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Hi Everyone,

We are evaluating support for deploying DeltaV Edge on a virtual machine, rather than requiring a dedicated Dell R660xs server. As part of this effort, we are starting qualification with VMware ESXi as the hypervisor.

To help us scope and prioritize validation, could you share:

• What version of VMware ESXi you are currently running in production?
• Whether that ESXi host is located within the plant environment or in a centralized corporate datacenter / cloud?
• Who manages it, plant OT/IT or corporate IT?
• Any plans to upgrade within the next 12 months, particularly to ESXi 9.0?

Our assumption is that many environments are currently on ESXi 8.0, but we want to validate this before finalizing our qualification approach.

Appreciate any input you can provide.