Merge pull request #99835 from sslocket/OSDOCS-16317

skopacz1 · web-flow · commit 5e64f398c81c · 2025-10-28T11:07:38.000-04:00
OSDOCS-16317# Doc update for removal of VMware 7.x and VCF 4.x support.
diff --git a/modules/installation-vsphere-infrastructure.adoc b/modules/installation-vsphere-infrastructure.adoc
@@ -7,12 +7,11 @@
 [id="installation-vsphere-infrastructure_{context}"]
 = VMware vSphere infrastructure requirements
 
-You must install an {product-title} cluster on one of the following versions of a VMware vSphere instance that meets the requirements for the components that you use:
+You must install an {product-title} cluster on a version of a {vmw-full} instance that meets the requirements for the components that you use:
 
-* Version 7.0 Update 2 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 4.3 or later
 * Version 8.0 Update 1 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 or later
 
-Both of these releases support Container Storage Interface (CSI) migration, which is enabled by default on {product-title} {product-version}.
+This release supports Container Storage Interface (CSI) migration, which is enabled by default on {product-title} {product-version}.
 
 You can host the VMware vSphere infrastructure on-premise or on a link:https://cloud.vmware.com/providers[VMware Cloud Verified provider] that meets the requirements outlined in the following tables:
 
@@ -21,8 +20,8 @@ You can host the VMware vSphere infrastructure on-premise or on a link:https://c
 |===
 |Virtual environment product |Required version
 |VMware virtual hardware | 15 or later
-|vSphere ESXi hosts | 7.0 Update 2 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 4.3 or later; 8.0 Update 1 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 or later
-|vCenter host | 7.0 Update 2 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 4.3 or later; 8.0 Update 1 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 or later
+|vSphere ESXi hosts | 8.0 Update 1 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 or later
+|vCenter host | 8.0 Update 1 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 or later
 |===
 
 [IMPORTANT]
@@ -35,11 +34,11 @@ You must ensure that the time on your ESXi hosts is synchronized before you inst
 |Component | Minimum supported versions |Description
 
 |Hypervisor
-|vSphere 7.0 Update 2 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 4.3 or later; vSphere 8.0 Update 1 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 or later with virtual hardware version 15
+|vSphere 8.0 Update 1 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 or later with virtual hardware version 15
 |This hypervisor version is the minimum version that {op-system-first} supports. For more information about supported hardware on the latest version of {op-system-base-full} that is compatible with {op-system}, see link:https://catalog.redhat.com/hardware/search[Hardware] on the Red Hat Customer Portal.
 
 |Optional: Networking (NSX-T)
-|vSphere 7.0 Update 2 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 4.3 or later; vSphere 8.0 Update 1 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 or later
+|vSphere 8.0 Update 1 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 or later
 |For more information about the compatibility of NSX and {product-title}, see the Release Notes section of VMware's link:https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-NSX-Container-Plugin/index.html[NSX container plugin documentation].
 
 |CPU micro-architecture
diff --git a/modules/persistent-storage-csi-drivers-supported.adoc b/modules/persistent-storage-csi-drivers-supported.adoc
@@ -95,12 +95,12 @@ include::snippets/technology-preview.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
 
 5.
 
-* Requires vSphere version 7.0 Update 3 or later for both vCenter Server and ESXi.
+* Requires vSphere version 8.0 Update 1 or later for both vCenter Server and ESXi.
 
 * Does not support fileshare volumes.
 
 6.
 
-* Online expansion is supported from vSphere version 7.0 Update 2 and later.
+* Online expansion is supported from vSphere version 8.0 Update 1 and later.
 --
 endif::openshift-dedicated,openshift-rosa,openshift-rosa-hcp[]
diff --git a/modules/persistent-storage-csi-vsphere-increase-max-vols-per-node-overview.adoc b/modules/persistent-storage-csi-vsphere-increase-max-vols-per-node-overview.adoc
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@
 [id="persistent-storage-csi-vsphere-increase-max-vols-per-node-overview_{context}"]
 = Increasing maximum volumes per node for vSphere
 
-For VMware vSphere version 7, {product-title} restricts the maximum number of volumes per node to 59. 
-
-However, for vSphere version 8 or later, you can increase the allowable number of volumes per node to a maximum of 255. Otherwise, the default value remains at 59.
+For vSphere version 8 or later, you can increase the allowable number of volumes per node to a maximum of 255. Otherwise, the default value remains at 59.
 
 [IMPORTANT]
 ====
diff --git a/modules/persistent-storage-csi-vsphere-migrating-cns-vols-between-datastores.adoc b/modules/persistent-storage-csi-vsphere-migrating-cns-vols-between-datastores.adoc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 If you are running out of space in your current datastore, or want to move to a more performant datastore, you can migrate VMware vSphere Cloud Native Storage (CNS) volumes between datastores. This applies to both attached and detached volumes.
 
