

Please see KB article 1003944 ( )for more information.


For proper support of the 64bit Guest Operating Systems, necessary virtualization BIOS settings need to be enabled. If a specific server, storage array, or device is not listed on the Systems Compatibility Guide, please contact the vendor of that hardware to find out the plans for supporting that hardware with VMware vSphere. Our goal is to support a variety of storage and network adapters used as standard options for these platforms as they come to market. Additionally, VMware ESX is tested for compatibility with currently shipping platforms from the major server manufacturers in pre-release testing. VMware ESX is tested for compatibility with a variety of major guest operating systems running in virtual machines.
