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EMCSimple Support MatrixVMware vSphere 5APRIL 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.

EMCArray

Path Management VAAI VASA

ArrayOperating

Environment

EMCPowerPath/

VE

NMP Block Zero,FullCopy,

HW-AssistedLocking

ThinProvisioning

NAS Off-array Embedded

AX4-5 02.23 Y N/A

AX4-5i 02.23 Y N/A

CelerraNS/NX (Block) 04.30 N/A Y N/A

Celerra NS/NX (File) 6.0 N/A N/A

CX3 03.26 Y e Y e N/A

CX4 04.30 5.7 Y N/A Y a

DMX / DMX-2 N/A

DMX-3 N/A

DMX-4 5773 5.7 Y N/A Y a

Iomega IX2/PX4 (Block) N/A

Iomega IX12/PX12 (Block) 3.1 Y N/A

Iomega PX4/PX6 (Block) 3.1 Y N/A

Iomega IX2/PX4 (File) N/A N/A

Iomega IX12/PX12 (File) 3.1 N/A N/A

Iomega PX4/PX6 (File) 3.1 N/A N/A

VMAX 5875 c 5.7 Y Yb Yb N/A Y a

VMAXe 5875c 5.7 Y Yb Y

bN/A Y a

VNX (Block) 05.31 5.7 Y Y d Y d N/A Y a

VNX (File) 7.0 N/A N/A Y h Y g

VNXe (Block) 2.1, 2.2 5.7i Y N/A

VNXe (File) 2.1, 2.2 N/A N/A Y

VPLEX (Single site) 4.2, 5.0 5.7 Y N/A

VPLEX Geo N/A

VPLEX Metro 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 connectivi ty aresupported. Refer to the ELN Switched Fabric Topology Parameters table for supported switch fabric interoperability firmware andsettings.

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 rebrandedversions. All 10 Gb/s Emulex, QLogic Brocade, and Cisco CNAs. All 1 Gb/s or 10 Gb/s NICs for iSCSI connectivity, as supported bythe 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). Allhost systems are supported where the vendor supports the host/OS/adapter combination.

Legend:

Blank = Not currently supportedN/A = Not applicableY = Supported, not version-

specific

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.