From ec8c4660e277dc11b5e70c014a0238d48cf15bda Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jason Benedicic Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2025 10:55:29 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] docs: update vmware.md Update prereqs to include virtual machine hardware details and minimum version requirements. Signed-off-by: Jason Benedicic Signed-off-by: Dmitriy Matrenichev --- .../talos-guides/install/virtualized-platforms/vmware.md | 7 +++++++ .../talos-guides/install/virtualized-platforms/vmware.md | 7 +++++++ 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/website/content/v1.10/talos-guides/install/virtualized-platforms/vmware.md b/website/content/v1.10/talos-guides/install/virtualized-platforms/vmware.md index 2bcddc09fe..1017cba4cf 100644 --- a/website/content/v1.10/talos-guides/install/virtualized-platforms/vmware.md +++ b/website/content/v1.10/talos-guides/install/virtualized-platforms/vmware.md @@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ We will use the `govc` cli which can be downloaded [here](https://github.com/vmw This guide will use the virtual IP ("VIP") functionality that is built into Talos in order to provide a stable, known IP for the Kubernetes control plane. This simply means the user should pick an IP on their "VM Network" to designate for this purpose and keep it handy for future steps. +The Talos OVA image uses the `vmx-15` hardware version, this requires a minimum of **ESXi 6.7U2**. +To check your version of ESXi refer to the following Broadcom +[KB article](https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/316595/build-numbers-and-versions-of-vmware-esx.html). + +More information regarding virtual machine hardware versions can be found in the following Broadcom +[KB article](https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/315655/virtual-machine-hardware-versions.html). + ## Create the Machine Configuration Files ### Generating Base Configurations diff --git a/website/content/v1.9/talos-guides/install/virtualized-platforms/vmware.md b/website/content/v1.9/talos-guides/install/virtualized-platforms/vmware.md index 2bcddc09fe..1017cba4cf 100644 --- a/website/content/v1.9/talos-guides/install/virtualized-platforms/vmware.md +++ b/website/content/v1.9/talos-guides/install/virtualized-platforms/vmware.md @@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ We will use the `govc` cli which can be downloaded [here](https://github.com/vmw This guide will use the virtual IP ("VIP") functionality that is built into Talos in order to provide a stable, known IP for the Kubernetes control plane. This simply means the user should pick an IP on their "VM Network" to designate for this purpose and keep it handy for future steps. +The Talos OVA image uses the `vmx-15` hardware version, this requires a minimum of **ESXi 6.7U2**. +To check your version of ESXi refer to the following Broadcom +[KB article](https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/316595/build-numbers-and-versions-of-vmware-esx.html). + +More information regarding virtual machine hardware versions can be found in the following Broadcom +[KB article](https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/315655/virtual-machine-hardware-versions.html). + ## Create the Machine Configuration Files ### Generating Base Configurations