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May 24th, 2012 13:00
VMware Workstation 8 compatibility ?
Does the Dell Optiplex 990 support virtual technology and therefore would be compatible with VMware workstation 8? The processor (I7-2600) might but if the BIOS and motherboard do not it's a no buy. Are there others that do or don't? This doesn't seem to be a spec published by any manufacturer.
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Tom W
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tworthen
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May 24th, 2012 14:00
Many thanks for the detailed info provided, but:
1. Not looking to run ESXi just VMware Workstation V8.
2. you said "optiplex 990 is not a server to run VM's on". Why not? Is there anything about the 990 that would prevent me or discourage me from running VMware Workstation V8?
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speedstep
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May 25th, 2012 09:00
I see no issues running vmware 8 workstation on the 990 With these processors.
However this is not a Dell support issue.
Intel® Core™ i7 2600 / 3.40GHz, 8M, VT-x, VT-d, TXT (vPro™)
Intel® Core™ i7 2600S / 2.80GHz, 8M, VT-x, VT-d, TXT (vPro™)
Intel® Core™ i5 2500 / 3.30GHz, 6M, VT-x, VT-d, TXT (vPro™)
Intel® Core™ i5 2500S / 2.70GHz, 6M, VT-x, VT-d, TXT (vPro™)
Intel® Core™ i5 2400 / 3.10GHz, 6M, VT-x, VT-d, TXT (vPro™)
speedstep
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May 24th, 2012 13:00
The optiplex 990 is not a server to run VM's on.
www.dell.com/.../optiplex-990-tech-guide.pdf
The tech guide does say
Intel® Core™ i7 2600 / 3.40GHz, 8M, VT-x, VT-d, TXT (vPro™)
Intel® Core™ i7 2600S / 2.80GHz, 8M, VT-x, VT-d, TXT (vPro™)
Intel® Core™ i5 2500 / 3.30GHz, 6M, VT-x, VT-d, TXT (vPro™)
Intel® Core™ i5 2500S / 2.70GHz, 6M, VT-x, VT-d, TXT (vPro™)
Intel® Core™ i5 2400 / 3.10GHz, 6M, VT-x, VT-d, TXT (vPro™)
It does NOT say Certfied or Validated as a VMWARE ESX server.
ESXi 5.0
64-bit Processor
ESXi 5.0 installs and run only on servers with 64-bit x86 CPUs.
ESXi 5.0 requires a host machine with at least two cores.
ESXi 5.0 supports only LAHF and SAHF CPU instructions.
Known 64-bit processors:
All AMD Opteron processors
All Intel Xeon 3000/3200, 3100/3300, 5100/5300, 5200/5400, 5500/5600, 7100/7300, 7200/7400, and 7500 processors
RAM
2GB RAM minimum.
Network Adapters
One or more Gigabit or 10Gb Ethernet controllers. For a list of supported network adapter models, see the VMware Compatibility Guide.
SCSI Adapter, Fibre Channel Adapter or Internal RAID Controller
Any combination of one or more of the following controllers:
Basic SCSI controllers. Adaptec Ultra-160 or Ultra-320, LSI Logic Fusion-MPT, or most NCR/Symbios SCSI.
RAID controllers. Dell PERC (Adaptec RAID or LSI MegaRAID), HP Smart Array RAID, or IBM (Adaptec) ServeRAID controllers.
Installation and Storage
SCSI disk or a local, non-network, RAID LUN with unpartitioned space for the virtual machines.
For Serial ATA (SATA), a disk connected through supported SAS controllers or supported on-board SATA controllers. SATA disks will be considered remote, not local. These disks will not be used as a scratch partition by default because they are seen as remote.
ESXi 5.0 supports installing on and booting from the following storage systems:
SATA disk drives. SATA disk drives connected behind supported SAS controllers or supported on-board
SATA controllers. Supported SAS controllers include:
LSI1068E (LSISAS3442E)
LSI1068 (SAS 5)
IBM ServeRAID 8K SAS controller
Smart Array P400/256 controller
Dell PERC 5.0.1 controller
Supported on-board SATA include:
Intel ICH9
NVIDIA MCP55
ServerWorks HT1000
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) disk drives. Supported for installing ESXi 5.0 and for storing virtual machines on VMFS partitions.
Dedicated SAN disk on Fibre Channel or iSCSI
USB devices. Supported for installing ESXi 5.0. For a list of supported USB devices, see the VMware Compatibility Guide.
Make sure your hardware is compliant by referring to the Hardware Compatibility Guide.
For additional information, see vSphere Installation and Setup 5.0.