Guest OS Compatibility Guide

Guest OS Compatibility Guide

Last Updated: December 12, 2024
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Introduction
VMware provides the widest virtualization support for guest operating systems in the industry to enable your environments and maximize your investments. The VMware
Compatibility Guide shows the certification status of operating system releases for use as a Guest OS by the following VMware products:

• VMware ESXi/ESX Server 3.0 and later

• VMware Workstation 6.0 and later

• VMware Fusion 2.0 and later

• VMware ACE 2.0 and later

• VMware Server 2.0 and later

VMware Certification and Support Levels

VMware product support for operating system releases can vary depending upon the specific VMware product release or update and can also be subject to:
• Installation of specific patches to VMware products

• Installation of specific operating system patches

• Adherence to guidance and recommendations that are documented in knowledge base articles

VMware attempts to provide timely support for new operating system update releases and where possible, certification of new update releases will be added to existing VMware
product releases in the VMware Compatibility Guide based upon the results of compatibility testing.

Tech Preview
Operating system releases that are shown with the Tech Preview level of support are planned for future support by the VMware product but are not certified for use as a Guest OS
for one or more of the of the following reasons:

• The operating system vendor has not announced the general availability of the OS release.

• Not all blocking issues have been resolved by the operating system vendor.

• One or more required enabling changes are not available in the form of a VMware product update or patch release.

• Compatibility testing of a new OS update release is not complete.

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VMware will not provide support for operating system releases shown with the Tech Preview level of support and does not recommend use of this operating system release for
critical production workloads. Although VMware will publish usage recommendation and known issues that should be considered when attempting to use these operating system
releases for evaluation and testing purposes.

Operating Systems That the Operating System Vendor No Longer Supports

For operating system releases listed in this guide that the operating system vendor no longer supports, VMware may, at its sole discretion, provide support and fixes to VMware
products to address problems that are exposed by running such operating system releases on a VMware virtual machine. VMware is not responsible for resolving problems with, or
providing support or fixes to, the operating system itself.

Deprecated Support
Prior to terminating support for operating system releases, VMware will announce that the support for select operating system releases has been deprecated in the product release
notes and the VMware Compatibility Guide will show the support level for these releases as deprecated.

Terminated Support
VMware does not provide support for operating system releases with terminated support.

Operating system releases with terminated support will not appear in the search results within the VMware Compatibility Guide for VMware product releases where support is no
longer available.

Certification by Operating System Vendors

The following operating system vendors provide certifications for VMware virtual hardware:
• Microsoft – http://windowsservercatalog.com/

• Red Hat – https://hardware.redhat.com/

• Novell – http://developer.novell.com/yessearch/

Support for 64-Bit Guest Operating Systems

To install and run 64-bit guest operating systems you need to fulfill the following requirements.

Requirements for all VMware products:

To install and run a 64-bit guest operating system, you must have a supported 64-bit CPU in the host computer and you must be running a VMware product that supports 64-bit
guests. For details, see the documentation for your VMware product. For more information about hardware and firmware requirements for 64-bit guest operating systems, refer
to knowledge base article 1003945 at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003945 .

Additional requirements for products with a Type-2 or Hosted Hypervisor:

You can run 64-bit guests on supported 64-bit hardware (Intel or AMD) running either 32-bit or 64-bit host operating systems.

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For 64-bit Intel hardware with VT support, running either 32-bit or 64-bit host operating systems, you must enable VT in the host machine BIOS.

Installation of Guest Operating System

Instruction for installation of various types of Guest Operating Systems releases is provided on-line at http://partnerweb.vmware.com/GOSIG/home.html .

VMware Tools
VMware Tools is a suite of device drivers and utilities that enhances the performance of the guest operating system and improves management of the virtual machine. Although
a guest operating system can run without VMware Tools, you lose important functionality and convenience. VMware Tools is provided in these formats:
• Virtual ISO Image Files - packaged within each VMware product

• Operating System Specific Packages (OSPs) – which are available on-line for select operating systems here at http://www.vmware.com/download/packages.html

For a complete description and instructions for installing and upgrading VMware Tools, see one of the following manuals on the VMware Documentation Web site:

• VMware Workstation - Workstation User's Manual

• VMware ESX - Basic System Administration Guide

• VMware Server - VMware Server User's Guide

• VMware Player - in-product online help

• Fusion - in-product online help

Guest Operating System Compatibility

AlmaLinux OS Foundation

AlmaLinux OS 8
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

AlmaLinux OS 8.x ESXi8.0 U3

1,2
, 8.0 U2
1,2
, 8.0 U1
1,2
, 8.0
1,2 1
, 7.0 U3 , 7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory,
1 1 1 Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools
U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
2 e1000e, VMXNET 3, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003746

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AlmaLinux OS 8
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
VMware Knowledge Base Documents:
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/88737

AlmaLinux OS 9
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

AlmaLinux OS 9.x 1 1 1 1 1 1
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , e1000e, VMXNET 3, IDE, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add
1 1 Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools
7.0 U1 , 7.0
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3, IDE, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add
Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003746

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Apple

macOS 10.12
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

macOS 10.12.x Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0

ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3, LSI Logic, NVMe, SATA, SMP, Tools available for
download

macOS 10.12.x Desktop Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

macOS 10.12.x Server Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

macOS 10.13
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

macOS 10.13.x Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0

1 1 1 1 e1000e, VMXNET 3, LSI Logic, NVMe, SATA, SMP, Tools available for
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
download

macOS 10.13.x Desktop Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

macOS 10.13.x Server Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/52020

macOS 10.14
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

macOS 10.14.x Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0

1 1 1 1 e1000e, VMXNET 3, LSI Logic, NVMe, SATA, SMP, Tools available for
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
download

macOS 10.14.x Desktop Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0

macOS 10.14.x Server Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0

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macOS 10.14
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/52020

macOS 10.15
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

macOS 10.15.x Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0

ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3, LSI Logic, NVMe, SATA, SMP, Tools available for
download

macOS 10.15.x Desktop Fusion11.5

macOS 10.15.x Server Fusion11.5

macOS 11
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

macOS 11.0 ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2 e1000e, VMXNET 3, LSI Logic, NVMe, SATA, SMP, Tools available for
download

macOS 11.0 Desktop Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0

1 e1000e, VMXNET 3, LSI Logic, NVMe, SATA, SMP, Tools available for
ESXi7.0 U1, 7.0
download

macOS 11.0 Server Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0

1 e1000e, VMXNET 3, LSI Logic, NVMe, SATA, SMP, Tools available for
ESXi7.0 U1, 7.0
download

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/81783

macOS 12
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

macOS 12.0 Desktop Fusion12.2

1 e1000e, LSI Logic, NVMe, SATA, SMP, Tools available for download
ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0

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macOS 12
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

macOS 12.0 Server Fusion12.2

1 e1000e, LSI Logic, NVMe, SATA, SMP, Tools available for download
ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/86452

macOS 13
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

macOS 13.0 Desktop ESXi7.0 U3 VMXNET 3, LSI Logic, NVMe, SATA, SMP, Tools available for download

macOS 13.0 Server ESXi7.0 U3 VMXNET 3, LSI Logic, NVMe, SATA, SMP, Tools available for download

macOS 14
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

macOS 14.0 ESXi7.0 U3 VMXNET 3, LSI Logic, NVMe, SATA, SMP, Tools available for download

macOS 15
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

macOS 15.0 Fusion13.6

ESXi7.0 U3 VMXNET 3, LSI Logic, NVMe, SATA, SMP, Tools available for download

OS X 10.10
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

OS X 10.10.x Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0

ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1 e1000e, LSI Logic, NVMe, SATA, SMP, Tools available for download

OS X 10.10.x Desktop Fusion10.0

ESXi7.0 e1000e, LSI Logic, NVMe, SATA, SMP, Tools available for download

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OS X 10.10
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

