Server 2016 Template ESXI HWv question

Hi

So I'm in the process of creating a new 2016 template. According to VMware, I need v6.0 or v5.5U3 for support.

At the moment, we are 50% through a 5.1 to 6.0 migration, so for compatibility reasons all our VM's are still HWv8. Building a new template on one of the v6.0 hosts, I only get the option for using HWv11 for Server 2016. I would have thought I could choose at least HWv10 seeing as v5.5 is supported but v11 is the only option. I really don't want to have any VM's on HWv11 until our whole estate is upgraded.

Am I asking for trouble choosing a HWv8, 2012R2 profile VM to install 2016 onto? Or maybe I should just tell those in charge we aren't ready for 2016 yet...

even if it works, if VMware say its not supported then don't do it (unless your manager says ignore the advice of the software vendor and go ahead anyway)

Can't you make the assumption that any new W2016 VMs only go on the new ESXi 6 estate?

A: as stated, it isn't supported to done do it
B: 2016 already! any reason?

we've crashed 2016 during testing too many times to run it yet. It also PSOD's VMware 5.5 quite a bit when under high stress. 6 seems fine though,

Ploppy2k3 said:

A: as stated, it isn't supported to done do it
B: 2016 already! any reason?

we've crashed 2016 during testing too many times to run it yet. It also PSOD's VMware 5.5 quite a bit when under high stress. 6 seems fine though,

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Not really my idea. Only thing I like in 2016 is storage replica. Since I posted, this has now been changed and all requests for 2016 can wait until next year... I heard some PSOD was because of the physical servers themselves, needed new BIOS for microcode updates.