VMware GOS Compatibility Guide

Guest OS Compatibility Guide

Last Updated: April 21, 2022
For more information go to vmware.com.
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.
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• Compatibility testing of a new OS update release is not complete.
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:

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You can run 64-bit guests on supported 64-bit hardware (Intel or AMD) running either 32-bit or 64-bit host operating systems.
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 ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0, 6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7 e1000e, VMXNET 3, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory,
Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools
VMware Cloud on AWS6.7 e1000e, VMXNET 3, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory,

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Amazon Web Services
Amazon Linux 2
Amazon Linux 2 ESXi7.0 U3

1,2
, 7.0 U2
1,2
, 7.0 U1
1,2
, 7.0
1,2 e1000: NULL, e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE:
NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, LSI Logic SAS: NULL, NVMe: NULL, SATA: NULL,
VMware Paravirtual: NULL (Recommended), Hot Add Memory: NULL, Hot
Add vCPU: NULL, SMP: NULL, open-vm-tools: NULL (Recommended)
1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 e1000, e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS,
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5
1,2 1,2 1,2 NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot
U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5 Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended)
1,2 e1000, e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS,
VMware Cloud on AWS6.5
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/57634

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Apple
macOS 10.12
macOS 10.12.x Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0

ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, NVMe: NULL, SATA:
NULL, SMP: NULL, Tools available for download: NULL
ESXi7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, NVMe, SATA: NULL,
SMP: NULL, Tools available for download: NULL
macOS 10.12.x Desktop Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 e1000e, LSI Logic, NVMe, SATA, SMP, Tools available for download
macOS 10.12.x Server Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

macOS 10.13
macOS 10.13.x Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0

1 1 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, NVMe: NULL, SATA:
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2
1 1 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, NVMe, SATA: NULL,
ESXi7.0 U1 , 7.0
macOS 10.13.x Desktop Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

1 1 1 1 1 1 e1000e, LSI Logic, NVMe, SATA, SMP, Tools available for download
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,
1 1
6.5 U1 , 6.5
macOS 10.13.x Server Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,
1 1
6.5 U1 , 6.5


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macOS 10.14
macOS 10.14.x Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0

1 1 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, NVMe: NULL, SATA:
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2
1 1 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, NVMe, SATA: NULL,
ESXi7.0 U1 , 7.0
macOS 10.14.x Desktop Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0

ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2
macOS 10.14.x Server Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0

ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2

macOS 10.15
macOS 10.15.x Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0

ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, NVMe: NULL, SATA:
ESXi7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, NVMe, SATA: NULL,
macOS 10.15.x Desktop Fusion11.5

1 e1000e, LSI Logic, NVMe, SATA, SMP, Tools available for download
ESXi6.7 U3
macOS 10.15.x Server Fusion11.5

ESXi6.7 U3


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macOS 11
macOS 11.0 ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, NVMe: NULL, SATA:
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
ESXi6.7 U3
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
ESXi6.7 U3

macOS 12
macOS 12.0 Desktop 1

ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 , 6.7 U3
macOS 12.0 Server 1

ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 , 6.7 U3

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

ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2 e1000e: NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, NVMe: NULL, SATA: NULL, SMP: NULL,
Tools available for download: NULL
ESXi7.0 U1, 6.7 U1, 6.5 U3 e1000e, LSI Logic, NVMe, SATA, SMP, Tools available for download
OS X 10.10.x Desktop ESXi7.0, 6.7 U2, 6.7, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 e1000e, LSI Logic, NVMe, SATA, SMP, Tools available for download

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OS X 10.10
OS X 10.10.x Server ESXi7.0, 6.7 U2, 6.7, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 e1000e, LSI Logic, NVMe, SATA, SMP, Tools available for download
OS X 10.11
OS X 10.11.x Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0

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

OS X 10.9
Release Supported Releases
OS X 10.9.x Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0

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Asianux
Asianux 3.0
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: NULL, Tools bundled with
host
ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS6.5 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Asianux 3.0
Asianux 3.0 ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add
Memory, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS6.5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, Hot Add
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
Asianux 4.0
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:
NULL, VMware Paravirtual, SMP, Tools available for download: NULL, Tools
bundled with host
ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 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 AWS6.5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
host

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Asianux 4.0
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:
NULL, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools
available for download: NULL, Tools bundled with host
VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools available
for download, Tools bundled with host
Asianux 7.0
Asianux 7.0 ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI Logic:
NULL, LSI Logic SAS: NULL, SATA: NULL, VMware Paravirtual: NULL, Hot
Add Memory: NULL, Hot Add vCPU: NULL, SMP: NULL, open-vm-tools:
NULL (Recommended), Tools available for download: NULL, Tools bundled
with host: NULL
Asianux 7.0 Server ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 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
VMware Cloud on AWS6.5 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,

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Canonical Ltd
Ubuntu 10.04
Ubuntu 10.04 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
Ubuntu 10.04
Ubuntu 10.04 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
Ubuntu 10.10
Ubuntu 10.10 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0
Ubuntu 10.10
Ubuntu 10.10 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0
Ubuntu 11.04
Ubuntu 11.04 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0
Ubuntu 11.04
Ubuntu 11.04 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

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Ubuntu 11.10
Ubuntu 11.10 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0
Ubuntu 11.10
Ubuntu 11.10 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0
Ubuntu 12.04
Ubuntu 12.04 WS16.2

1,2
, 16.1
1,2
, 16.0
1,2
1,2 1,2 1,2

Fusion12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0
1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 e1000, e1000e: NULL, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA: NULL, VMware Paravirtual
(Recommended), SMP, open-vm-tools: NULL, OSP Format Tools: NULL,
Tools available for download: NULL, Tools bundled with host
Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop ESXi6.7 U3

1,2
, 6.7 U2
1,2
, 6.7 U1
1,2
, 6.7
1,2
, 6.5 U3
1,2
, 6.5 e1000, e1000e, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic,
1,2 1,2 1,2 IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended),
U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5 SMP, open-vm-tools, OSP Format Tools, Tools available for download, Tools
bundled with host
1,2 e1000, e1000e, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic,
IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended),
SMP, open-vm-tools, OSP Format Tools, Tools available for download, Tools
bundled with host
Ubuntu 12.04 Server ESXi6.7 U3

1,2
, 6.7 U2
1,2
, 6.7 U1
1,2
, 6.7
1,2
, 6.5 U3
1,2
1,2 1,2 1,2 IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended),
U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5 SMP, open-vm-tools, OSP Format Tools, Tools available for download, Tools
bundled with host
IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended),
bundled with host


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Ubuntu 12.04
Ubuntu 12.04
Ubuntu 12.04 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 e1000, e1000e: NULL, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended),
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA: NULL, VMware Paravirtual
(Recommended), Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools: NULL, OSP Format
Tools: NULL, Tools available for download: NULL, Tools bundled with host

1,2
, 6.7 U2
1,2
, 6.7 U1
1,2
, 6.7
1,2
, 6.5 U3
1,2
, 6.5 e1000, e1000e, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI
1,2 1,2 1,2 Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add
U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5 vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools, OSP Format Tools, Tools available for download,
Tools bundled with host
1,2 e1000, e1000e, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI
Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools, OSP Format Tools, Tools available for download,

1,2
, 6.7 U2
1,2
, 6.7 U1
1,2
, 6.7
1,2
, 6.5 U3
1,2
1,2 1,2 1,2 Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add
U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5 vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools, OSP Format Tools, Tools available for download,
Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add

Ubuntu 12.10
Ubuntu 12.10 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0

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Ubuntu 12.10
Ubuntu 12.10 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
Ubuntu 13.04
Ubuntu 13.04 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
Ubuntu 13.04
Ubuntu 13.04 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
Ubuntu 13.10
Ubuntu 13.10 WS16.2

1,2
, 16.1
1,2
, 16.0
1,2
1,2 1,2 1,2

Fusion12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0

Ubuntu 13.10
Ubuntu 13.10 WS16.2

1,2
, 16.1
1,2
, 16.0
1,2
1,2 1,2 1,2

Fusion12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0

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Ubuntu 13.10

Ubuntu 14.04
Ubuntu 14.04 WS16.2

1,2
, 16.1
1,2
, 16.0
1,2
, 15.5
1,2
, 15.1
1,2
, 15.0
1,2
,
1,2
14.0
1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2
Fusion12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0 , 11.5 , 11.1 , 11.0 ,
1,2
10.0
1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 e1000: NULL, e1000e: NULL, Vlance: NULL, VMXNET: NULL, VMXNET 3:
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
NULL (Recommended), BusLogic: NULL, IDE: NULL, LSI Logic SAS: NULL,
NVMe: NULL, SATA: NULL, VMware Paravirtual: NULL (Recommended),
Hot Add vCPU: NULL, SMP: NULL, open-vm-tools: NULL, Tools available for
download: NULL, Tools bundled with host: NULL

1,2
, 6.7 U2
1,2
, 6.7 U1
1,2
, 6.7
1,2
, 6.5 U3
1,2
1,2 1,2 1,2 IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot
U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5 Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled
with host
IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot
Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled
with host

