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vSphere 6.0 – Unsupported Storage Arrays

by Florian Grehl
March 19, 2015
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The list of unsupported servers since ESXi 6.0 was long. What about the storage landscape? The following storage arrays were supported in 5.5 but are according to… Read More »vSphere 6.0 – Unsupported Storage Arrays

VMware ESXi 6.0 - Unsupported Hardware

by Florian Grehl
March 14, 2015May 2, 2018
75 Comments

Double check your vendor support when updating ESXi hosts from VMware vSphere 5.5 to 6.0. There are a lot of systems that are no longer supported. The following servers were supported in 5.5 but are according to the VMware HCL no longer supported in vSphere 6.0.

Your server is listed and you want to upgrade? Don't panic.

Usually, the list gets smaller a couple of weeks after a new vSphere version has been released. I will update this post when I notice changes.
Not supported does not mean that it does not work.
Servers get certified by their vendor, not VMware. If you want a server to get certified, ask your vendor.
Vendor support matrices and VMware HCL have some mismatches at the moment (HP and IBM). Servers are listed at the bottom. Please ask your vendor or VMware if you are allowed to upgrade.
Did I miss something? Please comment.

Last Update: May 2, 2018

VMware ESXi Support for HP ProLiant Gen9 Servers

by Florian Grehl
September 11, 2014September 16, 2014
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Hewlett Packard has released Intel Xeon E5v3 (aka Haswell) Proliant Generation 9 server systems. Gen9 Servers are available as Rack Servers, Blades and Towers. Time to have a look at VMware Support for the new series.

HP ProLiant Gen9 Servers with ESXi Support:

Howto Update vCenter and ESXi Hosts to vSphere 5.5

by Florian Grehl
October 11, 2013December 29, 2014

The recently released major update of VMware vSphere, version 5.5 addresses several issues in vSphere 5.1. An update is absolutely recommended as it resolves many issues and reduces the complexity of some components like Single Sign-On. This update guide shows a small Walk-though how to Update you Platform to vSphere 5.5.

VMware ESXi 5.5 - Unsupported Hardware

by Florian Grehl
September 30, 2013February 4, 2014
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Double check your vendors support when updating ESXi hosts from VMware vSphere 5.x to 5.5. There are a lot of systems that are no longer supported. The following servers were supported in 5.x but are no longer supported in 5.5:

Updating ESXi from 5.0 to 5.1 - Unsupported Hardware

by Florian Grehl
April 2, 2013

Be careful when updating you ESXi hosts from VMware vSphere 5.0 to 5.1. The following servers were supported in 5.0 but are no longer supported in 5.1: