Support for OS 2003 and 2008R2 in vsphere 7

[bilalahmed]

Hi Expert ,

i want to know , does vSphere 7 U1 , will supported OS 2003 & 2008 R2 , i checked the compatibility , its show legacy support (what does it mean , does this vSphere7 version will support it or not), i want to migrate from vSphere 6.5 to 7.

whats the suggestion or best practices for these OS version .

 

Thanks 

[szafa]

Hi  

 

Legacy

 

The Legacy support level is between Supported and Deprecated. These guest operating systems are typically no longer supported by the original vendor. As a result, VMware's ability to support this guest operating system is reduced because VMware may not be able to collaborate with the OS vendor to provide the highest level of support.

 

more details in kb => https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2015161

 

I hope that will clarify your doubts

[bilalahmed]

Hi szafa,

Thanks for reply,

still   i have a doubt , does these OS  will run normally in vSphere 7 as its running in 6.5 or not .

[Arvind_Kumar11]

Hi Mate,

You can run guest OS Windows 2003 on ESXi 7.0 U1 but it will have some reduced feature

Pls check the below compatibility matrix:

https://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/detail.php?deviceCategory=software&testConfig=16&productid=33973&releaseid=508&supRel=508,&deviceCategory=software&details=1&releases=508&operatingSystems=58&productNames=15&page=1&display_interval=10&sortColumn=Partner&sortOrder=Asc&testConfig=16

OS Support level information:

https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2015161

 

Regards,

Arvind

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[szafa]

 short answer, yes they will run normally so there is nothing to worry