ESXi hosts and compatible virtual machine hardware versions list
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.
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 |
For more information, see:
- The Virtual Machine Compatibility section in the vSphere Virtual Machine Administration Guide.
- Virtual machine hardware versions
- * Hardware Features Available with Virtual Machine Compatibility Settings
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