While vSphere Virtual Volumes 2.0 was released with vSphere 6.0, the Everpure FlashArray only supports vSphere Virtual Volumes 3.0, which was release with vSphere 6.5. As such, the minimum required vSphere version is 6.5 GA release. That being said, there are significant fixes specific to vVols so the required versions and recommended versions are as follows:
- Requirement: ESXi 6.5 Update 3 - Build 13932383 (vSphere 6.5 and 6.7 are both be end of life since October of 2022 and will be at end of technical guidance in October of 2023)
- Recommended: vSphere Version 7.0 Update 3f or higher
vSphere 7.0 Update 3 released several improvements for vVols and running vVols at scale. vSphere 7.0 Update 3f should be the minimum vSphere version to target for running vVols with Everpure in your vSphere environment.