It is not always necessary to select the latest ESXi host version. You can accept the default compatibility or select a different setting. The inventory object that the default virtual machine compatibility is set on, including a host, cluster, or data center.The ESXi host version on which the virtual machine is created.The following factors determine the default virtual machine compatibility:

The compatibility setting that appears in the Compatible with drop-down menu is the default for the virtual machine that you are creating. This virtual machine (hardware version 11) is compatible with ESXi 6.0, ESXi 6.5, ESXi 6.7, ESXi 6.7 Update 2, ESXi 6.7 Update 3, ESXi 7.0, ESXi 7.0 Update 1, ESXi 7.0 Update 2, and ESXi 7.0 Update 3. This virtual machine (hardware version 13) is compatible with ESXi 6.5, ESXi 6.7, ESXi 6.7 Update 2, ESXi 6.7 Update 3, ESXi 7.0, ESXi 7.0 Update 1, ESXi 7.0 Update 2, and ESXi 7.0 Update 3. This virtual machine (hardware version 14) is compatible with ESXi 6.7, ESXi 6.7 Update 2, ESXi 6.7 Update 3, ESXi 7.0, ESXi 7.0 Update 1, ESXi 7.0 Update 2, and ESXi 7.0 Update 3. This virtual machine (hardware version 15) is compatible with ESXi 6.7 Update 2, ESXi6.7 Update 3, ESXi 7.0, ESXi 7.0 Update 1, ESXi 7.0 Update 2, and ESXi 7.0 Update 3. This virtual machine (hardware version 17) is compatible with ESXi 7.0, ESXi 7.0 Update 1, ESXi 7.0 Update 2, and ESXi 7.0 Update 3. This virtual machine (hardware version 18) is compatible with ESXi 7.0 Update 1, ESXi 7.0 Update 2, and ESXi 7.0 Update 3. This virtual machine (hardware version 19) is compatible with ESXi 7.0 Update 2 and ESXi 7.0 Update 3. This virtual machine (hardware version 19) is compatible with ESXi 7.0 Update 3 and later. Virtual Machine Compatibility Options Compatibility For example, a virtual machine with ESXi 6.0 and later compatibility can run on ESXi 6.5, ESXi 6.7, ESXi 6.7 Update 2, ESXi 7.0, ESXi 7.0 Update 1, ESXi 7.0 Update 2, ESXi 7.0 Update 3. New virtual hardware capabilities are typically released once a year with major or minor releases of vSphere.Įach virtual machine compatibility level supports at least five major or minor vSphere releases. Virtual hardware includes BIOS and EFI, available virtual PCI slots, maximum number of CPUs, maximum memory configuration, and other characteristics. The compatibility setting determines the virtual hardware available to the virtual machine, which corresponds to the physical hardware available on the host. When you create a virtual machine or upgrade an existing virtual machine, you use the virtual machine compatibility setting to select the ESXi host versions that the virtual machine can run on.

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