Notice: HPE Synergy – Deprecating Delivery of new HPE Synergy Custom Images and Certified Vendor Add-ons

Products

• VCF Operations

Issue/Introduction

From HPe

Beginning with HPE Synergy Service Pack (SSP) version 2026.01.01, HPE Synergy will no longer create and release HPE Synergy Custom Images as well as Certified Vendor Add-ons.

VMware ESXi support on HPE Synergy will come with the VMware ESXi base ISO provided by Broadcom combined with the associated specific HPE utilities and drivers provided through the HPE Synergy Service Pack (SSP).

For further information please use the following link:    

  https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=a00156316en_us

This affects all HPE Synergy Compute Modules running VMware ESXi 8.0 / 9.0.

HPE recommends creating customized VMware ESXi installation images that include the latest supported drivers from the HPE Synergy Service Pack (SSP) to ensure compatibility and proper functionality.

 

Please see instructions on customizing VMware ESXi images, refer to the following links:

VMware vSphere 8.0 - Customizing Installations with vSphere ESXi Image Builder

https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vsphere/vsphere/8-0/esx-installation-and-setup/installing-and-setting-up-esxi-install/customizing-installations-with-esxi-image-builder-cli-install.html

VMware vSphere 9.0 - Customizing Installations with vSphere ESX Image Builder

https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vsphere/vsphere/9-0/esx-installation-and-setup/customizing-installations-with-esxi-image-builder-cli.html

Environment

 HPE Synergy Compute Modules running VMware ESXi 8.0 / 9.0.

Cause

Deprecating Delivery of new HPE Synergy Custom Images and Certified Vendor Add-ons

Resolution

Notice: HPE Synergy – Deprecating Delivery of new HPE Synergy Custom Images and Certified Vendor Add-ons

              https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=a00156316en_us

HPE Synergy Service Pack (SSP) version 2026.01.01 is releasing without a corresponding HPE Synergy Custom ISO for VMware ESXi 8.0 and 9.0.

VMware ESXi support on HPE Synergy will come with the VMware ESXi base ISO provided by Broadcom combined with the associated HPE utilities and drivers provided through the HPE Synergy Service Pack (SSP) version 2026.01.01.

For HPE-recommended VMware Lifecycle Manager-Desired Image definitions, refer to the following URL:

HPE - Recommended VMware LifeCycle Manager Desired Image Definitions for HPE Synergy

The following tables can be found on the link above: