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HPE servers require the HPE Custom ESXi image or an ESXi image can be created with VMware's ImageBuilder application that has, at minimum, appropriate device drivers to support the boot controller and at least one network device in the server for a successful installation of VMware ESXi.

The drivers for the new network and storage controllers in the servers are integrated in the HPE Custom ESXi image and are not part of the base ESXi image that is distributed by VMware.

Certain HPE servers are only supported with VMware's base image and not supported with the HPE custom ESXi image (see Notes in Matrix below).

Click on the product link to obtain the HPE Server QuickSpecs.

HPE Resources

See the HPE custom ESXi image for downloading the images.
See the Contents of the HPE supplied VMware ESXi images for the list of components in the HPE custom ESXi image.
See the HPE ESXi Offline Bundle for the list of components in the bundle.
See HPE vibsdepot (aka HPE Online Depot) for a one-stop repository.

VMware Resources

See the VMware Compatibility Guide for detailed information on supported processors for each of the HPE servers.
See the VMware Lifecycle Policies for operating system end of support dates on the VMware site.

Current Products | Archived Products

HPE Alletra

Product	ESXi 7.0	ESXi 8.0	ESXi 9.0	Installation Notes
Alletra 4110	7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	For 2-socket server platforms using 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors and using 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors with EE LCC (≤12 cores) CPUs - ESXi 7.0U3 support starts at ESXi 7.0 Update 3i and ESXi 8.0 support starts at ESXi 8.0a. vSAN customers are recommended to use ESXi 7.0 Update 3j. For 2-socket platforms using 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors with XCC (34cores ≥≤64 cores) or MCC (16cores ≥≤32 cores) CPUs - ESXi 7.0U3 support starts at ESXi 7.0 Update 3o and ESXi 8.0 support starts at ESXi 8.0 U1. For 2-socket platforms using Intel® Xeon® CPU Max 9400 Series processors with high-bandwidth memory (HBM), ESXi 8.0 support starts at ESXi 8.0 U3. See https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2143832.
Alletra 4120	7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	For 2-socket server platforms using 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors and using 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors with EE LCC (≤12 cores) CPUs - ESXi 7.0U3 support starts at ESXi 7.0 Update 3i and ESXi 8.0 support starts at ESXi 8.0a. vSAN customers are recommended to use ESXi 7.0 Update 3j. For 2-socket platforms using 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors with XCC (34cores ≥≤64 cores) or MCC (16cores ≥≤32 cores) CPUs - ESXi 7.0U3 support starts at ESXi 7.0 Update 3o and ESXi 8.0 support starts at ESXi 8.0 U1. For 2-socket platforms using Intel® Xeon® CPU Max 9400 Series processors with high-bandwidth memory (HBM), ESXi 8.0 support starts at ESXi 8.0 U3. See https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2143832.
Alletra 4140	7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	For 2-socket server platforms using 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors and using 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors with EE LCC (≤12 cores) CPUs - ESXi 7.0U3 support starts at ESXi 7.0 Update 3i and ESXi 8.0 support starts at ESXi 8.0a. vSAN customers are recommended to use ESXi 7.0 Update 3j. For 2-socket platforms using 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors with XCC (34cores ≥≤64 cores) or MCC (16cores ≥≤32) CPUs - ESXi 7.0U3 support starts at ESXi 7.0 Update 3o and ESXi 8.0 support starts at ESXi 8.0 U1. See https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2143832.
Alletra 4210		8.0 U3	9.0	For 1 or 2-socket server platforms using Intel® Xeon® 6500P/6700P Series Processors - ESXi 8.0U3 support starts at ESXi 8.0 Update 3e. See https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2143832. Intel® Xeon® 6700E Series Processors are not currently supported by VMware at this time.

