VMware ESXi 6.0

VMware ESXi 6.0
Network Server
IBM

01 Dec 2016
145107

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86 with XEN Service Pack 4 for SUSE® SLES 10

Virtual Machines (Guests OS):

4 SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64
	SP: Service Pack 2 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:	BIOS Boot: 6.00 (09/30/2014)
CPU:	8 Intel Xeon® Processor E7-2850 2.0 GHz
RAM:	Host platform: 4096 GB, multiple VM guests: 1011 GB, single max VM guest: 4080 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	Serial Parallel Port 3 PCI-ISA 4 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 rev:1.0 (SCSI) , SCSI
CD/DVD:	VMware® Virtual IDE CDR10 , IDE
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.6.0-44.1

Config Notes

Install: SLES OS installation was performed by using a virtual DVD device.
The driver "i40e" that was used during testing is SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver was installed from "intel-i40e-2.1.26-20.1.x86_64.rpm" and "intel-i40e-kmp-default-2.1.26_k4.4.21_69-20.1.x86_64.rpm". To obtain the driver package, access to https://sso.hds.com and click on "Support Connect", then select "Product Downloads". RPM can be used to install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server(SLES) to the SAN storage, and driver package can be installed after the SLES installation.
The driver "megaraid_sas" that was used during testing is SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver was installed from "lsi-megaraid_sas-kmp-default-07.704.04.00_k4.4.21_69-6.1.x86_64.rpm". To obtain the driver package, access to https://sso.hds.com and click on "Support Connect", then select "Product Downloads". RPM can be used to install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server(SLES) to the SAN storage, and driver package can be installed after the SLES installation.
All ports of Intel XXV710-DA2 Ethernet Network Adapters were tested at 25Gb/s speed.

Adapters and Drivers


VMware® VMware SVGA II
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: vmware_drv.so
	Driver Date: 14-Oct-2016	Driver Size: 157760
	Checksum: aabeb37d7eeaa752ee0f17e741b68804
	Driver Version: 13.1.0

	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: vmwgfx.ko
	Driver Date: 25-Oct-2016	Driver Size: 423415
	Checksum: dddc00274d75747bedd7f810080d7c81

	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: drm.ko
	Driver Date: 25-Oct-2016	Driver Size: 628983
	Checksum: 917601927ed3ac76295bd6a5c5521679

VMware® VMXNET3 Ethernet Adapter
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: vmxnet3.ko
	Driver Date: 25-Oct-2016	Driver Size: 86367
	Checksum: a693bbf827bad8be7d222d5d7ff3bb60
	Driver Version: 1.4.7.0-k

VMware® Virtual IDE Device for SUSE Linux
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_generic.ko
	Driver Date: 25-Oct-2016	Driver Size: 14063
	Checksum: 074127e79224fb3e8e2710c6174d2c57
	Driver Version: 0.2.15

	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: ata_piix.ko
	Driver Date: 25-Oct-2016	Driver Size: 54375
	Checksum: 08eb1393ea3cdfcd9504d491573bde15
	Driver Version: 2.13

VMware® Paravirtual SCSI (PVSCSI) adapter
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: vmw_pvscsi.ko
	Driver Date: 25-Oct-2016	Driver Size: 42351
	Checksum: 80a80bdaf0700490c616a5dcf2973505
	Driver Version: 1.0.5.0-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:

IBM
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