SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 guest operating system option not available in Hardware version 13 (ESXi 6.5) and earlier

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Suse Linux Enterprise 15 (64-bit) enabled on Virtual Hardware Version 14 and later compatible ESXi host (6.7 and later) . While creating virtual machine in ESXi hosts with Virtual Hardware Version 13 and earlier, Suse Linux Enterprise 15 (64-bit) guest operating system is not expected to be available in the drop down list. This article provide the recommended option to use.

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5

Resolution

In ESXi versions compatible for virtual hardware version 13 or earlier (ESXi 6.5 and earlier) and compatible with Guest OS SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 (64-bit)based on VMware guest OS compatibility guide , guest operating system type SUSE Linux Enterprise 12(64-bit) can be used.

Additional Information

• The VMware Compatibility Guide is the authority on supported configurations of third-party hardware and software, including Guest Operating Systems, certified with vSphere/ESXi releases. In the VMware Compatibility Guide, you will find that support for Windows Server 2019 was introduced with vSphere/ESXi 6.0.
• The best practice for configuration of a virtual machine is to use the Guest OS selection that best matches the operating system running in the virtual machine. However, an exact match may not be available for a specific operating system. Typically this is a result of cases where a new operating system was released after a particular vSphere release already became generally available.
• In such cases, the result of successful certification testing for new operating system releases is published in the VMware Compatibility Guide along links to KB articles with any special guidance, including the use of an alternate guest operating selections where an exact match is not available.
• See Virtual machine hardware versions for details regarding support of virtual hardware versions by VMware products.
• See API documentation for respective GuestOS identifier to use in automation scripts.