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How to limit the maximum supported VM Virtual Hardware/Compatibility in vSphere?

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In the vSphere UI, customers have had the ability to specify the default VM Compatibility (formally known as Virtual Hardware Version) for some time now when creating a new VM by right clicking on either a vSphere Datacenter or Cluster object to set the default VM Compatibility.


However, this is simply just configures the default VM Compatibility and automatically fills in this value both from the UI/API standpoint but it does not actually prevent users from selecting another supported VM Compatibility.

While browsing the VMTN Community, I saw a question that asked if it was possible to limit the maximum supported VM Compatibility?

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A first look at the new vSphere+ & vSAN+ Cloud Service

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vSphere+ and vSAN+ was just announced this week and if you have not heard the news, I recommend checking out this blog post (includes a nice video with testimonials from early customers and partners) that goes into greater details for the new vSphere+ and vSAN+ offering (hint, it is more than just a subscription). If you prefer audio, the Unexplored Territory crew also covered the vSphere+ and vSAN+ news in their latest podcast Episode #20.

I was also curious about how this new VMware Cloud service would work and rather than reading about it, I had the opportunity to kick the tires and I figure I might as well try it out on my own personal vSphere homelab!

Although I was using our Staging/Development environment for my setup as the new VMware Cloud service has not officially GA'ed, it should give folks an idea of what to expect. I also wanted to share some additional insights and considerations that I had came across for this upcoming new service.

UPDATE (07/25/22) - The free trial for the new vSphere+/vSAN+ service is now available, you can sign up for a 15 day trial at https://vmc.vmware.com/infrastructure/vsphere-plus/overview

Here is your 1st look at the new VMware Cloud vSphere+ and vSAN+ Service!

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Quick Tip - Prepare VMware Photon OS for use with vSphere Guest OS Customization and cloud-init

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After publishing my latest article on using the new vSphere 7.0 Update 3 feature vSphere Guest OS Customization  (GOSC) with cloud-init, I came to learn that my blog post was also shared with our Guest OS Customization Engineering team. They reached out sharing their excitement about the blog post and shared one additional nugget when working with VMware Photon OS.

It turns out that VMware Photon OS can also leverage the new vSphere GOSC with cloud-init feature, but a couple of settings must be updated for this to work.


Below are the instructions in preparing VMware Photon OS so that it can leverage the new vSphere GOSC with cloud-init feature.

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