ESXi 6.0

ESXi 6.0
Network Server
IEIT SYSTEMS Co., Ltd.

26 Aug 2015
143588

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 15 for AMD64 & Intel64 Service Pack 6 for SUSE® SLES 15

Virtual Machines (Guests OS):

2 SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 & Intel64
	SP: Service Pack 4 for SLES 11	Arch: 64	Mode: Fully Virtualized
2 SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86
	SP: Service Pack 4 for SLES 11	Arch: 32pae	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: 6.00 (09/30/2014)
CPU:	8 Intel Xeon® Processor E7-2850 2.0 GHz
RAM:	Host Platform: 4096 GB, 32-bit VM Guests: 16 GB, 64-bit VM Guests: 2040 GB, Single Max VM Guest Tested Memory: 4080 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	Serial Parallel Port 3 PCI-ISA 3 32-Bit PCI PCI Express X8
Video Adapter:	VMware® VMware SVGA II
Host Bus Adapter:	VMware® Virtual IDE Device for SUSE Linux , IDE VMware® Paravirtual SCSI (PVSCSI) adapter , SCSI
Hard Disk Drive:	VMware® Virtual Hard Disk , SCSI
CD/DVD:	VMware® Virtual IDE CDR10 , IDE
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.4.0-30.3

Config Notes

Install: System installed via network PXE UEFI boot; the OS was installed using the UEFI boot loader and system configuration.
SLES Quarterly update: SLES 15 SP5 QU1 is required and was installed before YES Certification testing. The download is available from https://scc.suse.com/products/2465 . The iso image name is SLE-15-SP5-Full-x86_64-QU1-Media1.iso.
SR-IOV: System was tested using SR-IOV where a virtual network adapter was given to a SLES 15 SP5 FV guest. One port of the Intel Ethernet Network Adapter X710-T2L was used in this testing.

Adapters and Drivers


VMware® VMware SVGA II
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: vmware_drv.so
	Driver Date: 17-Jun-2015	Driver Size: 10560

	Driver Version: 11.0.3

	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: vmware_drv.so
	Driver Date: 17-Jun-2015	Driver Size: 5716

	Driver Version: 11.0.3

VMware® VMXNET3 Ethernet Adapter
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: vmxnet3.ko
	Driver Date: 24-Jun-2015	Driver Size: 77407

	Driver Version: 1.1.30.0-k

	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: vmxnet3.ko
	Driver Date: 24-Jun-2015	Driver Size: 58587

	Driver Version: 1.1.30.0-k

VMware® Virtual IDE Device for SUSE Linux
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_piix.ko
	Driver Date: 24-Jun-2015	Driver Size: 51119

	Driver Version: 2.13

	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_piix.ko
	Driver Date: 24-Jun-2015	Driver Size: 39751

	Driver Version: 2.13

	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_generic.ko
	Driver Date: 24-Jun-2015	Driver Size: 13383

	Driver Version: 0.2.15

	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_generic.ko
	Driver Date: 24-Jun-2015	Driver Size: 10087

	Driver Version: 0.2.15

VMware® Paravirtual SCSI (PVSCSI) adapter
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: vmw_pvscsi.ko
	Driver Date: 24-Jun-2015	Driver Size: 39527

	Driver Version: 1.0.1.0-k

	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: vmw_pvscsi.ko
	Driver Date: 24-Jun-2015	Driver Size: 28699

	Driver Version: 1.0.1.0-k

The term SUSE YES 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:

IEIT SYSTEMS Co., Ltd.
East side of Floor 9, No. 801, Caoshanling South Road, High-tech Zone, Jinan City, Shandong Province, PRC
Jinan 250101
CHINA
Website: https://www.ieisystem.com

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ESXi 6.0 - Yes Bulletin 143588 | SUSE