22 Systems Management Guide
Systems Management
Feature
ESX ESXi
Inventory
Processor Information
including brand, processor
version, current speed, core
count, model, stepping
information, 64-bit
support, HyperThreading
(HT), Virtualization
Technology (VT), Demand
Based Switching (DBS),
and Execute Disable (XD).
Cache information
including status, level, max
size, installed size, type,
location, write policy, set
associativity, and error
correction.
Available through
OpenManage Server
Administrator.
Processor brand, processor
version, current speed, core
count, model, and stepping
information are also
available in IT Assistant.
Processor brand, processor
version, current speed, core
count, model, and
processor cache
information are available in
VI Client.
Firmware Version:
BIOS version
Available through
OpenManage Server
Administrator and IT
Assistant.
Available through VI
Client.
Baseboard management
controller firmware
version
Available through
OpenManage Server
Administrator and IT
Assistant.
Not available through VI
Client; available only
during boot process.
DRAC firmware version
Available through
OpenManage Server
Administrator, IT
Assistant, and DRAC.
Not available through VI
Client; available through
the DRAC web interface or
ipmitool.
Storage controller
firmware version
Available through
OpenManage Server
Administrator, IT
Assistant, and DRAC.
Available through VI
Client.