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10146833. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129864. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129845. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129826. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/3605018
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VMware Knowledge Base Documents:7. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10130828. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/10129859. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/101298310. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/100603611. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/100511012. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1005108
VMware Product Patches: Patches can be downloaded at http://support.vmware.com/selfsupport/download/a. To provide support for this release, patch ESX303-200808405-BG is required.b. To provide support for this release, patch ESX-1005110 is required.c. To provide support for this release, patch ESX-1005108 is required.
Solaris 832-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Solaris 8 06/00 ESX 4.1 U1E, 4.1E, 1 e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U3E, 2, 1, 4.0 U2E, 2, 1, 4.0 U1E, 2, 1, 4.0E, 2, 1 e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
Workstation 8.0E, 7.1.4E, 7.1.3E, 7.1.2E, 7.1.1E, 7.1E, 7.0.1E,
7.0E
Solaris 8 10/00 ESX 4.1 U1E, 4.1E, 1 e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U3E, 2, 1, 4.0 U2E, 2, 1, 4.0 U1E, 2, 1, 4.0E, 2, 1 e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
Workstation 8.0E, 7.1.4E, 7.1.3E, 7.1.2E, 7.1.1E, 7.1E, 7.0.1E,
7.0E
Solaris 8 01/01 ESX 4.1 U1E, 4.1E, 1 e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U3E, 2, 1, 4.0 U2E, 2, 1, 4.0 U1E, 2, 1, 4.0E, 2, 1 e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
Workstation 8.0E, 7.1.4E, 7.1.3E, 7.1.2E, 7.1.1E, 7.1E, 7.0.1E,
7.0E
Solaris 8 04/01 ESX 4.1 U1E, 4.1E, 1 e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U3E, 2, 1, 4.0 U2E, 2, 1, 4.0 U1E, 2, 1, 4.0E, 2, 1 e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
Workstation 8.0E, 7.1.4E, 7.1.3E, 7.1.2E, 7.1.1E, 7.1E, 7.0.1E,
7.0E
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
Solaris 8 07/01 ESX 4.1 U1E, 4.1E, 1 e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U3E, 2, 1, 4.0 U2E, 2, 1, 4.0 U1E, 2, 1, 4.0E, 2, 1 e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
Workstation 8.0E, 7.1.4E, 7.1.3E, 7.1.2E, 7.1.1E, 7.1E, 7.0.1E,
7.0E
Solaris 8 10/01 ESX 4.1 U1E, 4.1E, 1 e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U3E, 2, 1, 4.0 U2E, 2, 1, 4.0 U1E, 2, 1, 4.0E, 2, 1 e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
Workstation 8.0E, 7.1.4E, 7.1.3E, 7.1.2E, 7.1.1E, 7.1E, 7.0.1E,
7.0E
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1E, 3.0E
Solaris 8 02/02 ESX 4.1 U1E, 4.1E, 1 e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U3E, 2, 1, 4.0 U2E, 2, 1, 4.0 U1E, 2, 1, 4.0E, 2, 1 e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
Workstation 8.0E, 7.1.4E, 7.1.3E, 7.1.2E, 7.1.1E, 7.1E, 7.0.1E,
7.0E
Server 2.0.2E, 2.0.1E
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
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Solaris 932-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Solaris 9 ESX 4.1 U1E, 4.1E, 1 e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U3E, 2, 1, 4.0 U2E, 2, 1, 4.0 U1E, 2, 1, 4.0E, 2, 1 e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
Workstation 8.0E, 7.1.4E, 7.1.3E, 7.1.2E, 7.1.1E, 7.1E, 7.0.1E,
7.0E, 6.5.3E, 6.5.2E, 6.5.1E, 6.5E, 6.0.5E, 6.0.4E, 6.0.3E,
6.0.2E, 6.0.1E, 6.0E
SMP
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1E, 2.5E, 2.0.5E, 2.0.4E, 2.0.3E, 2.0.2E,
2.0.1E, 2.0E
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0 SMP
Solaris 9 09/02 (Update 1) ESX 4.1 U1E, 4.1E, 1 e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U3E, 2, 1, 4.0 U2E, 2, 1, 4.0 U1E, 2, 1, 4.0E, 2, 1 e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
Workstation 8.0E, 7.1.4E, 7.1.3E, 7.1.2E, 7.1.1E, 7.1E, 7.0.1E,
7.0E
Solaris 9 12/02 (Update 2) ESX 4.1 U1E, 4.1E, 1 e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U3E, 2, 1, 4.0 U2E, 2, 1, 4.0 U1E, 2, 1, 4.0E, 2, 1 e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
Workstation 8.0E, 7.1.4E, 7.1.3E, 7.1.2E, 7.1.1E, 7.1E, 7.0.1E,
7.0E
Solaris 9 04/03 (Update 3) ESX 4.1 U1E, 4.1E, 1 e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U3E, 2, 1, 4.0 U2E, 2, 1, 4.0 U1E, 2, 1, 4.0E, 2, 1 e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
Workstation 8.0E, 7.1.4E, 7.1.3E, 7.1.2E, 7.1.1E, 7.1E, 7.0.1E,
7.0E
Solaris 9 08/03 (Update 4) ESX 4.1 U1E, 4.1E, 1 e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U3E, 2, 1, 4.0 U2E, 2, 1, 4.0 U1E, 2, 1, 4.0E, 2, 1 e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
Workstation 8.0E, 7.1.4E, 7.1.3E, 7.1.2E, 7.1.1E, 7.1E, 7.0.1E,
7.0E
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Release Supported Releases Support Details
Solaris 9 12/03 (Update 5) ESX 4.1 U1E, 4.1E, 1 e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U3E, 2, 1, 4.0 U2E, 2, 1, 4.0 U1E, 2, 1, 4.0E, 2, 1 e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
Workstation 8.0E, 7.1.4E, 7.1.3E, 7.1.2E, 7.1.1E, 7.1E, 7.0.1E,
7.0E
Solaris 9 04/04 (Update 6) ESX 4.1 U1E, 4.1E, 1 e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U3E, 2, 1, 4.0 U2E, 2, 1, 4.0 U1E, 2, 1, 4.0E, 2, 1 e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
Workstation 8.0E, 7.1.4E, 7.1.3E, 7.1.2E, 7.1.1E, 7.1E, 7.0.1E,
7.0E
Solaris 9 09/04 (Update 7) ESX 4.1 U1E, 4.1E, 1 e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U3E, 2, 1, 4.0 U2E, 2, 1, 4.0 U1E, 2, 1, 4.0E, 2, 1 e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
Workstation 8.0E, 7.1.4E, 7.1.3E, 7.1.2E, 7.1.1E, 7.1E, 7.0.1E,
7.0E
Solaris 9 09/05 (Update 8) ESX 4.1 U1E, 4.1E, 1 e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
ESX 4.0 U3E, 2, 1, 4.0 U2E, 2, 1, 4.0 U1E, 2, 1, 4.0E, 2, 1 e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
Workstation 8.0E, 7.1.4E, 7.1.3E, 7.1.2E, 7.1.1E, 7.1E, 7.0.1E,
7.0E
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1E, 3.0E
Server 2.0.2E, 2.0.1E
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
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Turbolinux
Turbolinux 1032-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Turbolinux 10 Desktop Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0 SMP (Experimental)
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1,2.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Turbolinux 1064-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Turbolinux 10 Server Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
