Virtual Dedicated Graphics Acceleration (vdga) Guide Last Updated: September 2, 2016 For more information go to vmware.com.

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Virtual Dedicated Graphics Acceleration (vDGA) Guide

Last Updated: September 2, 2016 For more information go to vmware.com.

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Introduction

VMware Virtual Dedicated Graphics Acceleration (vDGA) VCG lists Servers which are compatible with specific GPU devices. These server/GPU device combinations are listed as compatible with specific ESX releases and Horizon (with View) releases.

Server Partner Name - Name of the vDGA Certified Server Partner Server Model - vDGA Certified Server Model

CPU Series - CPU Series of the vDGA Certified Server GPU Partner - Graphics Processing Unit Vendor name

GPU Device Model - Graphics Processing Unit Model certified with vDGA functionality ESX Version - Compatible ESX version

View Version - Compatible Horizon (with View) version

Server Partner Server Model GPU Partner GPU Device Model View Version Supported Releases

AMAX Information Technologies

Xr-2401Gk nVidia GRID K2 Horizon 6.2,Horizon

6.1.1,Horizon 6.1,Horizon 6.0,Horizon View 5.3

ESXi 5.1 U3, ESXi 5.1 U2, ESXi 5.1 U1

ASUSTeK Computer ESC4000 G2 nVidia Quadro K4000 (x2) Horizon 6.2,Horizon 6.1.1,Horizon 6.1,Horizon 6.0,Horizon View 5.3

ESXi 6.0, ESXi 5.5 U3, ESXi 5.5 U2, ESXi 5.5 U1, ESXi 5.5

Cisco Cisco UCS C460M4 NVIDIA NVIDIATesla M60 Horizon 6.2,Horizon

6.1.1,Horizon 6.1,Horizon

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Cisco UCS - B200-M4 NVIDIA Tesla M60 Horizon 6.2,Horizon

ESXi 6.0 U2, ESXi 6.0 U1

Cisco UCS - C240 M3S Rack

Server

nVidia GRID K1 GRID K2 Horizon 6.2,Horizon 6.1.1,Horizon 6.1,Horizon 6.0,Horizon View 5.3

ESXi 6.0 U2, ESXi 6.0 U1, ESXi 6.0, ESXi 5.5 U2, ESXi 5.1 U3, ESXi 5.1 U2

Cisco UCS - C240-M4 Nvidia GRID K2, GRID K1,GRID

K1 GRID K2

Horizon 6.2,Horizon 6.1.1,Horizon 6.1,Horizon 6.0,Horizon View 5.3

ESXi 6.0 U2, ESXi 6.0 U1, ESXi 6.0, ESXi 5.5 U3, ESXi 5.5 U2, ESXi 5.1 U3, ESXi 5.1 U2

Cisco UCS - C460 M4 Nvidia GRID K1, GRID

K2,NVIDIATesla M60

ESXi 6.0 U2, ESXi 6.0 U1, ESXi 6.0

Cisco UCS C240M4SX NVIDIA NVIDIATesla M60 Horizon 6.2,Horizon

DELL Dell Precision Rack 7910 Nvidia Quadro K6000,Quadro K5200,GRID K2,Quadro K2200,Quadro K4200, Quadro K4200 Quadro K5200 Quadro K6000 Quadro K2200 NVIDIA GRID K2A Horizon 6.2,Horizon 6.1.1,Horizon 6.1,Horizon 6.0,Horizon View 5.3

ESXi 6.0 U2, ESXi 6.0 U1, ESXi 6.0, ESXi 5.5 U3, ESXi 5.5 U2

DELL Dell XC730-16G NVIDIA Grid K1,K2 Horizon 6.2,Horizon

DELL PowerEdge C4130 NVIDIA GRID K1, GRID K2,GRID

K1 GRID K2,Tesla M60

DELL PowerEdge C4130 NVIDIA GRID K1 GRID

K2,NVIDIA Tesla M60,GK104GL [GRID K2],GK107GL [GRID K1] Horizon 6.2,Horizon 6.1.1,Horizon 6.1,Horizon 6.0,Horizon View 5.3

DELL PowerEdge C8220X nVidia GRID K2 Horizon 6.2,Horizon

DELL PowerEdge R720 NVIDIA GRID K1, GRID K2,

Quadro K2000, Quadro K4000,GRID K1 GRID K2

ESXi 6.0 U2, ESXi 6.0 U1, ESXi 6.0, ESXi 5.5 U3, ESXi 5.5 U2, ESXi 5.5 U1, ESXi 5.51

