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VMware vSphere 6.7 vs. vSphere 7.0

This site explains the key differences between vSphere 6.7 and vSphere 7.0. An overview comparison from all vSphere Versions is available here.

vSphere 6.7
vSphere 7.0
Released
April 2018
April 2020
End of Support
October 2022
April 2025
End of Technical Guidance
November 2023
April 2027
Physical CPUs per host
768
768
Physical RAM per host
16 TB
16 TB
vCPU per VM
128
128
vMEM per VM
6 TB
6 TB
VM Hardware Version
14+15
17+18+19
VMFS Version
5.81 (VMFS5)
6.81 (VMFS6)
5.81 (VMFS5)
6.81 (VMFS6)
Fault Tolerance Support
8 vCPU
128 GB
8 vCPU
128 GB
vCSA Operating System
VMware Photon OS 1.0
VMware Photon OS 3.0
Management
Web Client
HTML5 Client
HTML5 Client
vCenter Type
Linux
Windows
Linux
vCSA Scale
2000 Hosts
35000 VMs
2500 Hosts
40000 VMs
vMotion
Cluster-wide EVC
Per-VM EVC
vGPU vMotion
Cluster-wide EVC
Per-VM EVC
vGPU vMotion
Logic Optimizations
Reduced Stun Time
Reduced Performance Impact
DRS
Cluster-centric
Workload-centric
Virtual SAN
vSAN 6.7
HTML5 Interface Support
Fast Network Failover
Microsoft WSFC
4k Native Device Support
FIPS 140-2 Level 1
vSAN 7.0
Simplified Management
Native File Services
Enhanced Cloud Native Storage
Enhancements Stretched Cluster
Enhancements 2-Node Topologies
Skyline Health
Improved VM Capacity Reporting
Improved vSphere Replication
Hot-Plug NVMe Devices
Improved Flexibility for Shared Disks
Tanzu
NO
YES
Container Runtime
NO
YES
Trust Authority
NO
YES
ESXi Lifecycle
Update Manager (Windows only)
Lifecycle Manager
vCenter Server Profiles
YES
YES