ACE 2.5.2E, 2.5.1E, 2.5E, 2.0.5E, 2.0.4E, 2.0.3E, 2.0.2E,
2.0.1E
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
Turbolinux 1132-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Turbolinux 11 Server Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Turbolinux 1164-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Turbolinux 11 Server Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
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Turbolinux 732-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Turbolinux 7 Workstation Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SMP (Experimental)
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Turbolinux 832-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details
Turbolinux 8 Workstation Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0 SMP (Experimental)
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1,2.0
ACE 2.5.2, 2.5.1, 2.5, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
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VMware ESX 464-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases
ESX 4 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Fusion 4.0, 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
ESX 4 Update 1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1
Fusion 4.0, 3.1
ESX 4 Update 2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1
Fusion 4.0
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Host Operating System Compatibility
Apple
OS X 10.432-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Mac OS X 10.4.11 Server Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
OS X 10.464-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Mac OS X 10.4.11 Server Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
OS X 10.532-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Mac OS X 10.5 Server Fusion 2.0
Mac OS X 10.5.1 Server Fusion 2.0
Mac OS X 10.5.2 Server Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Mac OS X 10.5.3 Server Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Mac OS X 10.5.4 Server Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Mac OS X 10.5.5 Server Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Mac OS X 10.5.6 Server Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2
Mac OS X 10.5.7 Server Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5
Mac OS X 10.5.8 Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
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OS X 10.564-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Mac OS X 10.5 Server Fusion 2.0
Mac OS X 10.5.1 Server Fusion 2.0
Mac OS X 10.5.2 Server Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Mac OS X 10.5.3 Server Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Mac OS X 10.5.4 Server Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Mac OS X 10.5.5 Server Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Mac OS X 10.5.6 Server Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2
Mac OS X 10.5.7 Server Fusion 2.0.6, 2.0.5
Mac OS X 10.5.8 Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
OS X 10.632-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Mac OS X 10.6 Server Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6
Mac OS X 10.6.1 Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0, 2.0.6
Mac OS X 10.6.2 Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
Mac OS X 10.6.3 Fusion 3.1
OS X 10.664-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Mac OS X 10.6 Server Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
Mac OS X 10.6.1 Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
Mac OS X 10.6.2 Fusion 3.1, 3.0.1, 3.0
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Release Supported Releases
Mac OS X 10.6.3 Fusion 3.1
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Asianux
Asianux 3.032-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Asianux 3.0 Server Workstation 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0, 6.5.3,6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
Asianux 3.0 Server Service Pack 1 Workstation 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Asianux 3.064-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Asianux 3.0 Server Workstation 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0, 6.5.3,6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
Asianux 3.0 Server Service Pack 1 Workstation 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
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Canonical
Ubuntu 10.0432-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Ubuntu 10.04 Desktop Workstation 7.1.4
Ubuntu 10.0464-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Ubuntu 10.04 Desktop Workstation 7.1.4
Ubuntu 5.0432-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Ubuntu 5.04 Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Ubuntu 5.0464-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Ubuntu 5.04 Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Ubuntu 5.1032-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Ubuntu 5.10 Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Ubuntu 5.1064-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Ubuntu 5.10 Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
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Ubuntu 6.0632-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Ubuntu 6.06 Desktop Workstation 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0, 6.5.3,6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Ubuntu 6.0664-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Ubuntu 6.06 Desktop Workstation 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0, 6.5.3,6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Ubuntu 6.1032-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Ubuntu 6.10 Desktop Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
Server 2.0.1, 2.0
Ubuntu 6.1064-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Ubuntu 6.10 Desktop Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
Server 2.0.1, 2.0
Ubuntu 7.0432-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Ubuntu 7.04 Desktop Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
Server 2.0.1, 2.0
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Release Supported Releases
Ubuntu 7.04 Desktop Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
Server 2.0.1, 2.0
Ubuntu 7.1032-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Ubuntu 7.10 Desktop Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
Server 2.0.1, 2.0
