ESXi/ESX hosts and compatible virtual machine hardware versions list

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 8.0.2
VMware vSphere ESXi 8.0.0

Resolution

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

Notes:

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 (2061336).

ESXi/ESX version

Hardware version

Version 21

Version 20

Version 19

Version 18

Version 17

Version 15

Version 14

Version 13

Version 11

Version 10

Version 9

Version 8

Version 7

Version 4

Compatible with vCenter Server version

ESXi 8.0 U2

Create, Edit, Run

vCenter Server 8.0 U2

ESXi 8.0 and U1

Not Supported

Create, Edit, Run

vCenter Server 8.0

ESXi 7.0U2/U3

Not Supported

Create, Edit, Run

vCenter Server 7.0

ESXi 7.0U1

Not Supported

Create, Edit, Run

vCenter Server 7.0

ESXi 7.0

Not Supported

Create, Edit, Run

vCenter Server 7.0

ESXi 6.7 U2+

Not Supported

Create, Edit, Run

vCenter Server 6.7 U2

ESXi 6.7

Not Supported

Create, Edit, Run

vCenter Server 6.7

ESXi 6.5

Not Supported

Create, Edit, Run

vCenter Server 6.5

ESXi 6.0

Not Supported

Create, Edit, Run

vCenter Server 6.0

ESXi 5.5

Not Supported

Create, Edit, Run

vCenter Server 5.5

ESXi 5.1

Not Supported

Create, Edit, Run

vCenter Server 5.1

ESXi 5.0

Not Supported

Create, Edit, Run

vCenter Server 5.0

ESXi/ESX 4.x

Not Supported

Create, Edit, Run

vCenter Server 4.x

ESX 3.x

Not Supported

Create, Edit, Run

vCenter Server 2.x and later

For more information, see:

The Virtual Machine Compatibility section in the vSphere Virtual Machine Administration Guide.
Virtual machine hardware versions (1003746)
* Hardware Features Available with Virtual Machine Compatibility Settings

Additional Information

For translated versions of this article, see:

日本語: ESXi/ESX ホストおよび互換性のある仮想マシンのハードウェアバージョンのリスト (2020181)

Virtual machine hardware versions
ESXi/ESX ホストおよび互換性のある仮想マシンのハードウェアバージョンのリスト
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
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Hosts ESX/ESXi e lista de versões de hardware de máquina virtual compatíveis
Lista de versiones de hardware de hosts ESXi/ESX y máquinas virtuales compatibles