ESXi/ESX hosts and compatible virtual machine hardware versions

ESXi/ESX version	Hardware version					Compatible with vCenter Server version
	Version 10	Version 9	Version 8	Version 7	Version 4
ESXi 5.5	Create, Edit, Run	Create, Edit, Run	Create, Edit, Run	Create, Edit, Run	Create, Edit, Run	vCenter Server 5.5
ESXi 5.1	Not Supported	Create, Edit, Run	Create, Edit, Run	Create, Edit, Run	Create, Edit, Run	vCenter Server 5.1
ESXi 5.0	Not Supported	Not Supported	Create, Edit, Run	Create, Edit, Run	Edit, Run	vCenter Server 5.0
ESXi/ESX 4.x	Not Supported	Not Supported	Not Supported	Create, Edit, Run	Create, Edit, Run	vCenter Server 4.x
ESX 3.x	Not Supported	Not Supported	Not Supported	Not Supported	Create, Edit, Run	vCenter Server 2.x and later

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