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DELL PowerEdge R720 NVIDIA GRID K1,GRID K2,Quadro

K2000,Quadro K4000

DELL PowerEdge R730 nvidia GRID K2, GRID K1,GRID

K2,Tesla M60

DELL PowerEdge R730 NVIDIA GRID K1/GRID

K2,GK107GL [GRID K1] , GK104GL [GRID K2] , Tesla M60 Horizon 6.2,Horizon 6.1.1,Horizon 6.1,Horizon 6.0,Horizon View 5.3

DELL PowerEdge T620 NVIDIA Quadro K2000, Quadro

K4000, GRID K2

DELL PowerEdge T620 NVIDIA Quadro K2000, Quadro

K4000,GRID K2

DELL PowerEdge T630 NVIDIA GRID K2 Horizon 6.2,Horizon

DELL PowerEdge T630 NVIDIA GRID K2, Tesla M60 Horizon 6.2,Horizon

Fujitsu CELSIUS C740 Nvidia NVIDIA Tesla

M60,GK104GL [GRID K2]

Fujitsu Primergy CX2570 M1 Nvidia GRID K2,GK104GL

[GRID K2],GK107GL [GRID K1]

Fujitsu Primergy CX2570 M2 Nvidia Tesla M60,Tesla

M60,GRID K2,NVIDIAGRID K2 , NVIDIAGRID K1 Horizon 6.2,Horizon 6.1.1,Horizon 6.1,Horizon 6.0,Horizon View 5.3

Fujitsu Primergy CX270 S2 nVidia GRID K1 GRID K2 Horizon 6.2,Horizon

ESXi 6.0, ESXi 5.5 U3, ESXi 5.5 U2, ESXi 5.5 U1

Fujitsu Primergy RX2540 M1 Nvidia GRID K2,GRID

K1,GK107GL [GRID K1]

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Fujitsu Primergy RX2540 M2 NVIDIA Nvidia Tesla M60 Horizon 6.2,Horizon 6.1.1,Horizon 6.1,Horizon 6.0,Horizon View 5.3

Fujitsu Primergy RX2540 M2 Nvidia GRID K1 GK107GL [GRID K1] Horizon 6.2,Horizon 6.1.1,Horizon 6.1,Horizon 6.0,Horizon View 5.3

Fujitsu Primergy RX2540 M2 Nvidia GRID K2 GK104GL [GRID K2] Horizon 6.2,Horizon 6.1.1,Horizon 6.1,Horizon 6.0,Horizon View 5.3

Fujitsu Primergy RX350 S8 nVidia GRID K1 GRID K2 Horizon 6.2,Horizon

Fujitsu Primergy TX300 S8 nVidia GRID K1 GRID K2 Horizon 6.2,Horizon

HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 nVidia GRID K1, GRID

K2,Quadro K2200,Tesla M60, GRID K2, GRID K1

HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8 nVidia GRID K1 GRID K2,GRID

K1, GRID K2

HP ProLiant WS460c Gen8 nVidia GRID K1 GRID K2,Quadro

1000M (x8) Quadro 3000M (x6) Quadro 5000 Quadro 6000 Quadro K4000 (x2) Quadro K5000 Quadro K3100M (x6) GRID K1 GRID K2 Horizon 6.2,Horizon 6.1.1,Horizon 6.1,Horizon 6.0,Horizon View 5.3

ESXi 6.0 U2, ESXi 6.0 U1, ESXi 6.0, ESXi 5.5 U3, ESXi 5.5 U2, ESXi 5.5 U1, ESXi 5.5, ESXi 5.1 U3, ESXi 5.1 U2, ESXi 5.1 U1, ESXi 5.1, ESXi 5.0 U3

HP ProLiant WS460c Gen8 nVidia Quadro 1000M (x8) Quadro

3000M (x6) Quadro 5000 Quadro 6000 Quadro K4000 (x2) Quadro K5000 Quadro K3100M (x6) GRID K1 GRID K2 Horizon 6.2,Horizon 6.1.1,Horizon 6.1,Horizon 6.0,Horizon View 5.3