OS X 10.10.x Server Fusion10.0

ESXi7.0 e1000e, LSI Logic, NVMe, SATA, SMP, Tools available for download

OS X 10.11
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

OS X 10.11.x Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0

ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000e, LSI Logic, NVMe, SATA, SMP, Tools available for download

OS X 10.11.x Desktop Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

OS X 10.11.x Server Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

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Asianux

Asianux 3.0
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Asianux 3.0 ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

Asianux 3.0
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Asianux 3.0 VMware Cloud on AWS e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add
Memory, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

Asianux 3.0 Server ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add
Memory, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

Asianux 4.0
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Asianux 4.0 ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with
host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with
host

Asianux 4.0
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Asianux 4.0 ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools available
for download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools available
for download, Tools bundled with host

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Asianux 7.0
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Asianux 7.0 ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools
(Recommended), Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

Asianux 7.0 Server VMware Cloud on AWS e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools
(Recommended), Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

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Canonical Ltd

Ubuntu 14.04
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS WS17.6

1,2
, 17.5
1,2
, 17.0
1,2
, 16.2
1,2
, 16.1
1,2
, 16.0
1,2
,
1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2
15.5 , 15.1 , 15.0 , 14.0
1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2
Fusion13.6 , 13.0 , 12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0 , 11.5 ,
1,2 1,2 1,2
11.1 , 11.0 , 10.0
1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 e1000, e1000e, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3
1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot
, 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled
with host

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Desktop VMware Cloud on AWS

1,2 e1000, e1000e, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic,
IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot
Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled
with host

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Server VMware Cloud on AWS

1,2 e1000, e1000e, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic,
IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot
Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled
with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2073803
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2073804
3. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/88737

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Ubuntu 14.04
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS WS17.6

1,2
, 17.5
1,2
, 17.0
1,2
, 16.2
1,2
, 16.1
1,2
, 16.0
1,2
,
1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2
15.5 , 15.1 , 15.0 , 14.0
1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2
Fusion13.6 , 13.0 , 12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0 , 11.5 ,
1,2 1,2 1,2
11.1 , 11.0 , 10.0
1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 e1000, e1000e, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3
1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended),
, 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended),
Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Desktop VMware Cloud on AWS

1,2 e1000, e1000e, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI
Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended),
Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended),
Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Server VMware Cloud on AWS

1,2 e1000, e1000e, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI
Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended),
Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended),
Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2073803
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2073804
3. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/88737

Ubuntu 16.04
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0
1 1 1 1 e1000, e1000e, Vlance, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0
U1, 7.0 Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended),
Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended), Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host

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Ubuntu 16.04
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Desktop WS15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
VMware Cloud on AWS10.0 e1000, e1000e, Vlance, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI
Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended),
Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended), Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Server WS15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
VMware Cloud on AWS10.0 e1000, e1000e, Vlance, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI
Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended),
Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended), Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/88737

Ubuntu 16.04
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0
1 1 1 1 e1000, e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0
U1, 7.0 SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory,
Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended), Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Desktop WS15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
VMware Cloud on AWS10.0 e1000, e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic
SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory,
Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended), Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host

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Ubuntu 16.04
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Server WS15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
VMware Cloud on AWS10.0 e1000, e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic
SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory,
Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended), Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/88737

Ubuntu 18.04
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0
1 1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
ESXi7.0 U2 , 7.0
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended)

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Desktop WS15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0
1 SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
U1 vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended)
1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 U1
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended)

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Server WS15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0
1 SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
U1 vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended)
1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 U1
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended)

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Ubuntu 18.04
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/53624
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/88737

Ubuntu 20.04
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0
1 1 1 1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended)

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Desktop WS15.5

Fusion11.5
ESXi7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended)
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended)

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Server WS15.5

Fusion11.5
ESXi7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended)
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended)

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/88737

Ubuntu 22.04
arm(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Desktop Fusion13.6, 13.0

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Ubuntu 22.04
arm(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Server Fusion13.6, 13.0

Ubuntu 22.04
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Desktop Fusion13.6, 13.0

1,2 1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1
1,3 1,4 SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
, 7.0 vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended)
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended)

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Server Fusion13.6, 13.0

1,2 1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1
1,3 1,4 SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
, 7.0 vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended)
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended)

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/91215
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/94219
3. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/92361
4. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/91250

Ubuntu 22.10
arm(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases

Ubuntu 22.10 Desktop Fusion13.6, 13.0

Ubuntu 22.10 Server Fusion13.6, 13.0

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Ubuntu 22.10
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Ubuntu 22.10 Desktop 1 1 1 1 1 1

ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
1 1 SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
7.0 U1 , 7.0 vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended)
1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended)

Ubuntu 22.10 Server 1 1 1 1 1 1

ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
1 1 SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
7.0 U1 , 7.0 vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended)
1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended)

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003746

Ubuntu 23.04
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Ubuntu 23.04 Desktop ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, SMP, open-
vm-tools (Recommended)
VMware Cloud on AWS8.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, SMP, open-
vm-tools

Ubuntu 23.04 Server ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, SMP, open-
vm-tools (Recommended)
VMware Cloud on AWS8.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, SMP, open-
vm-tools

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Ubuntu 23.10
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Ubuntu 23.10 Desktop ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools
VMware Cloud on AWS8.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools

Ubuntu 23.10 Server ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools
VMware Cloud on AWS8.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools

Ubuntu 24.04
arm(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Desktop Fusion13.6

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Server Fusion13.6

Ubuntu 24.04
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Desktop Fusion13.6

1 1 1 1 1 1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended)

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Server Fusion13.6

1 1 1 1 1 1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended)

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/95091

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Ubuntu 24.10
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Ubuntu 24.10 Desktop 1 1

ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0
1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools

Ubuntu 24.10 Server 1 1

ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0
1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/95901

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CentOS

CentOS 4
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

CentOS 4.9 ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000 (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI
Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, OSP Format Tools, Tools available for download
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000 (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI
Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, OSP Format Tools, Tools available for download

CentOS 4
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

CentOS 4.9 ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000 (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, SMP, OSP Format Tools, Tools available for download
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000 (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, SMP, OSP Format Tools, Tools available for download

CentOS 5
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

CentOS 5.x WS17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0
1 1 1 1 1 1 e1000 (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 ,
1 1 IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, SMP, OSP Format
7.0 U1 , 7.0 Tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000 (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3,
IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, SMP, OSP Format
Tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1010398

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CentOS 5
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

CentOS 5.x WS17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0
1 1 1 1 1 1 e1000 (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 ,
1 1 SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, OSP
7.0 U1 , 7.0 Format Tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000 (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, OSP
Format Tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1010398

CentOS 6
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

CentOS 6.x WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0
Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0
1,2 1,2 1,2 VMware Paravirtual, SMP, OSP Format Tools, Tools available for download,
U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 Tools bundled with host
1,2 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
VMware Paravirtual, SMP, OSP Format Tools, Tools available for download,
Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2032914
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2050379

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CentOS 6
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

CentOS 6.x WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0
Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0
1,2 1,2 1,2 VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, OSP Format
U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 Tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
1,2 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, OSP Format
Tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2032914
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2050379

CentOS 7
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

CentOS 7.x WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0
Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3
2 1,2 1,2 1,2 VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools
, 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 (Recommended), Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
2,4,3 VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools
(Recommended), Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003746
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/51903
3. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/88737
4. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/70334

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CentOS 8
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

CentOS 8.x WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5

Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5
1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 1 e1000e, VMXNET 3, IDE, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0
1 1 1 Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools
U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3, IDE, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add
Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003746
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/88737

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China Standard Software Co.

NeoKylin Linux Advanced Server 6

x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

NeoKylin Linux Advanced Server 6.x ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware
Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host

NeoKylin Linux Advanced Server 6.x Server VMware Cloud on AWS e1000, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware
Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host

NeoKylin Linux Advanced Server 7

x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

NeoKylin Linux Advanced Server 7.x ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended), Tools bundled with host

NeoKylin Linux Advanced Server 7.x Server VMware Cloud on AWS e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended), Tools bundled with host

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Cybertrust Japan Co.,Ltd.

