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VMware vSphere (formerly VMware Infrastructure 4) is VMware's cloud computing virtualization platform.cite-ref-2[2]

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.

On February 12, 2024, VMware owner Broadcom discontinued general availability of vSphere Hypervisor free edition.cite-ref-3[3]

• Releases

• See also

• Reference list

• External links

• 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.cite-ref-vsphere-4-1-update-1-release-notes-4-0[4]

• On July 12, 2011, VMware released version 5 of VMware vSphere.cite-ref-5[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.cite-ref-6[6]

• In May 2014 SAP and VMware announced the availability of SAP HANA for production use on VMware vSphere 5.5.cite-ref-7[7]

• On February 3, 2015, VMware announced vSphere 6.0 with many new features and enhancements.cite-ref-vsphere-6-0-finally-announced-8-0[8]

• On October 18, 2016, VMware announced vSphere 6.5 focusing on a simplified experience and improving security features.cite-ref-9[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.cite-ref-10[10]

• On March 10, 2020, VMware announced vSphere 7.0.cite-ref-11[11]cite-ref-12[12]

• On September 15, 2020, VMware announced vSphere 7.0 Update 1.cite-ref-13[13]cite-ref-14[14]

• On March 9, 2021, VMware announced vSphere 7.0 Update 2.cite-ref-15[15]cite-ref-16[16]

• On August 30, 2022, VMware announced vSphere 8.0.cite-ref-wlp-17-0[17]

• PowerCLI

• vCenter is the centralized management utility

• VMware ESX/ESXi, the hypervisor operating system component

• VMware VMFS, the VMware file system component

cite-note-11. "VMware vCenter Server 8.0 Update 3e Release Notes". Archived from the original on May 29, 2025. Retrieved June 2, 2025.

cite-note-22. ↑ "Server Virtualization with VMware vSphere | VMware India". www.vmware.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.

cite-note-33. ↑ "End Of General Availability of the free vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi 7.x and 8.x)". Archived from the original on February 12, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

cite-note-vsphere-4-1-update-1-release-notes-44. ↑ "VMware ESX 4.1 Update 1 Release Notes". February 10, 2011. Archived from the original on February 17, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2011.

cite-note-55. ↑ "VMware vSphere® 5 launched". Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2011.

cite-note-66. ↑ "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.

cite-note-77. ↑ "SAP and VMware Announce SAP HANA® for Production Use on VMware vSphere 5.5". www.vmware.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017.

cite-note-vsphere-6-0-finally-announced-88. ↑ "vSphere 6.0 finally announced!". February 3, 2015. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2015.

cite-note-99. ↑ "Introducing vSphere 6.5 - VMware vSphere Blog". VMware vSphere Blog. October 18, 2016. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017.

cite-note-1010. ↑ "Introducing VMware vSphere 6.7!". VMware vSphere Blog. April 17, 2018. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2018.

cite-note-1111. ↑ "Introducing vSphere 7: Essential Services for the Modern Hybrid Cloud". VMware vSphere Blog. March 10, 2020.

cite-note-1212. ↑ "vSphere 7 – Announcing General Availability of the New Generation of vSphere". April 2, 2020. Archived from the original on October 2, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2023.

cite-note-1313. ↑ "What's New with VMware vSphere 7 Update 1". VMware vSphere Blog. September 15, 2020. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2021.

cite-note-1414. ↑ "Announcing General Availability of vSphere 7 Update 1". October 6, 2020. Archived from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2023.

cite-note-1515. ↑ "What's New, Part 2, in vSphere 7 Update 2". VMware vSphere Blog. March 9, 2021. Archived from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.

cite-note-1616. ↑ "Announcing: vSphere 7 Update 2 Release". March 9, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2023.

cite-note-wlp-1717. ↑ "Introducing vSphere 8: The Enterprise Workload Platform". VMware vSphere Blog. August 30, 2022. Archived from the original on August 30, 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2022.

• VMware Infrastructure product page Archived March 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - VMware, Inc.