Apollo

Product	ESXi 7.0	ESXi 8.0	ESXi 9.0	Installation Notes
XL170r Gen10 (Apollo 2000)	7.0 7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3
XL190r Gen10 (Apollo 2000)	7.0 7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3
XL220n Gen10 Plus (Apollo 2000)	7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0
XL225n Gen10 Plus(Apollo 2000)	7.0¹ 7.0 U1^1,2 7.0 U2^1,2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	¹ AMD EPYC 7002/7Fx2/7Hx2 Series ² AMD EPYC 7003 Series
XL230k Gen10 (Apollo 6000)	7.0 7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3
XL270d Gen10 (Apollo 6500)	7.0 7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3
XL290n Gen10 Plus (Apollo 2000)	7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0
XL420 Gen10 (Apollo 4200)	7.0 7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	For information regarding CPU support deprecation and discontinuation in vSphere releases, refer to: https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/318697/cpu-support-deprecation-and-discontinuat.html
XL420 Gen10 Plus (Apollo 4200)	7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0
XL450 Gen10 (Apollo 4510)	7.0 7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	For information regarding CPU support deprecation and discontinuation in vSphere releases, refer to: https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/318697/cpu-support-deprecation-and-discontinuat.html
XL645d Gen10 Plus (Apollo 6500)	7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3
XL675d Gen10 Plus (Apollo 6500)	7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3

BL & WS

Product	ESXi 7.0	ESXi 8.0	ESXi 9.0	Installation Notes
BL460c Gen10	7.0 7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3			Operating System Support for the HPE ProLiant BladeSystem portfolio is frozen starting from Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) Version 2021.10.0, released in October 2021. Starting with March 2022 MSB, there will be no updated firmware nor driver releases across the ProLiant BladeSystem platform. HPE will not be testing new operating systems nor validating existing OS support with newer SPP or MSBs. No updated firmware nor driver releases later than SPP version 2021.10.0 may be applied on HPE ProLiant BladeSystem products. HPE will make best efforts to resolve issues and defects as follows: HPE will triage critical defects and critical security issues and work to identify root cause Components within HPE control (e.g., iLO, bios, etc.) will continue to be prioritized If possible, HPE will attempt to fix these defects and security issues but cannot guarantee the ability to do so This applies only to supported OS versions and FW levels as of 2021.10.0 SPP

Cray

Product	ESXi 7.0	ESXi 8.0	ESXi 9.0	Installation Notes
XD225v (XD2000)	7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	This server is supported with VMware's base image and not supported with the HPE custom ESXi image. For AMD EPYC™ 9004 Series - ESXi 7.0U3 support starts at ESXi 7.0 Update 3i. For AMD EPYC™ 9005 Series - ESXi 8.0 support starts at ESXi 8.0 U3. See https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2143832
XD295v (XD2000)	7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	This server is supported with VMware's base image and not supported with the HPE custom ESXi image. For AMD EPYC™ 9004 Series - ESXi 7.0U3 support starts at ESXi 7.0 Update 3i. For AMD EPYC™ 9005 Series - ESXi 8.0 support starts at ESXi 8.0 U3. See https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2143832
XD220v (XD2000)	7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	This server is supported with VMware's base image and not supported with the HPE custom ESXi image. For 2-socket server platforms using 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors - ESXi 7.0U3 support starts at ESXi 7.0 Update 3i and ESXi 8.0 support starts at ESXi 8.0a. vSAN customers are recommended to use ESXi 7.0 Update 3j. For 2-socket platforms using 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors with XCC (34 cores ≥≤ 64 cores) or MCC (16 cores ≥≤ 32 cores) CPUs - ESXi 8.0 support starts at ESXi 8.0 U1. For 2-socket platforms using Intel® Xeon® CPU Max 9400 Series processors with high-bandwidth memory (HBM), ESXi 8.0 support starts at ESXi 8.0 U3. See https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2143832.
XD670	7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3		This server is supported with VMware's base image and not supported with the HPE custom ESXi image. For 2-socket server platforms using 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors - ESXi 7.0U3 support starts at ESXi 7.0 Update 3i and ESXi 8.0 support starts at ESXi 8.0a. vSAN customers are recommended to use ESXi 7.0 Update 3j. See https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2143832.

