PowerEdge: Firmware Catalog for Dell Customized VMware ESXi 9.x Images
Summary: Dell's firmware catalogs for customized versions of Dell's VMware ESXi 9.x releases. When the Dell customized ESXi versions are used along with corresponding firmware catalogs, the end to end required state is achieved. ...
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This Dell article provides the firmware catalog payloads supported for Dell customized VMware ESXi 9.x branches. The firmware catalog is to be used for general ESXi use cases and not for vSAN. For vSAN, a specific catalog is provided for each release. To know more about the ESXi firmware catalog in general, see article VMware: Firmware catalog for Dell customized VMware ESXi images
Below table maps the recommended firmware for Dell customized VMware ESXi 9.x images. This is a living document and gets modified as and when new catalogs are released.
NOTE:
- The file named
ESXi_Catalog.xml.gzis the compressed version of the catalog file. ESXi_Catalog.xml.gz.signis the signature associated with the specific file. Some of the Dell provided user space applications which consume the catalog file may need the signature file as well to verify the checksum.
Firmware catalogs for Dell Customized VMware ESXi 9.x images:
| Dell Customized VMware ESXi Revision | Dell Addon Name and Version | VMware ESXi Build and Version (Base Image) | ESXi Firmware Catalog Release date | Version | Catalog Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMware ESXi 9.0 A00 | Dell Addon for PowerEdge Servers Version: 9000-A00 |
Build: 24755229 Version: ESXi 9.0 GA |
May 21, 2025 | 25.04.21 |
https://dl.dell.com/FOLDER12991204M/1/ESXi_Catalog.xml.gz
Note: This catalog version is not supported on Dell PowerEdge R770, R670, R570, R470, R7725, R6725, R7715, and R6715 servers running VMware ESXi 9.0.
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| VMware ESXi 9.0 A00 | Dell Addon for PowerEdge Servers Version: 9000-A00 |
Build: 24755229 Version: ESXi 9.0 GA |
July 14, 2025 | 25.07.16 |
https://dl.dell.com/FOLDER13376836M/1/ESXi_Catalog.xml.gz |
| VMware ESXi 9.0 A01 | Dell Addon for PowerEdge Servers Version: 9000-A01 |
Build: 24755229 Version: ESXi 9.0 GA |
September 30, 2025 |
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https://dl.dell.com/FOLDER13678719M/1/ESXi_Catalog.xml.gz |
| VMware ESXi 9.0 A02 | Dell Addon for PowerEdge Servers Version: 9000-A02 |
Build: 24813472 Version: ESXi 9.0.0.0100 |
November 27, 2025 | 25.11.25 | https://dl.dell.com/FOLDER13907741M/1/ESXi_Catalog.xml.gz https://dl.dell.com/FOLDER13907751M/1/ESXi_Catalog.xml.gz.sign https://dl.dell.com/FOLDER13907756M/1/ESXi_Catalog_SW_BundleReport.html Dell Technologies VMware vSphere ESXi 9.x on Dell PowerEdge Systems Support Matrix and VMware vSphere ESXi 9.x Release Notes at Dell | Broadcom VMware ESXi 9.x Manuals |
Note: Dell started providing a firmware version report as well along with catalog payload and signature file. This helps the users to review the firmware versions in an HTML format without using any external utilities.
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VMware ESXi 9.xArticle Properties
Article Number: 000336165
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 02 Dec 2025
Version: 5
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