The Dell Hypervisor Enablement team has put together a comprehensive tech paper that outlines processor compatibility for VMware VMotion across Dell PowerEdge servers and processor families. Attached is the Dell | VMware VMotion compatibility matrix document.

Overview

This document consists of four sections:

1. Dell-Supported PowerEdge Systems and Processor Compatibility Matrix
2. Dell-Supported Processor Compatibility Matrix
3. Dell-Supported Processor Compatibility Matrix with Enhanced VMotion
4. Important Information that describes the basic requirements for VMotion, best practice considerations, and relevant VMware KB articles.

Dell-Supported PowerEdge Systems and Processor Compatibility Matrix

This section lists every Dell PowerEdge server with supported processor types on a per-server basis.

Dell-Supported Processor Compatibility Matrix

This section contains Dell supported processors across the PowerEdge Server line for VMware VMotion.

Dell-Supported Processor Compatibility Matrix with Enhanced VMotion

This section essentially shows the processor compatibility support matrix with VMware Enhanced VMotion.

Important Information

This section includes basic requirements to enable VMotion, best practice considerations, and reference VMware KB articles.