Ubuntu 7.1064-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Ubuntu 7.10 Desktop Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
Server 2.0.1, 2.0
Ubuntu 8.0432-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Ubuntu 8.04 Desktop Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
Server 2.0.1, 2.0
Ubuntu 8.04.1 Desktop Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Ubuntu 8.04.2 Desktop Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Ubuntu 8.04.3 Desktop Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
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Ubuntu 8.0464-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Ubuntu 8.04 Desktop Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
Server 2.0.1, 2.0
Ubuntu 8.04.1 Desktop Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Ubuntu 8.04.2 Desktop Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Ubuntu 8.04.3 Desktop Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Ubuntu 8.1032-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Ubuntu 8.1064-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Ubuntu 9.0432-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Server 2.0.1E
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
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Ubuntu 9.0464-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Server 2.0.1E
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
Ubuntu 9.1032-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1
Ubuntu 9.1064-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1
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CentOS
CentOS 532-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
CentOS 5.0 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
CentOS 5.1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
CentOS 5.2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
CentOS 5.3 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0E
CentOS 5.4 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1E
CentOS 5.5 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
CentOS 564-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
CentOS 5.0 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
CentOS 5.1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
CentOS 5.2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
CentOS 5.3 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0E
CentOS 5.4 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1E
CentOS 5.5 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1
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Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
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Mandriva
Mandrake Linux 10.032-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Mandrake Linux 10.1 Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Mandrake Linux 9.032-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Mandrake Linux 9.0 Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Mandriva Linux 200632-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Mandriva Linux 2006 Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Mandriva Linux 200664-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Mandriva Linux 2006 Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Mandriva Linux 200732-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Mandriva Linux 2007 Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Mandriva Linux 200764-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Mandriva Linux 2007 Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
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Mandriva Linux 200832-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Mandriva Linux 2008 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Mandriva Linux 2008.1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Mandriva Linux 200864-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Mandriva Linux 2008 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Mandriva Linux 2008.1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Mandriva Linux 200932-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Mandriva Linux 2009 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Mandriva Linux 200964-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Mandriva Linux 2009 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Mandriva Linux 4.032-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Mandriva Linux 4.0 Corporate Desktop Workstation 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0, 6.5.3,6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
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Mandriva Linux 4.064-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Mandriva Linux 4.0 Corporate Desktop Workstation 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0, 6.5.3,6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
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Microsoft
Windows 200032-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Windows 2000 Advanced Server Service Pack 3 Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Windows 2000 Advanced Server Service Pack 4 Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Windows Server 200332-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Workstation 7.0, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition R2 Workstation 7.0, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
Server 2.0.1, 2.0
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter EditionService Pack 1
Workstation 7.0, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
Server 2.0.1, 2.0
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter EditionService Pack 2
Workstation 7.0, 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3,6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Server 2.0.1, 2.0
Windows Server 200364-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition R2 Workstation 7.0, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
Server 2.0.1, 2.0
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Windows Server 200364-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 EditionService Pack 1
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
Server 2.0.1, 2.0
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition Workstation 7.0, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
Server 2.0.1, 2.0
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 EditionService Pack 2
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
Server 2.0.1, 2.0
Windows Server 200832-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition ServicePack 1
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,
