VMware ESXi Compatibility Lists

ESXi Software Versions

ESXi	ALUA Only
6.7	A minimum requirement of SANsymphony 10.0 PSP 10 Update 1
7.x	A minimum requirement of SANsymphony 10.0 PSP 10 Update 1
8.0	A minimum requirement of SANsymphony 10.0 PSP 15 Update 3

Fibre Channel and iSCSI front end port connection types are both qualified.
iSER (iSCSI Extensions for RDMA) is 'not supported'.
ESXi Hosts configured to not use ALUA are 'not qualified'.

ESXi Path Selection Policies (PSP)

ESXi	MRU	Fixed	Round Robin
6.7	Not Qualified	Qualified	Qualified
7.x	Not Qualified	Not Qualified	Qualified
8.0	Not Qualified	Qualified	Qualified

VMware vSphere APIs: Array Integration (VAAI)

ESXi
6.7	Qualified
7.x	Qualified
8.0	Qualified

Only the following VAAI-specific commands are supported:

Atomic Test & Set (ATS)
XCOPY (Extended Copy)
Write Same (Zero)
UNMAP (TRIM)

Also see:

https://core.vmware.com/resource/vmware-vsphere-apis-array-integration-vaai

vSphere Metro Storage Clusters (vMSC)

ESXi	ALUA Only
6.7	Qualified
7.x	Qualified
8.0	Qualified

Virtual disks used for VMSC:

Virtual disks that have been upgraded to VMFS5 or later from previous VMFS versions are not supported.
ESXi Hosts configured to not use ALUA are 'not qualified'.

VMware VASA (VVOL)

VASA
2.x	A minimum requirement of SANsymphony 10.0 PSP 10 Update 1
3.0	A minimum requirement of SANsymphony 10.0 PSP 15 U3

Refer to 'Getting Started with the DataCore VASA Provider'.

VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM)

SRM Version	DataCore SRA Version
8.1 – 8.3 (Windows)	2.0
8.2 – 8.7 (Photon)	3.0

Requires the 'DataCoreSANsymphony Storage Replication Adapter (SRA)’ see the release notes from https://datacore.custhelp.com/app/downloads/downloads.

Storage IO Control

ESXi
6.7	Qualified
7.x	Qualified
8.0	Qualified

No additional configuration is required for SANsymphony.

Clustered VMDK

ESXi	ALUA Only
8.0	Qualified

SMPA - Shared pool from SANsymphony is not supported for clustered VMDK.
Fibre Channel front-end port connection type is only qualified due to VMware’s limitations of clustered VMDK.
VMware requirements in ESXi Version 7 and 8 are the same. This is valid for limitations as well.

Also see:

Clustered VMDK support for WSFC

Recommendations for using Clustered VMDKs with WSFC

Requirements for using Clustered VMDKs with WSFC

Limitations of Clustered VMDK support for WSFC

Notes on 'Qualified, 'Not Qualified' and 'Not Supported'

Qualified

This combination has been tested by DataCore and all the host-specific settings listed in this document applied using non-mirrored, mirrored, and dual virtual disks.

Not Qualified

This combination has not yet been tested by DataCore using Mirrored or Dual virtual disk types. DataCore cannot guarantee 'high availability' (failover/failback, continued access etc.) even if the host-specific settings listed in this document are applied. Self-qualification may be possible please see Technical Support FAQ #1506

Mirrored or Dual virtual disk types are configured at the user's own risk; however, any problems that are encountered while using VMware versions that are 'Not Qualified' will still get root-cause analysis.

Non-mirrored virtual disks are always considered 'Qualified' - even for 'Not Qualified' combinations of VMware/SANsymphony.

Not Supported

This combination has either failed 'high availability' testing by DataCore using Mirrored or Dual virtual disk types; or the operating System's own requirements/limitations (e.g., age, specific hardware requirements) make it impractical to test. DataCore will not guarantee 'high availability' (failover/failback, continued access etc.) even if the host-specific settings listed in this document are applied. Mirrored or Dual virtual disk types are configured at the user's own risk. Self-qualification is not possible.

Mirrored or Dual virtual disk types are configured at the user's own risk; however, any problems that are encountered while using VMware versions that are 'Not Supported' will get best-effort Technical Support (e.g., to get access to virtual disks) but no root-cause analysis will be done.

Non-mirrored virtual disks are always considered 'Qualified' – even for 'Not Supported' combinations of VMware/SANsymphony.

ESXi Versions that are End of Support Life, Availability or Distribution

Self-qualification may be possible for versions that are considered ‘Not Qualified’ by DataCore but only if there is an agreed ‘support contract’ with VMware. Please contact DataCore Technical Support before attempting any self-qualification of ESXi versions that are End of Support Life.

For any problems that are encountered while using VMware versions that are EOSL, EOA or EOD with DataCore Software, only best-effort Technical Support will be performed (e.g., to get access to virtual disks). Root-cause analysis will not be done.

Non-mirrored virtual disks are always considered 'Qualified'.