Virtual Iron leverages the latest technologies including hardware-assisted
virtualization from AMD (AMD-V®) and Intel (Intel® VT) to deliver
enterprise-class performance and reliability. How
to check if your hardware is virtualization ready.
The table below lists the servers, storage and devices that are currently
supported. This is updated frequently as the manufacturers release new
hardware and we certify the application on them. Please check back from
time to time to see the most updated list. Additional
hardware may be in use by other Virtual Iron users.
Legend:
 denotes
Virtual Iron Certified -- These devices are tested and supported for
the designated version(s) of Virtual Iron software.
 denotes
Virtual Iron Tested -- These devices are tested by a partner, or on
partner equipment, for the designated version(s) of Virtual Iron software.
Servers
| Dell |
| Model |
Processor |
V4.3 |
V4.4 |
V4.5 |
| Precision 380 |
Intel Pentium D |
|
|
|
| PowerEdge 430 |
Intel Pentium D |
|
|
|
| PowerEdge 440 |
Intel Xeon 3xxx |
|
|
|
| PowerEdge 1435 |
AMD Opteron 22xx |
|
|
|
| PowerEdge 1900 |
Intel Xeon 5xxx |
|
|
|
| PowerEdge 1950 |
Intel Xeon 5xxx |
|
|
|
| PowerEdge 1955 |
Intel Xeon 5xxx |
|
|
|
| PowerEdge 2900 |
Intel Xeon 5xxx |
|
|
|
| PowerEdge 2950 |
Intel Xeon 5xxx |
|
|
|
| PowerEdge R200 |
Intel Xeon 3xxx |
|
|
|
| PowerEdge R300 |
Intel Xeon 3xxx |
|
|
|
| PowerEdge R805 |
AMD Opteron 23xx |
|
|
|
| PowerEdge R900 |
Intel Xeon 7xxx |
|
|
|
| M600 |
Intel Xeon 5xxx |
|
|
|
| M605 |
AMD Opteron 2xxx |
|
|
|
| M805 |
AMD Opteron 2xxx |
|
|
|
| M905 |
AMD Opteron 8xxx |
|
|
|
Fujitsu |
| Model |
Processor |
V4.3 |
V4.4 |
V4.5 |
| PRIMERGY RX200S3 |
Intel Xeon 5xxx |
|
|
|
HP |
| Model |
Processor |
V4.3 |
V4.4 |
V4.5 |
| ProLiant DL140 G3 |
Intel Xeon 5xxx |
|
|
|
| ProLiant DL320 G4 |
Intel Xeon 5xxx |
|
|
|
| ProLiant DL360 G5 |
Intel Xeon 5xxx |
|
|
|
| ProLiant DL365 |
AMD Opteron 22xx |
|
|
|
| ProLiant DL380 G5 |
Intel Xeon 5xxx |
|
|
|
| ProLiant DL385 G2 |
AMD Opteron 22xx |
|
|
|
| ProLiant DL580 G4 and G5 |
Intel Xeon 7xxx |
|
|
|
| ProLiant DL585 G2 |
AMD Opteron 82xx |
|
|
|
| ProLiant BL465c G5 - see KB article |
AMD Opteron |
|
|
|
| ProLiant BL460c G1 |
Intel Xeon |
|
|
|
| Proliant BL480c G1 |
Intel Xeon |
|
|
|
IBM |
| Model |
Processor |
V4.3 |
V4.4 |
V4.5 |
| System x3250 |
Intel Xeon 3xxx |
|
|
|
| System x3455 |
AMD Opteron 22xx |
|
|
|
| System x3500 |
Intel Xeon 5xxx |
|
|
|
| System x3550 |
Intel Xeon 5xxx |
|
|
|
| System x3650 |
Intel Xeon 5xxx |
|
|
|
| System x3655 |
AMD Opteron 22xx |
|
|
|
| System x3755 |
AMD Opteron 82xx |
|
|
|
| System x3850 |
Intel Xeon7xxx |
|
|
|
| HS21 |
Intel Xeon 5xxx |
|
|
|
| LS21 |
AMD Opteron 22xx |
|
|
|
Intel |
| Model |
Processor |
V4.3 |
V4.4 |
V4.5 |
| Intel® Modular Server System |
Intel Xeon |
|
|
|
| Intel® Server System S7000FC4UR |
Intel Xeon |
|
|
|
| Intel® Server Board S5400SF |
Intel Xeon |
|
|
|
| Intel® Server Board S5000PSL |
Intel Xeon |
|
|
|
| Intel® Server Board S5000PAL |
Intel Xeon |
|
|
|
MPC |
| Model |
Processor |
V4.3 |
V4.4 |
V4.5 |
| NF2740, NF1740, E9525R |
Intel Xeon |
|
|
|
Plathome |
| Model |
Processor |
V4.3 |
V4.4 |
V4.5 |
| TRQX series |
Intel Xeon |
|
|
|
Sun |
| Model |
Processor |
V4.3 |
V4.4 |
V4.5 |
| x2200 M2 |
AMD Opteron 22xx |
|
|
|
| X4200 M2 |
AMD Opteron 22xx |
|
|
|
| X4600 M2 |
AMD Opteron 22xx |
|
|
|
Supermicro |
| Model |
Processor |
V4.3 |
V4.4 |
V4.5 |
| SuperServer 7045-8R+ |
Intel Xeon 5xxx |
|
|
|
| SuperServer X7DB8 |
Intel Xeon 5xxx |
|
|
|
| SuperServer X7DW3 |
Intel Xeon 5xxx |
|
|
|
Thomas-Krenn |
| Model |
Processor |
V4.3 |
V4.4 |
V4.5 |
| SR2500 |
Intel Xeon |
|
|
|
| SC823 |
Intel Xeon |
|
|
|
| 6015 |
Intel Xeon |
|
|
|
RAID Controllers
Virtual Iron supports the following RAID controllers for in-server
storage:
| 3Ware |
| |
Model |
Controller |
| |
|
7506-4 |
| |
|
9650 SE |
| |
|
|
| Adaptec |
| |
Model |
Controller |
| |
|
2420SA SATA-II RAID |
| |
|
|
| Areca |
| |
Model |
Controller |
| |
|
ARC-1220 |
| |
|
|
| Dell |
| |
Model |
Controller |
|
1950 |
Integrated SAS 5/i(base): 4 port SAS controller |
|
2950 |
Integrated PERC 5/i or PERC 6/i
(optional): SAS 3.0 Gb/s |
|
|
|
| HP |
| |
Model |
Controller |
|
DL140GS |
SmartArray E200i/P400i |
|
DL360G5 |
SmartArray E200i/P400i |
| |
DL380G5 |
SmartArray E200i/P400i |
|
|
|
| IBM |
| |
Model |
Controller |
|
|
HS21 Blade SAS controller |
Ethernet Cards
