VMware vSphere/ESXi 5.5 - UCS B230M2 and B200M support?

[KRIS PATE]

Any idea when the UCS B200M1/2/3 and B230M2 blades will be certified for vSphere 5.5?

I see the C-Series servers are already on the list, but none of the B-Series blades.

[gsharma4]

Hi Kris,

Please find the below link for supported model for VMware:-

http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/techpaper/Principled-Technologies-VMware-View-Cisco-Blade-Virtual-Desktop.pdf

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/voice_ip_comm/cucm/virtual/CUCM_BK_CA526319_00_cucm-on-virtualized-servers_chapter_00.html#CUCM_RF_CE8ED5F4_00

Regards,

Gaurav

[KRIS PATE]

HI Gaurav,

  Thanks for the response, but those links speak nothing about Vsphere 5.5.   The Vmware Hardware Compatibility List  (HCL)is the list I am referencing.  It contains every server and blade that is certified to work with each version of Vsphere.

http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php

If you search for Esxi 5.5 with Vendor Cisco and System Type All you will see that only C-series servers are currently listed.

My question is when will the B-series blades be certified for 5.5 and listed in the HCL.

Kris

[padramas · Accepted solution]

Hello Kris,

As per current schedule UCS HCL for ESXi 5.5 support will be updated by end of October.

HTH

Padma

[KRIS PATE]

Has it been announced if the older B200M1 and B200M2 blades will be certified for 5.5?

[Robert Burns]

B200 M1 will not be supported.  ESX support ceased after ESX 5.0 U2 for the B200 M1.

As for M2 support on ESX 5.5, B230 M2 and B440 M2 will be supported for sure.  We're currently gauging the qualificaiton possibility for the B200 M2 also.   As soon as I have confirmation either way, I'll update this thread.

Cheers,

Robert

[KRIS PATE]

Thanks Robert.   If possible we would really like the B200M2 supported on 5.5......  

Kris

[adrian.steyn]

Is there any technical reason/motivation why B200M1 is not supported?  Or is it aligned to the product being EoS?

[Keny Perez]

Adriaan,

You are right on that.

-Kenny

[HAROLD MEIER]

Thanks Robert. +1 on the M2 support request. More specifically though do you know where they stand on the Gen 1 Palo UCS M81KR adapters? VMware lists one fnic version 1.5.0.4-1vmw for 5.5, which is promising.

I also have a bunch of B250M2 extended memory servers, which I'm sure will likely be lumped with the B200M2 whichever way Cisco falls on this.

[Peter Cronwright]

I've been told unofficially that UCS 2.1(3a) firmware willl be the version on the HCL. So if your planning for vSphere 5.5, upgrade to this version.

[KRIS PATE]

The list is now available on the Vmware Compatibility Guide:

http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php

Looks like the B200M2 made the cut (with the Xeon 56xx CPU)

The Bios required is listed as  S5500.2.1.3.0.081620131102. 

Cisco	UCS - B200 M2 Blade Server	Intel Xeon 56xx Series	ESX 4.1 U3 4.1 U2 4.1 U1 4.1 ... ESXi Installable 4.1 U3 4.1 U2 4.1 U1 4.1 ... ESXi 5.5 5.1 U1 5.1 5.0 U3 ...
Cisco	UCS - B200 M3 Blade Server	Intel Xeon E5-2600 Series	ESX 4.1 U3 4.1 U2 ESXi Installable 4.1 U3 4.1 U2 ESXi 5.5 5.1 U1 5.1 5.0 U3 ...
Cisco	UCS - B200 M3 Blade Server	Intel Xeon E5-2600-v2 Series	ESXi 5.5 5.1 U1 5.1 5.0 U3 ...
Cisco	UCS - B22 M3 Blade Server	Intel Xeon E5-2400 Series	ESX 4.1 U3 4.1 U2 ESXi Installable 4.1 U3 4.1 U2 ESXi 5.5 5.1 U1 5.1 5.0 U3 ...
Cisco	UCS - B230 M2 Blade Server	Intel Xeon E7-2800 Series	ESX 4.1 U3 4.1 U2 4.1 U1 ESXi Installable 4.1 U3 4.1 U2 4.1 U1 ESXi 5.5 5.1 U1 5.1 5.0 U3 ...
Cisco	UCS - B230 M2 Blade Server	Intel Xeon E7-4800 Series	ESX 4.1 U3 4.1 U2 4.1 U1 ESXi Installable 4.1 U3 4.1 U2 4.1 U1 ESXi 5.5 5.1 U1 5.1 5.0 U3 ...
Cisco	UCS - B420 M3	Intel Xeon E5-4600 Series	ESX 4.1 U3 4.1 U2 ESXi Installable 4.1 U3 4.1 U2 ESXi 5.5 5.1 U1 5.1 5.0 U3 ...
Cisco	UCS - B440 M2 Blade Server	Intel Xeon E7-4800 Series	ESX 4.1 U3 4.1 U2 4.1 U1 ESXi Installable 4.1 U3 4.1 U2 4.1 U1 ESXi 5.5 5.1 U1 5.1 5.0 U3 ...