VMware ESXi 7.0.1

VMware ESXi 7.0.1
Network Server
IBM

28 Jun 2023
152312

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64 with KVM Service Pack 3 for SUSE® SLES 11

Virtual Machines (Guests OS):

4 SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 15 for AMD64 & Intel64
	SP: Service Pack 5 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:	UEFI: VMW71.00V.16460286.B64.2006250725 (06/25/2020)
CPU:	16 Intel Xeon® Processor E7-8890 v4 2.20 GHz
RAM:	Host: 24 TB, 64-bit VM Guests: 6128 GB, Single Max VM 64-bit Guest: 24560 GB
Video Adapter:	VMware® VMware SVGA II
Host Bus Adapter:	VMware® VMware SATA AHCI Controller , Serial ATA (SATA) VMware® Virtual IDE Device for SUSE Linux , IDE 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 8.8.0-150400.80.1

Config Notes

Serial/USB/VGA port(s): provided through KVM connector console breakout cable which supplies one RS232 serial port, one VGA port and two USB ports. The system also has one internal USB port.
VM Driver Pack: All FV guests were tested with PV drivers installed. The SLES 11 SP3 drivers are included with the OS. The Windows 2012 drivers are available from http://download.novell.com (VMDP-WIN-2.1.exe), and the virtio network drivers were used during testing.
Install: System installed using the external USB DVD drive; the OS was installed from DVD using the UEFI boot loader and system configuration.

Referenced Bulletins
140658

Adapters and Drivers


VMware® VMware SVGA II
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: vmwgfx.ko.zst
	Driver Date: 17-May-2023	Driver Size: 240046
	Checksum: 225d15d4255c47f11aebdffdea678644
	Driver Version: 2.20.0.0

VMware® VMXNET3 Ethernet Adapter
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: vmxnet3.ko.zst
	Driver Date: 17-May-2023	Driver Size: 77437
	Checksum: fb24d9adb7ebcc21d4814e70b8ffc25b
	Driver Version: 1.7.0.0-k

VMware® VMware SATA AHCI Controller
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ahci.ko.zst
	Driver Date: 17-May-2023	Driver Size: 35290
	Checksum: dc06812664b65b6d8ccf276790e23857
	Driver Version: 3.0

VMware® Virtual IDE Device for SUSE Linux
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_piix.ko.zst
	Driver Date: 17-May-2023	Driver Size: 27956
	Checksum: a61fb7cd584d8c54ab3df5a09892924b
	Driver Version: 2.13

VMware® Paravirtual SCSI (PVSCSI) adapter
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: vmw_pvscsi.ko.zst
	Driver Date: 17-May-2023	Driver Size: 22317
	Checksum: 2c390a1b952c5c06039d94297afc6854
	Driver Version: 1.0.7.0-k

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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VMware ESXi 7.0.1 - Yes Bulletin 152312 | SUSE