1,2
, 6.7 U2
1,2
, 6.7 U1
1,2
, 6.7
1,2
, 6.5 U3
1,2
1,2 1,2 1,2 IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot
U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5 Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled
with host
IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot
Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled
with host


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Ubuntu 14.04
Ubuntu 14.04 WS16.2

1,2
, 16.1
1,2
, 16.0
1,2
, 15.5
1,2
, 15.1
1,2
, 15.0
1,2
,
1,2
14.0
1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2
Fusion12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0 , 11.5 , 11.1 , 11.0 ,
1,2
10.0
1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 e1000: NULL, e1000e: NULL, Enhanced VMXNET: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
(Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, LSI Logic SAS: NULL, NVMe:
NULL, SATA: NULL, VMware Paravirtual: NULL (Recommended), Hot Add
Memory: NULL, Hot Add vCPU: NULL, SMP: NULL, open-vm-tools: NULL
(Recommended), Tools available for download: NULL, Tools bundled with
host: NULL

1,2
, 6.7 U2
1,2
, 6.7 U1
1,2
, 6.7
1,2
, 6.5 U3
1,2
1,2 1,2 1,2 Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended),
U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5 Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended),
Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended),
Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended),

1,2
, 6.7 U2
1,2
, 6.7 U1
1,2
, 6.7
1,2
, 6.5 U3
1,2
1,2 1,2 1,2 Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended),
U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5 Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended),
Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended),

Ubuntu 14.10
Ubuntu 14.10 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

1,2 1,2 1,2
Fusion12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0

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Ubuntu 14.10

Ubuntu 14.10
Ubuntu 14.10 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

1,2 1,2 1,2
Fusion12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0

Ubuntu 15.04
Ubuntu 15.04 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
Ubuntu 15.04
Ubuntu 15.04 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
Ubuntu 15.10
Ubuntu 15.10 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0

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Ubuntu 15.10
Ubuntu 15.10 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
Ubuntu 16.04
Ubuntu 16.04 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000: NULL, e1000e: NULL, Vlance: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL
(Recommended), BusLogic: NULL, IDE: NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, LSI
Logic SAS: NULL, NVMe: NULL, SATA: NULL, VMware Paravirtual: NULL
(Recommended), Hot Add vCPU: NULL, SMP: NULL, open-vm-tools: NULL
host: NULL
Ubuntu 16.04 Desktop WS15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 e1000, e1000e, Vlance, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI
Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended), Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS6.5 e1000, e1000e, Vlance, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI
Ubuntu 16.04 Server WS15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 e1000, e1000e, Vlance, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI
VMware Cloud on AWS6.5 e1000, e1000e, Vlance, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI

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Ubuntu 16.04
Ubuntu 16.04 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000: NULL, e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE:
NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, LSI Logic SAS: NULL, NVMe: NULL, SATA: NULL,
VMware Paravirtual: NULL (Recommended), Hot Add Memory: NULL, Hot
Add vCPU: NULL, SMP: NULL, open-vm-tools: NULL (Recommended), Tools
available for download: NULL, Tools bundled with host: NULL

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 e1000, e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic
SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory,
VMware Cloud on AWS6.5 e1000, e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic
Ubuntu 16.04 Server WS15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 e1000, e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic
VMware Cloud on AWS6.5 e1000, e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic
Ubuntu 16.10
Ubuntu 16.10 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

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Ubuntu 16.10
Ubuntu 16.10 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0
Ubuntu 17.04
Ubuntu 17.04 Desktop WS15.1, 15.0, 14.0

Fusion11.1, 11.0, 10.0
Ubuntu 17.04 Server WS15.1, 15.0, 14.0

Fusion11.1, 11.0, 10.0
Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 18.04 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
1 1 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI
ESXi7.0 U2 , 7.0
Logic: NULL, LSI Logic SAS: NULL, NVMe: NULL, SATA: NULL, VMware
Paravirtual: NULL (Recommended), Hot Add Memory: NULL, Hot Add vCPU:
NULL, SMP: NULL, open-vm-tools: NULL (Recommended)

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U1
1 1 1 1 1 1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,
1 1 SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
6.5 U1 , 6.5 vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended)
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 (Recommended)

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

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U1
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,
6.5 U1 , 6.5 vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended)

Ubuntu 18.10
Ubuntu 18.10 ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI
Ubuntu 18.10 Desktop ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
VMware Cloud on AWS6.7 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
Ubuntu 18.10 Server ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
VMware Cloud on AWS6.7 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,

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Ubuntu 19.04
Ubuntu 19.04 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI
Ubuntu 19.04 Desktop WS15.5, 15.1

Fusion11.5, 11.1
ESXi7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI
ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
VMware Cloud on AWS6.7 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
Ubuntu 19.04 Server WS15.5, 15.1

Fusion11.5, 11.1
ESXi7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI

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Ubuntu 19.10
Ubuntu 19.10 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI
Ubuntu 19.10 Desktop WS15.5

Fusion11.5
Ubuntu 19.10 Server WS15.5

Fusion11.5
Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 20.04 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI

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Ubuntu 20.04

Fusion11.5
ESXi7.0 U1, 7.0, 6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,

Fusion11.5
ESXi7.0 U1, 7.0, 6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
Ubuntu 20.10
Ubuntu 20.10 ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI
Ubuntu 20.10 Desktop ESXi7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
Ubuntu 20.10 Server ESXi7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,

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Ubuntu 21.04

Fusion12.2

Fusion12.2
Ubuntu 21.10
Ubuntu 21.10 Desktop ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
Ubuntu 21.10 Server ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,

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CentOS
CentOS 4
CentOS 4.9 ESXi7.0 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:
NULL
ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 e1000 (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI
Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, OSP Format Tools, Tools available for download
VMware Cloud on AWS6.5 e1000 (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI
Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, OSP Format Tools, Tools available for download
CentOS 4
CentOS 4.9 ESXi7.0 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: NULL
ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 e1000 (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, SMP, OSP Format Tools, Tools available for download
VMware Cloud on AWS6.5 e1000 (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, SMP, OSP Format Tools, Tools available for download

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CentOS 5
CentOS 5.x WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
1 1 1 1 e1000: NULL (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET: NULL, Vlance: NULL,
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
VMXNET: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL, IDE: NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, LSI Logic
SAS: NULL, SATA: NULL, VMware Paravirtual: NULL, SMP: NULL, OSP
Format Tools: NULL, Tools available for download: NULL, Tools bundled with
host: NULL
1 1 1 1 1 1 e1000 (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3,
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,
1 1 IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, SMP, OSP Format
6.5 U1 , 6.5 Tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS6.5 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

CentOS 5
CentOS 5.x WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
1 1 1 1 e1000: NULL (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET: NULL, VMXNET 3:
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
NULL, IDE: NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, SATA: NULL, VMware Paravirtual: NULL,
Hot Add Memory: NULL, Hot Add vCPU: NULL, SMP: NULL, OSP Format
Tools: NULL, Tools available for download: NULL, Tools bundled with host:
NULL
1 1 1 1 1 1 e1000 (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic,
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,
1 1 SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, OSP
6.5 U1 , 6.5 Format Tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS6.5 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


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CentOS 6
CentOS 6.x 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 1,2 1,2 1,2 e1000: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI Logic:
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
NULL, LSI Logic SAS: NULL, SATA: NULL, VMware Paravirtual: NULL, SMP:
NULL, OSP Format Tools: NULL, Tools available for download: NULL, Tools
bundled with host: NULL
1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5
1,2 1,2 1,2 VMware Paravirtual, SMP, OSP Format Tools, Tools available for download,
U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5 Tools bundled with host
1,2 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, SMP, OSP Format Tools, Tools available for download,

CentOS 6
CentOS 6.x 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
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
Add Memory: NULL, Hot Add vCPU: NULL, SMP: NULL, OSP Format Tools:
NULL, Tools available for download: NULL, Tools bundled with host: NULL
1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5
1,2 1,2 1,2 VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, OSP Format
U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5 Tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
1,2 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, OSP Format


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CentOS 7
CentOS 7.x 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 1 1 1 VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, LSI Logic
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
SAS: NULL, NVMe: NULL, SATA: NULL, VMware Paravirtual: NULL, Hot Add
host: NULL
1 1 1 1 VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5
U1, 6.5 VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools
1,2 VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,

CentOS 8
CentOS 8.x WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5
ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL, IDE: NULL, NVMe: NULL, SATA: NULL,
VMware Paravirtual: NULL, Hot Add Memory: NULL, Hot Add vCPU: NULL,
SMP: NULL, open-vm-tools: NULL
ESXi6.7 U3 e1000e, VMXNET 3, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory,
1 2,1 2,1 e1000e, VMXNET 3, IDE, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add
ESXi6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5
2,1 Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools
VMware Cloud on AWS6.5 e1000e, VMXNET 3, IDE, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add
Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools


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China Standard Software Co.
NeoKylin Linux Advanced Server 6

