DPM 2012 as a virtual server and FC connections to tape

Hello everyone,

We're about to install DPM 2012 R2 as a virtual server in a VMware 5.1 cluster.

My current DPM 2010, which is a physical server, connects to a DELL PowerVault 3600T using FC to connect to six tape drives.

The documentation on DPM 2012 states, and some of the information I've read on these forums, that using FC to connect to tape drives isn't supported. The information I read is about Hyper-V, but I was wondering if the same applies to VMware. Also, is this a limitation with DPM 2012 or with Windows Server 2012?

Thanks!