vSphere 6 and Windows 2003

[bigdazza75]

I believe that Windows 2003 guests are not supported on ESXi 6. Has anyone tried running them? Do any of you run Windows 2003 in 6? I'm hoping that (whilst not supported) it's more a case that VMware simply couldn't be bothered in validating/testing it but that it works perfectly fine. Grateful for any input.

Thanks

[Anjani_Kumar · Accepted solution]

yes. esxi 6.0 supports the windows server 2003. as per the compatibility guide results are below . VMware Compatibility Guide: Guest/Host Search

OS Vendor	OS Release	Bits	Supported Releases
Microsoft	Windows Server 2003 R2 Service Pack 2	32	ESXi 6.0
Microsoft	Windows Server 2003 R2 Service Pack 2	64	ESXi 6.0
Microsoft	Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2	32	ESXi 6.0
Microsoft	Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2	64	ESXi 6.0

[bigdazza75]

Great. I don't know where I got that info from then

Thank you