NeoKylin Linux Advanced Server 6.x ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL, IDE: NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, LSI Logic
SAS: NULL, NVMe: NULL, SATA: NULL, VMware Paravirtual: NULL, Hot
Add Memory: NULL, Hot Add vCPU: NULL, SMP: NULL, Tools available for
NeoKylin Linux Advanced Server 6.x Server ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 e1000, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware
Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools available for
VMware Cloud on AWS6.5 e1000, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware
NeoKylin Linux Advanced Server 7

NeoKylin Linux Advanced Server 7.x ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI
NULL, SMP: NULL, open-vm-tools: NULL (Recommended), Tools bundled
with host: NULL
NeoKylin Linux Advanced Server 7.x Server ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended), Tools bundled with host
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended), Tools bundled with host

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Cybertrust Japan Co.,Ltd.
MIRACLE LINUX 8
MIRACLE LINUX 8.x Server ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0, 6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), SATA, VMware Paravirtual
(Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools
(Recommended)

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Debian
Debian 10
Debian GNU/Linux 10.x WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5
Logic: NULL, LSI Logic SAS: NULL, NVMe: NULL, SATA: NULL,
VMware Paravirtual: NULL, Hot Add vCPU: NULL, open-vm-tools: NULL
host: NULL
ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add vCPU, open-vm-tools (Recommended),
1 1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
ESXi6.7 , 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add vCPU, open-vm-tools


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Debian 10
Debian GNU/Linux 10.x WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
1 1 1 1 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
Paravirtual: NULL, Hot Add Memory: NULL, Hot Add vCPU: NULL, open-
vm-tools: NULL (Recommended), Tools available for download: NULL, Tools
1 1 1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1
SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, open-vm-tools
ESXi6.7 , 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5
vCPU, open-vm-tools (Recommended), Tools available for download, Tools
bundled with host
bundled with host

Debian 11
Debian GNU/Linux 11.x ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,

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Debian 11
Debian GNU/Linux 11.x WS16.2

Fusion12.2
bundled with host
bundled with host
Debian 7

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
1 1 1 1 e1000: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI Logic:
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
NULL, LSI Logic SAS: NULL, SATA: NULL, VMware Paravirtual: NULL
(Recommended), Hot Add vCPU: NULL, SMP: NULL, open-vm-tools: NULL,
Tools available for download: NULL, Tools bundled with host: NULL
1 1 1 1 1 1 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,
1 1 VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools,
6.5 U1 , 6.5 Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
1 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools,


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Debian 7

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
Add Memory: NULL, Hot Add vCPU: NULL, SMP: NULL, open-vm-tools:
1 1 1 1 1 1 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,
1 1 VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools,
VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools,

Debian 8
Debian GNU/Linux 8.x 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
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
Paravirtual: NULL (Recommended), Hot Add vCPU: NULL, SMP: NULL,
open-vm-tools: NULL, Tools available for download: NULL, Tools bundled with
host: NULL
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,
1 1 SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-
6.5 U1 , 6.5 tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-
tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host


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Debian 8
Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
NULL, SMP: NULL, open-vm-tools: NULL, Tools available for download:
NULL, Tools bundled with host: NULL
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,
6.5 U1 , 6.5 vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with
host
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with
host


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Debian 9
Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
NULL, open-vm-tools: NULL, Tools available for download: NULL, Tools
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 , 6.5 U1
vCPU, open-vm-tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
ESXi6.7 , 6.5
bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS6.5 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


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Debian 9
Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
NULL, open-vm-tools: NULL, Tools available for download: NULL, Tools
ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
vCPU, open-vm-tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
ESXi6.7 , 6.5
bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS6.5 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

Debian GNU/Linux 5.0

Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0


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Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
1,2,3,4,5 1,2,3,4,5 1,2,3,4,5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
1,2,3,4,5 SAS, SATA: NULL, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools available for download: NULL,
1,2,3,4,5 1,2,3,4,5 1,2,3,4,5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7
1,2,3,4,5 1,2,3,4,5 1,2,3,4,5 1,2,3,4,5 SAS, SATA, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools
, 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5 bundled with host
1,2,3,4,5
1,2,3,4,5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic
SAS, SATA, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools
bundled with host



Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA:
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
NULL, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools available for download:
NULL, Tools bundled with host
1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 ,
1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools
6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5 bundled with host
1,2,3,4 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools
bundled with host


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page 40 of 132
FreeBSD
FreeBSD 10
FreeBSD 10.x 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
1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 e1000: NULL, Vlance: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), BusLogic:
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2
NULL, IDE: NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, LSI Logic SAS: NULL, NVMe: NULL,
SATA: NULL, SMP: NULL, open-vm-tools: NULL (Recommended), Tools
1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 e1000: NULL, Vlance: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), BusLogic:
ESXi7.0 U1 , 7.0
NULL, IDE: NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, LSI Logic SAS: NULL, NVMe: NULL,
SATA: NULL, SMP: NULL, open-vm-tools (Recommended), Tools available
for download: NULL, Tools bundled with host: NULL
1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic,
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 ,
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
6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5 available for download, Tools bundled with host
1,2,3,4 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, SMP, open-vm-tools, Tools available for download,


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FreeBSD 10
FreeBSD 10.x 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 e1000: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI Logic:
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2
NULL, LSI Logic SAS: NULL, NVMe: NULL, SATA: NULL, SMP: NULL, open-
vm-tools: NULL (Recommended), Tools available for download: NULL, Tools
ESXi7.0 U1 , 7.0
NULL, LSI Logic SAS: NULL, NVMe: NULL, SATA: NULL, SMP: NULL, open-
vm-tools (Recommended), Tools available for download: NULL, Tools bundled
with host: NULL
1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3
1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 SATA, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended), Tools available for download,
, 6.5 U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5 Tools bundled with host
1,2,3 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, SMP, open-vm-tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with
host


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FreeBSD 11
FreeBSD 11.x 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
ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2 e1000: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI Logic:
NULL, LSI Logic SAS: NULL, NVMe: NULL, SATA: NULL, open-vm-tools:
with host: NULL
ESXi7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI Logic:
NULL, LSI Logic SAS: NULL, NVMe: NULL, SATA: NULL, open-vm-tools
host: NULL
ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, open-vm-tools (Recommended), Tools available for download, Tools
bundled with host
ESXi6.7 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS
(Recommended), NVMe, SATA, open-vm-tools (Recommended), Tools
ESXi6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1 e1000 (Recommended), VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic (Recommended), LSI
Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, open-vm-tools (Recommended), Tools available for
ESXi6.5 e1000 (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI
Logic (Recommended), LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, open-vm-tools
VMware Cloud on AWS6.5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
bundled with host

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FreeBSD 11
FreeBSD 11.x 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
ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2 e1000: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI Logic:
NULL, LSI Logic SAS: NULL, NVMe: NULL, SATA: NULL, open-vm-tools:
with host: NULL
ESXi7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI Logic:
NULL, LSI Logic SAS: NULL, NVMe: NULL, SATA: NULL, open-vm-tools
host: NULL
ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS6.5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
bundled with host
FreeBSD 12
FreeBSD 12.x WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5
ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI Logic:
NULL, LSI Logic SAS: NULL (Recommended), NVMe: NULL, SATA: NULL,
open-vm-tools: NULL (Recommended)
ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS
(Recommended), NVMe, SATA, open-vm-tools (Recommended)
VMware Cloud on AWS6.7 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS

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FreeBSD 12
FreeBSD 12.x WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5
ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI Logic:
NULL, LSI Logic SAS: NULL (Recommended), NVMe: NULL, SATA: NULL,
open-vm-tools: NULL (Recommended)
ESXi6.7 U3 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, LSI Logic SAS
(Recommended), NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, open-
vm-tools (Recommended), Tools bundled with host
ESXi6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS
FreeBSD 13
FreeBSD 13.x ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS
(Recommended), NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), open-
vm-tools (Recommended)
ESXi7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), open-vm-tools (Recommended)
(Recommended), NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), open-
FreeBSD 13
FreeBSD 13.x ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE (Recommended), LSI Logic,
LSI Logic SAS (Recommended), NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual
(Recommended), open-vm-tools (Recommended)
ESXi7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,

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FreeBSD 7
FreeBSD 7.x WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

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: NULL, Tools bundled with
host
ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
VMware Cloud on AWS6.5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
FreeBSD 7
FreeBSD 7.x WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools
ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools
VMware Cloud on AWS6.5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools
FreeBSD 8
FreeBSD 8.x WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5
1,2 1,2 1,2 Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5
1,2 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,


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FreeBSD 8
FreeBSD 8.x WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

1 1 1 1 e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools available for download:
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
NULL, Tools bundled with host
1 1 1 1 1 1 e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools available for download,
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,
1 1 Tools bundled with host
6.5 U1 , 6.5
1 e1000, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, Tools available for download,

