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This is the official Systems HCL provided by VMware for VMware ESX Server 3.5 Update 3
Recommended CPU Clock Speed
| Condition
| ESX Server 3.5
| ESX Server 3i Embedded
| ESX Server 3i Installable
|
| Minimum CPU clock Speed
| 1500 MHz
| 1500 MHz
| 1500 MHz
|
| Minimum CPU clock speed, Virtual SMP
| 1500 MHz
| 1500 MHz
| 1500 MHz
|
Acer Server Support
| Product
| Model
| ESX Server 3.5
| ESX Server 3i Embedded
| ESX Server 3i Installable
|
| Altos
| R920
| YES1a,1b
| NO
| NO
|
| Note 1a: Quad-core Intel Xeon 7300 series processors
|
| Note 1b: With BIOS version SFC4UR.868.01.00.0010.050420071510
|
AMAX Information Technologies Server Support
| Product
| Model
| ESX Server 3.5
| ESX Server 3i Embedded
| ESX Server 3i Installable
|
| BladeMax
| X7403
| YES2c
| NO
| NO
|
| PowerMax
| Tower Virtualization Server
| YES2d
| NO
| NO
|
| ServMax
| H2203
| YES2a
| NO
| NO
|
| ServMax
| X2203
| YES2b
| NO
| NO
|
| ServMax
| X3201
| YES
| NO
| NO
|
| Note 2a: Dual-core AMD Opteron processors.
|
| Note 2b: Quad-core Intel Xeon 5300 series processors.
|
| Note 2c: Quad-core Intel Xeon 5400 series processors.
|
| Note 2d: AMD Opteron 2000 series, Rev F, dual-core processors.
|
ASUSTeK Server Support
| Product
| Model
| ESX Server 3.5
| ESX Server 3i Embedded
| ESX Server 3i Installable
|
| Rackmount
| RS160-E5
| YES3a
| NO
| YES3a
|
|
| RS160-S5
| YES3a
| NO
| YES3a
|
|
| RS162-E4
| YES3a
| NO
| YES3a
|
|
| RS160-E4
| YES3a
| NO
| YES3a
|
| Note 3a: Quad-core Intel Xeon 5400 series processors
|
Bull Server Support
| Product
| Model
| ESX Server 3.5
| ESX Server 3i Embedded
| ESX Server 3i Installable
|
| Express5800
| 120Rh-2
| YES4a
| NO
| NO
|
|
| 140Rd-4
| YES4b
| NO
| NO
|
| NovaScale
| 2021
| YES4a
| NO
| NO
|
|
| B240
| YES4c
| NO
| NO
|
|
| B260
| YES4b,4e,4h,4i
| NO
| NO
|
|
| B260+
| YES4e,4g,4h,4i
| NO
| NO
|
|
| B280
| YES4b,4e,4g
| NO
| NO
|
|
| R440
| YES4d,4e,4g
| NO
| NO
|
|
| R440 E1
| YES4e,4g,4i
| NO
| NO
|
| Note 4a: Single-core processor support only.
|
| Note 4b: Dual-core processor support only.
|
| Note 4c: Quad-core Intel Xeon 33xx series processors.
|
| Note 4d: Dual-core Intel Xeon 5000 series processors.
|
| Note 4e: Dual-core Intel Xeon 5100 series processors.
|
| Note 4f: Dual-core Intel Xeon 5200 series processors.
|
| Note 4g: Quad-core Intel Xeon 5300 series processors.
|
| Note 4h: Single Socket Quad-core Intel Xeon 5300 series processors.
|
| Note 4i: Quad-core Intel Xeon 5400 series processors.
|
| Note 4j: Dual-core Intel Xeon 7100 series processors.
|
| Note 4k: Dual-core Intel Xeon 7200 series processors.
|
| Note 4l: Quad-core Intel Xeon 7300 series processors.
|
