| ESXi/ESX version | Hardware version | Compatible with vCenter Server version | |||||
| Version 11 | Version 10 | Version 9 | Version 8 | Version 7 | Version 4 | ||
| ESXi 6.0 | Create, Edit, Run | Create, Edit, Run | Create, Edit, Run | Create, Edit, Run | Create, Edit, Run | Create, Edit, Run | vCenter Server 6.0 |
| ESXi 5.5 | Not Supported | Create, Edit, Run | Create, Edit, Run | Create, Edit, Run | Create, Edit, Run | Create, Edit, Run | vCenter Server 5.5 |
| ESXi 5.1 | Not Supported | Not Supported | Create, Edit, Run | Create, Edit, Run | Create, Edit, Run | Create, Edit, Run | vCenter Server 5.1 |
| ESXi 5.0 | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Create, Edit, Run | Create, Edit, Run | Create, Edit, Run | vCenter Server 5.0 |
| ESXi/ESX 4.x | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Create, Edit, Run | Create, Edit, Run | vCenter Server 4.x |
| ESX 3.x | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported | Create, Edit, Run | vCenter Server 2.x and later |
