VMware ESX Server
No. Operating
System Host Bus Adapter Switch Luns/HBA Port
Sharing Storage
Array Comments
17 VMware ESX
Server: 3.0.11, 2,
3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.01,
2
Emulex: LP1050−E, LP1050Ex−E,
LP982−E;
QLogic QLA2340−E−SP
EMC Connectrix: DS−4400M, DS−4700M;
McDATA: ES−4400, ES−4700
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18 VMware ESX
Server: 3.0.11, 2,
3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.01,
2
IBM 24P0960 (QLA2340) Brocade: 200E, 205E, 207E, 4100, 48000, 4900, 5000,
7500;
EMC Connectrix: DS−220B, DS−220B−FF−D8, DS−4100B,
DS−4900B, DS−5000B, ED−48000B;
McDATA ES−43007
256 Y EMC
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19 VMware ESX
Server: 3.0.11, 2,
3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.01,
2
NEC N8190−120 (LP1050);
QLogic QLE2360−E−SP Brocade: 200E, 205E, 207E, 4100, 48000, 4900, 5000,
7500;
EMC Connectrix: DS−220B, DS−220B−FF−D8, DS−4100B,
DS−4400M, DS−4700M, DS−4900B, DS−5000B,
ED−48000B;
McDATA: ES−43007, ES−4400, ES−4700
128, 256 Y EMC
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20 VMware ESX
Server: 3.0.11, 2,
3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.01,
2
QLogic QLE2360−E−SP EMC Connectrix: 3250−VL2E6, DS−8B2−0DL;
QLogic SANBox: SB1404−10AJ−E, SB3050−08A−E
128, 256 Y EMC
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21 VMware ESX
Server: 3.0.11, 2,
3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.01,
2, 3i1
Emulex: LP1050−E, LPe1150−E;
QLogic: QLA2340−E−SP,
QLE2460−E−SP
EMC Connectrix: DS−4400M, DS−4700M;
McDATA: ES−4400, ES−4700
256 Y EMC
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22 VMware ESX
Server: 3.0.11, 2,
3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.01,
2, 3i1
QLogic QLE2460−E−SP Brocade: 200E, 205E, 207E, 4100, 48000, 4900, 5000,
7500;
EMC Connectrix: 3250−VL2E6, DS−220B,
DS−220B−FF−D8, DS−4100B, DS−4900B, DS−5000B,
DS−8B2−0DL, ED−48000B;
McDATA ES−43007;
QLogic SANBox: SB1404−10AJ−E, SB3050−08A−E
256 Y EMC
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23 VMware ESX
Server: 3.51, 3i1Dell: LPe1205−M, QME2472,
QME2572 Dell Brocade 8Gb FC Switch Module (M8024)(SW5424) 256 Y EMC
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24 VMware ESX
Server: 3.51, 3i1Dell: LPe1205−M, QME2572 Dell: Brocade 4Gb FC Switch Module (SW4424), Optical
Pass−thru Module (PT1016) 256 Y EMC
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25 VMware ESX
Server: 3.51, 3i1Emulex: LPe12000−E, LPe12002−E Brocade: 200E, 205E, 207E, 4100, 48000, 4900, 5000,
7500;
EMC Connectrix: 3250−VL2E6, DS−220B,
DS−220B−FF−D8, DS−4100B, DS−4400M, DS−4700M,
DS−4900B, DS−5000B, DS−8B2−0DL, ED−48000B;
McDATA: ES−43007, ES−4400, ES−4700;
QLogic SANBox: SB1404−10AJ−E, SB3050−08A−E
512 Y EMC
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26 VMware ESX
Server: 3.51, 3i1IBM: 42D0501 (QLE2560)10, 42D0510
(QLE2562)9;
QLogic: QLE2560−E−SP,
QLE2562−E−SP
Brocade: 200E, 205E, 207E, 4100, 48000, 4900, 5000,
7500;
EMC Connectrix: 3250−VL2E6, DS−220B,
DS−220B−FF−D8, DS−4100B, DS−4400M, DS−4700M,
DS−4900B, DS−5000B, DS−8B2−0DL, ED−48000B;
McDATA: ES−43007, ES−4400, ES−4700;
QLogic SANBox: SB1404−10AJ−E, SB3050−08A−E
256 Y EMC
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1. For a list of supported guest operating systems, refer to the "Guest Operating System Installation Guide" at http://www.vmware.com/pdf/GuestOS_guide.pdf
2. For details on Microsoft Cluster Services (MSCS) support with Windows guest operating systems, refer to the Storage/SAN Compatibility Guide For ESX Server 3.x on
www.vmware.com.
3. NPIV must be enabled for this switch
4. VMWare ESX does not have dependencies on specific FC−switches and has been found to be broadly interoperable with current generation FC−SW2 compliant Fibre Channel
switches. The listed FC−switches reflect the configurations qualified for support with EMC storage arrays.
5. For details on Microsoft Cluster Services (MSCS) support with Windows guest operating systems, refer to the "SAN Compatibility Guide For ESX Server 2.x" at
http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx_SAN_guide.pdf
6. This switch is offered by Dell as the Brocade VL2 LC.
7. The minimum firmware revision for the ES−4300 is 5.05.00 (This firmware revision is only to be used on ES−4300)
8. Dell offers the following versions of the DS−220B−FF−D switch: DS−210B−DE and DS−210B−DEU. Please reference the Dell website for further information.
9. This HBA is equivalent to the Qlogic QLE2562
10. This HBA is equivalent to the Qlogic QLE2560
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