LastUpdated:December09,2011
Introduction
Thecompatibilityinformationthatwaspreviouslyavailableinthisdocumentisnowavailableonline.Forcompatibilityinformationbetweenthefollowing solutions,upgradepathsupportedforthesolution,orcompatibilitybetweenthesolutionanddatabase,seetheVMwareProductInteroperabilityMatrix.
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Operating System Compatibility for vSphere Client, vCenter Server, vCenter Update Manager, vCenter Converter, and vCenter Orchestrator
ThefollowingmatrixliststheoperatingsystemssupportedforvSphereClient,vCenterServer,vCenterGuestOSCustomization(OSCust.),vCenterUpdate Manager,vCenterConverter,andvCenterOrchestratoruntilthefollowingreleaseversions:
vCenterServer2.5Update6 vSphereClient2.5Update6 vCenterServer4.0Update3 vSphereClient4.0Update3 vCenterServer4.1Update1 vSphereClient4.1Update1 vCenterUpdateManager4.0Update3 vCenterUpdateManager4.1Update1 vCenterConverter4.2.1 vCenterOrchestrator4.1.1 vCenterOrchestrator4.0.3
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Table 1. Operating System Compatibility for vSphere Client, vCenter Server, vCenter Update Manager, vCenter Converter, and vCenter Orchestrator
vSphere Client vCenter Server Guest OS Cust. vCenter Update Manager Server Vendor Microsoft
11
vCenter Converter Server 4.2 Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes OS Cloning P2V Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes V2V Yes Yes No
7
vCenter Orchestrator Client 4.0 No No No No No Yes Yes No No No No No No No Yes 4.1 No Yes No No No Yes Yes No No N/A No N/A Yes10 Yes Yes10
10
Operating System WindowsXPPro WindowsXPPro64bit Windows2000Server Windows2000Professional Windows2000AdvancedServer WindowsServer2003 WindowsServer200364bit WindowsVistaBusiness WindowsVistaEnterprise WindowsVistaEnterprise64bit WindowsVistaBusiness64bit
4.0 Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes5 Yes5 Yes
4.1 Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
4.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes2 Yes2 Yes1, 4
4.1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
No7 No
7
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
1. SupportedfromvCenterServer2.5Update4. 2. ForvCenterServer2.5supportedfromUpdate6.ForvCenterServer4.0supportedfromUpdate1. 3. SupportedwithvCenter4.1Update1. 4. SupportedwithvCenterServer4.0. 5. SupportedfromvCenterServer4.0Update1. 6. 32bitapplicationincompatibilitymodeon64bitplatform. 7. V2Vcloningsupported,butnoreconfigurationorcustomizationperformed(resultantvirtualmachinemightnotboot). 8. SupportedwithvCenter4.0Update2. 9. SupportedwithvCenterOrchestrator4.0Update1. 10. Supportedwith32bitclientshippedstandalone. 11. AllservicepackversionsassociatedwiththeOperatingSystemsaresupportedunlessstatedexplicitly. 12. SupportedwithvCenter4.0Update3. 13. AppliesonlyforVMwaretoolsandhardwareupgradewithvCenterUpdateManager4.0Update3.Patchingoftheguestoperatingsystemisnotsupported. 14. SupportedwithvCenterUpdateManager4.0Update3.
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Table 1. Operating System Compatibility for vSphere Client, vCenter Server, vCenter Update Manager, vCenter Converter, and vCenter Orchestrator (Continued)
vSphere Client vCenter Server Guest OS Cust. vCenter Update Manager Server Vendor Microsoft (continued)
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vCenter Converter Server 4.2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No OS Cloning P2V Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes V2V Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
7
vCenter Orchestrator Client 4.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes9 No No No No No No No No No 4.1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No
10 10
OS Patching SR SR SR SR SR SR13 No No S S S S No No No
Server 4.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes9 No No No No No No No No No 4.1 No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No
2.5 No No No
2.5 No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
4.1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
WindowsServer2008Standard64 No bit WindowsServer2008Datacenter 64bit WindowsServer2008R2 Red Hat Linux AS2.1 ES2.1 RedHatDesktop3 RedHatDesktop4 AS3.0,Update5 ES3.0,Update5 AS4.0,Update2 ES4.0,Update2 AS4.5 No No No No No No No No No No No
Yes1, 4 Yes1, 4 Yes2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
No7 No No No
7 7 7
No7 No
7 7 7
No No
1. SupportedfromvCenterServer2.5Update4. 2. ForvCenterServer2.5supportedfromUpdate6.ForvCenterServer4.0supportedfromUpdate1. 3. SupportedwithvCenter4.1Update1. 4. SupportedwithvCenterServer4.0. 5. SupportedfromvCenterServer4.0Update1. 6. 32bitapplicationincompatibilitymodeon64bitplatform. 7. V2Vcloningsupported,butnoreconfigurationorcustomizationperformed(resultantvirtualmachinemightnotboot). 8. SupportedwithvCenter4.0Update2. 9. SupportedwithvCenterOrchestrator4.0Update1. 10. Supportedwith32bitclientshippedstandalone. 11. AllservicepackversionsassociatedwiththeOperatingSystemsaresupportedunlessstatedexplicitly. 12. SupportedwithvCenter4.0Update3. 13. AppliesonlyforVMwaretoolsandhardwareupgradewithvCenterUpdateManager4.0Update3.Patchingoftheguestoperatingsystemisnotsupported. 14. SupportedwithvCenterUpdateManager4.0Update3.
