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VMware VM hardware version matrix with esxi versions

  Virtual Hardware Version Products 18 ESXi 7.0 U1 (7.0.1) Fusion 12.x Workstation Pro 16.x Workstation Player 16.x 17 ESXi 7.0  (7.0.0) 16 Fusion 11.x Workstation Pro 15.x Workstation Player 15.x 15 ESXi 6.7 U2 14 ESXi 6.7 Fusion 10.x Workstation Pro 14.x Workstation Player 14.x 13 ESXi 6.5 12 Fusion 8.x Workstation Pro 12.x Workstation Player 12.x 11 ESXi 6.0 Fusion 7.x Workstation 11.x Player 7.x 10 ESXi 5.5 Fusion 6.x Workstation 10.x Player 6.x 9 ESXi 5.1 Fusion 5.x Workstation 9.x Player 5.x 8 ESXi 5.0 Fusion 4.x Workstation 8.x Player 4.x 7 ESXi/ESX 4.x Fusion 3.x Fusion 2.x Workstation 7.x Workstation 6.5.x Player 3.x Server 2.x 6 Workstation 6.0.x 4 ESX 3.x ACE 2.x Fusion 1.x Player 2.x 3 and 4 ACE 1.x Lab Manager 2.x Player 1.x Server 1.x Workstation 5.x Workstation 4.x 3 ESX 2.x GSX Server 3.x

How to Enable VMware VAAI and Install NetApp Plugin on ESXi

  The  NetApp  Plug-in for VMware vStorage APIs for Array Integration (VAAI) is a software library that integrates the VMware Virtual Disk Libraries that are installed on the ESXi host. The VMware VAAI package enables the offloading of certain tasks from the physical hosts to the storage array. Download the VAAI plugin from netapp software download page      downloaded vb.zip file and copied to esxi server     Install as :     [root@esxi:/tmp] esxcli software vib install -d                                           /tmp/NetAppNasPlugin.v23.zip      Installation Result       Message: The update completed successfully, but the system needs to be              rebooted for the changes to be effective.      Reboot Required: true     ...