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Select the Deep Security Feature Release version to view the compatibility matrix with VMware:

 VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi)
NSX6.7
U3
6.7
U2
6.7
U1
6.76.5
U3
6.5
U2
6.5
U1
6.5a6.0
U3
6.0
U2
6.0
U1
6.0
6.4.6YYYAYYYBYYYCYNN
6.4.5YYYAYYYBYYYCYNN
6.4.4YYYYYYBYYYYNN
6.4.3YYYYNYBYYYYNN
6.4.2YYYYNYBYYYYNN
6.4.1NNNYNYBYYYYNN
6.4.0NNNNNYYYYYNN
6.3.7NNNNNYYYYYNN
6.3.6NNNNNYYYYYNN
6.3.5NNNNNYYYYYNN
6.3.4NNNNNYYYYYNN
6.3.3NNNNNYYYYYNN
6.3.2NNNNNYYYYYYY
6.3.1NNNNNYYYYYYY
6.3.0NNNNNYYYYYYY

Below are some notes to consider:

  • A VMware vSphere 6.7 EP06 (Release name: ESXi670-201901001) is the minimum supported version.
  • B VMware vSphere 6.5 P03 (Release Name: ESXi650-201811002) is the minimum supported version.
  • C VMware vSphere 6.0 P07 (Release name: ESXi600-201807001) is the minimum supported version.
  • NSX 6.3.0 and above are FIPS mode supported.
  • You can consider those related series as supported as well. For example, if 6.5 U2 is supported, all 6.5 U2 series, such as 6.5 U2a, are also supported.
  • For more detail VMware component information, see VMware Product Interoperability Matrices.
 VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi)
NSX-T7.06.7
U3
6.7
U2
6.7
U1
6.76.5
U3
6.5
U2
6.5
U1
2.4.1ENYYYANYYBN
2.4.2ENYYYANYYBN
2.4.3ENYYYANYYBN
2.5CNYYYANYYBN
2.5.1CNYYYANYYBN
3.0.0DYYAYAYANYBYBN

Below are some notes to consider:

  • A VMware vSphere 6.7 EP06 (Release name: ESXi670-201901001) is the minimum supported version.
  • B VMware vSphere 6.5 P03 (Release Name: ESXi650-201811002) is the minimum supported version.
  • C Supported in Deep Security Virtual Application 12.0 Update 3, there is a couple of known issues when deploying Deep Security Virtual Appliance (DSVA) in NSX-T 2.5 due to changes in NSX-T 2.5,  for more detail see KB000157039
  • D Supports Agentless Endpoint Protection (Guest Introspection) in:
    • Deep Security Manager 12.5.855 (12 FR 2020-4-29) +
    • Deep Security Agent 12.5.0-814 for RedHat_EL7-x86_64 (12 FR 2020-04-02) +
    • Deep Security Appliance 12.0.0-682 for ESX-x86_64 (12 LTS Update 3)
  • Supported in Deep Security 12 FR 2020-03-09 or below version  
  • For more detailed VMware component information, see VMware Product Interoperability Matrices.
 VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi)
NSX6.7
U1
6.76.5
U2
6.5
U1
6.5
 
6.0
U3
6.0
U2
6.0
U1
6.0
 
6.4.4YYYYYYYNN
6.4.3YYYYYYYNN
6.4.2YYYYYYYNN
6.4.1NYYYYYYNN
6.4.0NNYYYYYNN
6.3.7NNYYYYYNN
6.3.6NNYYYYYNN

Below are some notes to consider:

  • NSX 6.2.x and ESXi 5.5 are removed from the supported list as they both reached end of support in 2018.
  • NSX 6.3.0 and above are FIPS mode supported.
  • For sites running VMware vSphere 6.5, vSphere update 6.5a is the minimum supported version with NSX for vSphere 6.3.0 (2148841).
  • Items marked with "-" are not yet tested.
  • You can consider those related series as supported as well. For example, if 6.5 U2 is supported, all 6.5 U2 series, such as 6.5 U2a, are also supported.
  • For feature releases of Deep Security, we do not test for new versions of vSphere after its general availability. Therefore, new versions will not be added in this table.
 VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi)
NSX6.76.5
U2
6.5
U1
6.5
 
6.0
U3
6.0
U2
6.0
U1
6.0
 
6.4.3YYYYYYNN
6.4.2YYYYYYNN
6.4.1-YYYYYNN
6.4.0NYYYYYNN
6.3.6NYYYYYNN
6.3.5N-----NN
6.3.4N-----NN
6.3.3N-----NN
6.3.2N-------
6.3.1N-------
6.3.0N-------

Below are some notes to consider:

  • NSX 6.2.x and ESXi 5.5 are removed from the supported list as they both reached end of support in 2018.
  • NSX 6.3.0 and above are FIPS mode supported.
  • For sites running VMware vSphere 6.5, vSphere update 6.5a is the minimum supported version with NSX for vSphere 6.3.0 (2148841).
  • Items marked with "-" are not yet tested.
  • You can consider those related series as supported as well. For example, if 6.5 U2 is supported, all 6.5 U2 series, such as 6.5 U2a, are also supported.
  • For feature releases of Deep Security, we do not test for new versions of vSphere after its general availability. Therefore, new versions will not be added in this table.
 VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi)
NSX6.76.5
U2
6.5
U1
6.5
 
6.0
U3
6.0
U2
6.0
U1
6.0
 
6.4.1YYYYYYNN
6.4.0NYYYYYNN
6.3.6NYYYYYNN
6.3.5NYYYYYNN
6.3.4N-----NN
6.3.3N-----NN
6.3.2N-------
6.3.1N-------
6.3.0N-------

Below are some notes to consider:

  • NSX 6.2.x and ESXi 5.5 are removed from the supported list as they both reached end of support in 2018.
  • NSX 6.3.0 and above are FIPS mode supported.
  • For sites running VMware vSphere 6.5, vSphere update 6.5a is the minimum supported version with NSX for vSphere 6.3.0 (2148841).
  • Items marked with "-" are not yet tested.
  • You can consider those related series as supported as well. For example, if 6.5 U2 is supported, all 6.5 U2 series, such as 6.5 U2a, are also supported.
  • For feature releases of Deep Security, we do not test for new versions of vSphere after its general availability. Therefore, new versions will not be added in this table.
 
  • It is suggested to use supported VMware component version listed in VMware lifecycle. Otherwise, you cannot get support from VMware if it is already unsupported.
  • For details on build numbers and versions of VMware ESXi/ESX, please refer to this VMware KB article.