License downgrade 8.0 -> 6.0

[gbartolini]

Hi all,

is it still possible nowadays to downgrade a license key form 8.0 to 6.0 even though the 6.0 is no longer supported?

Thanks in advance

[gbartolini]

Tinto,

R610 has an incompatible cpu for ESXi7. End of discussion

[Tinto1970]

where did you find this "incompatibility"?

if you have found it in the VMware Compatibility Matrix

it does not mean that ESXi7 won't install

[michelkeus_stwg · Accepted solution]

To basically answer the question and not resorting to the discussion if you should.

Yes a paid license with SnS (so with support subscription) is able to downgrade from 8.0 > 7.0 > 6.x. 

@Tinto1970:

The R610 contains X55xx and X56xx Xeon CPU's from the Westmere(-EP/EX) CPU architecture. Those have removed from support in 7.0; you might get it to work with "allowLegacyCPU=true" but that might be a step too far for the OP.

[gbartolini]

Hi michelkeus_stwg,

Thank you, very appreciated. This was also confirmed to me by a sales rep 👍
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