HP ProLiant WS460c Gen9 nVidia Quadro K6000, Quadro

K5000,Quadro K4000, Quadro K3100M, GRID K1, GRID K2,Tesla M6 Horizon 6.2,Horizon 6.1.1,Horizon 6.1,Horizon 6.0,Horizon View 5.3

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HP ProLiant XL190r Gen9 Nvidia GM204GL [Tesla

M60],GK104GL [GRID K2] Horizon 6.2,Horizon 6.1.1,Horizon 6.1,Horizon 6.0,Horizon View 5.3 ESXi 6.0 U2

HP Proliant XL250a Gen9 NVIDIA GRID K1,Tesla M60 Horizon 6.2,Horizon

HP Z840 Workstation NVIDIA Quadro K2200 Horizon 6.2,Horizon

Lenovo Lenovo System X

iDataPlex dx360 M4

nVidia GRID K1, GRID K2,GRID K2

Lenovo Lenovo System x

NextScale nx360 M5

N/A GRID K1, GRID K2 Horizon 6.2,Horizon 6.1.1,Horizon 6.1,Horizon 6.0,Horizon View 5.3

Lenovo Lenovo System x3650 M5 NVIDIA GRID K2, GRID K1 Horizon 6.2,Horizon 6.1.1,Horizon 6.1,Horizon 6.0,Horizon View 5.3

NEC Express5800 R120f-2M NVIDIA GRID K1 Horizon 6.2,Horizon

SGI Rackable C2110G-RP5-P nVidia GRID K2 Horizon 6.2,Horizon

Sugon Sugon W760-G20 NVIDIA GK104GL [GRID K2] Horizon 6.2,Horizon

Supermicro Computer Inc SYS-1028GQ-TR AMD S7150 Horizon 6.2,Horizon

Supermicro Computer Inc SYS-1028GQ-TR NVIDIA Tesla M60 Horizon 6.2,Horizon 6.1.1,Horizon 6.1,Horizon 6.0,Horizon View 5.3

Supermicro Computer Inc SYS-1028GR-TR AMD FirePro S7150x2,FirePro S7150

Supermicro Computer Inc SYS-2027GR-TR2 Nvidia GRID K1, GRID K2 Horizon 6.2,Horizon 6.1.1,Horizon 6.1,Horizon 6.0,Horizon View 5.3

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Supermicro Computer Inc SYS-2027GR-TRF nVidia GRID K2 Horizon 6.2,Horizon 6.1.1,Horizon 6.1,Horizon 6.0,Horizon View 5.3

Supermicro Computer Inc SYS-2027GR-TRFH nVidia GRID K2 Horizon 6.2,Horizon 6.1.1,Horizon 6.1,Horizon 6.0,Horizon View 5.3

Supermicro Computer Inc SYS-6018U-TRTP+ NVIDIA Grid K1,K2 Horizon 6.2,Horizon 6.1.1,Horizon 6.1,Horizon 6.0,Horizon View 5.3

Supermicro Computer Inc SYS-7047GR-TRF nVidia Quadro K2000 Quadro K4000

Unisys Corporation ES3000 3530R G5 nVidia GRID K2 Horizon 6.2,Horizon 6.1.1,Horizon 6.1,Horizon 6.0,Horizon View 5.3

ESXi 6.0, ESXi 5.5 U3, ESXi 5.5 U2

Unisys Corporation ES3000 3560R G5 nVidia GRID K2 Horizon 6.2,Horizon 6.1.1,Horizon 6.1,Horizon 6.0,Horizon View 5.3

Unisys Corporation ES3000 3560R G5 HCS nVidia GRID K2 Horizon 6.2,Horizon 6.1.1,Horizon 6.1,Horizon 6.0,Horizon View 5.3

Unisys Corporation Forward! 2080v2 nVidia GRID K2 Horizon 6.2,Horizon 6.1.1,Horizon 6.1,Horizon 6.0,Horizon View 5.3

Unisys Corporation Forward! 2120 nVidia GRID K2 Horizon 6.2,Horizon

Unisys Corporation Forward! 2160 nVidia GRID K2 Horizon 6.2,Horizon

Footnotes:

1. This Dell server supports the Dell Fault Resilient Memory and VMware Reliable Memory Feature with vSphere 5.5 and greater, on BIOS v2.0.19 and greater 2. The vDGA Certification has been tested with patch build number 1746018.

3. vDGA feature is supported only on 5.5 P03 (2143827) or newer.

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