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13 changes: 6 additions & 7 deletions modules/installation-vsphere-infrastructure.adoc
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[id="installation-vsphere-infrastructure_{context}"]
= VMware vSphere infrastructure requirements

You must install an {product-title} cluster on one of the following versions of a VMware vSphere instance that meets the requirements for the components that you use:
You must install an {product-title} cluster on a version of a {vmw-full} instance that meets the requirements for the components that you use:

* Version 7.0 Update 2 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 4.3 or later
* Version 8.0 Update 1 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 or later

Both of these releases support Container Storage Interface (CSI) migration, which is enabled by default on {product-title} {product-version}.
This release supports Container Storage Interface (CSI) migration, which is enabled by default on {product-title} {product-version}.

You can host the VMware vSphere infrastructure on-premise or on a link:https://cloud.vmware.com/providers[VMware Cloud Verified provider] that meets the requirements outlined in the following tables:

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|===
|Virtual environment product |Required version
|VMware virtual hardware | 15 or later
|vSphere ESXi hosts | 7.0 Update 2 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 4.3 or later; 8.0 Update 1 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 or later
|vCenter host | 7.0 Update 2 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 4.3 or later; 8.0 Update 1 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 or later
|vSphere ESXi hosts | 8.0 Update 1 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 or later
|vCenter host | 8.0 Update 1 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 or later
|===

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|Component | Minimum supported versions |Description

|Hypervisor
|vSphere 7.0 Update 2 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 4.3 or later; vSphere 8.0 Update 1 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 or later with virtual hardware version 15
|vSphere 8.0 Update 1 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 or later with virtual hardware version 15
|This hypervisor version is the minimum version that {op-system-first} supports. For more information about supported hardware on the latest version of {op-system-base-full} that is compatible with {op-system}, see link:https://catalog.redhat.com/hardware/search[Hardware] on the Red Hat Customer Portal.

|Optional: Networking (NSX-T)
|vSphere 7.0 Update 2 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 4.3 or later; vSphere 8.0 Update 1 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 or later
|vSphere 8.0 Update 1 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 or later
|For more information about the compatibility of NSX and {product-title}, see the Release Notes section of VMware's link:https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-NSX-Container-Plugin/index.html[NSX container plugin documentation].

|CPU micro-architecture
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.Prerequisites

* You have cluster administrator permissions to execute the required permissions in the vCenter instance hosting your {product-title} cluster.
* Your vSphere ESXi hosts are version 7.0U2 or later.
* Your vSphere ESXi hosts are version 8.0 Update 1 or later.

.Procedure

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.Prerequisites

* You have cluster administrator permissions to execute the required permissions in the vCenter instance hosting your {product-title} cluster.
* Your vSphere ESXi hosts are version 7.0U2 or later.
* Your vSphere ESXi hosts are version 8.0 Update 1 or later.

.Procedure

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.Prerequisites

* You have cluster administrator permissions to execute the required permissions in the vCenter instance hosting your {product-title} cluster.
* Your vSphere ESXi hosts are version 7.0U2 or later.
* Your vSphere ESXi hosts are version 8.0 Update 1 or later.

.Procedure

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To install the vSphere Container Storage Interface (CSI) Driver Operator, the following requirements must be met:

* VMware vSphere version: 7.0 Update 2 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 4.3 or later; 8.0 Update 1 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 or later
* vCenter version: 7.0 Update 2 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 4.3 or later; 8.0 Update 1 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 or later
* VMware vSphere version: 8.0 Update 1 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 or later
* vCenter version: 8.0 Update 1 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 or later
* Virtual machines of hardware version 15 or later
* No third-party vSphere CSI driver already installed in the cluster

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* Version {product-version} of {product-title} requires VMware virtual hardware version 15 or later.

* Before upgrading OpenShift 4.12 to OpenShift 4.13, you must update vSphere to *v7.0.2 or later*; otherwise, the OpenShift 4.12 cluster is marked *un-upgradeable*.
* Before upgrading OpenShift 4.12 to OpenShift 4.13, you must update vSphere to *v8.0 Update 1 or later*; otherwise, the OpenShift 4.12 cluster is marked *un-upgradeable*.
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