Support for Ubuntu 18.04 has been introduced for these products:
- ESXi 6.5, ESXi 6.5 Update 1 and ESXi 6.5 Update 2
- ESXi 6.7
For more information about software and hardware support, please check the VMware Compatibility Guide
CoreOS Container Linux 1688
Full Support for CoreOS Container Linux 1688 has been introduced for these products:
- ESXi 6.0, ESXi 6.0 Update 1, ESXi 6.0 Update 2 and ESXi 6.0 Update 3
- ESXi 6.5 and ESXi 6.5 Update 1
- Installation guidance on vSphere can be found at KB2109161.
For more information about software and hardware support, please check the VMware Compatibility Guide
Windows Server 2019
Tech Preview Support for Windows Server 2019 has been introduced for these products:
- ESXi 6.5 and ESXi 6.5 Update 1
For more information about software and hardware support, please check the VMware Compatibility Guide
CoreOS Container Linux 1632
Full Support for CoreOS Container Linux 1632 has been introduced for these products:
- ESXi 6.0, ESXi 6.0 Update 1, ESXi 6.0 Update 2 and ESXi 6.0 Update 3
- ESXi 6.5 and ESXi 6.5 Update 1
- Installation guidance on vSphere can be found at KB2109161.
For more information about software and hardware support, please check the VMware Compatibility Guide
macOS 10.13
Support for macOS Sierra (version 10.12) has been introduced for product:
- ESXi 6.0, ESXi 6.0 Update 1, ESXi 6.0 Update 2 and ESXi 6.0 Update 3
- ESXi 6.5 and ESXi 6.5 Update 1
For more information about software and hardware support, please check the VMware Compatibility Guide
CoreOS Container Linux 1576
Full Support for CoreOS Container Linux 1576 has been introduced for these products:
- ESXi 6.0, ESXi 6.0 Update 1, ESXi 6.0 Update 2 and ESXi 6.0 Update 3
- ESXi 6.5 and ESXi 6.5 Update 1
- Installation guidance on vSphere can be found at KB2109161.
For more information about software and hardware support, please check the VMware Compatibility Guide
Photon OS 2.0
Support for Project Photon OS 2.0 has been introduced for these products:
- ESXi 6.0, ESXi 6.0 Update 1, ESXi 6.0 Update 2 and ESXi 6.0 Update 3
- ESXi 6.5 and ESXi 6.5 Update 1
- Please refer to Announcing Version 2.0 of Project Photon OS for the details. Guidance on running Photon on vSphere can be found here
- Feedback can be provided in the Project Community community forum.
For more information about software and hardware support, please check the VMware Compatibility Guide
Ubuntu 17.10
Support for Ubuntu 17.10 has been introduced for these products:
- ESXi 6.5 and ESXi 6.5 Update 1
For more information about software and hardware support, please check the VMware Compatibility Guide
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Atomic Host 7.x
Support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Atomic Host 7.x has been introduced for these products:
- ESXi 6.0, ESXi 6.0 Update 1, ESXi 6.0 Update 2 and ESXi 6.0 Update 3
- ESXi 6.5 and ESXi 6.5 Update 1
- Guidance on deploying RHEL Atomic Host in the vSphere environment can be found in RHEL7 Installation Guide.
Additional support considerations include:
- Support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Atomic Host begins with version 7.4
- The base kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Atomic Host is the same as the standard Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) distribution, which includes drivers for VMware’s paravirtual devices.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Atomic Host is available for download from redhat.com as a vSphere OVA, which includes open-vm-tools packaged as a system contain.
- The GuestOperations feature of open-vm-tools is not supported (GuestOperations commands are executed in the scope of open-vm-tools container).
For more information about software and hardware support, please check the VMware Compatibility Guide
CoreOS Container Linux 1520
Full Support for CoreOS Container Linux 1520 has been introduced for these products:
- ESXi 6.0, ESXi 6.0 Update 1, ESXi 6.0 Update 2 and ESXi 6.0 Update 3
- ESXi 6.5 and ESXi 6.5 Update 1
- Installation guidance on vSphere can be found at KB2109161.
For more information about software and hardware support, please check the VMware Compatibility Guide