I've been working on a project to
upgrade a vSphere 5.0 environment to vSphere 5.5.
One of my client’s concerns was about what Guest OS versions
has been dropped by VMware on this new release.
It’s a valid concern, new releases of VMware vSphere
bring new Guest OS to the support list while some others have been dropped.
I know you can all go to VMware Compatibility Guide
site and check yourself, but mixing and matching those results can take a
while.
Since I already did this task I don’t see a reason why
not to share it and maybe save some of your time.
Here’s the list of new Guest OS added to vSphere 5.5
supported list
Also, here’s the list of Guest OS that were dropped
from vSphere 5.0 to vSphere 5.5
If you want to check it yourself, here’s how.
- Go to VMware Compatibility Guide
- From the drop-down menu select Guest OS
- On Product
Release Version select the release o
ESXi you want to check
- Click on Update
and View Results
You can filter the results further, just selectin the
values on OS Family Name or OS Vendor.
REMINDER: The matrix above is a comparison between ESXi 5.0 U3 and ESXi 5.5 U1 only.
