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16 Virtualization

16.1 Overview

Table 13 shows the supported and certified virtualization software for the Dell™ PowerEdge™ M915.
Support.Dell.com has extensive information designed to help customers configure virtualization
software with PowerEdge servers. The Dell Support site also has many blade-related virtualization
documents, as well as a detailed list of the virtualization platforms that are supported by Dell
OpenManage™.
It is possible to order the M915 with an SD card that does not contain ESXi.

16.2 Advanced Infrastructure Manager by Scalent

Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM) allows IT organizations to manage networking, storage,
and servers (as well as server workloads) that can be dynamically reconfigured and deployed to meet
the changing needs of today's data center environment. Specifically, AIM provides IT professionals
the ability to:

Combine new and existing networking, storage devices, and servers into a holistic computing
solution that enables dynamic allocation of resources to meet application workload requirements.

Manage physical and virtual resources with a single solution that includes the ability to move
workloads seamlessly across hardware platforms for increased availability and scalability.
PowerEdge M915 Technical Guide
Table 13.

Virtualization Software

Operating Systems
® ®
VMware vSphere
® ®
ESX /ESXi 4.0
VMware ESX 4.0 Update 2
VMware ESXi 4.0 Update 2
Embedded Edition
VMware ESXi 4.0 Update 2
Installable Edition
VMware ESX 4.1
Update 1
VMware ESXi 4.1
Update 1
Embedded Edition
VMware ESXi 4.0
Update 1
Installable Edition
Factory Install (FI)
FI
Non-Factory Install
(NFI),
Drop in Box (DIB)
only
FI
Download version
(NFI, No DIB)
NFI, DIB only
FI
Download version
(NFI, No DIB)
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