- Intel Pro/1000 family PCI cards
- Intel 80003ES2LAN Gigabit Ethernet Controller
- Intel 82572EI Gigabit Ethernet Controller
- Intel 82544GC Gigabit Ethernet Controller
- Intel 82571EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller
- Intel 82541PI Gigabit Ethernet Controller
- Intel Quad Port Server Adapter EXPI9404PT
- Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5751 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express
- Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5705 Gigabit Ethernet
- Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5704 Gigabit Ethernet
- Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5708 Gigabit Ethernet
Storage
Please see our v4.4 SAN storage document or v4.5 SAN storage document for information on qualified arrays and configurations.
The v4.5 SAN storage document contains configuration information for the following arrays:
- Compellent
- Datacore SANmelody
- Dell MD3000i and AX150i
- Dell Equallogic
- HP MSA 1510i, MSA 2012i and EVA 4400
- IBM DS3300, DS4100, DS4300, DS4700, DS4800, DS6000, DS8000
- LeftHand Networks SAN/IQ 7.1
- Network Appliance FAS Series and V-Series
- StoreVault
- Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003
The document also contains information on certified Qlogic, Emulex and LSI fibre channel HBAs.
Questions? Visit the Virtual
Iron forums.
Users require the following to install and run Virtual Iron.
Extended Enterprise Edition
Virtual Iron® Extended Enterprise Edition allows you to virtualize
one or more nodes. The number of nodes you can manage is processor-dependent,
and varies with the license you have purchased. Virtual Iron requires
a single management server linked to one or more physical servers, or
nodes, on an Ethernet network. Virtual Iron's management server, Virtualization
Manager™, communicates with each node over a dedicated management
network. Nodes managed in this framework may also access SAN and network
resources via one or more public networks.
Management Server, Minimum Requirements
The management node hosts the Virtual Iron® VI-Center.
- 1 CPU (Intel Xeon or its equivalent or higher)
- 2 GB RAM
- 30 GB hard drive (7,200 RPM or higher, 10,000 RPM recommended)
- Ethernet ports: 2
- OSs supported:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 32-bit and 64-bit (note: 64-bit RHEL-4 requires the compact-arch-support package)
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, 32-bit and 64-bit
- Windows Server 2003 SP2 32-bit
- Windows Server 2008 32-bit
- CentOS 5
Node Minimum Requirements
- 2 GB RAM
- 2 Ethernet ports
- Your virtualized nodes must have Intel® Virtualization Technology
(Intel VT) or AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) hardware assist (How
to check if your hardware is virtualization ready). For a list
of supported hardware, please view our hardware compatibility requirements.
If you do not have a server with hardware-assisted virtualization,
please contact your reseller or hardware provider.
PowerConvert (formerly LiveConvert) Requirements
- 1 CPU 750Mhz or Higher Pentium compatible, 1Ghz is recommended
- Memory: 512 MB RAM (1 GB RAM Recommended)
- Disk:
- Base Installation: 7 GB of Free Disk Space
- Windows Server: 300 MB
- Linux Server: 30 MB (15MB in /tmp, 15MB in /usr)
- Client: 100MB
- OS’s Supported:
- Windows Server 2003 SP3 32-bit and 64-bit
- Windows Server 2003 R2
- Windows Server 2000 32-bit
- Windows Server 2000 AS SP4 32-bit
- Windows XP (Client only)
Questions? Visit the Virtual
Iron forums.
Virtual Server Operating Systems Support
Virtual Iron enables administrators to configure and manage multiple
operating systems, of different types and versions, on one or more managed
servers.
Version 4.5 supports virtual servers running the following:
- RHEL 3 U8 and U9 32-bit
- RHEL 4 U4, U5 and U6 AS 32-bit and 64-bit
- RHEL 5 U1 and U2 32-bit and 64-bit
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP3 and SP4 32-bit and 64-bit
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 and SP2 64-bit
- CentOS 4 U4, U5 and U6 32-bit and 64-bit
- CentOS 5 U1 and U2 32-bit and 64-bit
- Windows 2000 SP4 32-bit
- Windows Server 2003 Standard and Enterprise Editions SP2 32-bit and 64-bit
- Windows Server 2008 Standard and Enterprise Editions SP1 32-bit 64-bit
- Windows XP SP3 Professional 32-bit and 64-bit
- Windows Vista 32-bit and 64-bit
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