Current version information VMware vSphere 5.1
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You will find current version information regarding VMware vSphere 5 in this article.
For older versions see:
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:
ESXi 5.1, vCenter Server 5.1, vCenter Server Appliance 5.1
Important changes (extracts) in this version::[1][2]
- 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)
References
- ↑ What’s New with VMware vSphere 5.1 (vmware.com)
- ↑ Paper: What’s New in VMware vSphere 5.1 (virtualization.info, 27.08.2012)
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