FreeBSD 9
FreeBSD 9.x WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 e1000: NULL, Vlance: NULL, VMXNET: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2
(Recommended), BusLogic: NULL, IDE: NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, LSI
Logic SAS: NULL, SATA: NULL, SMP: NULL, open-vm-tools: NULL
host: NULL
1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 e1000: NULL, Vlance: NULL, VMXNET: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL
ESXi7.0 U1 , 7.0
(Recommended), BusLogic: NULL, IDE: NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, LSI Logic
SAS: NULL, SATA: NULL, SMP: NULL, open-vm-tools (Recommended),
1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 ,
1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended), Tools
6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5 available for download, Tools bundled with host
1,2,3,4 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE,
LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, SMP, open-vm-tools, Tools available for


page 47 of 132
FreeBSD 9
FreeBSD 9.x WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2
NULL, LSI Logic SAS: NULL, SATA: NULL, SMP: NULL, open-vm-tools:
with host: NULL
ESXi7.0 U1 , 7.0
NULL, LSI Logic SAS: NULL, SATA: NULL, SMP: NULL, open-vm-tools
host: NULL
1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3
1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended), Tools available for download, Tools
, 6.5 U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5 bundled with host
1,2,3 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
SMP, open-vm-tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host


page 48 of 132
Kinvolk
Flatcar LTS
Flatcar Container Linux 2605 LTS ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0, 6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7 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 AWS6.7 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
Flatcar stable
Flatcar Container Linux 2345 ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2 e1000: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), LSI Logic: NULL, LSI
Logic SAS: NULL, NVMe: NULL, VMware Paravirtual: NULL (Recommended),
Hot Add Memory: NULL, Hot Add vCPU: NULL, SMP: NULL, open-vm-tools:
NULL (Recommended)
ESXi7.0 U1, 7.0, 6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
Flatcar Container Linux 2512 ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0, 6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
Flatcar Container Linux 2605 ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2 e1000: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), LSI Logic: NULL, LSI
Logic SAS: NULL, NVMe: NULL, VMware Paravirtual: NULL (Recommended),
Hot Add Memory: NULL, Hot Add vCPU: NULL, SMP: NULL, open-vm-tools:
NULL (Recommended)
ESXi7.0 U1, 7.0, 6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,

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KylinSoft Corporation
Kylin Linux Advanced Server V10

Kylin Linux Advanced Server V10 ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0, 6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
vCPU, open-vm-tools (Recommended)
SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, open-vm-tools
(Recommended)

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LLC RusBITech-Astra
Orel 2.12
Astra Linux Orel 2.12 ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
vCPU, open-vm-tools (Recommended)

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Microsoft
Windows 10
Windows 10 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 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: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
(Recommended), Hot Add Memory: NULL, SMP: NULL, Tools available for
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,
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 ,
1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available
6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5 for download, Tools bundled with host
1,2,3,4 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available
Windows 10 Enterprise WS15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 ,

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

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 ,

Windows 10
Windows 10 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 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: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
1,2,3,4,5 Logic SAS: NULL, NVMe: NULL, SATA: NULL, VMware Paravirtual: NULL
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,
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7
1,2,3,4,5 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available
, 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5 for download, Tools bundled with host

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

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7
Windows 10 Pro WS15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7


page 54 of 132
Windows 11
Windows 11 Basic WS16.2

Fusion12.2
1 1 1 1 1 1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 , 6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2
(Recommended), SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools
Windows 11 Enterprise WS16.2

Fusion12.2
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 , 6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2
Windows 11 Pro WS16.2

Fusion12.2
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 , 6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2

Windows 2000
Windows 2000 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0

1,2 1,2
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2
1,2 1,2 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,
ESXi7.0 U1 , 7.0
Windows 2000 Advanced Server ESXi6.7 U3

1,2
, 6.7 U2
1,2
, 6.7 U1
1,2
, 6.7
1,2
, 6.5 U3
1,2
, 6.5 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,
U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5
1 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,

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Windows 2000
Windows 2000 Datacenter Server ESXi6.7 U3

1,2
, 6.7 U2
1,2
, 6.7 U1
1,2
, 6.7
1,2
, 6.5 U3
1,2
U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5
Windows 2000 Professional ESXi6.7 U3

1,2
, 6.7 U2
1,2
, 6.7 U1
1,2
, 6.7
1,2
, 6.5 U3
1,2
U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5
Windows 2000 Server ESXi6.7 U3

1,2
, 6.7 U2
1,2
, 6.7 U1
1,2
, 6.7
1,2
, 6.5 U3
1,2
U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5

Windows 7
Windows 7 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
ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000 (Not Recommended), VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,
LSI Logic SAS, NVMe: NULL, SATA: NULL, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add
Memory, SMP, Tools available for download: NULL, Tools bundled with host
Windows 7 Enterprise ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 e1000 (Not Recommended), VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools
VMware Cloud on AWS6.5 e1000 (Not Recommended), VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI

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Windows 7
Windows 7 Home Premium ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 e1000 (Not Recommended), VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Windows 7 Professional ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 e1000 (Not Recommended), VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Windows 7 Ultimate ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 e1000 (Not Recommended), VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Windows 7
Windows 7 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
ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000 (Not Recommended), VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,
LSI Logic SAS, NVMe: NULL, SATA: NULL, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add
Memory, SMP, Tools available for download: NULL, Tools bundled with host
Windows 7 Enterprise ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 e1000 (Not Recommended), VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI

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Windows 7
Windows 7 Home Premium ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 e1000 (Not Recommended), VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Windows 7 Professional ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 e1000 (Not Recommended), VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Windows 7 Ultimate ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 e1000 (Not Recommended), VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Windows 8
Windows 8 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 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS,
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
SATA: NULL, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory: NULL, SMP, Tools
Windows 8 Enterprise ESXi6.7 U3

1,2,3
, 6.7 U2
1,2,3
, 6.7 U1
1,2,3
, 6.7
1,2,3
, 6.5 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,
1,2,3 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download,

page 58 of 132
Windows 8
Windows 8 Pro ESXi6.7 U3

1,2,3
, 6.7 U2
1,2,3
, 6.7 U1
1,2,3
, 6.7
1,2,3
Windows 8 Windows 8 ESXi6.7 U3

1,2,3
, 6.7 U2
1,2,3
, 6.7 U1
1,2,3
, 6.7
1,2,3
Windows 8.1 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
Windows 8.1 Basic ESXi7.0 U3

1,4,5,6
, 7.0 U2
1,4,5,6
, 7.0 U1
1,4,5,6
, 7.0
1,4,5,6 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI Logic
Add Memory: NULL, SMP: NULL, Tools available for download: NULL, Tools
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 ,
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,
6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5 Tools bundled with host
Windows 8.1 Enterprise ESXi7.0 U3

1,4,5,6
, 7.0 U2
1,4,5,6
, 7.0 U1
1,4,5,6
, 7.0
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 ,

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Windows 8
Windows 8.1 Pro ESXi7.0 U3

1,4,5,6
, 7.0 U2
1,4,5,6
, 7.0 U1
1,4,5,6
, 7.0
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 ,

Windows 8
Windows 8 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 1,2 1,2 1,2 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS,
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
SATA: NULL, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory: NULL, SMP, Tools
Windows 8 Enterprise ESXi6.7 U3

1,2
, 6.7 U2
1,2
, 6.7 U1
1,2
, 6.7
1,2
, 6.5 U3
1,2
, 6.5 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,
1,2 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,

page 60 of 132
Windows 8
Windows 8 Pro ESXi6.7 U3

1,2
, 6.7 U2
1,2
, 6.7 U1
1,2
, 6.7
1,2
, 6.5 U3
1,2
Windows 8 Windows 8 ESXi6.7 U3

1,2
, 6.7 U2
1,2
, 6.7 U1
1,2
, 6.7
1,2
, 6.5 U3
1,2
Windows 8.1 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
Windows 8.1 Basic ESXi7.0 U3

1,3,4,5,6
, 7.0 U2
1,3,4,5,6
, 7.0 U1
1,3,4,5,6
, 7.0 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI Logic
1,3,4,5,6 SAS: NULL, NVMe: NULL, SATA: NULL, VMware Paravirtual: NULL, Hot
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7
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,
, 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5 Tools bundled with host
1,3,4,5,6
1,3,4,5,6 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
Windows 8.1 Enterprise ESXi7.0 U3

1,3,4,5,6
, 7.0 U2
1,3,4,5,6
, 7.0 U1
1,3,4,5,6
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7
1,3,4,5,6

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Windows 8
Windows 8.1 Pro ESXi7.0 U3

1,3,4,5,6
, 7.0 U2
1,3,4,5,6
, 7.0 U1
1,3,4,5,6
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7
1,3,4,5,6

Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2003 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 1,2 1,2 1,2 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE,
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition ESXi6.7 U3

1,2
, 6.7 U2
1,2
, 6.7 U1
1,2
, 6.7
1,2
, 6.5 U3
1,2
, 6.5 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 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5 available for download, Tools bundled with host
1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE,

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Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition ESXi6.7 U3

1,2
, 6.7 U2
1,2
, 6.7 U1
1,2
, 6.7
1,2
, 6.5 U3
1,2
Windows Server 2003 Small Business Server ESXi6.7 U3

