ESX 3.5 Certified?

[beng]

Apparently Open-E is removed from the certified ESX SAN list.

Last Updated: July 2, 2008
Removed Open‐E DSS with Intel S5000PAL / SR 2500 Platform Model.

What happened & will you be recertified?

Can I echo the above?
What has happened?
We have just spent the past two weeks building a basis for quotes, testing and preparing to go to our customers with DSS as the core to the SAN and now this happens?

Can someone from Open-E please responds, happy if it is via email, we just need to know....
Is this a short term issue? Will it be fixed? What does it affect and can we live with it?

I am just as ticked off at VMware's certification process. They do not list the full specs of the certified systems, nor do they seem to publish anywhere the full process of certification....

Rgds Ben.

[To-M]

The removal from the VMware HCL was due to a communication error related to a press release - not for technical reasons. We did receive proper approval from VMware passing all technical certification requirments to be listed on their HCL for iSCSI. We have corrected the press release and await for VMware to reinstate Open-E.

[beng]

[QUOTE=To-M]The removal from the VMware HCL was due to a communication error related to a press release - not for technical reasons. We did receive proper approval from VMware passing all technical certification requirments to be listed on their HCL for iSCSI. We have corrected the press release and await for VMware to reinstate Open-E.

In a word "Whew"!

[beng]

[QUOTE=To-M]The removal from the VMware HCL was due to a communication error related to a press release - not for technical reasons. We did receive proper approval from VMware passing all technical certification requirments to be listed on their HCL for iSCSI. We have corrected the press release and await for VMware to reinstate Open-E.

G'day, have VMware indicated when they may be re-instating you?
I now have two clients who have cancelled their orders, because I could not provide them with certification, and even your own press release has been pulled.....

Is there a "real" problem or not?

Rgds Ben

[To-M]

We are still waiting for VMware to place us back on. Nothing we can do until then - unless you all email them to get moving and stop the delays .....

[To-M]

We are back on the list guys !

http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi35_san_guide.pdf

[beng]

G'day Todd,
That is great news! Lets hope they keep you there! :-)
It just states:
DSS with Intel S5000PAL / SR 2500.
Are you able to reveal the actual test system specifications?
ie DSS Version, Intel S5000PAL Bios, Controller and enclosure versions etc?
I have client who is very particular about this, so it is very useful to show them.

Rgds Ben

[To-M]

Specifications:

• Model: Open-E DSS (Data Storage Server)
• Version: 5.0.DB44000000.3025
• Release Date: 2008-02-27
• Licensed Storage Capacity: 16TB

Intel SRS2500 server specifications:

• Intel SRS2500
• Intel S5000PAL
• Intel 1 Xeon 3.73GHz
• Bios Version s5000.86b.10.00.0084
• BIOS Build Date 10/17/2007
• 2GB Memory
• 2x Intel GbE Ethernet Controller 80003ES2LAN (Copper)
• LSI SAS1068 PCI-X Fusion-MPT SAS
• 4x SATA Drives Seagate Model: ST3500630AS
• Raid-0 was used