DL

Product	ESXi 7.0	ESXi 8.0	ESXi 9.0	Installation Notes
DL20 Gen10	7.0 7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	For information regarding CPU support deprecation and discontinuation in vSphere releases, refer to: https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/318697/cpu-support-deprecation-and-discontinuat.html
DL20 Gen10 Plus	7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0
DL20 Gen11		8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0
DL110 Gen10 Plus	7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0
DL110 Gen11	7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	For 1 or 2-socket server platforms using 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors - ESXi 7.0U3 support starts at ESXi 7.0 Update 3i and ESXi 8.0 support starts at ESXi 8.0a. vSAN customers are recommended to use ESXi 7.0 Update 3j. See https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2143832. For platforms using 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors with Intel® vRAN Boost – ESXi support starts at ESXi 8.0 U1. See https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/313155/intel-vran-baseband-driver-and-tools-for.html.
DL145 Gen11	7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	For AMD EPYC™ 8004 Series - ESXi 7.0U3 support starts at ESXi 7.0 Update 3i. See https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2143832
DL160 Gen10	7.0 7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	For information regarding CPU support deprecation and discontinuation in vSphere releases, refer to: https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/318697/cpu-support-deprecation-and-discontinuat.html
DL180 Gen10	7.0 7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	For information regarding CPU support deprecation and discontinuation in vSphere releases, refer to: https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/318697/cpu-support-deprecation-and-discontinuat.html
DL320 Gen11	7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	For 1 or 2-socket server platforms using 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors and using 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors with EE LCC (≤12 cores) CPUs - ESXi 7.0U3 support starts at ESXi 7.0 Update 3i and ESXi 8.0 support starts at ESXi 8.0a. vSAN customers are recommended to use ESXi 7.0 Update 3j. For 1 or 2-socket platforms using 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors with XCC (34 cores ≥≤64 cores) or MCC (16 cores ≥≤32 cores) CPUs - ESXi 7.0U3 support starts at ESXi 7.0 Update 3o and ESXi 8.0 support starts at ESXi 8.0 U1. See https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2143832.
DL320 Gen12		8.0 U3	9.0	For 1 or 2-socket server platforms using Intel® Xeon® 6500P/6700P Series Processors - ESXi 8.0U3 support starts at ESXi 8.0 Update 3e. See https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2143832. Intel® Xeon® 6700E Series Processors are not currently supported by VMware at this time. For vSAN guidance on Intel® Xeon® 6700/6500-Series Processors with P-Cores, refer to https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?articleId=393469.
DL325 Gen10	7.0 7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	For information regarding CPU support deprecation and discontinuation in vSphere releases, refer to: https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/318697/cpu-support-deprecation-and-discontinuat.html
DL325 Gen10 Plus	7.0 7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0
DL325 Gen10 Plus V2	7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0
DL325 Gen11	7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	For AMD EPYC™ 9004 Series - ESXi 7.0U3 support starts at ESXi 7.0 Update 3i. For AMD EPYC™ 9005 Series - ESXi 8.0 support starts at ESXi 8.0 U3. See https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2143832
DL325 Gen12		8.0 U3	9.0	For AMD EPYC™ 9005 Series with HPE Integrated Lights-Out 7 (iLO 7) server management- ESXi 8.0U3 support starts at ESXi 8.0 Update 3e. See https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2143832
DL340 Gen12		8.0 U3	9.0	For 1 or 2-socket server platforms using Intel® Xeon® 6500P/6700P Series Processors - ESXi 8.0U3 support starts at ESXi 8.0 Update 3e. See https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2143832. Intel® Xeon® 6700E Series Processors are not currently supported by VMware at this time. For vSAN guidance on Intel® Xeon® 6700/6500-Series Processors with P-Cores, refer to https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?articleId=393469.
DL340e Gen12		8.0 U3	9.0	For 1 or 2-socket server platforms using Intel® Xeon® 6500P/6700P Series Processors - ESXi 8.0U3 support starts at ESXi 8.0 Update 3e. See https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2143832. Intel® Xeon® 6700E Series Processors are not currently supported by VMware at this time. For vSAN guidance on Intel® Xeon® 6700/6500-Series Processors with P-Cores, refer to https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?articleId=393469.
DL345 Gen10 Plus	7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0
DL345 Gen11	7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	For AMD EPYC™ 9004 Series - ESXi 7.0U3 support starts at ESXi 7.0 Update 3i. For AMD EPYC™ 9005 Series - ESXi 8.0 support starts at ESXi 8.0 U3. See https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2143832
DL345 Gen12		8.0 U3	9.0	For AMD EPYC™ 9005 Series with HPE Integrated Lights-Out 7 (iLO 7) server management- ESXi 8.0U3 support starts at ESXi 8.0 Update 3e. See https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2143832
DL360 Gen10	7.0 7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	For information regarding CPU support deprecation and discontinuation in vSphere releases, refer to: https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/318697/cpu-support-deprecation-and-discontinuat.html
DL360 Gen10 Plus	7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0
