Merge pull request #280001 from v-sreedevank/03Jul-VDDKAdd

VDDk additional articles

Author: prmerger-automator[bot]

articles/migrate/discover-and-assess-using-private-endpoints.md

@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ In the configuration manager, select **Set up prerequisites**, and then complete
 
         After the appliance is successfully registered, to see the registration details, select **View details**.
 
-4. **Install VDDK**: _(Needed only for VMware appliance.)_ The appliance checks that the VMware vSphere Virtual Disk Development Kit (VDDK) is installed. If it isn't installed, download VDDK 6.7 from VMware. Extract the downloaded zipped contents to the specified location on the appliance, as provided in the installation instructions.
+4. **Install VDDK**: _(Needed only for VMware appliance.)_ The appliance checks that the VMware vSphere Virtual Disk Development Kit (VDDK) is installed. If it isn't installed, download VDDK 6.7, 7, or 8(depending on the compatibility of VDDK and ESXi versions) from VMware. Extract the downloaded zipped contents to the specified location on the appliance, as provided in the installation instructions.
 
 You can *rerun prerequisites* at any time during appliance configuration to check whether the appliance meets all the prerequisites.
 

articles/migrate/how-to-scale-out-for-migration.md

@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ To complete the registration of the scale-out appliance, click **import** to get
 1. In the pop-up window opened in the previous step, select the location of the copied configuration zip file and click **Save**.
 
     Once the files have been successfully imported, the registration of the scale-out appliance will complete and it will show you the timestamp of the last successful import. You can also see the registration details by clicking **View details**.
-1. **Install the VDDK**: The appliance checks that VMware vSphere Virtual Disk Development Kit (VDDK) is installed. If the VDDK isn't installed, download VDDK 6.7 from VMware. Extract the downloaded zip file contents to the specified location on the appliance, as indicated in the *Installation instructions*.
+1. **Install the VDDK**: The appliance checks that VMware vSphere Virtual Disk Development Kit (VDDK) is installed. If the VDDK isn't installed, download VDDK 6.7, 7, or 8(depending on the compatibility of VDDK and ESXi versions) from VMware. Extract the downloaded zip file contents to the specified location on the appliance, as indicated in the *Installation instructions*.
 
     The Migration and modernization tool uses the VDDK to replicate servers during migration to Azure.
 

articles/migrate/vmware/how-to-set-up-appliance-vmware.md

@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ In the configuration manager, select **Set up prerequisites**, and complete thes
 
         After the appliance is successfully registered, select **View details** to see the registration details.
 
-1. **Install the VDDK**: The appliance checks that VMware vSphere Virtual Disk Development Kit (VDDK) is installed. If the VDDK isn't installed, download VDDK 6.7 or 7.0 from VMware. Extract the downloaded zip file contents to the specified location on the appliance, the default path is *C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Virtual Disk Development Kit* as indicated in the *Installation instructions*.
+1. **Install the VDDK**: The appliance checks that VMware vSphere Virtual Disk Development Kit (VDDK) is installed. If the VDDK isn't installed, download VDDK 6.7, 7.0, or 8(depending on the compatibility of VDDK and ESXi versions) from VMware. Extract the downloaded zip file contents to the specified location on the appliance, the default path is *C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Virtual Disk Development Kit* as indicated in the *Installation instructions*.
 
     The Migration and modernization tool uses the VDDK to replicate servers during migration to Azure.