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Support of the operating systems listed in Table 25 is limited to a virtual environment as a guest
operating system. Please contact the software vendor for additional support or questions about
running the operating system in a virtualized environment.
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 2003
Microsoft Windows 2003 R2
with SP2
1
Not validated for use with AMD GPUs
One of the key features for virtualization on the R720 and R720xd is the support for a fail-safe
hypervisor. By running the 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 26 highlights the virtualization support for the R720 and R720xd.
Operating systems
VMware
®
Citrix
FI = factory install; DIB = drop in box
1
vSphere Fault Tolerance is supported with these versions for the R720 (not for the R720xd)
2
Available Q2 2012
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1
1
®
vSphere v4.1 U2
vSphere v4.1 U2
®1
vSphere v4.1 U2
vSphere v5.0
2
vSphere v5.0 U1
®
XenServer v6.0
Platform Edition
x86 Web
Standard
x86
Enterprise
Standard
x64 Enterprise
Datacenter
Version Options
®
ESX Classic DIB
®
ESXi Installable DIB
ESXi Embedded FI
ESXi (one version) DIB
ESXi (one version) FI/DIB
— DIB