1,2
, 6.7 U2
1,2
, 6.7 U1
1,2
, 6.7
1,2
, 6.5 U3
1,2
Premium 1,2 1,2 1,2 LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools
Windows Server 2003 Small Business Server ESXi6.7 U3

1,2
, 6.7 U2
1,2
, 6.7 U1
1,2
, 6.7
1,2
, 6.5 U3
1,2
Standard 1,2 1,2 1,2 LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition ESXi6.7 U3

1,2
, 6.7 U2
1,2
, 6.7 U1
1,2
, 6.7
1,2
, 6.5 U3
1,2
Windows Server 2003 Web Edition ESXi6.7 U3

1,2
, 6.7 U2
1,2
, 6.7 U1
1,2
, 6.7
1,2
, 6.5 U3
1,2
Windows Server 2003 R2 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 1,2 1,2 1,2 e1000: NULL, Enhanced VMXNET: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL, BusLogic:
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
NULL, IDE: NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, LSI Logic SAS: NULL, VMware
Paravirtual: NULL, Hot Add Memory: NULL, SMP: NULL, Tools available for

page 63 of 132
Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition ESXi6.7 U3

1,2
, 6.7 U2
1,2
, 6.7 U1
1,2
, 6.7
1,2
, 6.5 U3
1,2
, 6.5 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 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5 download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS6.5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for
Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition ESXi6.7 U3

1,2
, 6.7 U2
1,2
, 6.7 U1
1,2
, 6.7
1,2
, 6.5 U3
1,2
Windows Server 2003 R2 Small Business Server ESXi6.7 U3

1,2
, 6.7 U2
1,2
, 6.7 U1
1,2
, 6.7
1,2
, 6.5 U3
1,2
Premium 1,2 1,2 1,2 Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for
Windows Server 2003 R2 Small Business Server ESXi6.7 U3

1,2
, 6.7 U2
1,2
, 6.7 U1
1,2
, 6.7
1,2
, 6.5 U3
1,2
Standard 1,2 1,2 1,2 Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for
Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition ESXi6.7 U3

1,2
, 6.7 U2
1,2
, 6.7 U1
1,2
, 6.7
1,2
, 6.5 U3
1,2
Windows Server 2003 R2 Web Edition ESXi6.7 U3

1,2
, 6.7 U2
1,2
, 6.7 U1
1,2
, 6.7
1,2
, 6.5 U3
1,2

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Windows Server 2003


Windows Server 2003

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
download: NULL, Tools bundled with host
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition ESXi6.7 U3

1,2
, 6.7 U2
1,2
, 6.7 U1
1,2
, 6.7
1,2
, 6.5 U3
1,2
, 6.5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition ESXi6.7 U3

1,2
, 6.7 U2
1,2
, 6.7 U1
1,2
, 6.7
1,2
, 6.5 U3
1,2
Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition ESXi6.7 U3

1,2
, 6.7 U2
1,2
, 6.7 U1
1,2
, 6.7
1,2
, 6.5 U3
1,2
Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
3,4,5,6,2 3,4,5,6,2 3,4,5,6,2 e1000: NULL, Enhanced VMXNET: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
3,4,5,6,2 (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, LSI Logic SAS: NULL,
VMware Paravirtual: NULL, Hot Add Memory: NULL, SMP: NULL, Tools

page 65 of 132
Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter x64 Edition ESXi6.7 U3

3,4,5,6,2
, 6.7 U2
3,4,5,6,2
, 6.7 U1
3,4,5,6,2
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
, 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5 download, Tools bundled with host
3,4,5,6,2
3,4,5,6 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition ESXi6.7 U3

3,4,5,6,2
, 6.7 U2
3,4,5,6,2
, 6.7 U1
3,4,5,6,2
3,4,5,6,2
Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition ESXi6.7 U3

3,4,5,6,2
, 6.7 U2
3,4,5,6,2
, 6.7 U1
3,4,5,6,2
3,4,5,6,2

Windows Server 2008

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

page 66 of 132
Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition 1 1 1

ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
1 e1000 (Not Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3
(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA: NULL, VMware
Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download: NULL,
1 1 1 1 1 1 e1000 (Not Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,
1 1 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware Paravirtual,
6.5 U1 , 6.5 Hot Add Memory, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
(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

ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,
Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition 1 1 1

ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,

page 67 of 132
Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2008 Web Server 1 1 1

ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,

Windows Server 2008

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
1 1 e1000 (Not Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition 1

ESXi7.0 U1 , 7.0
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,

page 68 of 132
Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition 1

ESXi7.0 U1 , 7.0
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,
Windows Server 2008 Essential Business Server 1

ESXi7.0 U1 , 7.0
Standard (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA: NULL, VMware
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,
Windows Server 2008 Small Business Server 1

ESXi7.0 U1 , 7.0
Premium (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA: NULL, VMware
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,

page 69 of 132
Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2008 Small Business Server 1

ESXi7.0 U1 , 7.0
Standard (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA: NULL, VMware
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,
Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition 1

ESXi7.0 U1 , 7.0
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,
Windows Server 2008 Web Server 1

ESXi7.0 U1 , 7.0
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,

page 70 of 132
Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition R2 2 2 2

ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
2 e1000: NULL (Not Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET: NULL, VMXNET 3:
NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, LSI Logic SAS: NULL,
NVMe: NULL, SATA: NULL, VMware Paravirtual: NULL, Hot Add Memory:
NULL, Hot Add vCPU: NULL, SMP: NULL, Tools available for download:
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,
2 2 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware
6.5 U1 , 6.5 Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools available for
(Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition R2 2 2 2

ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,
Windows Server 2008 Essential Business Server 2 2 2

ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
Premium R2 NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, LSI Logic SAS: NULL,
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,

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Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2008 Essential Business Server 2 2 2

ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
Standard R2 NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, LSI Logic SAS: NULL,
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,
Windows Server 2008 Foundation Edition R2 2 2 2

ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,
Windows Server 2008 HPC Server R2 2 2 2

ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,

page 72 of 132
Windows Server 2008

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
Windows Server 2008 Small Business Server 2 2 2

ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
Premium R2 NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, LSI Logic SAS: NULL,
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,
Windows Server 2008 Small Business Server 2 2 2

ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
Standard R2 NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, LSI Logic SAS: NULL,
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,

page 73 of 132
Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition R2 2 2 2

ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,
Windows Server 2008 Storage Server R2 2 2 2

ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,
Windows Server 2008 Web Server R2 2 2 2

ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,

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Windows Server 2008


Windows Server 2012

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition ESXi7.0 U3

1,2,3
, 7.0 U2
1,2,3
, 7.0 U1
1,2,3
, 7.0
1,2,3 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS,
SATA: NULL, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP,
1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3
1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools available
, 6.5 U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5 for download, Tools bundled with host
Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition ESXi7.0 U3

1,2,3
, 7.0 U2
1,2,3
, 7.0 U1
1,2,3
, 7.0
1,2,3 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS,
SATA: NULL, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP,
1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3
1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools available
, 6.5 U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5 for download, Tools bundled with host

page 75 of 132
Windows Server 2012

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

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
1,3,4,5,6 1,3,4,5,6 1,3,4,5,6 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI Logic
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7
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, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools available
1,3,4,5,6
Windows Server 2012 R2 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
1,3,4,5,6 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI Logic
ESXi7.0 U1
Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition R2 WS15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
1,3,4,5,6 1,3,4,5,6 1,3,4,5,6 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI Logic
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7
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, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools available
1,3,4,5,6


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Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2016 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
Windows Server 2016 Datacenter Edition WS15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
(Recommended), Hot Add Memory: NULL, Hot Add vCPU: NULL, SMP:
1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3
1 1 1 1 VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP,
, 6.5 U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5 Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
1,2 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
Windows Server 2016 Essentials Edition WS15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3

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Windows Server 2016

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

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3

Windows Server 2019

Windows Server 2019 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
Windows Server 2019 Datacenter Edition WS15.5

Fusion11.5
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
1 1 1 1 1 1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,
1 2,1 VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP,
Windows Server 2019 Datacenter x64 Edition VMware Cloud on AWS

1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,

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Windows Server 2019

Windows Server 2019 Essentials Edition WS15.5

Fusion11.5
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,
Windows Server 2019 Standard Edition WS15.5

Fusion11.5
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,
Windows Server 2019 Standard x64 Edition VMware Cloud on AWS


Windows Server 2022

Windows Server 2022 Datacenter Edition 1 1 1 1 1

ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 , 6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2
VMware Cloud on AWS6.7 U2

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Windows Server 2022

Windows Server 2022 Essentials Edition 1 1 1 1 1

ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 , 6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2
Windows Server 2022 Standard Edition 1 1 1 1 1

ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0 , 6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2

Windows Vista
Windows Vista WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI Logic:
Windows Vista Business Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

host
host

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

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

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

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

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

host
host

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Windows Vista
Windows Vista WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
Windows Vista Business Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

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

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

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

host
host

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

host
host
Windows XP
Windows XP 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 1 1 1 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE,
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, SMP, Tools available for
download: NULL, Tools bundled with host
Windows XP Professional 1 1 1 1 1
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,
1 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE,
1 1 LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, SMP, Tools available for
6.5 U1 , 6.5 download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS6.5 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE,

