只有以下型号支持
For VMware FT to be supported, the servers that host the virtual machines must each use a supported processor from the same category as documented below:
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)
* requires VMware vSphere 4.0 Update 1 or greater
Guest Operating Systems
 
The following table displays guest operating system support for VMware FT. For specific guest operating system version information, see the Guest Operating System Installation Guide at http://www.vmware.com/pdf/GuestOS_guide.pdf.
 
The following values appear in the table:
  • 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