MIRACLE LINUX 8
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

MIRACLE LINUX 8.x Server ESXi8.0 U1, 8.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual
(Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools
(Recommended)
ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), SATA, VMware Paravirtual
(Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools
(Recommended)
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), SATA, VMware Paravirtual
(Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools
(Recommended)

MIRACLE LINUX 9
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

MIRACLE LINUX 9.x Server ESXi8.0 U1, 8.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual
(Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools
(Recommended)
VMware Cloud on AWS8.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual
(Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools
(Recommended)

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Debian

Debian 10
arm(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases

Debian GNU/Linux 10.x Fusion13.6, 13.0

Debian 10
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Debian GNU/Linux 10.x WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5
Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5
ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add vCPU, open-vm-tools (Recommended),
Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add vCPU, open-vm-tools
(Recommended), Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

Debian 10
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Debian GNU/Linux 10.x WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0
1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0
1 1 1 SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, open-vm-tools
U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 (Recommended), Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, open-vm-tools (Recommended), Tools available for download, Tools
bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2073803
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/88737

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Debian 11
arm(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases

Debian GNU/Linux 11.x Fusion13.6, 13.0

Debian 11
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Debian GNU/Linux 11.x 1

ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1 , 7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add vCPU, open-vm-tools
(Recommended)
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add vCPU, open-vm-tools
(Recommended), Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/92361

Debian 11
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Debian GNU/Linux 11.x WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2

Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2
1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1 , 7.0
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, open-vm-tools (Recommended)
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, open-vm-tools (Recommended), Tools available for download, Tools
bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/92361

Debian 12
arm(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases

Debian GNU/Linux 12.x Fusion13.6

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Debian 12
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Debian GNU/Linux 12.x ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add vCPU, open-vm-tools
(Recommended)
VMware Cloud on AWS8.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add vCPU, open-vm-tools
(Recommended)

Debian 12
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Debian GNU/Linux 12.x ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, open-vm-tools (Recommended)
VMware Cloud on AWS8.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, open-vm-tools (Recommended)

Debian 7
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Debian GNU/Linux 7.x WS17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0
1 1 1 1 1 1 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 ,
1 1 VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools,
7.0 U1 , 7.0 Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
1 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools,
Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2073803

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Debian 7
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Debian GNU/Linux 7.x WS17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0
1 1 1 1 1 1 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 ,
1 1 VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools,
7.0 U1 , 7.0 Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
1 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools,
Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2073803

Debian 8
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Debian GNU/Linux 8.x WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0
Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
1 1 1 1 1 1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 ,
1 1 SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-
7.0 U1 , 7.0 tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-
tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2073803

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Debian 8
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Debian GNU/Linux 8.x WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0
Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
1 1 1 1 1 1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 ,
1 1 SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
7.0 U1 , 7.0 vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with
host
1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with
host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2073803

Debian 9
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Debian GNU/Linux 9.x WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0
Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
1 1 1 1 1 1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 ,
1 1 SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
7.0 U1 , 7.0 vCPU, open-vm-tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic (Not Recommended),
IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual
(Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, open-vm-tools, Tools
available for download, Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2073803

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Debian 9
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Debian GNU/Linux 9.x WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0
Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
1 1 1 1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0
U1, 7.0 SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, open-vm-tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic (Not Recommended),
IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual
(Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, open-vm-tools, Tools
available for download, Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/88737

Debian GNU/Linux 6.0

x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Debian GNU/Linux 6.0 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools, Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host

Debian GNU/Linux 6.0

x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Debian GNU/Linux 6.0 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools,
Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

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FreeBSD

FreeBSD 10
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

FreeBSD 10.x ESXi8.0 U3

1,2,3,4
, 8.0 U2
1,2,3,4
, 8.0 U1
1,2,3,4
, 8.0
1,2,3,4
, e1000, Vlance, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic,
1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended), Tools
7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 available for download, Tools bundled with host
1,2,3,4 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, SMP, open-vm-tools, Tools available for download,
Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2032803
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2059649
3. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2139943
4. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2142236

FreeBSD 10
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

FreeBSD 10.x ESXi8.0 U3

1,2,3
, 8.0 U2
1,2,3
, 8.0 U1
1,2,3
, 8.0
1,2,3
, 7.0 U3 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 SATA, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended), Tools available for download,
, 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 Tools bundled with host
1,2,3 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
SATA, SMP, open-vm-tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with
host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2032803
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2139943
3. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2142236

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FreeBSD 11
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

FreeBSD 11.x WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0
Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, open-vm-tools (Recommended), Tools available for download, Tools
bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, open-vm-tools (Recommended), Tools available for download, Tools
bundled with host

FreeBSD 11
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

FreeBSD 11.x WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0
Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, open-vm-tools (Recommended), Tools available for download, Tools
bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, open-vm-tools (Recommended), Tools available for download, Tools
bundled with host

FreeBSD 12
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

FreeBSD 12.x WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5

Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5
1 1 1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS
ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 ,
1 (Recommended), NVMe, SATA, open-vm-tools (Recommended)
7.0
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS
(Recommended), NVMe, SATA, open-vm-tools (Recommended)

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/94528

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FreeBSD 12
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

FreeBSD 12.x WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5

Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5
1 1 1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS
ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 ,
1 (Recommended), NVMe, SATA, open-vm-tools (Recommended)
7.0
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS
(Recommended), NVMe, SATA, open-vm-tools (Recommended)

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/94528

FreeBSD 13
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

FreeBSD 13.x 1 1 1 1 1
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 ,
1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
1 1 SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), open-vm-tools (Recommended)
7.0 U1 , 7.0
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS
(Recommended), NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), open-
vm-tools (Recommended)

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/94107

FreeBSD 13
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

FreeBSD 13.x ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), open-vm-tools (Recommended)
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), open-vm-tools (Recommended)

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FreeBSD 14
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

FreeBSD 14.x 1 1 1
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0
1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), open-vm-tools (Recommended)
1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
VMware Cloud on AWS8.0
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), open-vm-tools (Recommended)

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/94107

FreeBSD 14
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

FreeBSD 14.x ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), open-vm-tools (Recommended)
VMware Cloud on AWS8.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), open-vm-tools (Recommended)

FreeBSD 7
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

FreeBSD 7.x ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

FreeBSD 7
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

FreeBSD 7.x ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools
available for download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools
available for download, Tools bundled with host

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FreeBSD 8
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

FreeBSD 8.x ESXi7.0 U3

1,2
, 7.0 U2
1,2
, 7.0 U1
1,2
, 7.0
1,2 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,
Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
1,2 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2032803
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2059649

FreeBSD 8
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

FreeBSD 8.x 1 1
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
1 1 e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools available for download,
Tools bundled with host
1 e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools available for download,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2032803

FreeBSD 9
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

FreeBSD 9.x ESXi8.0 U3

1,2,3,4
, 8.0 U2
1,2,3,4
, 8.0 U1
1,2,3,4
, 8.0
1,2,3,4
, e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE,
1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools
7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 bundled with host
1,2,3,4 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, SMP, open-vm-tools, Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2032803
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2033133
3. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2059649
4. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2142236

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FreeBSD 9
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

FreeBSD 9.x ESXi8.0 U3

1,2,3
, 8.0 U2
1,2,3
, 8.0 U1
1,2,3
, 8.0
1,2,3
, 7.0 U3 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
, 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
1,2,3 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
SMP, open-vm-tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2032803
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2033133
3. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2142236

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Kinvolk

Flatcar LTS
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Flatcar Container Linux 2605 LTS ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP,
open-vm-tools (Recommended)
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP,
open-vm-tools (Recommended)

Flatcar Container Linux 3033 LTS ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP,
open-vm-tools (Recommended)
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP,
open-vm-tools (Recommended)