6.0.5E, 6.0.4E, 6.0.3E, 6.0.2E, 6.0.1E, 6.0E
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition ServicePack 2
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Server 2.0.2E, 2.0.1E
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
Windows Server 200864-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition ServicePack 1
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,
6.0.5E, 6.0.4E, 6.0.3E, 6.0.2E, 6.0.1E, 6.0E
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
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Windows Server 200864-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition ServicePack 2
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Server 2.0.2E, 2.0.1E
Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition R2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
Windows Vista32-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Windows Vista Business Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Windows Vista Business Service Pack 1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
Windows Vista Business Service Pack 2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0E
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
Windows Vista64-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Windows Vista Business Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Windows Vista Business Service Pack 1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
Windows Vista Business Service Pack 2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0E
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
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Windows XP32-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Windows XP Home Edition Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 1 Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
Windows XP64-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition ServicePack 1
Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition ServicePack 2
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
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Novell
SUSE Linux 1032-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
SUSE Linux 10.0 Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SUSE Linux 10.1 Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SUSE Linux 1064-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
SUSE Linux 10.0 Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SUSE Linux 10.1 Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SUSE Linux 832-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
SUSE Linux 8.2 Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SUSE Linux 932-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
SUSE Linux 9.0 Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SUSE Linux 9.1 Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SUSE Linux 9.2 Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SUSE Linux 9.3 Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SUSE Linux 964-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
SUSE Linux 9.1 Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
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Release Supported Releases
SUSE Linux 9.2 Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SUSE Linux 9.3 Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise 1032-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 Workstation 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0, 6.5.3,6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Workstation 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0, 6.5.3,6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 Service Pack1
Workstation 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0, 6.5.3,6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 1 Workstation 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0, 6.5.3,6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 Service Pack2
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 Service Pack3
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 3 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise 1064-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 Workstation 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0, 6.5.3,6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
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SUSE Linux Enterprise 1064-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Workstation 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0, 6.5.3,6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 Service Pack1
Workstation 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0, 6.5.3,6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 1 Workstation 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0, 6.5.3,6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 Service Pack2
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 Service Pack3
Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 3 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise 1132-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise 1164-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
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SUSE Linux Enterprise 832-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise 932-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 1 Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 2 Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 3 Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 4 Workstation 6.5.3E, 6.5.2E, 6.5.1E, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3,6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
SUSE Linux Enterprise 964-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 1 Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 2 Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 3 Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
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SUSE Linux Enterprise 964-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 4 Workstation 6.5.3E, 6.5.2E, 6.5.1E, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3,6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
openSUSE 1032-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
openSUSE 10.2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,
6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0E
openSUSE 10.3 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,
6.5.3E, 6.5.2E, 6.5.1E, 6.5E, 6.0.5E, 6.0.4E, 6.0.3E, 6.0.2E,
6.0.1E, 6.0
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
openSUSE 1064-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
