Operating system support for Azure VMware Solution virtual machines
Azure VMware Solution supports a wide range of operating systems to be used in the guest virtual machines. Being based on VMware vSphere, all operating systems currently supported by vSphere can be used by any Azure VMware Solution customer for their workloads.
VMware software versions
The VMware solution software versions used in new deployments of Azure VMware Solution private clouds are:
| Software | Version | Build number |
|---|---|---|
| VMware vCenter Server | 8.0 U2d | 23929136 |
| VMware ESXi | 8.0 U2d | 24585300 |
| VMware vSAN | 8.0 U2 | 24585300 |
| VMware vSAN Witness | 8.0 U2 | 24585300 |
| VMware vSAN on-disk format | 19 | N/A |
| VMware vSAN storage architecture | OSA | N/A |
| VMware NSX | 4.1.1 | 22224317 |
| VMware HCX | 4.10.1 | 23857539 |
| VMware Site Recovery Manager | 8.8.0.3 | 23263429 |
| VMware vSphere Replication | 8.8.0.3 | 23166649 |
If the listed build number does not match the build number listed in the release notes, it will be due to a custom patch applied for cloud providers.
The current running software version is applied to new clusters added to an existing private cloud, if the vCenter Server version supports it.
Check the list of operating systems and configurations supported in the Broadcom Compatibility Guide, create a query for above listed ESXi version and select all operating systems and vendors.
Additionally to the supported operating systems by VMware for vSphere, we worked with Red Hat, SUSE and Canonical to extend the support model currently in place for Azure Virtual Machines to the workloads running on Azure VMware Solution, given that it's a first-party Azure service. You can check the following sites of vendors for more information about the benefits of running their operating system on Azure.