DL360 Gen11	7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	For 2-socket server platforms using 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors and using 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors with EE LCC (≤12 cores) CPUs - ESXi 7.0U3 support starts at ESXi 7.0 Update 3i and ESXi 8.0 support starts at ESXi 8.0a. vSAN customers are recommended to use ESXi 7.0 Update 3j. For 2-socket platforms using 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors with XCC (34 cores ≥≤64 cores) or MCC (16 cores ≥≤32 cores) CPUs - ESXi 7.0U3 support starts at ESXi 7.0 Update 3o and ESXi 8.0 support starts at ESXi 8.0 U1. For 2-socket platforms using Intel® Xeon® CPU Max 9400 Series processors with high-bandwidth memory (HBM), ESXi 8.0 support starts at ESXi 8.0 U3. See https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2143832.
DL360 Gen12		8.0 U3	9.0	For 1 or 2-socket server platforms using Intel® Xeon® 6500P/6700P Series Processors - ESXi 8.0U3 support starts at ESXi 8.0 Update 3e. See https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2143832. Intel® Xeon® 6700E Series Processors are not currently supported by VMware at this time. For vSAN guidance on Intel® Xeon® 6700/6500-Series Processors with P-Cores, refer to https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?articleId=393469.
DL365 Gen10 Plus	7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0
DL365 Gen11	7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	For AMD EPYC™ 9004 Series - ESXi 7.0U3 support starts at ESXi 7.0 Update 3i. For AMD EPYC™ 9005 Series - ESXi 8.0 support starts at ESXi 8.0 U3. See https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2143832
DL380 Gen10	7.0 7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	For information regarding CPU support deprecation and discontinuation in vSphere releases, refer to: https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/318697/cpu-support-deprecation-and-discontinuat.html
DL380 Gen10 Plus	7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0
ProLiant w/vSphere Dist. Services Engine		8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3
DL380 Gen11	7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	For 2-socket server platforms using 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors and using 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors with EE LCC (≤12 cores) CPUs - ESXi 7.0U3 support starts at ESXi 7.0 Update 3i and ESXi 8.0 support starts at ESXi 8.0a. vSAN customers are recommended to use ESXi 7.0 Update 3j. For 2-socket platforms using 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors with XCC (34 cores ≥≤64 cores) or MCC (16 cores ≥≤32 cores) CPUs - ESXi 7.0U3 support starts at ESXi 7.0 Update 3o and ESXi 8.0 support starts at ESXi 8.0 U1. For 2-socket platforms using Intel® Xeon® CPU Max 9400 Series processors with high-bandwidth memory (HBM), ESXi 8.0 support starts at ESXi 8.0 U3. See https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2143832.
DL380 Gen12		8.0 U3	9.0	For 1 or 2-socket server platforms using Intel® Xeon® 6500P/6700P Series Processors - ESXi 8.0U3 support starts at ESXi 8.0 Update 3e. See https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2143832. Intel® Xeon® 6700E Series Processors are not currently supported by VMware at this time. For vSAN guidance on Intel® Xeon® 6700/6500-Series Processors with P-Cores, refer to https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?articleId=393469.
DL380a Gen11	7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	For 2-socket server platforms using 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors and using 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors with EE LCC (≤12 cores) CPUs - ESXi 7.0U3 support starts at ESXi 7.0 Update 3i and ESXi 8.0 support starts at ESXi 8.0a. vSAN customers are recommended to use ESXi 7.0 Update 3j. For 2-socket platforms using 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors with XCC (34 cores ≥≤64 cores) or MCC (16 cores ≥≤32 cores) CPUs - ESXi 7.0U3 support starts at ESXi 7.0 Update 3o and ESXi 8.0 support starts at ESXi 8.0 U1. For 2-socket platforms using Intel® Xeon® CPU Max 9400 Series processors with high-bandwidth memory (HBM), ESXi 8.0 support starts at ESXi 8.0 U3. See https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2143832.
DL380a Gen12		8.0 U3	9.0	For 1 or 2-socket server platforms using Intel® Xeon® 6500P/6700P Series Processors - ESXi 8.0U3 support starts at ESXi 8.0 Update 3e. See https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2143832. Intel® Xeon® 6700E Series Processors are not currently supported by VMware at this time.
DL388 Gen10	7.0 7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	For information regarding CPU support deprecation and discontinuation in vSphere releases, refer to: https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/318697/cpu-support-deprecation-and-discontinuat.html
DL385 Gen10	7.0 7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	For information regarding CPU support deprecation and discontinuation in vSphere releases, refer to: https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/318697/cpu-support-deprecation-and-discontinuat.html
DL385 Gen10 Plus	7.0 7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0
DL385 Gen10 Plus V2	7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0
DL385 Gen11	7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	For AMD EPYC™ 9004 Series - ESXi 7.0U3 support starts at ESXi 7.0 Update 3i. For AMD EPYC™ 9005 Series - ESXi 8.0 support starts at ESXi 8.0 U3. See https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2143832
DL560 Gen10	7.0 7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	For information regarding CPU support deprecation and discontinuation in vSphere releases, refer to: https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/318697/cpu-support-deprecation-and-discontinuat.html
DL560 Gen11	7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	For 4-socket server platforms using 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors - ESXi 7.0U3 support starts at ESXi 7.0 Update 3I and ESXi 8.0 support starts at ESXi 8.0b. See https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2143832.
DL580 Gen10	7.0 7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	For information regarding CPU support deprecation and discontinuation in vSphere releases, refer to: https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/318697/cpu-support-deprecation-and-discontinuat.html

