ESXi hosts and compatible virtual machine hardware versions list
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ESXi hosts and compatible virtual machine hardware versions list

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Article ID: 312100

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Products

VMware vCenter Server VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

This article provides information on the supported and compatible virtual machine hardware versions in VMware vSphere.


Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi

Resolution

ESXi hosts and compatible virtual machine hardware versions are listed in this table:

Note: Virtual machine hardware version 12 is not present as it is only applicable to VMware personal desktop products Fusion/Workstation/Player. For more information, see Editing virtual machine settings fails with the error: You cannot use the vSphere client to edit the settings of virtual machines of version 10 or higher.
 
 

General Support Version

  Compatible with vCenter Server version and ESXi version
  vCenter Server 8.0 U2 vCenter Server 8.0 vCenter Server 7.0 vCenter Server 7.0 vCenter Server 7.0
Hardware version ESXi 8.0 U2 ESXi 8.0 and U1 ESXi 7.0U2/U3 ESXi 7.0U1 ESXi 7.0
Version 21 Create, Edit, Run Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported
Version 20 Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported
Version 19 Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Not Supported Not Supported
Version 18 Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Not Supported
Version 17 Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run
Version 7-11,13-15 Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run
Version 4 Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run
 
 

End of General Support Version

  Compatible with vCenter Server version and ESXi version
  vCenter Server 6.7 U2 vCenter Server 6.7 vCenter Server 6.5 vCenter Server 6.0 vCenter Server 5.5 vCenter Server 5.1 vCenter Server 5.0
Hardware version ESXi 6.7 U2+ ESXi 6.7 ESXi 6.5 ESXi 6.0 ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.0
Version 15 Create, Edit, Run Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported
Version 14 Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported
Version 13 Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported
Version 11 Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported
Version 10  Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Not Supported Not Supported
Version 9 Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Not Supported
Version 8 Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run
Version 7 Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run
Version 4 Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run Create, Edit, Run
 
 

 

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