Windows XP
Windows XP 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 1 1 1 e1000: NULL, Vlance: NULL, VMXNET: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
SAS: NULL, VMware Paravirtual: NULL, SMP: NULL, Tools available for

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Windows XP
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition 1 1 1 1 1 1

ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 , e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE,
1 1 LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, SMP, Tools available for
6.5 U1 , 6.5 download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS6.5 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE,


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Oracle
Oracle Linux 4
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: NULL
Logic SAS, SMP, Tools available for download
Oracle Linux 4
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: NULL
Oracle Linux 5
Oracle Linux 5.x WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 e1000: NULL (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET: NULL, Vlance: NULL,
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
VMXNET: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL, IDE: NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, LSI Logic
SAS: NULL, VMware Paravirtual: NULL, SMP: NULL, Tools available for
1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 e1000 (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3,
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5
1,2 1,2 1,2 IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, SMP, Tools available for
1,2 e1000 (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3,
IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, SMP, Tools available for

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Oracle Linux 5

Oracle Linux 5
Oracle Linux 5.x WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 e1000: NULL (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET: NULL, VMXNET
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
3: NULL, IDE: NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, LSI Logic SAS: NULL, VMware
Paravirtual: NULL, Hot Add Memory: NULL, Hot Add vCPU: NULL, SMP:
1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 e1000 (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic,
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5
1,2 1,2 1,2 LSI Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP,
U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5 Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
2 e1000 (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic,
LSI Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP,

Oracle Linux 6
Oracle Linux 6.x 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 e1000: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3
1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools
, 6.5 U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5 available for download, Tools bundled with host
SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools

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Oracle Linux 6

Oracle Linux 6
Oracle Linux 6.x 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 1,2 1,2 1,2 e1000: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5
1,2 1,2 1,2 SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools
1,2 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools


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Oracle Linux 7
Oracle Linux 7.x 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
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
NULL, open-vm-tools: NULL (Recommended), Tools available for download:
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,
1 1 SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-
6.5 U1 , 6.5 tools (Recommended), Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-
tools (Recommended), Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

Oracle Linux 8
Oracle Linux 8.x WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5
host: NULL
ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2 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
ESXi6.7 U1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, NVMe, SATA, VMware
Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, open-vm-tools
VMware Cloud on AWS6.7 U1 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

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

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

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

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


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Fedora 18
Fedora 18 1
WS16.2 , 16.1 , 16.0
1 1
Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0

Fedora 18
Fedora 18 1
WS16.2 , 16.1 , 16.0
1 1
Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0

Fedora 19
Fedora 19 WS16.2
1,2
, 16.1
1,2
, 16.0
1,2
1,2 1,2 1,2

Fusion12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0

Fedora 19
Fedora 19 WS16.2
1,2
, 16.1
1,2
, 16.0
1,2
1,2 1,2 1,2

Fusion12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0


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Fedora 19
Fedora 20
Fedora 20 WS16.2
1,2
, 16.1
1,2
, 16.0
1,2
1,2 1,2 1,2

Fusion12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0

Fedora 20
Fedora 20 WS16.2
1,2
, 16.1
1,2
, 16.0
1,2
1,2 1,2 1,2

Fusion12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0

Fedora 21
Fedora 21 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
Fedora 21
Fedora 21 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0

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Fedora 22
Fedora 22 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
Fedora 22
Fedora 22 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
Fedora 25
Fedora 25 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
Fedora 25 Cloud WS15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
Fedora 25 Server WS15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
Fedora 25 Workstation WS15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
Fedora 25
Fedora 25 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
Fedora 25 Cloud WS15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

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Fedora 25
Fedora 25 Server WS15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
Fedora 26
Fedora 26 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
Fedora 26 Cloud WS15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
Fedora 26 Server WS15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
Fedora 27
Fedora 27 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
Fedora 27 Cloud WS15.5

Fusion11.5
Fedora 27 Server WS15.5

Fusion11.5
Fedora 27 Workstation WS15.5

Fusion11.5

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Fedora 28
Fedora 28 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
Fedora 28 Cloud WS15.5, 15.1, 15.0

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0
Fedora 28 Server WS15.5, 15.1, 15.0

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0
Fedora 28 Workstation WS15.5, 15.1, 15.0

Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0
Fedora 29
Fedora 29 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0

Fusion11.5

Fusion11.5

Fusion11.5
Fedora 30
Fedora 30 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
Fedora 30 Cloud WS15.5, 15.1

Fusion11.5, 11.1

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Fedora 30
Fedora 30 Server WS15.5, 15.1

Fusion11.5, 11.1
Fedora 30 Workstation WS15.5, 15.1

Fusion11.5, 11.1
Fedora 30
Fedora 30 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
Fedora 30 Cloud WS15.5, 15.1

Fusion11.5, 11.1
Fedora 30 Server WS15.5, 15.1

Fusion11.5, 11.1
Fedora 30 Workstation WS15.5, 15.1

Fusion11.5, 11.1
Fedora 31
Fedora 31 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0

Fusion11.5

Fusion11.5

Fusion11.5

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Fedora 32
Fedora 32 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0

Fusion11.5

Fusion11.5

Fusion11.5
Fedora 33

Fusion12.2

Fusion12.2

Fusion12.2
Fedora 34
Fedora 34 Cloud Fusion12.2
Fedora 34 Server Fusion12.2
Fedora 34 Workstation Fusion12.2

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.x ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000: NULL, Vlance: NULL, IDE: NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, LSI Logic SAS:
NULL, SMP: NULL, OSP Format Tools: NULL, Tools available for download:
NULL
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.x AS ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, OSP Format Tools,
Tools available for download
VMware Cloud on AWS6.5 e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, OSP Format Tools,
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.x ES ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, OSP Format Tools,
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.x WS ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 e1000, Vlance, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, OSP Format Tools,

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.x ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000: NULL, Enhanced VMXNET: NULL, IDE: NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, LSI
Logic SAS: NULL, SMP: NULL, OSP Format Tools: NULL, Tools available for
download: NULL
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.x AS ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, OSP
Format Tools, Tools available for download
VMware Cloud on AWS6.5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, OSP
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.x ES ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, OSP
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.x WS ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP, OSP

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
1 1 1 1 e1000: NULL (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET: NULL, Vlance: NULL,
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
VMXNET 3: NULL, IDE: NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, LSI Logic SAS: NULL,
VMware Paravirtual: NULL, SMP: NULL, OSP Format Tools: NULL, Tools
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x Advanced Platform 1 1 1 1 1 1

ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 , e1000 (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, Vlance, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI
1 1 Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, SMP, OSP Format Tools, Tools
6.5 U1 , 6.5 available for download, Tools bundled with host
Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, SMP, OSP Format Tools, Tools
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x Desktop 1 1 1 1 1 1

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x Desktop with 1 1 1 1 1 1

Workstation Option 1 1 Logic, LSI Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, SMP, OSP Format Tools, Tools
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x Server 1 1 1 1 1 1



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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
1 1 1 1 e1000: NULL (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET: NULL, VMXNET
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
3: NULL, IDE: NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, LSI Logic SAS: NULL, VMware
Paravirtual: NULL, Hot Add Memory: NULL, SMP: NULL, OSP Format Tools:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x Advanced Platform 1 1 1 1 1 1

ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 , e1000 (Recommended), Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
1 1 Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, OSP Format Tools,
Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, OSP Format Tools,
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x Desktop 1 1 1 1 1 1

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x Desktop with 1 1 1 1 1 1

Workstation Option 1 1 Logic SAS, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, SMP, OSP Format Tools,
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x Server 1 1 1 1 1 1



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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x 1 1 1 1

WS16.2 , 16.1 , 16.0 , 15.5 , 15.1 , 15.0 , 14.0
1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Fusion12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0 , 11.5 , 11.1 , 11.0 , 10.0
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
NULL, OSP Format Tools: NULL, Tools available for download: NULL, Tools
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x Desktop ESXi6.7 U3

1,2
, 6.7 U2
1,2
, 6.7 U1
1,2
, 6.7
1,2
, 6.5 U3
1,2
, 6.5 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
1,2 1,2 VMware Paravirtual, SMP, OSP Format Tools, Tools available for download,
U2 , 6.5 U1 Tools bundled with host
ESXi6.5
SATA, VMware Paravirtual, SMP, OSP Format Tools, Tools available for
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x Server ESXi6.7 U3

1,2
, 6.7 U2
1,2
, 6.7 U1
1,2
, 6.7
1,2
, 6.5 U3
1,2
ESXi6.5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x Workstation ESXi6.7 U3

1,2
, 6.7 U2
1,2
, 6.7 U1
1,2
, 6.7
1,2
, 6.5 U3
1,2
ESXi6.5


page 100 of 132

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x 1 1 1 1

WS16.2 , 16.1 , 16.0 , 15.5 , 15.1 , 15.0 , 14.0
1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Fusion12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0 , 11.5 , 11.1 , 11.0 , 10.0
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
Add Memory: NULL, Hot Add vCPU: NULL, SMP: NULL, OSP Format Tools:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x Desktop 1 1 1 1

ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,
1 1 e1000, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA,
1 VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, OSP Format
6.5 U1 Tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
ESXi6.5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x Server 1 1 1 1

ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,
ESXi6.5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x Workstation 1 1 1 1

ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,
ESXi6.5


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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x 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 1 1 1 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL, IDE: NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, LSI Logic
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
host: NULL
1 1 1 1 e1000e, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5
U1, 6.5 VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools
1 e1000e, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,


Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.x WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1
Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1
SMP: NULL, open-vm-tools: NULL
1,2 1,2 e1000e, VMXNET 3, IDE, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add
ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 , 6.5
1,2 1,2 Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools
U1 , 6.5


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Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation
Rocky Linux 8
Rocky Linux 8.x ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0, 6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7 e1000e, VMXNET 3, IDE, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add
ESXi7.0 U1 e1000e, VMXNET 3, IDE, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot
Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools

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SCO
SCO OpenServer 5
OpenServer 5.0.6 ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0, 6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5
VMware Cloud on AWS6.5 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, 6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5
1 e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP

SCO UnixWare 7
UnixWare 7.1.4 Maintenance Pack 4 ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0, 6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5
UnixWare 7.1.1 Maintenance Pack 5 ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0, 6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, e1000, Vlance, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP
6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5

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Serenity Systems
eComStation 1
eComStation 1.2R ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0, 6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, e1000 (Recommended), Vlance, BusLogic, IDE (Recommended), SMP
6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5
VMware Cloud on AWS6.5 e1000 (Recommended), Vlance, BusLogic, IDE (Recommended), SMP
eComStation 2
eComStation 2.0 ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0, 6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, e1000 (Recommended), Vlance, IDE, SMP
6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5
VMware Cloud on AWS6.5 e1000 (Recommended), Vlance, IDE, SMP
eComStation 2.1 ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000 (Recommended), Vlance, IDE, SATA: NULL, SMP
ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 e1000 (Recommended), Vlance, IDE, SATA, SMP
VMware Cloud on AWS6.5 e1000 (Recommended), Vlance, IDE, SATA, SMP

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Sun Microsystems
Solaris 10
Solaris 10 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0
1 1 1 1 e1000: NULL, Vlance: NULL, VMXNET: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
(Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, LSI Logic SAS: NULL, SATA:
1 1 1 1 1 1 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 ,
1 1 Logic SAS, SATA, SMP, Tools available for download
6.5 U1 , 6.5
1 e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, SATA, SMP, Tools available for download

Solaris 10
Solaris 10 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0
NULL, LSI Logic SAS: NULL, SATA: NULL, SMP: NULL, Tools available for
download: NULL
SMP, Tools available for download
SMP, Tools available for download

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Solaris 11
Solaris 11 ESXi7.0 U3
1,2,3,4
, 7.0 U2
1,2,3,4
, 7.0 U1
1,2,3,4
, 7.0
1,2,3,4 e1000e: NULL (Recommended), VMXNET 3: NULL, IDE: NULL, LSI Logic:
NULL, LSI Logic SAS: NULL, NVMe: NULL, SATA: NULL, SMP: NULL, Tools
available for download: NULL
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,
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 ,
1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 SATA, SMP, Tools available for download
6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5
1,2,3,4 e1000e (Recommended), VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
SATA, SMP, Tools available for download


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SUSE
openSUSE 12
openSUSE 12.1 WS16.2

1,2
, 16.1
1,2
, 16.0
1,2
1,2 1,2 1,2

Fusion12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0

1,2
, 16.1
1,2
, 16.0
1,2
2 2 2
Fusion12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0
openSUSE 12.3 2
WS16.2 , 16.1 , 16.0
2 2
3,2 3,2 3,2

Fusion12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0

openSUSE 12

1,2
, 16.1
1,2
, 16.0
1,2
2 2 2
Fusion12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0

1,2
, 16.1
1,2
, 16.0
1,2
2 2 2
Fusion12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0
openSUSE 12.3 2
WS16.2 , 16.1 , 16.0
2 2
3,2 3,2 3,2

Fusion12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0


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openSUSE 13
openSUSE 13.1 1 1
WS16.2 , 16.1 , 16.0
1
1 1 1
Fusion12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0
openSUSE 13.2 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

1 1 1
Fusion12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0

openSUSE 13
openSUSE 13.1 1 1
WS16.2 , 16.1 , 16.0
1
1 1 1
Fusion12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0
openSUSE 13.2 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

1 1 1
Fusion12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0

openSUSE Leap 15
openSUSE 15.1 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5, 11.1, 11.0
openSUSE 15.2 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0

page 109 of 132
openSUSE Leap 42
openSUSE 42.3 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
SUSE Linux Enterprise 10

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 Service Pack WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 3 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

4

ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0, 6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, OSP Format Tools, Tools available for
VMware Cloud on AWS6.5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, OSP Format Tools, Tools available for


3

4

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ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0, 6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, OSP Format Tools, Tools available for
VMware Cloud on AWS6.5 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
Logic SAS, Hot Add Memory, SMP, OSP Format Tools, Tools available for

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5, 15.1, 15.0, 14.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 Service Pack 1 1 1 1 1 1

WS16.2 , 16.1 , 16.0 , 15.5 , 15.1 , 15.0 , 14.0
1
1
1 1 1
Fusion12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

WS16.2 , 16.1 , 16.0 , 15.5 , 15.1 , 15.0 , 14.0
1
1 1 1
Fusion12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0

WS16.2 , 16.1 , 16.0 , 15.5 , 15.1 , 15.0 , 14.0
1
2
1 1 1
Fusion12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0

WS16.2 , 16.1 , 16.0 , 15.5 , 15.1 , 15.0 , 14.0
1
1 1 1
Fusion12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0

WS16.2 , 16.1 , 16.0 , 15.5 , 15.1 , 15.0 , 14.0
1
3
1 1 1
Fusion12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for VMware 1 1 1

WS15.5 , 15.1 , 15.0 , 14.0
1
Service Pack 3
1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE, LSI
ESXi7.0
Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools
1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,
ESXi6.7
LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU,
SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
ESXi6.5
Logic SAS, SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory,
Hot Add vCPU, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
(Recommended)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Server Service 1 1 1

WS15.5 , 15.1 , 15.0 , 14.0
1
Pack 3
ESXi7.0
ESXi6.7
LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU,
SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
ESXi6.5
(Recommended)

page 112 of 132

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 3 1 1

WS16.2 , 16.1 , 16.0
1
1 1 1
Fusion12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0
1 1 e1000: NULL, Enhanced VMXNET: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2
SAS: NULL, SATA: NULL, VMware Paravirtual: NULL, Hot Add vCPU: NULL,
SMP: NULL, Tools available for download: NULL, Tools bundled with host:
NULL
ESXi7.0 U1
1 1 1 1 1 1
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 , 6.5 U1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 Service Pack WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5
4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 4 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2
Add vCPU: NULL, SMP: NULL, open-vm-tools: NULL, OSP Format Tools:
(Recommended)
1 1 1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), BusLogic, IDE,
ESXi7.0 U1 , 7.0 , 6.7
LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add vCPU,
bundled with host (Recommended)
1 1 1 1 1 1
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 , 6.5 U1
ESXi6.5
Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools, OSP Format Tools, Tools available for
download, Tools bundled with host (Recommended)
Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools, OSP Format Tools, Tools available for


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WS16.2 , 16.1 , 16.0 , 15.5 , 15.1 , 15.0 , 14.0
1
1
1 1 1
Fusion12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0

WS16.2 , 16.1 , 16.0 , 15.5 , 15.1 , 15.0 , 14.0
1
1 1 1
Fusion12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0

WS16.2 , 16.1 , 16.0 , 15.5 , 15.1 , 15.0 , 14.0
1
2
1 1 1
Fusion12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0

WS16.2 , 16.1 , 16.0 , 15.5 , 15.1 , 15.0 , 14.0
1
1 1 1
Fusion12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0

WS16.2 , 16.1 , 16.0 , 15.5 , 15.1 , 15.0 , 14.0
1
3
1 1 1
Fusion12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for VMware 1 1

WS15.5 , 15.1 , 15.0 , 14.0
1 1
Service Pack 3
1 1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
ESXi7.0 , 6.7
1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS,
ESXi6.5
vCPU, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host

page 114 of 132

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Server Service 1 1

WS15.5 , 15.1 , 15.0 , 14.0
1 1
Pack 3
1 1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI
ESXi7.0 , 6.7
1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS,
ESXi6.5
vCPU, SMP, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 3 1

WS16.2 , 16.1 , 16.0
1 1
1 1 1
Fusion12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2
(Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, LSI Logic SAS: NULL, SATA:
NULL, VMware Paravirtual: NULL (Recommended), Hot Add Memory: NULL,
Hot Add vCPU: NULL, SMP: NULL, Tools available for download: NULL,
Tools bundled with host: NULL
ESXi7.0 U1
1 1 1 1 1 1
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 , 6.5 U1
4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Server Service WS15.5

