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Flatcar Container Linux 2345

Support for Flatcar Container Linux 2345 has been introduced for these products:

  • ESXi 6.7, ESXi 6.7U1, ESXi 6.7U2 and ESXi 6.7U3
  • ESXi 7.0

For more information about software and hardware support, please check the VMware Compatibility Guide

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Service Pack 5

Support for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Service Pack 5 has been introduced for these products:

  • ESXi 6.0, ESXi 6.0U1, ESXi 6.0U2 and ESXi 6.0U3
  • ESXi 6.5, ESXi 6.5U1, ESXi 6.5U2 and ESXi 6.5U3
  • ESXi 6.7, ESXi 6.7U1, ESXi 6.7U2 and ESXi 6.7U3

For more information about software and hardware support, please check the VMware Compatibility Guide

Ubuntu 19.10

Support for Ubuntu 19.10 has been introduced for these products:

  • ESXi 6.7, ESXi 6.7 Update 1, ESXi 6.7 Update 2 and ESXi 6.7 Update 3

For more information about software and hardware support, please check the VMware Compatibility Guide

macOS 10.15

Support for macOS 10.15 has been introduced for these products:

  • ESXi 6.7 Update 3

For more information about software and hardware support, please check the VMware Compatibility Guide

CentOS 8.0

Full Support for CentOS 8.0 has been introduced for these products:

  • ESXi 6.5, ESXi 6.5 Update 1, ESXi 6.5 Update 2 and ESXi 6.7 Update 3
  • ESXi 6.7, ESXi 6.7 Update 1, ESXi 6.7 Update 2 and ESXi 6.7 Update 3

For more information about software and hardware support, please check the VMware Compatibility Guide

Oracle Linux 8.0

Full Support for Oracle Linux 8 has been introduced for these products:

  • ESXi 6.7, ESXi 6.7 Update 1 and ESXi 6.7 Update 2

For more information about software and hardware support, please check the VMware Compatibility Guide

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and Desktop 15 Service Pack 1

Support for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and Desktop 15 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, ESXi 6.5 Update 1 and ESXi 6.5 Update 2
  • ESXi 6.7, ESXi 6.7 Update 1 and ESXi 6.7 Update 2

For more information about software and hardware support, please check the VMware Compatibility Guide

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Full Support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 has been introduced for these products:

  • ESXi 6.5, ESXi 6.5 Update 1 and ESXi 6.5 Update 2
  • ESXi 6.7, ESXi 6.7 Update 1 and ESXi 6.7 Update 2
  • Installation instructions can be found here

For more information about software and hardware support, please check the VMware Compatibility Guide

Ubuntu 19.04

Support for Ubuntu 19.04 has been introduced for these products:

  • ESXi 6.7, ESXi 6.7 Update 1 and ESXi 6.7 Update 2

For more information about software and hardware support, please check the VMware Compatibility Guide

FreeBSD 12.0

Full support for FreeBSD 12.0 has been introduced for these products:

  • ESXi 6.7 and ESXi 6.7U1

For more information about software and hardware support, please check the VMware Compatibility Guide

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