Flatcar Container Linux 3510 LTS ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP,
open-vm-tools (Recommended)
VMware Cloud on AWS8.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP,
open-vm-tools (Recommended)

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KylinSoft Corporation

Kylin Linux Advanced Server V10

x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Kylin Linux Advanced Server V10 ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, open-vm-tools (Recommended)
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, open-vm-tools
(Recommended)

Kylin LInux Desktop V10

x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Kylin Linux Desktop V10 ESXi8.0 U1, 8.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-
tools
ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2 e1000e, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware
Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 U2 e1000e, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware
Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools

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LLC RusBITech-Astra

Orel 2.12
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Astra Linux Orel 2.12 ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, open-vm-tools (Recommended)

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Microsoft

Windows 10
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Windows 10 WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0

Windows 10 Basic WS15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 ,
1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available
7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 for download, Tools bundled with host
1,2,3,4 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available
for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows 10 Enterprise WS15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 ,
1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available
7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 for download, Tools bundled with host
1,2,3,4 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available
for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows 10 Pro WS15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 ,
1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available
7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 for download, Tools bundled with host
1,2,3,4 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available
for download, Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2059549
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2127782
3. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2127783
4. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/51903

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Windows 10
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Windows 10 WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0

Windows 10 Basic WS15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
1,2,3,4,5 1,2,3,4,5 1,2,3,4,5 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0
1,2,3,4,5 1,2,3,4,5 1,2,3,4,5 1,2,3,4,5 VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available
, 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 for download, Tools bundled with host
1,2,3,4,5

1,2,3,4 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available
for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows 10 Enterprise WS15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
1,2,3,4,5 1,2,3,4,5 1,2,3,4,5 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0
1,2,3,4,5 1,2,3,4,5 1,2,3,4,5 1,2,3,4,5 VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available
, 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 for download, Tools bundled with host
1,2,3,4,5

1,2,3,4 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available
for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows 10 Pro WS15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
1,2,3,4,5 1,2,3,4,5 1,2,3,4,5 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0
1,2,3,4,5 1,2,3,4,5 1,2,3,4,5 1,2,3,4,5 VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available
, 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 for download, Tools bundled with host
1,2,3,4,5

1,2,3,4 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available
for download, Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2059549
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2127782
3. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2127783
4. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/51903
5. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/51909

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Windows 11
arm(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases

Windows 11 Basic Fusion13.6, 13.0

Windows 11 Enterprise Fusion13.6, 13.0

Windows 11 Pro Fusion13.6, 13.0

Windows 11
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Windows 11 Basic WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2

Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2
1,2,3,4,5,6 1,2,3,4,5,6 1,2,3,4,5,6 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 ,
1,2,3,4,5,6 1,2,3,4,5,6 1,2,3,4,5,6 VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available
8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 for download, Tools bundled with host
1,2,3,4,5,6 1,2,3,4,5,6
, 7.0
1,2,3,4,5,6 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available
for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows 11 Enterprise WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2

Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2
1,2,3,4,5,6 1,2,3,4,5,6 1,2,3,4,5,6 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 ,
1,2,3,4,5,6 1,2,3,4,5,6 1,2,3,4,5,6 VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available
8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 for download, Tools bundled with host
1,2,3,4,5,6 1,2,3,4,5,6
, 7.0
1,2,3,4,5,6 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available
for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows 11 Pro WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2

Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2
1,2,3,4,5,6 1,2,3,4,5,6 1,2,3,4,5,6 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 ,
1,2,3,4,5,6 1,2,3,4,5,6 1,2,3,4,5,6 VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available
8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 for download, Tools bundled with host
1,2,3,4,5,6 1,2,3,4,5,6
, 7.0
1,2,3,4,5,6 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available
for download, Tools bundled with host

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Windows 11
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/85665
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/86037
3. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/86517
4. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/87307
5. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/87460
6. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/88320

Windows 2000
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Windows 2000 WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0

Windows 2000 Advanced Server ESXi8.0 U3

1,2
, 8.0 U2
1,2
, 8.0 U1
1,2
, 8.0
1,2
, 7.0 U3
1,2
, 7.0
1,2
U2
1,2 1,2 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,
ESXi7.0 U1 , 7.0
Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
1 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows 2000 Datacenter Server ESXi8.0 U3

1,2
, 8.0 U2
1,2
, 8.0 U1
1,2
, 8.0
1,2
, 7.0 U3
1,2
, 7.0
1,2
U2
1,2 1,2 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,
ESXi7.0 U1 , 7.0
Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
1 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows 2000 Professional ESXi8.0 U3

1,2
, 8.0 U2
1,2
, 8.0 U1
1,2
, 8.0
1,2
, 7.0 U3
1,2
, 7.0
1,2
U2
1,2 1,2 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,
ESXi7.0 U1 , 7.0
Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
1 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

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Windows 2000
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Windows 2000 Server ESXi8.0 U3

1,2
, 8.0 U2
1,2
, 8.0 U1
1,2
, 8.0
1,2
, 7.0 U3
1,2
, 7.0
1,2
U2
1,2 1,2 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,
ESXi7.0 U1 , 7.0
Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
1 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2147608
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/81466

Windows 7
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Windows 7 WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0
Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

Windows 7 Enterprise ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000 (Not Recommended), VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools
available for download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000 (Not Recommended), VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools
available for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows 7 Home Premium ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000 (Not Recommended), VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools
available for download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000 (Not Recommended), VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools
available for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows 7 Professional ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000 (Not Recommended), VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools
available for download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000 (Not Recommended), VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools
available for download, Tools bundled with host

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Windows 7
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Windows 7 Ultimate ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000 (Not Recommended), VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools
available for download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000 (Not Recommended), VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools
available for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows 7
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Windows 7 WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0
Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

Windows 7 Enterprise ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000 (Not Recommended), VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools
available for download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000 (Not Recommended), VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools
available for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows 7 Home Premium ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000 (Not Recommended), VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools
available for download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000 (Not Recommended), VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools
available for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows 7 Professional ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000 (Not Recommended), VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools
available for download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000 (Not Recommended), VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools
available for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows 7 Ultimate ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000 (Not Recommended), VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools
available for download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000 (Not Recommended), VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools
available for download, Tools bundled with host

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Windows 8
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Windows 8 WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0
Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

Windows 8 Enterprise ESXi8.0 U3

1,2,3
, 8.0 U2
1,2,3
, 8.0 U1
1,2,3
, 8.0
1,2,3
, 7.0 U3 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download,
, 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 Tools bundled with host
1,2,3 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download,
Tools bundled with host

Windows 8 Pro ESXi8.0 U3

1,2,3
, 8.0 U2
1,2,3
, 8.0 U1
1,2,3
, 8.0
1,2,3
, 7.0 U3 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download,
, 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 Tools bundled with host
1,2,3 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download,
Tools bundled with host

Windows 8 Windows 8 VMware Cloud on AWS

1,2,3 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download,
Tools bundled with host

Windows 8.1 WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0
Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

Windows 8.1 Basic ESXi8.0 U3

1,4,5,6
, 8.0 U2
1,4,5,6
, 8.0 U1
1,4,5,6
, 8.0
1,4,5,6
, e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
1,4,5,6 1,4,5,6 1,4,5,6 1,4,5,6 VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download,
7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 Tools bundled with host
1,4,5,6 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download,
Tools bundled with host

Windows 8.1 Enterprise ESXi8.0 U3

1,4,5,6
, 8.0 U2
1,4,5,6
, 8.0 U1
1,4,5,6
, 8.0
1,4,5,6
, e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
1,4,5,6 1,4,5,6 1,4,5,6 1,4,5,6 VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download,
7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 Tools bundled with host
1,4,5,6 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download,
Tools bundled with host

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Windows 8
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Windows 8.1 Pro ESXi8.0 U3

