Vmware free version hardwarerequirements

#Vmware free version hardwarerequirements update

You can always get back to the old hardware version. Make always a snapshot before upgrading the hardware version.Only upgrade the hardware of a VM if you need the new features.DonвЂ™t upgrade to hardware version 10 on vSphere Hypervisor 5.5 (free version of ESXi).To edit settings of a version 10 VM you need the VMware vSphere Web Client! vSphere Hypervisor 5.5 does not come with the VMware vSphere Web Client, so donвЂ™t use version 10 with the vSphere Hypervisor 5.5 else you are unable to edit the settings of a VM! Hardware Version 10 is only compatible with ESXi 5.5 and later.

You cannot use the vSphere Client to edit the settings of virtual machines of version 10 or higherвЂ¦вЂ¦. Due to the differences in some aspects and similarities in others, the suitability of one solution or another will always depend on the specific project, the specific technical requirements and the use to be made of the platform. When you try to edit a hardware version 10 in the vSphere 5.5 client the following warning appear: The two products have a free version that, in the case of Microsoft, includes all the functionalities, while VMware has limitations. The vSphere Client cannot edit settings of VMs that have hardware version 10. VMware ESXi 5.5 and vSphere Hypervisor 5.5 it is possible to upgrade the Virtual Machine to hardware version 10. If you want to edit the advanced VM settings available in higher hardware versions you need to use the vSphere Web Client.

When editing a hardware version 10 VM it is only possible to edit hardware version 8 features.

#Vmware free version hardwarerequirements update

With vSphere Client 5.5.0 Build 1993072 (available with ESXi 5.5 Update 2) it is possible to edit hardware version 10 VMs settings. Update: 09-09-2014: Today VMware released a new vSphere Client (vSphere Windows client).