Pack 4
1 1 1 e1000, Enhanced VMXNET, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic,
ESXi7.0 , 6.7 , 6.5
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)
LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
Tools bundled with host (Recommended)

page 115 of 132


ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2
(Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, LSI Logic SAS: NULL, NVMe:
Memory: NULL, Hot Add vCPU: NULL, SMP: NULL, open-vm-tools: NULL,
OSP Format Tools: NULL, Tools available for download: NULL, Tools bundled
with host: NULL (Recommended)
ESXi7.0 U1
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 1 1 1 1 1
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 , 6.5 U1


1,2 1,2 1,2
Fusion12.2 , 12.1 , 12.0
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
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,
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 ,
1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-
6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 , 6.5 U1 tools (Recommended), Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
1,2,3,4 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
ESXi6.5
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended), Tools available for download,

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Server for SAP ESXi6.7 U3

1,2,3,4
, 6.7 U2
1,2,3,4
, 6.7 U1
1,2,3,4
, 6.7
1,2,3,4
, e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
Applications Service Pack 1 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-
ESXi6.5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Server Service ESXi6.7 U3

1,2,3,4
, 6.7 U2
1,2,3,4
, 6.7 U1
1,2,3,4
, 6.7
1,2,3,4
Pack 1 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-
ESXi6.5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Service Pack 1 ESXi7.0 U3

1,2,3,4
, 7.0 U2
1,2,3,4
, 7.0 U1
1,2,3,4
, 7.0
1,2,3,4 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI

1,2,3,5
, 6.7 U2
1,2,3,5
, 6.7 U1
1,2,3,5
, 6.7
1,2,3,5
Applications Service Pack 2 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-
1,2,3 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
ESXi6.5
1,2,3,4,5 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,

page 117 of 132


1,2,3,5
, 6.7 U2
1,2,3,5
, 6.7 U1
1,2,3,5
, 6.7
1,2,3,5
Pack 2 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 SATA, VMware Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-
ESXi6.5
1,2,3,4,5 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,

1,2,3,5
, 7.0 U2
1,2,3,5
, 7.0 U1
1,2,3,5
, 7.0
1,2,3,5 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 Server Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0

Service Pack 3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 Service Pack Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0

3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Server for SAP Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
Applications Service Pack 3
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 ,
1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5 vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended), Tools available for download,
1,2,3,5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Server Service Fusion11.5, 11.1, 11.0, 10.0
Pack 3
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 ,
6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5 vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended), Tools available for download,
1,2,3,5

page 118 of 132

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Service Pack 3 Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0

ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
NULL, SMP: NULL, open-vm-tools: NULL (Recommended), Tools available
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 Desktop ESXi6.7 U3

1,3,5
, 6.7 U2
1,3,5
, 6.7 U1
1,3,5
, 6.7
1,3,5
, 6.5 U3 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
Service Pack 4 1,3 1,3 1,3 1,3 SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
, 6.5 U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5 vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with
host
host
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 Service Pack ESXi7.0 U3

1,3,5
, 7.0 U2
1,3,5
, 7.0 U1
1,3,5
, 7.0
1,3,5 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI
4 Logic: NULL, LSI Logic SAS: NULL, NVMe: NULL, SATA: NULL, VMware

1,3,5
, 6.7 U2
1,3,5
, 6.7 U1
1,3,5
, 6.7
1,3,5
Applications Service Pack 4 1,3 1,3 1,3 1,3 SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
host
host

1,3,5
, 6.7 U2
1,3,5
, 6.7 U1
1,3,5
, 6.7
1,3,5
Pack 4 1,3 1,3 1,3 1,3 SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
host
host

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1,3,5
, 7.0 U2
1,3,5
, 7.0 U1
1,3,5
, 7.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Server for SAP WS15.5

Applications Service Pack 5
Fusion11.5
1,3,5 1,3,5 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
ESXi6.7 , 6.5
host
host

Pack 5
Fusion11.5
ESXi6.7 , 6.5
host
host

page 120 of 132


Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
Paravirtual: NULL (Recommended), Hot Add Memory: NULL, SMP: NULL,
host: NULL
ESXi6.7 U3
SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, SMP, open-
vm-tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
1,3,5 1,3,5 1,3,5 1,3,5 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
ESXi6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 , 6.5
1,3,5 SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
U1 vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with
host


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SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3
, 6.5 U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5 vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools (Recommended), Tools available for download,
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5
1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7
1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,
ESXi6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5
open-vm-tools (Recommended), Tools available for download, Tools bundled
with host

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1
Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5
4,5,6 4,5,6 4,5,6 4,5,6 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL, IDE: NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, LSI Logic
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
Memory: NULL, Hot Add vCPU: NULL, SMP: NULL, open-vm-tools: NULL,
4,5,6 4,5,6 4,5,6 4,5,6 e1000e, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7
Paravirtual, Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools, Tools
ESXi6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5
host
host
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Server for SAP WS15.5

Service Pack 1
Fusion11.5
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7
host
4,5,6 4,5,6 4,5,6 4,5,3,6 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
ESXi6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5
host

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Pack 1
Fusion11.5
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7
host
ESXi6.5 U3 , 6.5 U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5
host

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0

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2
Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
4,5,7 4,5,7 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2
ESXi7.0 U1 , 7.0 , 6.7 , 6.5
host
4,5,7 4,5,7 4,5,7 4,5,3,7
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5
4,5,3,7 4,5,3,7
U2 , 6.5 U1
host
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Server for SAP WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0
Service Pack 2
Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
ESXi7.0 , 6.7
host
ESXi6.5
host
host

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Server Service WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Pack 2
Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0
ESXi7.0 , 6.7
host
ESXi6.5
host
host

4,5,7
, 7.0 U2
ESXi7.0 U1
host
4,5,7 4,5,7 4,5,7 4,5,3,7
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5
4,5,3,7 4,5,3,7
U2 , 6.5 U1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 Service Pack ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0, 6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
3 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Server for SAP ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0, 6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
Service Pack 3 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Server Service ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0, 6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
Pack 3 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add



ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0, 6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,
6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 OSP Format Tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS6.5 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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ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0, 6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, e1000, Vlance, VMXNET, BusLogic, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SMP,
6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 OSP Format Tools, Tools available for download, Tools bundled with host
VMware Cloud on AWS6.5 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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TUBITAK ULAKBIM
Pardus 17
Pardus 17.3 ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 7.0 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL, IDE: NULL, LSI Logic: NULL, LSI Logic
ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 e1000e, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA, VMware
VMware Cloud on AWS6.5 e1000, e1000e, VMXNET 3, IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe, SATA,

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VMware Inc
Photon OS 1
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: NULL (Recommended), LSI Logic: NULL, LSI Logic SAS:
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
(Recommended)
1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 VMXNET 3 (Recommended), LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3
1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-
, 6.5 U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5 vm-tools (Recommended)
1,2,3 VMXNET 3 (Recommended), LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, SATA, VMware
Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add vCPU, SMP, open-

Photon OS 2
Photon OS 2.0 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5
1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI
ESXi7.0 U3 , 7.0 U2 , 7.0 U1 , 7.0
NULL, SMP: NULL, open-vm-tools: NULL
3,1,2 1,2 1,2 1,2 1 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
ESXi6.7 U3 , 6.7 U2 , 6.7 U1 , 6.7 , 6.5 U3 , 6.5
1 1 1 SATA, VMware Paravirtual (Recommended), Hot Add Memory, Hot Add
U2 , 6.5 U1 , 6.5 vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools
vCPU, SMP, open-vm-tools

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Photon OS 2

Photon OS 3
Photon OS 3.0 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0, 15.5

Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0, 11.5
NULL, SMP: NULL, open-vm-tools: NULL
ESXi6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1, 6.7, 6.5 U3, 6.5 U2, 6.5 U1, 6.5 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,
Photon OS 4
Photon OS 4.0 WS16.2

Fusion12.2
ESXi7.0 U3, 7.0 U2, 7.0 U1, 6.7 U3, 6.7 U2, 6.7 U1 e1000e: NULL, VMXNET 3: NULL (Recommended), IDE: NULL, LSI
ESXi7.0, 6.7 e1000e, VMXNET 3 (Recommended), IDE, LSI Logic, LSI Logic SAS, NVMe,

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• 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

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

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Installation of Guest Operating System

• 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

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Amazon Linux 2 ESXi7.0 U3

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macOS 10.12.x Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0

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.x Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0

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:

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macOS 10.14.x Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0

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

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

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

macOS 10.15.x Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0

macOS 10.15.x Desktop Fusion11.5

macOS 10.15.x Server Fusion11.5

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

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macOS 11.0 Desktop Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0

macOS 11.0 Server Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

macOS 12.0 Desktop 1

macOS 12.0 Server 1

VMware Knowledge Base Documents:

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

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

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

OS X 10.9.x Fusion12.2, 12.1, 12.0

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Ubuntu 10.04 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0

Ubuntu 10.04 WS16.2, 16.1, 16.0