1,4,5,6
, 8.0 U2
1,4,5,6
, 8.0 U1
1,4,5,6
, 8.0
1,4,5,6
, e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
1,4,5,6 1,4,5,6 1,4,5,6 1,4,5,6 VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download,
7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 Tools bundled with host
1,4,5,6 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download,
Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2033723
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2037366
3. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2050800
4. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2057809
5. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2059549
6. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2067000

Windows 8
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Windows 8 WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0
Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

Windows 8 Enterprise ESXi8.0 U3

1,2
, 8.0 U2
1,2
, 8.0 U1
1,2
, 8.0
1,2
, 7.0 U3
1,2
, 7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
1,2 1,2 1,2 VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download,
U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 Tools bundled with host
1,2 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download,
Tools bundled with host

Windows 8 Pro ESXi8.0 U3

1,2
, 8.0 U2
1,2
, 8.0 U1
1,2
, 8.0
1,2
, 7.0 U3
1,2
, 7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
1,2 1,2 1,2 VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download,
U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 Tools bundled with host
1,2 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download,
Tools bundled with host

Windows 8 Windows 8 VMware Cloud on AWS

1,2 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download,
Tools bundled with host

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Windows 8
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Windows 8.1 WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0
Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

Windows 8.1 Basic ESXi8.0 U3

1,3,4,5,6
, 8.0 U2
1,3,4,5,6
, 8.0 U1
1,3,4,5,6
, 8.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
1,3,4,5,6 1,3,4,5,6 1,3,4,5,6 1,3,4,5,6 VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download,
, 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 Tools bundled with host
1,3,4,5,6

1,3,4,5,6 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download,
Tools bundled with host

Windows 8.1 Enterprise ESXi8.0 U3

1,3,4,5,6
, 8.0 U2
1,3,4,5,6
, 8.0 U1
1,3,4,5,6
, 8.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
1,3,4,5,6 1,3,4,5,6 1,3,4,5,6 1,3,4,5,6 VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download,
, 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 Tools bundled with host
1,3,4,5,6

1,3,4,5,6 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download,
Tools bundled with host

Windows 8.1 Pro ESXi8.0 U3

1,3,4,5,6
, 8.0 U2
1,3,4,5,6
, 8.0 U1
1,3,4,5,6
, 8.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
1,3,4,5,6 1,3,4,5,6 1,3,4,5,6 1,3,4,5,6 VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download,
, 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 Tools bundled with host
1,3,4,5,6

1,3,4,5,6 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download,
Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2033723
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2037366
3. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2050800
4. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2057809
5. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2059549
6. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2067000

Windows Server 2003

x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Windows Server 2003 WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0
Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

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Windows Server 2003

x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition ESXi8.0 U3

1,2
, 8.0 U2
1,2
, 8.0 U1
1,2
, 8.0
1,2
, 7.0 U3
1,2
, 7.0 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE,
1,2 1,2 1,2 LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools
U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 available for download, Tools bundled with host
1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools
available for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition ESXi8.0 U3

1,2
, 8.0 U2
1,2
, 8.0 U1
1,2
, 8.0
1,2
, 7.0 U3
1,2
, 7.0 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE,
1,2 1,2 1,2 LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools
U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 available for download, Tools bundled with host
1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools
available for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2003 Small Business Server ESXi8.0 U3

1,2
, 8.0 U2
1,2
, 8.0 U1
1,2
, 8.0
1,2
, 7.0 U3
1,2
, 7.0 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE,
Premium 1,2 1,2 1,2 LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools
U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 available for download, Tools bundled with host
1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools
available for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2003 Small Business Server ESXi8.0 U3

1,2
, 8.0 U2
1,2
, 8.0 U1
1,2
, 8.0
1,2
, 7.0 U3
1,2
, 7.0 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE,
Standard 1,2 1,2 1,2 LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools
U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 available for download, Tools bundled with host
1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools
available for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition ESXi8.0 U3

1,2
, 8.0 U2
1,2
, 8.0 U1
1,2
, 8.0
1,2
, 7.0 U3
1,2
, 7.0 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE,
1,2 1,2 1,2 LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools
U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 available for download, Tools bundled with host
1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools
available for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2003 Web Edition ESXi8.0 U3

1,2
, 8.0 U2
1,2
, 8.0 U1
1,2
, 8.0
1,2
, 7.0 U3
1,2
, 7.0 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE,
1,2 1,2 1,2 LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools
U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 available for download, Tools bundled with host
1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools
available for download, Tools bundled with host

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Windows Server 2003

x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Windows Server 2003 R2 WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0
Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition ESXi8.0 U3

1,2
, 8.0 U2
1,2
, 8.0 U1
1,2
, 8.0
1,2
, 7.0 U3
1,2
, 7.0 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
1,2 1,2 1,2 Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for
U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition ESXi8.0 U3

1,2
, 8.0 U2
1,2
, 8.0 U1
1,2
, 8.0
1,2
, 7.0 U3
1,2
, 7.0 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
1,2 1,2 1,2 Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for
U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2003 R2 Small Business Server ESXi8.0 U3

1,2
, 8.0 U2
1,2
, 8.0 U1
1,2
, 8.0
1,2
, 7.0 U3
1,2
, 7.0 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Premium 1,2 1,2 1,2 Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for
U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2003 R2 Small Business Server ESXi8.0 U3

1,2
, 8.0 U2
1,2
, 8.0 U1
1,2
, 8.0
1,2
, 7.0 U3
1,2
, 7.0 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Standard 1,2 1,2 1,2 Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for
U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition ESXi8.0 U3

1,2
, 8.0 U2
1,2
, 8.0 U1
1,2
, 8.0
1,2
, 7.0 U3
1,2
, 7.0 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
1,2 1,2 1,2 Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for
U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host

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Windows Server 2003

x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Windows Server 2003 R2 Web Edition ESXi8.0 U3

1,2
, 8.0 U2
1,2
, 8.0 U1
1,2
, 8.0
1,2
, 7.0 U3
1,2
, 7.0 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
1,2 1,2 1,2 Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for
U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2051653
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/81466

Windows Server 2003

x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Windows Server 2003 WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0
Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition ESXi8.0 U3

1,2
, 8.0 U2
1,2
, 8.0 U1
1,2
, 8.0
1,2
, 7.0 U3
1,2
, 7.0 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
1,2 1,2 1,2 Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for
U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 download, Tools bundled with host
1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition ESXi8.0 U3

1,2
, 8.0 U2
1,2
, 8.0 U1
1,2
, 8.0
1,2
, 7.0 U3
1,2
, 7.0 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
1,2 1,2 1,2 Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for
U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 download, Tools bundled with host
1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition ESXi8.0 U3

1,2
, 8.0 U2
1,2
, 8.0 U1
1,2
, 8.0
1,2
, 7.0 U3
1,2
, 7.0 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
1,2 1,2 1,2 Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for
U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 download, Tools bundled with host
1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2003 R2 WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0
Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

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Windows Server 2003

x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter x64 Edition ESXi8.0 U3

3,4,5,6,2
, 8.0 U2
3,4,5,6,2
, 8.0 U1
3,4,5,6,2
, 8.0 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
3,4,5,6,2 3,4,5,6,2 3,4,5,6,2 3,4,5,6,2 Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for
, 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 download, Tools bundled with host
3,4,5,6,2

3,4,5,6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition ESXi8.0 U3

3,4,5,6,2
, 8.0 U2
3,4,5,6,2
, 8.0 U1
3,4,5,6,2
, 8.0 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
3,4,5,6,2 3,4,5,6,2 3,4,5,6,2 3,4,5,6,2 Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for
, 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 download, Tools bundled with host
3,4,5,6,2

3,4,5,6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition ESXi8.0 U3

3,4,5,6,2
, 8.0 U2
3,4,5,6,2
, 8.0 U1
3,4,5,6,2
, 8.0 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
3,4,5,6,2 3,4,5,6,2 3,4,5,6,2 3,4,5,6,2 Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for
, 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 download, Tools bundled with host
3,4,5,6,2

