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helephant
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‎11-26-2013 05:10 AM
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"vCenter does not support hosts of this type (VMware ESX Server 3i 3.5.0"

Hi people.

I'm having a strange issue with my new vCenter Server Appliance (v5.5). When I try to add ESXi 3.5 hosts I get a message from vCenter saying that this version isn't supported. Adding 5.1 hosts is no problem. The release notes for vCenter 5.0 say that 3.5 hosts are supported in vCenter 5.0 (note I'm running the vCSA 5.5 though). Any clues? Also, check the attached images.

Regards,
Emil D.

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Linjo
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‎11-26-2013 05:21 AM
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Correct, vCenter 5.5 does not support ESXi 3.5.

You can verify this in the interoperability-guide here: VMware Product Interoperability Matrixes

Best regards, Linjo Please follow me on twitter: @viewgeek If you find this information useful, please award points for "correct" or "helpful".

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Linjo
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‎11-26-2013 05:21 AM
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Correct, vCenter 5.5 does not support ESXi 3.5.

You can verify this in the interoperability-guide here: VMware Product Interoperability Matrixes

Best regards, Linjo Please follow me on twitter: @viewgeek If you find this information useful, please award points for "correct" or "helpful".
helephant
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‎11-26-2013 05:30 AM
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Ah, snap. I'll have to create a separate vCenter server for the 3.5 hosts then. Is there a vCSA for version 5.0 U3 or older? Found it but the problem is I don't have access to that...

Thanks for your answer.

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