VMware vSphere ESXi 6.x on Dell EMC PowerEdge Systems Installation Instructions and Important Information Guide

• ESXi 6 must be deployed on one of the following PowerEdge servers:

  Table 1. PowerEdge serversThis table describes the list of compatible PowerEdge servers.

  yx4x PowerEdge servers	yx3x PowerEdge servers
  R940xa	R930
  R940	R830
  R840	R730xd
  R740xd	R730
  R740	R630
  R640	M830
  M640	M630
  FC640	FC830
  T640	FC630
  MX740c	T630
  MX840c

• The BIOS version on your system must be 1.0.4 or later for yx3x Dell EMC PowerEdge servers.
• The memory modules must be populated on the memory channels to support Mirror Mode. For more information, see your system Owner’s Manual at https://www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
• You need vSphere Enterprise or Enterprise Plus licensing to enable the VMware Reliable Memory technology. To enable the VMware Reliability Memory feature, you must have the vSphere Enterprise or Enterprise Plus license on your server.

To enable FRM on your system, do the following:

1. Start the system and when the Dell EMC logo is displayed, press F2 to display the Setup menu. After the system boot is completed, the System BIOS configuration menu is displayed.
2. Using the up-arrow and down-arrow keys, select the System Setup options, and then select the Memory Settings screen.
3. Select Dell Fault Resilient Mode as Memory Operating Mode.
   CAUTION: It is recommended that you do not modify other settings unless you are familiar with the settings. Modifying settings could cause your system to fail to boot or function properly.
4. Press Enter, and follow the on-screen instructions to save these changes.
5. Restart your system.
   NOTE: No further configuration changes are required for ESXi to use the reliable memory region.