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Table 1. Operating System Compatibility for vSphere Client, vCenter Server, vCenter Update Manager, vCenter Converter, and vCenter Orchestrator (Continued)
vSphere Client vCenter Server Guest OS Cust. vCenter Update Manager Server Vendor Red Hat Linux (continued) Operating System RHEL4.5ServerPlatform64bit RHEL4.8ServerPlatform(32bit and64bit) 2.5 No No 4.0 No No No No No No No No No No No No 4.1 No No No No No No No No No No No No 2.5 No No No No No No No No No No No No 4.0 No No No No No No No No No No No No 4.1 No No No No No No No No No No No No 4.0 No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes8 No No Yes Yes Yes8
8 8
vCenter Converter Server 4.2 No No No No No No No No No No No No OS Cloning P2V Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes V2V No No
7 7
vCenter Orchestrator Client 4.0 No No No No No No No No No No No No 4.1 N/A N/A No N/A No No No No N/A No No No 4.0 No No No No No No No No No No No No Server 4.1 N/A N/A No N/A No No No No N/A No No No
OS Patching N/A N/A No No N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
4.1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes3 Yes3 Yes Yes Yes Yes
4.0 N/A N/A No No N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
4.1 N/A N/A No No N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
RHEL5ServerPlatform(32bitand No 64bit) RHEL5DesktopPlatform RHEL5.3ServerPlatform(32bit and64bit) RHEL5.4ServerPlatform(32bit and64bit) RHEL5.5ServerPlatform(32bit and64bit) RHEL6.0ServerPlatform(32bit and64bit) SUSE Linux SLES11SP1(32bitand64bit) SLES11(32bitand64bit) No No No No No No No
No7 No7 No
7
No
No7
1. SupportedfromvCenterServer2.5Update4. 2. ForvCenterServer2.5supportedfromUpdate6.ForvCenterServer4.0supportedfromUpdate1. 3. SupportedwithvCenter4.1Update1. 4. SupportedwithvCenterServer4.0. 5. SupportedfromvCenterServer4.0Update1. 6. 32bitapplicationincompatibilitymodeon64bitplatform. 7. V2Vcloningsupported,butnoreconfigurationorcustomizationperformed(resultantvirtualmachinemightnotboot). 8. SupportedwithvCenter4.0Update2. 9. SupportedwithvCenterOrchestrator4.0Update1. 10. Supportedwith32bitclientshippedstandalone. 11. AllservicepackversionsassociatedwiththeOperatingSystemsaresupportedunlessstatedexplicitly. 12. SupportedwithvCenter4.0Update3. 13. AppliesonlyforVMwaretoolsandhardwareupgradewithvCenterUpdateManager4.0Update3.Patchingoftheguestoperatingsystemisnotsupported. 14. SupportedwithvCenterUpdateManager4.0Update3.
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Table 1. Operating System Compatibility for vSphere Client, vCenter Server, vCenter Update Manager, vCenter Converter, and vCenter Orchestrator (Continued)
vSphere Client vCenter Server Guest OS Cust. vCenter Update Manager Server Vendor SUSE Linux Operating System 2.5 4.0 No 4.1 No 2.5 No 4.0 No 4.1 No 4.0 Yes Yes4 Yes4 Yes4 Yes8 Yes8 Yes8 4.1 Yes 4.0 N/A 4.1 N/A OS Patching N/A vCenter Converter Server 4.2 No OS Cloning P2V Yes V2V No
7
vCenter Orchestrator Client 4.0 No 4.1 N/A 4.0 No Server 4.1 N/A
SLES8,SP1andSP2(32bitand64 No
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Ubuntu Linux Debian Linux Ubuntu8.04(32bitand64bit) Ubuntu8.10(32bitand64bit) Debian4.0R2 Debian5.0R2(32bitand64bit) Debian5.0R1(32bitand64bit) Debian5.0(32bitand64bit) No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No N/A N/A No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No N/A N/A No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A No No No No No No Yes Yes No No No No No7 No7 No7 No7 No7 No7 No No No No No No N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A No No No No No No N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
1. SupportedfromvCenterServer2.5Update4. 2. ForvCenterServer2.5supportedfromUpdate6.ForvCenterServer4.0supportedfromUpdate1. 3. SupportedwithvCenter4.1Update1. 4. SupportedwithvCenterServer4.0. 5. SupportedfromvCenterServer4.0Update1. 6. 32bitapplicationincompatibilitymodeon64bitplatform. 7. V2Vcloningsupported,butnoreconfigurationorcustomizationperformed(resultantvirtualmachinemightnotboot). 8. SupportedwithvCenter4.0Update2. 9. SupportedwithvCenterOrchestrator4.0Update1. 10. Supportedwith32bitclientshippedstandalone. 11. AllservicepackversionsassociatedwiththeOperatingSystemsaresupportedunlessstatedexplicitly. 12. SupportedwithvCenter4.0Update3. 13. AppliesonlyforVMwaretoolsandhardwareupgradewithvCenterUpdateManager4.0Update3.Patchingoftheguestoperatingsystemisnotsupported. 14. SupportedwithvCenterUpdateManager4.0Update3.
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