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| VMware ESXi 8.0.1
Network Server
VMware, Inc. | 19 Apr 2024
153201 |
SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Virtual Machines (Guests OS):
| 4
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 |
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SP:
Service Pack 5 for SUSE SLES 12 |
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: VMW201.00V.20192059.B64.2207280713 (07/28/2022) |
| 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®
Paravirtual SCSI (PVSCSI) adapter
, SCSI
VMware®
Virtual IDE Device for SUSE Linux
, IDE |
| 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 8.7.0-27.2 |
Config Notes
- System certification testing was performed with a SLES 12 SP5 64-bit virtual machine installed on UEFI firmware with Secure Boot enabled and configured with up to 768 CPUs and 24560 GB of memory.
- VMware recommends using the Open VM Tools redistributed by operating system vendors. For additional information, see the knowledge base article 2073803 at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2073803.
- VMware recommends using the paravirtual drivers contributed upstream and redistributed by operating system vendors. For additional information, see knowledge base article 2073804 at https://kb.vmware.com/kb/2073804.
- The VMware Memory Ballooning driver included in SLES 12 SP5 is autoloaded to improve the virtual machine memory performance.
- VMware guest OS installation information can be found at http://partnerweb.vmware.com/GOSIG/SLE_12.html
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Referenced Bulletins
151769
Adapters and Drivers
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| VMware®
VMware SVGA II |
| | Driver Type: Video Driver | Driver Name: vmwgfx.ko |
| | Driver Date: 08-Nov-2019 | Driver Size: 631408 |
| | Checksum: 11817b6b32e95ef1de657476b3591f26 |
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| VMware®
VMXNET3 Ethernet Adapter |
| | Driver Type: LAN Driver | Driver Name: vmxnet3.ko |
| | Driver Date: 08-Nov-2019 | Driver Size: 112680 |
| | Checksum: 3d6e3e20aaba2daabeee85bd4d9e95c8 |
| | Driver Version: 1.4.16.0-k |
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| VMware®
VMware SATA AHCI Controller |
| | Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: ahci.ko |
| | Driver Date: 08-Nov-2019 | Driver Size: 81304 |
| | Checksum: a9778a47d1b0920ec81c485d11320d39 |
| | Driver Version: 3.0 |
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| VMware®
Paravirtual SCSI (PVSCSI) adapter |
| | Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: vmw_pvscsi.ko |
| | Driver Date: 08-Nov-2019 | Driver Size: 49824 |
| | Checksum: a37f6821b94893299972b6780b6f61a7 |
| | Driver Version: 1.0.7.0-k |
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| VMware®
Virtual IDE Device for SUSE Linux |
| | Driver Type: HBA Driver | Driver Name: ata_piix.ko |
| | Driver Date: 08-Nov-2019 | Driver Size: 58072 |
| | Checksum: 3623e657977084199608d3ef34450028 |
| | Driver Version: 2.13 |
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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:
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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