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SecurePlatform is tested for compatibility with a variety of currently shipping and pre-release virtual machines. Users should check the virtual machine website for hardware compatibility.

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Secure Platform Certified Virtual Machines Security Gateway VE Security Management Connectra Software Provider-1
Vendor & Product Version NGX
R65		 R71 R75 NGX
R65		 R70 R71 R75 NGX R62/
R62CM		 NGX R66 NGX R65 R70 R71 R75
VMware ESX 3.0.3 √ — — √ √ — — √ √ — — — —
VMware ESXi 3.5 √ — — √ √ — — √ √ — — — —
VMware ESX 3.5 √ — — √ √ — √ √ √ √ √ — √
VMware ESXi 4.0 √ √ √ — √ √ √ — √ — — √ —
VMware ESX 4.0 √ √ √ — √ √ √ — — — — √ √
VMware ESX 4.1 — √ √ — — √ √ — — — — √ √
VMware ESXi 4.1 — √ √ — — √ √ — — — — √ √
VMware ESXi 5.0 — — √
* 		— — — √ — — — — — √
  1. VMtools are not supported.
  2. For minimum hardware requirements, refer to the release notes for the version, which include the requirements for the applicable product.
  3. For products based on NGX R65, set the Guest OS to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (32-bit).
  4. For products based on R70 or higher, and for Connectra NGX R66, set the Guest OS to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (32-bit).
  5. Event Analysis and Reporting certification is included in the Security Management products starting from R71.
  6. Starting from R70, SmartEvent and SmartReporter are supported according to the "Security Management" column.
Links to Security Gateway Virtual Edition documentation:

*Security Gateway R75 VE is supported on ESXi 5.0 only for Network mode.