VMware vSphere (formerly VMware Infrastructure 4) is VMware's cloud computing virtualization platform.[2]
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| Developer(s) | VMware |
|---|---|
| Initial release | April 21, 2009 |
| Stable release | 8.0U3[1] / June 27, 2024 |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | vmware |
It includes vCenter Configuration Manager, as well as vCenter Application Discovery Manager, and the ability of vMotion to move more than one virtual machine at a time from one host server to another. [citation needed]
On February 12, 2024, VMware owner Broadcom discontinued general availability of vSphere Hypervisor free edition.[3]
Releases
edit- On February 10, 2011 VMware released Update 1 for vSphere 4.1 to add support for RHEL 6, RHEL 5.6, SLES 11 SP1 for VMware, Ubuntu 10.10, and Solaris 10 Update 9.[4]
- On July 12, 2011, VMware released version 5 of VMware vSphere.[5]
- On August 27, 2012, VMware released vSphere 5.1. This extended vSphere to include VMware vSphere Storage Appliance, vSphere Data Protection, vSphere Replication and vShield Endpoint.[6]
- In May 2014 SAP and VMware announced the availability of SAP HANA for production use on VMware vSphere 5.5.[7]
- On February 3, 2015, VMware announced vSphere 6.0 with many new features and enhancements.[8]
- On October 18, 2016, VMware announced vSphere 6.5 focusing on a simplified experience and improving security features.[9]
- On April 17, 2018, VMware announced vSphere 6.7 focusing on simple and efficient management at scale, further improved security features, a universal application platform, and seamless hybrid cloud experience.[10]
- On March 10, 2020, VMware announced vSphere 7.0.[11][12]
- On September 15, 2020, VMware announced vSphere 7.0 Update 1.[13][14]
- On March 9, 2021, VMware announced vSphere 7.0 Update 2.[15][16]
- On August 30, 2022, VMware announced vSphere 8.0.[17]
See also
edit- PowerCLI, command-line and scripting tool built on Windows PowerShell for managing and automating VMware products
- vCenter is the centralized management utility
- VMware ESX/ESXi, the hypervisor operating system component
- VMware VMFS, the VMware file system component
Reference list
edit- ^ "VMware vCenter Server 8.0 Update 3 Release Notes". Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ "Server Virtualization with VMware vSphere | VMware India". www.vmware.com. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ^ "End Of General Availability of the free vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi 7.x and 8.x)".
- ^ "VMware ESX 4.1 Update 1 Release Notes". February 10, 2011.
- ^ "VMware vSphere® 5 launched". Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
- ^ "VMware vSphere® 5.1 Helps SMBs Simplify and Protect Their IT Environments with New Business Continuity and Management Capabilities". Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
- ^ "SAP and VMware Announce SAP HANA® for Production Use on VMware vSphere 5.5". www.vmware.com. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
- ^ "vSphere 6.0 finally announced!". February 3, 2015.
- ^ "Introducing vSphere 6.5 - VMware vSphere Blog". VMware vSphere Blog. October 18, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
- ^ "Introducing VMware vSphere 6.7!". VMware vSphere Blog. April 17, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ "Introducing vSphere 7: Essential Services for the Modern Hybrid Cloud". VMware vSphere Blog. March 10, 2020.
- ^ "vSphere 7 – Announcing General Availability of the New Generation of vSphere". Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ^ "What's New with VMware vSphere 7 Update 1". VMware vSphere Blog. September 15, 2020.
- ^ "Announcing General Availability of vSphere 7 Update 1". Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ^ "What's New, Part 2, in vSphere 7 Update 2". VMware vSphere Blog. March 9, 2021.
- ^ "Announcing: vSphere 7 Update 2 Release". Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ^ "Introducing vSphere 8: The Enterprise Workload Platform". VMware vSphere Blog. August 30, 2022.
External links
edit- VMware Infrastructure product page - VMware, Inc.