Appendix A: I/O Adapter Compatibility Guide
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LSI Logic (Symbios, NCR) Based SCSI Adapters
Most SCSI adapters based on the LSI Logic Symbios (formerly NCR) 53c8xx family of
chip sets are supported as ESX Server devices. The ESX Server uses two different
drivers to support the device family, one based on the Linux ncr53c8xx version 3.4.3b
driver and the other on the sym53c8xx version 1.7.3 driver. LSI Logic's Symbios
product division was formerly NCR Microelectronics Products Division. Older products
may have either NCR or Symbios (SYM) part number prefixes; otherwise the part
numbers are interchangeable. The following chip sets and adapters should work as
ESX Server devices.
Supported Symbios Chip Sets
• SYM53C810
• SYM53C810A
• SYM53C815
• SYM53C820
• SYM53C825
• SYM53C825A
• SYM53C860
• SYM53C875
• SYM53C876
• SYM53C895
• SYM53C895A
• SYM53C896
• SYM53C897
• SYM53C1510D
Supported Symbios based SCSI Adapters
Model/Type — Chip Set
• SYM20810 32 bit PCI-to-Fast SCSI — SYM53C810A
• SYM20811 32 bit PCI-to-Fast SCSI — SYM53C810A
• SYM20860 32 bit PCI to Ultra SCSI — SYM53C860
• SYM21002 32 bit PCI-to-Ultra2 SCSI — SYM53C896
• SYM22801 PCI-to-Dual Ultra SCSI — SYM53C876
• SYM22802 PCI-to-Ultra SCSI — SYM53C876
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