3,4,5,6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2051653
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/81466
3. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006576
4. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1011701
5. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1011702
6. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1011703

Windows Server 2008

x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Windows Server 2008 WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0
Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

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Windows Server 2008

x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition 1 1 1 1 1

ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 ,
1 e1000 (Not Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3
1 1 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware Paravirtual,
7.0 U1 , 7.0 Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
1 e1000 (Not Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware Paravirtual,
Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition 1 1 1 1 1

ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 ,
1 e1000 (Not Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3
1 1 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware Paravirtual,
7.0 U1 , 7.0 Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
1 e1000 (Not Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware Paravirtual,
Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition 1 1 1 1 1

ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 ,
1 e1000 (Not Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3
1 1 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware Paravirtual,
7.0 U1 , 7.0 Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
1 e1000 (Not Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware Paravirtual,
Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2008 Web Server 1 1 1 1 1

ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 ,
1 e1000 (Not Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3
1 1 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware Paravirtual,
7.0 U1 , 7.0 Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
1 e1000 (Not Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware Paravirtual,
Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2051653

Windows Server 2008

x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Windows Server 2008 WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0
Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

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Windows Server 2008

x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition 1 1 1 1 1 1

ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , e1000 (Not Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3
1 1 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware Paravirtual,
7.0 U1 , 7.0 Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
1 e1000 (Not Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware Paravirtual,
Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition 1 1 1 1 1 1

ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , e1000 (Not Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3
1 1 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware Paravirtual,
7.0 U1 , 7.0 Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
1 e1000 (Not Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware Paravirtual,
Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2008 Essential Business Server 1 1 1 1 1 1

ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , e1000 (Not Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3
Standard 1 1 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware Paravirtual,
7.0 U1 , 7.0 Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
1 e1000 (Not Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware Paravirtual,
Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2008 Small Business Server 1 1 1 1 1 1

ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , e1000 (Not Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3
Premium 1 1 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware Paravirtual,
7.0 U1 , 7.0 Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
1 e1000 (Not Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware Paravirtual,
Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2008 Small Business Server 1 1 1 1 1 1

ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , e1000 (Not Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3
Standard 1 1 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware Paravirtual,
7.0 U1 , 7.0 Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
1 e1000 (Not Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware Paravirtual,
Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition 1 1 1 1 1 1

ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , e1000 (Not Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3
1 1 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware Paravirtual,
7.0 U1 , 7.0 Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
1 e1000 (Not Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware Paravirtual,
Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

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Windows Server 2008

x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Windows Server 2008 Web Server 1 1 1 1 1 1

ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , e1000 (Not Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3
1 1 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware Paravirtual,
7.0 U1 , 7.0 Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
1 e1000 (Not Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware Paravirtual,
Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition R2 2 2 2 2 2 2

ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , e1000 (Not Recommended), VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,
2 2 LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
7.0 U1 , 7.0 vCPU, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
2 e1000 (Not Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware
Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition R2 2 2 2 2 2 2

ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , e1000 (Not Recommended), VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,
2 2 LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
7.0 U1 , 7.0 vCPU, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
2 e1000 (Not Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware
Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2008 Essential Business Server 2 2 2 2 2 2

ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , e1000 (Not Recommended), VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,
Premium R2 2 2 LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
7.0 U1 , 7.0 vCPU, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
2 e1000 (Not Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware
Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2008 Essential Business Server 2 2 2 2 2 2

ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , e1000 (Not Recommended), VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,
Standard R2 2 2 LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
7.0 U1 , 7.0 vCPU, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
2 e1000 (Not Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware
Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host

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Windows Server 2008

x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Windows Server 2008 Foundation Edition R2 2 2 2 2 2

ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 ,
2 e1000 (Not Recommended), VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,
2 2 LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
7.0 U1 , 7.0 vCPU, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
2 e1000 (Not Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware
Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2008 HPC Server R2 2 2 2 2 2

ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 ,
2 e1000 (Not Recommended), VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,
2 2 LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
7.0 U1 , 7.0 vCPU, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
2 e1000 (Not Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware
Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2008 R2 WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0
Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

Windows Server 2008 Small Business Server 2 2 2 2 2

ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 ,
2 e1000 (Not Recommended), VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,
Premium R2 2 2 LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
7.0 U1 , 7.0 vCPU, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
2 e1000 (Not Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware
Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2008 Small Business Server 2 2 2 2 2

ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 ,
2 e1000 (Not Recommended), VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,
Standard R2 2 2 LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
7.0 U1 , 7.0 vCPU, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
2 e1000 (Not Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware
Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition R2 2 2 2 2 2

ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 ,
2 e1000 (Not Recommended), VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,
2 2 LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
7.0 U1 , 7.0 vCPU, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
2 e1000 (Not Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware
Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host

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Windows Server 2008

x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Windows Server 2008 Storage Server R2 2 2 2 2

ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 ,
2 2 e1000 (Not Recommended), VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,
2 2 LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
7.0 U1 , 7.0 vCPU, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
2 e1000 (Not Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware
Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2008 Web Server R2 2 2 2 2

ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 ,
2 2 e1000 (Not Recommended), VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,
2 2 LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
7.0 U1 , 7.0 vCPU, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
2 e1000 (Not Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware
Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2051653
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2051989

Windows Server 2012

x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Windows Server 2012 WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0
Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition ESXi8.0 U3

1,2,3,4
, 8.0 U2
1,2,3,4
, 8.0 U1
1,2,3,4
, 8.0
1,2,3,4
, e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools available
7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 for download, Tools bundled with host
1,2,3 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools available
for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition ESXi8.0 U3

1,2,3,4
, 8.0 U2
1,2,3,4
, 8.0 U1
1,2,3,4
, 8.0
1,2,3,4
, e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools available
7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 for download, Tools bundled with host
1,2,3 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools available
for download, Tools bundled with host

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Windows Server 2012

x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition R2 WS15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
1,3,5,6,7,4 1,3,5,6,7,4 1,3,5,6,7,4 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0
1,3,5,6,7,4 1,3,5,6,7,4 1,3,5,6,7,4 1,3,5,6,7,4 VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools available
, 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 for download, Tools bundled with host
1,3,5,6,7 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools available
for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2012 R2 WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0
1,3,5,6,7,4 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
ESXi7.0 U1
VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools available
for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition R2 WS15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
1,3,5,6,7,4 1,3,5,6,7,4 1,3,5,6,7,4 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0
1,3,5,6,7,4 1,3,5,6,7,4 1,3,5,6,7,4 1,3,5,6,7,4 VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools available
, 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 for download, Tools bundled with host
1,3,5,6,7 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools available
for download, Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2033723
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2037366
3. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2050800
4. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/89378
5. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2057809
6. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2059549
7. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2069889

Windows Server 2016

x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Windows Server 2016 WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0

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Windows Server 2016

x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Windows Server 2016 Datacenter Edition WS15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 ,
1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP,
7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
1,2 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP,
Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2016 Essentials Edition WS15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 ,
1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP,
7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
1,2 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP,
Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition WS15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 ,
1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP,
7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
1,2 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP,
Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2059549
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/51903
3. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/51909
4. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/89378

Windows Server 2019

x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Windows Server 2019 WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0

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Windows Server 2019

x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Windows Server 2019 Datacenter Edition WS15.5

Fusion11.5
1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0
1,2 1,2 1,2 VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP,
U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2019 Datacenter x64 Edition VMware Cloud on AWS

1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP,
Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2019 Essentials Edition WS15.5

Fusion11.5
1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0
1,2 1,2 1,2 VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP,
U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2019 Standard Edition WS15.5

Fusion11.5
1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0
1,2 1,2 1,2 VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP,
U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2019 Standard x64 Edition VMware Cloud on AWS

1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP,
Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/59222
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/89378

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Windows Server 2022

x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Windows Server 2022 Datacenter Edition WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0

Fusion13.6, 13.0
1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3
1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP,
, 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP,
Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2022 Essentials Edition WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0