 .Limitations
-* Requires VMware vSphere 8.0.2 or later or vSphere 7.0 Update 3o or later.
+* Requires VMware vSphere 8.0.2 or later.
 
 * Only one volume can be migrated at a time.
 
diff --git a/modules/update-vsphere-virtual-hardware-on-compute-nodes.adoc b/modules/update-vsphere-virtual-hardware-on-compute-nodes.adoc
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Multiple compute nodes can be updated in parallel given workloads are tolerant o
 .Prerequisites
 
 * You have cluster administrator permissions to execute the required permissions in the vCenter instance hosting your {product-title} cluster.
-* Your vSphere ESXi hosts are version 7.0U2 or later.
+* Your vSphere ESXi hosts are version 8.0 Update 1 or later.
 
 .Procedure
 
diff --git a/modules/update-vsphere-virtual-hardware-on-control-plane-nodes.adoc b/modules/update-vsphere-virtual-hardware-on-control-plane-nodes.adoc
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ To reduce the risk of downtime, it is recommended that control plane nodes be up
 .Prerequisites
 
 * You have cluster administrator permissions to execute the required permissions in the vCenter instance hosting your {product-title} cluster.
-* Your vSphere ESXi hosts are version 7.0U2 or later.
+* Your vSphere ESXi hosts are version 8.0 Update 1 or later.
 
 .Procedure
 
diff --git a/modules/update-vsphere-virtual-hardware-on-template.adoc b/modules/update-vsphere-virtual-hardware-on-template.adoc
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 .Prerequisites
 
 * You have cluster administrator permissions to execute the required permissions in the vCenter instance hosting your {product-title} cluster.
-* Your vSphere ESXi hosts are version 7.0U2 or later.
+* Your vSphere ESXi hosts are version 8.0 Update 1 or later.
 
 .Procedure
 
diff --git a/modules/vmware-csi-driver-reqs.adoc b/modules/vmware-csi-driver-reqs.adoc
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 
 To install the vSphere Container Storage Interface (CSI) Driver Operator, the following requirements must be met:
 
-* VMware vSphere version: 7.0 Update 2 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 4.3 or later; 8.0 Update 1 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 or later
-* vCenter version: 7.0 Update 2 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 4.3 or later; 8.0 Update 1 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 or later
+* VMware vSphere version: 8.0 Update 1 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 or later
+* vCenter version: 8.0 Update 1 or later, or VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0 or later
 * Virtual machines of hardware version 15 or later
 * No third-party vSphere CSI driver already installed in the cluster
 
diff --git a/storage/container_storage_interface/persistent-storage-csi-vsphere.adoc b/storage/container_storage_interface/persistent-storage-csi-vsphere.adoc
@@ -108,9 +108,7 @@ include::modules/persistent-storage-csi-vsphere-migrating-cns-vols-between-datas
 .Additional limitations
 * link:https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vsphere/vsphere/8-0/vsphere-storage-8-0/getting-started-with-cloud-native-storage-in-vsphere/cloud-native-storage-for-vsphere-administrators/migrating-container-volumes-in-vsphere.html[For vSphere 8]
 
-* link:https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vsphere/vsphere/7-0/vsphere-storage-7-0/getting-started-with-cloud-native-storage-in-vsphere/cloud-native-storage-for-vsphere-administrators/migrating-container-volumes-in-vsphere.html[For vSphere 7]
-
-For more information about migrating CNS volumes between datastores, see the documentation for link:https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vsphere/vsphere/8-0.html[vSphere v8.0] or link:https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vsphere/vsphere/7-0.html[vSphere v7.0] as applicable.
+For more information about migrating CNS volumes between datastores, see the documentation for link:https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vsphere/vsphere/8-0.html[vSphere v8.0].
 
 include::modules/persistent-storage-csi-vsphere-disable-storage-overview.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
 
diff --git a/updating/updating_a_cluster/updating-hardware-on-nodes-running-on-vsphere.adoc b/updating/updating_a_cluster/updating-hardware-on-nodes-running-on-vsphere.adoc
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ You can update your virtual hardware immediately or schedule an update in vCente
 ====
 * Version {product-version} of {product-title} requires VMware virtual hardware version 15 or later.
 
-* Before upgrading OpenShift 4.12 to OpenShift 4.13, you must update vSphere to *v7.0.2 or later*; otherwise, the OpenShift 4.12 cluster is marked *un-upgradeable*.
+* Before upgrading OpenShift 4.12 to OpenShift 4.13, you must update vSphere to *v8.0 Update 1 or later*; otherwise, the OpenShift 4.12 cluster is marked *un-upgradeable*.
 ====
 
 [id="updating-virtual-hardware-on-vsphere_{context}"]
