VMware ESXi 4.1

VMware ESXi 4.1
Network Server
VMware, Inc.

29 Mar 2012
137271

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:

Virtual Machines (Guests OS):

2 SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64
	SP: Service Pack 2 for SLES 11	Arch: 64	Mode: Fully Virtualized
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86
	SP: Service Pack 2 for SLES 11	Arch: 32pae	Mode: Fully Virtualized

Product Description
VMware ESXi 4.1 is a complete, scalable and robust virtualization platform. Designed to reduce capital and operation costs. Maximize IT efficiency while giving you agility through automation and the freedom to choose applications, SUSE® Linux Enterprise OS and hardware.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Virtual Machine
Mother Board Revision:	Intel 440 BX Desktop Reference Platform / Motherboard Rev B0
BIOS/uEFI:	PhoenixBIOS 4.00 Release 6.0
CPU:	4 Intel Quad-Core Xeon® Processor E7310 1.60 GHz
RAM:	Host Platform: 128 GB / VM Guests: 30 GB each
Ports and Bus Types:	Parallel Port PCI Express X8 Serial
Video Adapter:	VMware® Virtual SVGA II
Host Bus Adapter:	VMware® Virtual IDE Device for SUSE Linux , IDE VMware® Virtual SCSI LSI Logic Device for SUSE Linux , SCSI
Hard Disk Drive:	VMware® Virtual Hard Disk rev:1.0 (SCSI) , SCSI
CD/DVD:	VMware® Virtual IDE CDR10 , IDE
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.1.0-33.2

Config Notes

VMware Tools information can be found at: http://kb.vmware.com/kb/340 and http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1014294.
VMware Tools for SUSE® Linux Enterprise were installed during testing and can be downloaded from the following location: SLES 11 - http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/4.1u2/sles11sp2/index.html. These modules are not PLDP compliant.
VMware guest OS installation information can be found at: http://partnerweb.vmware.com/GOSIG/home.html.

Referenced Bulletins
137200

Adapters and Drivers


VMware® Virtual SVGA II
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: vmware_drv.so
	Driver Date: 04-Feb-2012	Driver Size: 5716
	Checksum: ade358f4561a0306b008b2678f496050

	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: vmware_drv.so
	Driver Date: 04-Feb-2012	Driver Size: 10560
	Checksum: 64497fdc0412e6ce10ecff2d17a0b7f3

	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: vmware_drv.so
	Driver Date: 05-Mar-2012	Driver Size: 10368
	Checksum: 0efd370f5ee926520eb5d8f3f86f4dd6

	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: vmware_drv.so
	Driver Date: 26-Feb-2012	Driver Size: 5516
	Checksum: acd8acb8e0af81411daab07c10435222

VMware® e1000 virtual LAN adapter
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: e1000.ko
	Driver Date: 15-Feb-2012	Driver Size: 187088
	Checksum: daa78605b901eeb72dec26d857c90c9e

	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: e1000.ko
	Driver Date: 15-Feb-2012	Driver Size: 266112
	Checksum: 7d5fb8e61424a2283a74220bcddda86a

VMware® Virtual IDE Device for SUSE Linux
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_piix.ko
	Driver Date: 15-Feb-2012	Driver Size: 48216
	Checksum: d67bc19831738808520f9d881a3e9990

	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_piix.ko
	Driver Date: 16-Feb-2012	Driver Size: 37352
	Checksum: 3987de7b0d2772eeb9777d87cf553475

VMware® Virtual SCSI LSI Logic Device for SUSE Linux
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: mptspi.ko
	Driver Date: 15-Feb-2012	Driver Size: 27952
	Checksum: 1ac6d199afc6aadb0f8185d0eca0246c

	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: mptspi.ko
	Driver Date: 15-Feb-2012	Driver Size: 36480
	Checksum: e0b6b675859607585c3b49b2769fd316

The term SUSE "YES" Enterprise Certified applies only to the exact configuration documented in this bulletin. For more information on hardware exchange policies, please access the following document and view the Hardware Component Exchange Guide.

https://www.suse.com/product-certification/yes-certified/certification-requirements/

For more information regarding the specific test configuration, please contact:

VMware, Inc.
3401 Hillview Ave
Palo Alto , CA 94304
Voice: 1-650-427-5000
Toll Free: 1-877-486-9273
Fax: 650-427-5001
Website: www.vmware.com

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