openSUSE 10.2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,
6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0E
openSUSE 10.3 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,
6.5.3E, 6.5.2E, 6.5.1E, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
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openSUSE 1132-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
openSUSE 11.0 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
openSUSE 11.1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
openSUSE 11.2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
openSUSE 1164-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
openSUSE 11.0 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
openSUSE 11.1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
openSUSE 11.2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
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Oracle
Oracle Enterprise Linux 532-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.0 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.3 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0E
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.4 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1E
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.5 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1
Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
Oracle Enterprise Linux 564-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.0 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.1 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.2 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.3 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0E
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.4 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1E
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.5 Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1
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Support Considerations:E. Experimentally supported on this release
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Red Hat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.132-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 332-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Update 1 Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Update 2 Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Update 3 Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Update 4 Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Update 5 Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Update 6 Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Update 7 Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Update 8 Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 364-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Update 6 Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Update 7 Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS Update 8 Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 432-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 AS Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 AS Update 1 Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 AS Update 2 Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 AS Update 3 Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 AS Update 4 Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.5 AS Workstation 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0, 6.5.3,6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.6 AS Workstation 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0, 6.5.3,6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.7 AS Workstation 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0, 6.5.3,6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.8 AS Workstation 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 464-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 AS Update 3 Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 AS Update 4 Workstation 6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2,6.0.1, 6.0
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 464-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.5 AS Workstation 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0, 6.5.3,6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.6 AS Workstation 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.7 AS Workstation 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.8 AS Workstation 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 532-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 Advanced Platform Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1 Advanced Platform Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 Advanced Platform Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 Advanced Platform Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 Advanced Platform Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 Advanced Platform Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 564-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 Advanced Platform Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1 Advanced Platform Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 Advanced Platform Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0,6.5.3, 6.5.2, 6.5.1, 6.5, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 Advanced Platform Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1, 7.0
Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 Advanced Platform Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1, 7.0.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 Advanced Platform Workstation 8.0, 7.1.4, 7.1.3, 7.1.2, 7.1.1, 7.1
Red Hat Linux 732-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Red Hat Linux 7.0 Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Red Hat Linux 7.1 Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Red Hat Linux 7.2 Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Red Hat Linux 7.3 Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
Red Hat Linux 832-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Red Hat Linux 8.0 Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
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Red Hat Linux 932-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Red Hat Linux 9.0 Workstation 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0
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Turbolinux
Turbolinux 1032-Bit Host OS Support
Release Supported Releases
Turbolinux 10 Desktop Server 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0
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