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Updates or service packs equal to or higher within the same OS release family of the operating system are also supported. However, support for newer releases or versions are not supported unless specifically identified on the following pages with the "".

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VMware Operating Systems

Model

VMware vSphere 6.0 (ESXi)

VMware vSphere 5.5 (ESXi)

VMware vSphere 5.1 (ESXi)

VMware vSphere 5.0 (ESXi)

VMware ESXi 4.1

VMware ESX 4.1

VMware ESXi 4.0

VMware ESX 4.0

VMware ESXi 3.5

VMware ESX 3.5

VMware ESX Server 3.0

VMware Operating Systems

Model

VMware vSphere 5.1 (ESXi)

VMware vSphere 5.0 (ESXi)

VMware ESXi 4.1

VMware ESX 4.1

VMware ESXi 4.0

VMware ESX 4.0

VMware ESXi 3.5

VMware ESX 3.5

VMware ESX Server 3.0

VMware ESX Server 2.5

VMware Operating Systems

Model

VMware ESX Server 1.1

VMware ESX Server 1.5.0

VMware ESX Server 1.5.1

VMware ESX Server 1.5.2

VMware ESX Server 2.0

VMware ESX Server 2.1

VMware ESX Server 3.0

VMware ESX Server 2.5

VMware Operating Systems

Model

VMware ESX Server 1.5.1

VMware ESX Server 1.5.2

VMware ESX Server 2.0

VMware ESX Server 2.1

VMware ESX Server 3.0

VMware ESX Server 2.5

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