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VMware vSphere 6 on Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers Release Notes

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Related information for virtualization solutions

Table 1. Related information for virtualization solutionsThe following table provides related information for virtualization solutions.
If you need information about See
Dell EMC VMware documentation www.dell.com/virtualizationsolutions
OpenManage documentation https://www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals
PowerEdge documentation https://www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals
Basic configuration information for running ESXi on a Dell EMC PowerEdge server Getting Started Guide at www.dell.com/virtualizationsolutions
  • Information about downloading, installing, and configuring ESXi

  • Supported hardware configurations for running ESXi on a Dell EMC PowerEdge server

Installation Instructions and Important Information Guide at www.dell.com/virtualizationsolutions
PowerEdge servers and compatibility with vMotion VMware ESXi vMotion Support on Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers Compatibility Matrix at www.dell.com/virtualizationsolutions
PowerEdge and PowerVault compatibility information for running ESXi VMware vSphere on Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers Compatibility Matrix at www.dell.com/virtualizationsolutions
Known issues and resolutions VMware vSphere 6 on Dell EMC PowerEdge Server Release Notes at www.dell.com/virtualizationsolutions
ESXi ISO image customization information VMware ESXi on Dell EMC PowerEdge Systems Image Customization Information at www.dell.com/virtualizationsolutions
UEFI Boot order management utility in VMware ESXi 7.0 www.dell.com/support/article/en-us/sln321019
Dell EMC Add-on for VMware vSphere 7.0 www.dell.com/support/article/en-us/sln320956
Dell EMC ESXi 7.0 Quick Boot compatibility guide www.dell.com/support/article/en-us/sln320746
VMware vSphere Life Cycle Manager vLCM and Dell EMC integration downloads.dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_software_int/esuprt_software_virtualization_solutions/vmware-esxi-7x_white-papers3_en-us.pdf
PVRDMA Deployment and Configuration of QLogic CNA devices in VMware ESXi downloads.dell.com/manuals/common/vmware_esxi_6x_7x_whitepaper6_en_us.pdf
Self-Encrypting Drives in Dell EMC PowerEdge servers with VMware vSphere downloads.dell.com/manuals/common/vmware_esxi_6x_7x_whitepaper7_en_us.pdf
NVMe Hot-Plug on Dell EMC PowerEdge servers running VMware vSphere or vSAN downloads.dell.com/manuals/common/vmware_esxi_6x_7x_whitepaper9_en_us.pdf
Upgrading to Dell EMC vSphere and vSAN version 7.0 downloads.dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_software_int/esuprt_software_virtualization_solutions/vmware-esxi-7x_white-papers8_en-us.pdf

Knowledge base

NOTE:For more information that is related to the VMware ESXi installation on Dell EMC PowerEdge servers, go to Dell Virtualization.

Virtualization videos for Dell EMC PowerEdge servers

All the supported virtualization videos for Dell EMC PowerEdge servers are available in the Supported Operating Systems for Dell PowerEdge servers playlist.

Table 2. Virtualization videos for Dell EMC PowerEdge serversThis table provides information about virtualization videos on Dell EMC PowerEdge servers.
Video title Links
Downloading the Dell EMC customized ESXi image from support site www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnVxtkAkYTI
Downloading Dell EMC customized ESXi image from VMware website www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnWyuyxuk5k
Operating system Deployment (VMware ESXi)—Installing Using CD/DVD www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EbufUS86zA
Enabling and Configuring Fault Resilient Memory on Dell EMC PowerEdge servers www.youtube.com/watch?v=retSh-XlsK0
OS Deployment (VMware ESXi)—Installing on BOSS S1 device www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB1loXpFFME
OS Deployment (VMware ESXi)—Installing on IDSDM www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC-Xntg5mgw
To enable UEFI Secure Boot on VMware ESXi for Dell EMC’s yx3x PowerEdge servers
NOTE:This video is applicable to VMware ESXi 6.5.x and later.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll9qlF9qV9I
To enable UEFI Secure Boot on VMware ESXi for Dell EMC’s yx4x PowerEdge servers
NOTE:This video is applicable to VMware ESXi 6.5.x and later.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZB_XyV0enY

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