What AMD Quad-core is supported by ESXi?

[rwestCHA]

I'm seeing the "no supported microcode levels for this stepping of AMD Family 10h B2 processor." with the AMD 9500 Phenom processor I just bought (posted about that problem just before this one). This got me thinking: if I were to replace the processor, what could I replace it with?

[mvoss18]

If you go to the hardware compatibilities guides you can filter a search to find out which processors on which systems are available.

http://www.vmware.com/go/hcl

I ran a filter and attached a PDF for you.

[AndreTheGiant]

Check also for FT compatibility (if you want to upgrade to ESX4).

In this case you need Barcellona based AMD.

Andre

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[ceemour]

9550 works for me esx 4.0

[rwestCHA]

You have the AMD Phenom X4 9550.. cool. What motherboard do you have?

[rwestCHA]

Ahh.. found the thread that held the key: http://communities.vmware.com/thread/212655

Apparently, the AMD Phenom X4 9x00 series, including the AMD Phenom X4 9500, has a bug in it that causes virtualization to fail. Argh.

I've called up the vendor and arranged an exchange/upgrade for a 9550. Hopefully, that will do the trick.

[ceemour]

asus m3n78 onboard nic works i used hp e200 raid card for disks plus added 2 pcie e1000

[rwestCHA]

Cool! I was looking to get a few of those boards. Thanks!