Current version information VMware vSphere 5.1

You will find current version information regarding VMware vSphere 5 in this article.

For older versions see:

• Current version information VMware vSphere 5

General Information regarding VMware vSphere 5

• VMware vSphere 5 Documentation: Deutsch, Englisch
• Hardware Requirements:
  • ESXi 5.0 and ESXi 5.1 require a 64-bit x86 CPU with at least two CPU cores
  • VMware Compatibility Guide
  • Third Party Hardware and Software Support Policy

Versions

Current Patches

The current patches can be downloaded from here:

• http://www.vmware.com/patchmgr/download.portal

ESXi 5.1, vCenter Server 5.1, vCenter Server Appliance 5.1

Important changes (extracts) in this version::

• VMs support up to 64 vCPUs and 1TB RAM
• new Virtual Machine Format v9
• Live-migration with vMotion without shared Storage
• enhanced vSphere Web Client (with vCenter Server)
• Whats New in vCenter Server 5.1 (VMware vSphere Blog, 12.09.2012)
• What’s New in vSphere 5.1 – Networking (VMware vSphere Blog, 11.09.2012)
• New Features of the vSphere Storage Appliance version 5.1 (VMware vSphere Blog, 30.08.2012)
• vSphere 5.1 New Storage Features (VMware vSphere Blog, 28.08.2012)

Complete Release Notes with all changes:

• http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere5/doc/vsphere-esx-vcenter-server-51-release-notes.html (10.09.2012, ESXi Build 799733, vCenter Server Build 799731)
• What’s New in VMware vSphere 5.1? (www.vmware.com)