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ESX on Arm 9.1

For those asking, we support the following hardware:

HPE RL300 Gen 11 w/Ampere Altra & AltraMax
Gigabyte w/Ampere Altra & AltraMax
Supermicro ARS-221GL Single or Dual Nvidia Grace (C1,C2)

#VCF91

[] - VCF 9.1 - Updated VCF Design Blueprints ️ & VCF Fleet Latency Diagrams for VCF Architects https://williamlam.com/2026/05/vcf-9-1-updated-vcf-design-blueprints-vcf-fleet-latency-diagrams-for-vcf-architects.html

#VCF91

A Common miss-understanding is that you can have "multiple" VCF versions within a single Offline Depot. In my setup, I've got 9.0.1, 9.0.2 and 9.1.0

VCF Download Tool (VCFDT) does heavy lift by pulling down latest metadata & binaries, simply append to offline depot

#VCF91

@jmcneill Since you asked so nicely ... https://vmst.io/@lamw/116528177705383814

#VCF91 not only brings the goods to the x86 platform BUT it is also thest release that officially productizes the popular #ESXonArm Fling🥳

Its been a long journey, but congrats to those involved in ESX on Arm Fling!

#VCF91 has been running in my lab for some time, digging all enhancements! I'll be sharing various tips for lab purposes in coming weeks, stay tuned!

One of my fav updates is NMVe Tiering capability, can view it in vSphere UI, enable w/o reboot, Nested ESX works & much more!