DellEMC release of VMware vSphere 6.7

This blog post is written by Vijay Kumar from Hypervisor Engg. Dell EMC

VMware vSphere 6.7 is the next major release after the update release vSphere 6.5 Update 1. vSphere 6.7 was released from VMware on April 17, 2018. The importance of vSphere 6.7 is the number of bug fixes contained in the software as well as a number of feature updates. vSphere 6.7 is supported on Dell EMC's 13th and 14th Generation of PowerEdge Servers.

This version of ESXi is now Factory installed and shipped from Dell. Customers who choose to buy Dell EMC's 14th generation of servers can opt for factory Installation on either the BOSS-S1 (Boot Optimized Storage System) M.2 drives or on the Dual IDSDM SD cards. Dell customized version of ESXi 6.7 is posted at Dell support page

VMware ESXi 6.7 New Features

Refer to VMware's white paper on what's new with vSphere 6.7. Some of the highlights are below

• NVDIMM-N (pMEM)
• TPM 2.0 support
• 4KN enablement
• QuickBoot
• Instant Clone
• Per-VM EVC
• RoCE v2

Dell 6.7 documents posted @ Dell support page

• VMware vSphere 6.7 on Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers Compatibility Matrix
• VMware ESXi vMotion Support on Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers Compatibility Matrix
• VMware vSphere ESXi 6.7 on Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers Installation Instructions and Important Information Guide
• VMware vSphere ESXi 6.7 on Dell EMC PowerEdge Systems Image Customization Information
• VMware vSphere 6.7 on Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers Release Notes
• VMware vSphere 6.7 on Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers Getting Started Guide

References

• Quick Boot of VMware ESXi on DellEMC Power Edge Servers
• Setting VMware ESXi Operating system details on Dell EMC PowerEdge iDRAC
• Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers Certified for VMware vSphere 6.7
• Quick Boot on Dell EMC PowerEdge servers
• Persistent Memory (NVDIMM-N) support on Dell EMC PowerEdge servers and VMware ESXi
• DellEMC factory install changes for VMware ESXi
• Custom DCUI screen for DellEMC customized VMware ESXi