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  • 1.  will vSphere 8 support the new Xeon W-3400 CPU's

    Posted Apr 21, 2023 11:25 AM

    it's not yet listed on the compatability guide, but i assume that could be because they've only just now been released. but the Xeon W5/7/9 CPU's are enterprise workstation CPU's and have only performance cores, so i can't imagine them not being supported. earlier versions of Xeon W's are supported. but i wanted to make sure. so if someone could weigh in on it, i'd appreciate it.



  • 2.  RE: will vSphere 8 support the new Xeon W-3400 CPU's

    Posted Apr 24, 2023 09:13 AM

    Hi,

    Here you can check CPU compatibility: VMware Compatibility Guide - cpu

    If you are working in your home lab, you can install ESXi 8.0 even if your CPU is not compatible. There is a workaround, which is described here:

    https://vmcloud.pl/2023/03/26/how-to-deploy-esxi-8-0/

    I hope it will help

    Cheers

     

     



  • 3.  RE: will vSphere 8 support the new Xeon W-3400 CPU's
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    Posted Apr 24, 2023 11:25 AM

    ,

    As mentioned above, when the CPU gets certified by VMware, it will show in the HCL. Note aside, the W-3100 previous gen is supported for vSphere 8 so I believe is a matter of time till W-3400 is listed there.



  • 4.  RE: will vSphere 8 support the new Xeon W-3400 CPU's

    Posted Apr 24, 2023 11:28 AM

    thanks both. that answers my question.

     

    jared