Fusion13.6, 13.0
1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3
1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP,
, 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP,
Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2022 Standard Edition WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0

Fusion13.6, 13.0
1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3
1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP,
, 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP,
Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/84239
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/86340
3. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/89378

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Windows Server 2025

x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Windows Server 2025 Datacenter Edition WS17.6

Fusion13.6
1,2,3,4,5 1,2,3,4,5 1,2,3,4,5 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0
1,2,3,4,5 1,2,3,4,5 VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP,
, 7.0 U3 Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2025 Essentials Edition WS17.6

Fusion13.6
1,2,3,4,5 1,2,3,4,5 1,2,3,4,5 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0
1,2,3,4,5 1,2,3,4,5 VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP,
, 7.0 U3 Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

Windows Server 2025 Standard Edition WS17.6

Fusion13.6
1,2,3,4,5 1,2,3,4,5 1,2,3,4,5 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0
1,2,3,4,5 1,2,3,4,5 VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP,
, 7.0 U3 Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/371301
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/371344
3. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/373533
4. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/374927
5. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/380610

Windows Vista
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Windows Vista WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0
Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0

Windows Vista Business Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with
host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with
host

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Windows Vista
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Windows Vista Enterprise Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with
host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with
host

Windows Vista Home Basic Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with
host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with
host

Windows Vista Home Premium Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with
host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with
host

Windows Vista Home Starter Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with
host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with
host

Windows Vista Ultimate Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with
host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with
host

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Windows Vista
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Windows Vista WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0
Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0

Windows Vista Business Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with
host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with
host

Windows Vista Enterprise Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with
host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with
host

Windows Vista Home Basic Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with
host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with
host

Windows Vista Home Premium Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with
host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with
host

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Windows Vista
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Windows Vista Ultimate Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with
host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with
host

Windows XP
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Windows XP WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0
Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

Windows XP Professional 1 1 1 1 1
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 ,
1 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE,
1 1 LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, SMP, Tools available for
7.0 U1 , 7.0 download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE,
LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, SMP, Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/81466

Windows XP
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Windows XP WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0
Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition 1 1 1 1 1

ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 ,
1 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE,
1 1 LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, SMP, Tools available for
7.0 U1 , 7.0 download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE,
LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, SMP, Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host

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Windows XP
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/81466

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Oracle

Oracle Linux 4
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Oracle Linux 4.9 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, SMP, Tools available for download

Oracle Linux 4
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Oracle Linux 4.9 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, SMP, Tools available for download

Oracle Linux 5
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Oracle Linux 5.x WS17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0

1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 e1000 (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0
1,2 1,2 1,2 IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, SMP, Tools available for
U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 download, Tools bundled with host
1,2 e1000 (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, SMP, Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1010398
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2148637

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Oracle Linux 5
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Oracle Linux 5.x WS17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0

1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 e1000 (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0
1,2 1,2 1,2 LSI Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP,
U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
2 e1000 (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
LSI Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP,
Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1010398
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2148637

Oracle Linux 6
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Oracle Linux 6.x WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0
Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3
1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
, 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 vCPU, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
1,2,3 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools
available for download, Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2013045
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2032914
3. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2148637

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Oracle Linux 6
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Oracle Linux 6.x WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0
Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0
1,2 1,2 1,2 SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 vCPU, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
1,2 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools
available for download, Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2013045
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2148637

Oracle Linux 7
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Oracle Linux 7.x WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0
Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0
1 1 1 SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended), Tools available for download,
Tools bundled with host
1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-
tools (Recommended), Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2148637
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/88737

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Oracle Linux 8
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Oracle Linux 8.x WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5
Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5
1 1 1 1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, NVMe, SATA, VMware
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0
2 Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, open-vm-tools
U1, 7.0 (Recommended), Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3, IDE, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add
Memory, Hot Add vCPU, open-vm-tools, Tools available for download, Tools
bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/88737
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/89436

Oracle Linux 9
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Oracle Linux 9.x 1 1 1 1 1

ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 ,
1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, NVMe, SATA, VMware
1 1 Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, open-vm-tools
7.0 U1 , 7.0 (Recommended)
1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
(Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, open-vm-tools

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/89070

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Red Hat

Fedora 16
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases

Fedora 16 1 1
WS16.2 , 16.1 , 16.0
1

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2011162

Fedora 16
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases

Fedora 16 1 1
WS16.2 , 16.1 , 16.0
1

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2011162

Fedora 17
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases

Fedora 17 1 1 1
WS17.0 , 16.2 , 16.1 , 16.0
1

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2030588

Fedora 17
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases

Fedora 17 1 1
WS16.2 , 16.1 , 16.0
1

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2030588

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Fedora 34
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases

Fedora 34 Cloud Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2

Fedora 34 Server Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2

Fedora 34 Workstation Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2

Fedora 37
arm(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases

Fedora 37 Fusion13.6, 13.0

Fedora 40
arm(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases

Fedora 40 Fusion13.6

Fedora 40
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases

Fedora 40 WS17.6
Fusion13.6

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.x ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, OSP Format Tools,
Tools available for download

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.x AS VMware Cloud on AWS e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, OSP Format Tools,
Tools available for download

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.x ES VMware Cloud on AWS e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, OSP Format Tools,
Tools available for download

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.x WS VMware Cloud on AWS e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, OSP Format Tools,
Tools available for download

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.x ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, OSP
Format Tools, Tools available for download

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.x AS VMware Cloud on AWS e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, OSP
Format Tools, Tools available for download

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.x ES VMware Cloud on AWS e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, OSP
Format Tools, Tools available for download

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.x WS VMware Cloud on AWS e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, OSP
Format Tools, Tools available for download

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x WS17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0
1 1 1 1 1 1 e1000 (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 ,
1 1 Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, SMP, OSP Format Tools, Tools
7.0 U1 , 7.0 available for download, Tools bundled with host

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x Advanced Platform VMware Cloud on AWS e1000 (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI
Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, SMP, OSP Format Tools, Tools
available for download, Tools bundled with host

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x Desktop VMware Cloud on AWS e1000 (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI
Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, SMP, OSP Format Tools, Tools
available for download, Tools bundled with host

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x Desktop with VMware Cloud on AWS e1000 (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI
Workstation Option Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, SMP, OSP Format Tools, Tools
available for download, Tools bundled with host

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x Server VMware Cloud on AWS e1000 (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI
Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, SMP, OSP Format Tools, Tools
available for download, Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1010398

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x WS17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0
1 1 1 1 1 1 e1000 (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 ,
1 1 Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, OSP Format Tools,
7.0 U1 , 7.0 Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x Advanced Platform VMware Cloud on AWS e1000 (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, OSP Format Tools,
Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x Desktop VMware Cloud on AWS e1000 (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, OSP Format Tools,
Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x Desktop with VMware Cloud on AWS e1000 (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Workstation Option Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, OSP Format Tools,
Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x Server VMware Cloud on AWS e1000 (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, OSP Format Tools,
Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1010398

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x 1 1 1

WS17.6 , 17.5 , 17.0 , 16.2 , 16.1 , 16.0 , 15.5 , 15.1
1 1 1 1
1 1 1
, 15.0 , 14.0
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Fusion13.6 , 13.0 , 12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0 , 11.5 , 11.1 ,
1 1
11.0 , 10.0
1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3
1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2 VMware Paravirtual, SMP, OSP Format Tools, Tools available for download,
, 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 Tools bundled with host

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x Desktop VMware Cloud on AWS

1,3 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, SMP, OSP Format Tools, Tools available for download,
Tools bundled with host

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x Server VMware Cloud on AWS

1,3 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, SMP, OSP Format Tools, Tools available for download,
Tools bundled with host

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x Workstation VMware Cloud on AWS

1,3 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, SMP, OSP Format Tools, Tools available for download,
Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2073804
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2111410
3. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/89176

