Dell PowerEdge T420 - Supported Virtualization; Table 21. Virtualization Support

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Supported virtualization
One of the key features for virtualization on the PowerEdge T420 is the support for a fail-safe
hypervisor. By running a hypervisor on an optional SD card and installing a backup copy on the
other mirrored SD card, you can protect against hardware failure and maximize virtualization uptime.
Table 21 highlights the virtualization support for the T420.
Table 21. Virtualization support
Operating systems
Install version
Factory
options
Internal dual
SD module
install support
VMware
vSphere v5.0
ESXi
DIB
Yes
vSphere v5.0 U1
ESXi
FI/DIB
Yes
vSphere v5.1
ESXi
FI/DIB
Yes
Citrix
XenServer v6.1
N/A
DIB
No
Red Hat
2
Enterprise Virtualization v3.1
N/A
DIB
No
FI = factory install; DIB = drop-in-box
1
v4.1 U3 image is available from support.dell.com, either as an upgrade to v4.1 U2 or for a clean install
2
No OpenManage support; drop-in-box license registration card only