DX

Product	ESXi 7.0	ESXi 8.0	ESXi 9.0	Installation Notes
DX320 Gen11	7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3
DX325 Gen10 Plus v2	7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3
DX360 Gen10	7.0 7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3
DX360 Gen10 Plus	7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3
DX360 Gen11	7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3
DX365 Gen11	7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3
DX380 Gen10	7.0 7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3
DX380 Gen10 Plus	7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3
DX380 Gen11	7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3
DX380a Gen11	7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3
DX385 Gen10 Plus	7.0 7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3
DX385 Gen10 Plus v2	7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3
DX385 Gen11	7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3
DX560 Gen10	7.0 7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3
DX560 Gen11		8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3
DX910 Gen10	7.0 7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3
DX4200 Gen10	7.0 7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3

Edgeline

Product	ESXi 7.0	ESXi 8.0	ESXi 9.0	Installation Notes
e920 (EL8000)	7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	This server is supported with VMware's base image and not supported with the HPE custom ESXi image.
e920d (EL8000)	7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	This server is supported with VMware's base image and not supported with the HPE custom ESXi image.
e920t (EL8000t)	7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	This server is supported with VMware's base image and not supported with the HPE custom ESXi image.
e930t (EL8000t)	7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	This server is supported with the HPE custom ESXi image starting with the Gen11 Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) Version 2025.01.00.00. Refer to Current SPP HPE Custom Image vibsdepot SPP Mapping for Gen9 and later to identify the HPE custom ESXi image(s) that correspond to the SPP release. Refer to Customer Notice: https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docLocale=en_US&docId=a00145582en_us

