https://community.hpe.com/t5/array-setup-and-networking/nimble-ncm-versions/m-p/7155097#M2840 <P>Hi</P><P>Is it necessary to match the version of NCM with the version of ESXi installed on the VMware host or are they backward compatible?</P><P>eg if I have a mix of ESXi 7.x and 6.x hosts connected to the same Nimble array must I install NCM 6.7 on the 6.7 hosts, NCM 6.5 on the 6.5 hosts and NCM 7.0 on the 7 hosts? Or is NCM backward compatible so that I can install NCM 7.0 in all the hosts I have?</P><P>kind regards</P> Fri, 26 Nov 2021 04:03:01 GMT CadenLange 2021-11-26T04:03:01Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/array-setup-and-networking/nimble-ncm-versions/m-p/7155097#M2840 <P>Hi</P><P>Is it necessary to match the version of NCM with the version of ESXi installed on the VMware host or are they backward compatible?</P><P>eg if I have a mix of ESXi 7.x and 6.x hosts connected to the same Nimble array must I install NCM 6.7 on the 6.7 hosts, NCM 6.5 on the 6.5 hosts and NCM 7.0 on the 7 hosts? Or is NCM backward compatible so that I can install NCM 7.0 in all the hosts I have?</P><P>kind regards</P> Fri, 26 Nov 2021 04:03:01 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/array-setup-and-networking/nimble-ncm-versions/m-p/7155097#M2840 CadenLange 2021-11-26T04:03:01Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/array-setup-and-networking/nimble-ncm-versions/m-p/7155132#M2841 <P>NCM ( Known as SCM from 7.x onwards) version 7.0.2 is compatible with ESXi 6.5/6.7 and 7.0.&nbsp; However, 6.5&amp;6.7 has a separate package than 7.0&nbsp;<BR /><BR />You can find it on the Infosight download page.&nbsp;</P><P>Also, you can verify this in the Validated Configuration Matrix (VCM) on the Infosight portal.</P> Fri, 26 Nov 2021 00:47:49 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/array-setup-and-networking/nimble-ncm-versions/m-p/7155132#M2841 Chandramohan_r 2021-11-26T00:47:49Z