Help on Search Fields
The new online compatibility guide provides a single point of access for all VMware hardware compatibility guides. The new search tool streamlines the HCL posting process and offers advanced search capabilities and the ability to save the guide(s) or search results in a .PDF or csv format.
The new hardware compatibility guide replaces the following legacy PDF-format HCLs:
- VMware ESX 3.0.x and above version Systems Compatibility Guide
- VMware ESX 3.0.x and above version SAN (storage) Compatibility Guide
- VMware ESX 3.0.x and above version I/O Compatibility Guide
- VMware View Client Compatibility Guide
Systems Compatibility Guide
- For Keyword Search, we suggest searching by Partner, Model or CPU Series.
- Click on the model name to see details related to the server.
- Model Detail shows the following information for the server:
- Server model name
- Manufacturer
- CPU Series certified with the server
- Form Factor of the server
- Number of sockets
- Number of cores
- Max memory
- Model/Release Details shows the following release related information for the server:
- VMware ESX releases supported
- BIOS information
- Model Detail shows the following information for the server:
Storage/SAN
- For Keyword Search, we suggest searching by Partner, Model, Firmware, or Array Type.
- Click on the model name to see details related to the storage array.
- Model Detail shows the following information for the array:
- Storage array model name
- Manufacturer
- Array Type
- Product ID
- Vendor ID
- Model/Release Details shows the following release related information for the storage array:
- VMware ESX releases supported
- Mode
- Path Policy
- Firmware version(s)
- HBA driver version(s)
- Test configuration supported
- Fibre Channel – FC Switched and/or FC Direct Attached
- iSCSI – SW (Software) and/or HW (Hardware) iSCSI
- NAS – NFS
- SAS – SAS Switched and/or SAS Direct Attach
- SVD – SVD
- Model Detail shows the following information for the array:
IO Devices
- For Keyword Search, we suggest searching by Partner, Model, OEM, or Type.
- For the Device Identifiers in Advanced Search, you can use % for wild card, e.g., 028%.
- Click on the model name to see details related to the IO device.
- Model Detail shows the following information for the device:
- IO Device model name
- Device Type
- Manufacturer
- Partner
- Device Processor/Controller/ASIC
- Firmware version
- Number of ports
- VID
- DID
- SVID
- SSID
- Model/Release Details shows the following release related information for the server:
- VMware ESX releases supported
- Device driver and version
- Type - inbox
- Model Detail shows the following information for the device:
VMware View
- For Keyword Search, we suggest searching by Partner, or Model
- The results shows the following details for VMware View clients:
- Partner Name
- Model
- Client Type
- OS Version
- Supported Releases