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CentOS 7 VM migration to ESXi 7

  • 1.  CentOS 7 VM migration to ESXi 7

    Posted Aug 19, 2022 10:01 AM

    Hi all!

    I need to migrate a Centos 7 x64 VM from ESXi 6.0 to 7.0U3.

    Testing with another similar VM on the 7.0 I am getting a warning for version mismatch:

    kharvatis_0-1660903133466.png

    However, if I attempt to change the OS version (e.g. https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.hostclient.doc/GUID-CD342EE5-CCE2-4D8C-B714-D173151923D6.html) host gives me again the same list of OS, probably because it is an ESXi 6 compatible VM:

    kharvatis_1-1660903182191.png

    Since I am getting the same OS list, I cannot see the point of the warning.

    I tried changing OS to Other Linux 64bit but I’m again getting the same warning.

    So, is it possible to change host compatibility? Or, on the other hand, is it safe to move a production VM to the 7.0 host and ignore the warning?