Devices which are not on the list may function, but will not be supported by VMware, and may cause issues. Items on the list are tested with VMware products and are known to operate correctly. The VMware Hardware Compatibility List is the list showing actual vendor devices that have been tested and certified by VMware or VMware partners.
VMware has removed my older legacy processors (CPUs) from ESXi 7.0 GA, and also storage and network controllers, please check the VMware Hardware Compatability Lists (HCL) here. In this tutorial, the version of ESXi 6.7 installed is ESXi 6.7 P02, which is the latest release of ESXi 6.7, as of, but this article can be followed to upgrade any version of ESXi 6.7 to ESXi 7.0 GA. To get your system up to the latest release, this article will show you how to update ESXi 6.7 to ESXi ESXi 7.0 GA in 5 easy steps. On the 2 April 2020, VMware released ESXi 7.0 Build 15843807, which is known as the general availability build of the product, or ESXi 7.0 GA.