Mission Critical Solutions

Product	ESXi 7.0	ESXi 8.0	ESXi 9.0	Installation Notes
Superdome Flex	7.0 7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	To download HPE Superdome flex custom images for ESXi 7.x, refer to Running VMware vSphere on HPE Superdome Flex Family of Servers
Superdome Flex 280	7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	To download HPE Superdome flex custom images for ESXi 7.x, refer to Running VMware vSphere on HPE Superdome Flex Family of Servers
HPE Compute Scale-Up Server 3200		8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	Refer to HPE Compute Scale-up Server 3200 VMware vSphere Installation Guide.

ML & MicroServer

Product	ESXi 7.0	ESXi 8.0	ESXi 9.0	Installation Notes
ML30 Gen10	7.0 7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	For information regarding CPU support deprecation and discontinuation in vSphere releases, refer to: https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/318697/cpu-support-deprecation-and-discontinuat.html
ML30 Gen10 Plus	7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0
ML30 Gen11		8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0
ML110 Gen10	7.0 7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	For information regarding CPU support deprecation and discontinuation in vSphere releases, refer to: https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/318697/cpu-support-deprecation-and-discontinuat.html
ML110 Gen11	7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	For 1 or 2-socket server platforms using 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors and using 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors with EE LCC (≤12 cores) CPUs - ESXi 7.0U3 support starts at ESXi 7.0 Update 3i and ESXi 8.0 support starts at ESXi 8.0a. vSAN customers are recommended to use ESXi 7.0 Update 3j. For 1 or 2-socket platforms using 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors with XCC (34 cores ≥≤64 cores) or MCC (16 cores ≥≤32 cores) CPUs - ESXi 7.0U3 support starts at ESXi 7.0 Update 3o and ESXi 8.0 support starts at ESXi 8.0 U1. See https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2143832.
ML350 Gen10	7.0 7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	For information regarding CPU support deprecation and discontinuation in vSphere releases, refer to: https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/318697/cpu-support-deprecation-and-discontinuat.html
ML350 Gen11	7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	For 2-socket server platforms using 4th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors and using 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors with EE LCC (≤12 cores) CPUs - ESXi 7.0U3 support starts at ESXi 7.0 Update 3i and ESXi 8.0 support starts at ESXi 8.0a. vSAN customers are recommended to use ESXi 7.0 Update 3j. For 2-socket platforms using 5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors with XCC (34 cores ≥≤64 cores) or MCC (16 cores ≥≤32 cores) CPUs - ESXi 7.0U3 support starts at ESXi 7.0 Update 3o and ESXi 8.0 support starts at ESXi 8.0 U1. See https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2143832.
ML350 Gen12		8.0 U3	9.0	For 1 or 2-socket server platforms using Intel® Xeon® 6500P/6700P Series Processors - ESXi 8.0U3 support starts at ESXi 8.0 Update 3e. See https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2143832.
MicroServer Gen10 Plus	7.0 7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3
MicroServer Gen10 Plus V2	7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0
MicroServer Gen11		8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0

Synergy

Product	ESXi 7.0	ESXi 8.0	ESXi 9.0	Installation Notes
480 Gen10	7.0 7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	For HPE custom ESXi image support with Synergy Servers, refer to http://www.hpe.com/info/synergy-sw-release-information
480 Gen10 Plus	7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	For HPE custom ESXi image support with Synergy Servers, refer to http://www.hpe.com/info/synergy-sw-release-information
480 Gen11	7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	For HPE custom ESXi image support with Synergy Servers, refer to http://www.hpe.com/info/synergy-sw-release-information
480 Gen12		8.0 U3	9.0	For HPE custom ESXi image support with Synergy Servers, refer to http://www.hpe.com/info/synergy-sw-release-information
660 Gen10	7.0 7.0 U1 7.0 U2 7.0 U3	8.0 8.0 U1 8.0 U2 8.0 U3	9.0	For HPE custom ESXi image support with Synergy Servers, refer to http://www.hpe.com/info/synergy-sw-release-information

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