Install Guide

Software requirements

Ensure that the vSphere environment fullls virtual appliance, port access, and listening port requirements.

Requirements for VMware vSphere web client

• Supports vCenter 6.0 and later

• Requires web client services from vCenter (vSphere Desktop client is not supported)

For specic software requirements, you can also see OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Compatibility Matrix available at

Dell.com/support/manuals.

OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter requirements

Supported ESXi versions on managed hosts

The following table provides information about the supported ESXi versions on managed hosts:

Table 10. Supported ESXi versions

ESXi version support Server generation

11G 12G 13G 14G

v5.1 Y Y N N

v5.1 U1 Y Y N N

v5.1 U2 Y Y Y N

v5.1 U3 Y Y Y (except M830, FC830,

and FC430)

v5.5 Y Y N N

v5.5 U1 Y Y N N

v5.5 U2 Y Y Y N

v5.5 U3 Y Y Y N

v6.0 Y Y Y N

v6.0 U1 Y Y Y N

v6.0 U2 Y Y Y N

v6.0 U3 Y Y Y Y

v6.5 N Y Y N

v6.5 U1 N Y Y Y

v6.5 U2 N Y Y Y

v6.7 N Y Y Y

v6.7 U1 N Y Y Y

NOTE: An MX host is supported only when used with ESXi 6.5 U2 and later.

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