Intel Xeon based on 45nm Core 2 Microarchitecture Category:
- 31xx Series
- 33xx Series
- 52xx Series (DP)
- 54xx Series
- 74xx Series
Intel Xeon based on Core i7 Microarchitecture Category:
- 34xx Series (Lynnfield)*
- 35xx Series
- 55xx Series
AMD 3rd Generation Opteron Category:
- 13xx and 14xx Series
- 23xx and 24xx Series (DP)
- 41xx Series*
- 61xx Series*
- 83xx and 84xx Series (MP)
- Yes - Virtual machine can be FT-enabled while powered on.
- Yes/Off - Virtual machine must be powered off before FT is enabled
- No - Not supported by VMware FT.
Guest Operating System |
Fault Tolerance Support
with Intel Xeon Based on 45nm Core 2 Microarchitecture |
Fault Tolerance Support
with Intel Xeon Based on Core i7 Microarchitecture |
Fault Tolerance Support
with AMD 3rd Generation Opteron |
Windows 7* | Yes | Yes/Off | Yes/Off |
Windows Server 2008 | Yes | Yes/Off | Yes/Off |
Windows Vista | Yes | Yes/Off | Yes/Off |
Windows Server 2003 (64 bit) | Yes | Yes/Off |
Yes/Off |
Windows Server 2003 (32 bit) | Yes | Yes/Off |
Yes/Off
(Requires Service Pack 2 or greater) |
Windows XP (64 bit) | Yes | Yes/Off | Yes/Off |
Windows XP (32 bit) | Yes | Yes/Off | No |
Windows 2000 | Yes/Off | Yes/Off | No |
Windows NT 4.0 | Yes/Off | Yes/Off | No |
Linux (all ESX-supported distributions) | Yes | Yes/Off | Yes/Off |
Netware Server | Yes/Off | Yes/Off | Yes/Off |
Solaris 10 (64-bit) | Yes | Yes/Off |
Yes/Off
(Requires Solaris U1) |
Solaris 10 (32-bit) | Yes | Yes/Off | No |
FreeBSD (all ESX-supported distributions) | Yes | Yes/Off | Yes/Off |