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x 1 1 1

WS17.6 , 17.5 , 17.0 , 16.2 , 16.1 , 16.0 , 15.5 , 15.1
1 1 1 1
1 1 1
, 15.0 , 14.0
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Fusion13.6 , 13.0 , 12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0 , 11.5 , 11.1 ,
1 1
11.0 , 10.0
1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0
1,2 1,2 1 VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, OSP Format
U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 Tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x Desktop VMware Cloud on AWS

1,2 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, OSP Format
Tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x Server VMware Cloud on AWS

1,2 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, OSP Format
Tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x Workstation VMware Cloud on AWS

1,2 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, OSP Format
Tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2073804
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/89176

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0
Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 e1000e, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3
1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools
, 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 (Recommended), Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
2,3 e1000e, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools
(Recommended), Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003746
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/51903
3. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/88737

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.x WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1
Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1
1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 1 e1000e, VMXNET 3, IDE, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0
1 1 1 Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools
U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
2 e1000e, VMXNET 3, IDE, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003746
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/88737

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

arm(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.x Fusion13.6, 13.0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.x 1 1

ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3
1 1 1,2,3
, 7.0 U2 e1000e, VMXNET 3, IDE, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add
1,2 1,2 1,2 Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools
, 7.0 U1 , 7.0
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3, IDE, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add
Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003746
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/88157
3. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/88255

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Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation

Rocky Linux 8
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Rocky Linux 8.x 1 1 1 1

ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3, IDE, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add
Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools
ESXi7.0 U1 e1000e, VMXNET 3, IDE, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot
Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3, IDE, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add
Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/88737

Rocky Linux 9
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Rocky Linux 9.x ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3, IDE, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add
Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3, IDE, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add
Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools

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SCO

SCO OpenServer 5
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

OpenServer 5.0.6 ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP

OpenServer 5.0.7 Maintenance Pack 5 ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
1 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2034064

SCO UnixWare 7
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

UnixWare 7.1.4 Maintenance Pack 4 ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP

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Serenity Systems

eComStation 1
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

eComStation 1.2R ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000 (Recommended), Vlance, BusLogic, IDE (Recommended), SMP

eComStation 2
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

eComStation 2.0 ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000 (Recommended), Vlance, IDE, SMP

eComStation 2.1 ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000 (Recommended), Vlance, IDE, SATA, SMP

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Sun Microsystems

Solaris 10
x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Solaris 10 WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0
Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0
1 1 1 1 1 1 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 ,
1 1 Logic SAS, SATA, SMP, Tools available for download
7.0 U1 , 7.0
1 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
Logic SAS, SATA, SMP, Tools available for download

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2032669

Solaris 10
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Solaris 10 WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0
Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0
ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
SMP, Tools available for download
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
SMP, Tools available for download

Solaris 11
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Solaris 11 WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2

Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2
1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 e1000e (Recommended), VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 ,
1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 SATA, SMP, Tools available for download
7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
1,2,3,4 e1000e (Recommended), VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
SATA, SMP, Tools available for download

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Solaris 11
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2032296
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2032669
3. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2033138
4. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2040498

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SUSE

openSUSE Leap 15
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases

openSUSE 15.1 WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0

openSUSE 15.2 WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0

SUSE Linux Enterprise 10

x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 4 WS17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0
ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, OSP Format Tools, Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, OSP Format Tools, Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host

SUSE Linux Enterprise 10

x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 4 WS17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0
ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, OSP Format Tools, Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, OSP Format Tools, Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host

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SUSE Linux Enterprise 11

x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5
1 1 1 1 1 1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 ,
1 1 LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add vCPU,
7.0 U1 , 7.0 SMP, open-vm-tools, OSP Format Tools, Tools available for download, Tools
bundled with host (Recommended)
1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended),
Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools, OSP Format Tools, Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2073804

SUSE Linux Enterprise 11

x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0
1 1 1 1 1 1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 ,
1 LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add
7.0 U1 Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools, OSP Format Tools, Tools
available for download, Tools bundled with host (Recommended)

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Server WS15.5

1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,
ESXi7.0
LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add
Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools, OSP Format Tools, Tools
available for download, Tools bundled with host (Recommended)
1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools, OSP Format Tools, Tools available for download,
Tools bundled with host (Recommended)

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2073804

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SUSE Linux Enterprise 12

x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 ESXi8.0 U3

1,2,3,4
, 8.0 U2
1,2,3,4
, 8.0 U1
1,2,3,4
, 8.0
1,2,3,4
, e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with
host

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 Desktop VMware Cloud on AWS

1,2,3 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with
host

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0
Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0
1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 ,
1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, SMP, open-
7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 vm-tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Server WS15.5

Fusion11.5
VMware Cloud on AWS11.5 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with
host

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Server for SAP WS15.5

Applications
Fusion11.5
VMware Cloud on AWS11.5 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with
host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2073803
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2120590
3. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/51903
4. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/88737

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SUSE Linux Enterprise 15

x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 1 1 1 1

ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
U1, 7.0 SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended), Tools available for download,
Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended), Tools available for download,
Tools bundled with host

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Server 1 1 1 1

ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
U1, 7.0 SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended), Tools available for download,
Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended), Tools available for download,
Tools bundled with host

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Server for SAP 1 1 1 1

ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
U1, 7.0 SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended), Tools available for download,
Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended), Tools available for download,
Tools bundled with host

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/88737

SUSE Linux Enterprise 9

x86(32-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 4 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,
OSP Format Tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

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SUSE Linux Enterprise 9

x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 4 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,
OSP Format Tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,
OSP Format Tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

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TmaxCloud

ProLinux 7
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

ProLinux 7.x ESXi8.0 U1

1,2
, 8.0
1,2
, 7.0 U3
1,2
, 7.0 U2
1,2
, 7.0 U1
1,2
, 7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
1,2 SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended)
1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended)

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003746
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/95516

ProLinux 8
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

ProLinux 8.x ESXi8.0 U1

1,2
, 8.0
1,2
, 7.0 U3
1,2
, 7.0 U2
1,2
, 7.0 U1
1,2
, 7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
1,2 SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended)
1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended)

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003746
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/95516

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TUBITAK ULAKBIM

Pardus 21
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Pardus 21.x Desktop ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, open-vm-tools (Recommended)
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 U1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, open-vm-tools (Recommended)

Pardus 21.x Server ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, open-vm-tools (Recommended)
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 U1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, open-vm-tools (Recommended)

Pardus 23
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Pardus 23.x Desktop ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended)
VMware Cloud on AWS8.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended)

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VMware Inc

Photon OS 1
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Photon OS 1.0 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 VMXNET 3 (Recommended), LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-
vm-tools (Recommended)
1,2,3 VMXNET 3 (Recommended), LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-
vm-tools (Recommended)

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2152054
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2152055
3. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/51903

Photon OS 2
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Photon OS 2.0 WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5

Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5
1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3
1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
, 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools
4,1,2 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2152054
2. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/51903
3. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/88737
4. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2145935

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Photon OS 3
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Photon OS 3.0 WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5

Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5
1 1 1 1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0
U1, 7.0 SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/88737

Photon OS 4
arm(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases

Photon OS 4.0 Fusion13.6, 13.0

Photon OS 4
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Photon OS 4.0 WS17.6, 17.5, 17.0, 16.2

Fusion13.6, 13.0, 12.2
1 1 1 1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
ESXi8.0 U3 , 8.0 U2 , 8.0 U1 , 8.0 , 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0
U1, 7.0 SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended)
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended)

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

1. For more details, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/88737

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Photon OS 5
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

Photon OS 5.0 ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0, 7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended)
VMware Cloud on AWS7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended)

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xFusion Digital Technologies Co., Ltd

FusionOS 22
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

FusionOS 22 ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3, IDE, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add
Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools
VMware Cloud on AWS8.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3, IDE, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add
Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools

FusionOS 23
x86(64-bit)-Bit Guest OS Support
Release Supported Releases Support Details

FusionOS 23 ESXi8.0 U3, 8.0 U2, 8.0 U1, 8.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3, IDE, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add
Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools
VMware Cloud on AWS8.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3, IDE, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add
Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools

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