EMC Simple Support Matrix

VMware vSphere 5
APRIL 2012 P/N 300-013-412 REV A02

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The following table lists E-Lab qualified specific versions or ranges of VMware vSphere 5 for ESXi 5.0.
Path Management
Array EMC Operating PowerPath/ Environment VE
02.23 02.23 04.30 6.0 03.26 04.30 N/A N/A Y
e

VAAI
Block Zero, FullCopy, HW-Assisted Locking Thin Provisioning NAS

VASA
Off-array Embedded

NMP

EMC Array AX4-5 AX4-5i Celerra NS/NX (Block) Celerra NS/NX (File) CX3 CX4 DMX / DMX-2 DMX-3 DMX-4 Iomega IX2/PX4 (Block) Iomega IX12/PX12 (Block) Iomega PX4/PX6 (Block) Iomega IX2/PX4 (File) Iomega IX12/PX12 (File) Iomega PX4/PX6 (File) VMAX VMAXe VNX (Block) VNX (File) VNXe (Block) VNXe (File) VPLEX (Single site) VPLEX Geo VPLEX Metro

Y Y Y N/A Ye Y

N/A N/A N/A

N/A N/A N/A N/A Ya

5.7

5773

5.7

N/A N/A

Ya

3.1 3.1 N/A 3.1 3.1 5875 c 5875 c 05.31 7.0 2.1, 2.2 2.1, 2.2 4.2, 5.0 N/A N/A 5.7 5.7 5.7 N/A 5.7 i N/A 5.7

Y Y N/A N/A N/A Y Y Y N/A Y N/A Y Yb Yb Yd Yb Yb Yd Yh

N/A N/A

N/A N/A N/A Yg N/A Y N/A N/A

Ya Ya Ya

5.0

Yf

N/A

Components Contact your EMC account team for any microcode NDU (non-disruptive upgrade) requirements or pre-requisites. Switches All EMC-recommended FC SAN switches (2 Gb/s or greater) from Brocade, Cisco, and QLogic for host and storage connectivity are supported. Refer to the ELN Switched Fabric Topology Parameters table for supported switch fabric interoperability firmware and settings. Host Servers/ Adapters All Fibre Channel HBAs from Emulex, QLogic (2 Gb/s or greater), and Brocade (8 Gb/s or greater), including the vendor rebranded versions. All 10 Gb/s Emulex, QLogic Brocade, and Cisco CNAs. All 1 Gb/s or 10 Gb/s NICs for iSCSI connectivity, as supported by the Server/OS vendor. Any EMC or vendor-supported driver/firmware/BIOS. EMC recommends using the latest E-Lab Navigator listed driver/firmware/BIOS versions. Adapters must support link speed compatible with selected switch (fabric) or array (direct connect). All host systems are supported where the vendor supports the host/OS/adapter combination. Legend:
Blank = Not currently supported N/A = Not applicable Y= Supported, not versionspecific a. Supported with EMC VASA Provider v1.0. See https://community.emc.com/docs/DOC-11552 for details and download link. b. VAAI support requires EMC Enginuity firmware version 5875.198.148 (with Pro-Active Enginuity Pack) or later. c. FCoE support with VMAX requires firmware version 5875.231.172 or later. d. VAAI support requires firmware version 05.31.000.5.502 or later. e. RPQ support only. f. vSphere Metro Storage Cluster (vMSC) is supported. See http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2007545 for details. For information about using the VPLEX Metro Distributed Virtual Volume with VMware HA, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1026692. g. See https://community.emc.com/docs/DOC-13309 for details and download link. h. VAAI support requires VNXe firmware version 2.2 or later. i. Requires VNXe firmware 2.1.3.1.6008 or later for PowerPath/VE 5.7 support.

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