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 | VMware ESXi 6.7
Network Server
IBM | 03 Jul 2019
148382 |
SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:
SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64 & Intel64 Service Pack 4 for SUSE® SLES 10 |
Virtual Machines (Guests OS):
4
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 15 for AMD64 & Intel64 |
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SP:
Service Pack 1 for SUSE SLES 15 |
Arch:
64 |
Mode:
Fully Virtualized |
Product Description
VMware ESXi 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: | BIOS Boot: 6.00 (07/28/2017) |
CPU: | 8 Intel
Xeon® Processor E7-8890 v2 2.80 GHz |
RAM: | Host: 6 TB, 64-bit VM Guests: 1500 GB, Single Max VM 64-bit Guest: 6128 GB |
Ports and Bus Types: | Serial Parallel Port 3 PCI-ISA 4 32-Bit PCI PCI Express X8 |
Video Adapter: | VMware®
VMware SVGA II |
Host Bus Adapter: | VMware®
Virtual IDE Device for SUSE Linux
, IDE VMware®
VMware SATA AHCI Controller
, Serial ATA (SATA) VMware®
Paravirtual SCSI (PVSCSI) adapter
, SCSI |
Hard Disk Drive: | VMware®
Virtual disk rev:1.0 (IDE)
, IDE VMware®
Virtual Hard Disk rev:1.0 (SCSI)
, SCSI |
CD/DVD: | VMware®
VMware SATA CD00
, Serial ATA (SATA) |
Test Kit: | System Certification Kit 8.3.0-24.3 |
Config Notes
- PCI Network Pass-Through: System was tested using PCI pass-through where one of the host network adapters was given to one of the SLES 12 guests. The integrated Intel Ethernet Connection I217-LM adapter was used during this testing.
- VM Driver Pack: All guests were tested with PV drivers installed. The SLES drivers are included with the OS. The Windows 2012 R2 drivers are available from http://download.suse.com (VMDP-WIN-2.3.exe).
- Install: System installed using the internal DVD drive; the OS was installed from DVD using the UEFI boot loader configuration. Hard disk configuration: JBOD.
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Adapters and Drivers
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VMware®
VMware SVGA II |
| Driver Type: Video Driver | Driver Name: vmwgfx.ko |
| Driver Date: 14-May-2019 | Driver Size: 642472 |
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VMware®
VMXNET3 Ethernet Adapter |
| Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: vmxnet3.ko |
| Driver Date: 14-May-2019 | Driver Size: 115040 |
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| Driver Version: 1.4.16.0-k |
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VMware®
Virtual IDE Device for SUSE Linux |
| Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: ata_generic.ko |
| Driver Date: 14-May-2019 | Driver Size: 15184 |
| Checksum: 2067f41a0084a9ab8b6d5ec500fab82c |
| Driver Version: 0.2.15 |
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| Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: ata_piix.ko |
| Driver Date: 14-May-2019 | Driver Size: 58152 |
| Checksum: 9984c105eb4fad7174eef56cf232891a |
| Driver Version: 2.13 |
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VMware®
VMware SATA AHCI Controller |
| Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: ahci.ko |
| Driver Date: 14-May-2019 | Driver Size: 81288 |
| Checksum: cda6f840da0973af652a5672382ed473 |
| Driver Version: 3.0 |
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VMware®
Paravirtual SCSI (PVSCSI) adapter |
| Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: vmw_pvscsi.ko |
| Driver Date: 14-May-2019 | Driver Size: 50416 |
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| Driver Version: 1.0.7.0-k |
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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:
IBM
For support regarding this specific configuration, please visit:
www.ibm.com
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