VMware and HPE maintain a partnership that results in a specialized installer known as the "HPE Custom Image for ESXi."
While VMware has ended support, HPE often provides "Extended Support" contracts for their hardware. However, running an EOL (End of Life) hypervisor poses a security risk. If a new vulnerability is discovered (similar to the ESXiArgs ransomware attacks), there may be no patch available. hpe esxi 6.5
esxcli software vib install -v /vmfs/volumes/datastore/ssacli-3.40.13.0.vib VMware and HPE maintain a partnership that results
Once ESXi 6.5 is installed, there are HPE-specific optimizations that differ from standard VMware configurations. hpe esxi 6.5