VMware vSphere
{{short description|VMware's cloud computing virtualization platform}}
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VMware vSphere (formerly VMware Infrastructure 4) is VMware's cloud computing virtualization platform.{{Cite web|url=http://www.vmware.com/in/products/vsphere|title=Server Virtualization with VMware vSphere {{!}} VMware India|website=www.vmware.com|access-date=2016-03-08|archive-date=March 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308182338/http://www.vmware.com/in/products/vsphere|url-status=dead}}
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|date=August 2015}}
On February 12, 2024, VMware owner Broadcom discontinued general availability of vSphere Hypervisor free edition.{{cite web |title=End Of General Availability of the free vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi 7.x and 8.x) |url=https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2107518 |access-date=February 12, 2024 |archive-date=February 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240212195412/https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2107518 |url-status=live }}
Releases
- 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 web|url= http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_esx41_u1_rel_notes.html|title= VMware ESX 4.1 Update 1 Release Notes|date= February 10, 2011|access-date= March 5, 2011|archive-date= February 17, 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110217154247/http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_esx41_u1_rel_notes.html|url-status= dead}}
- On July 12, 2011, VMware released version 5 of VMware vSphere.{{cite web |url= http://www.vmware.com/company/news/releases/vmw-cloud-infrastructure-071211.html |title= VMware vSphere® 5 launched |access-date= July 15, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110714230223/http://www.vmware.com/company/news/releases/vmw-cloud-infrastructure-071211.html |archive-date= July 14, 2011 |url-status= dead |df= mdy-all }}
- 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 web |url= http://www.vmware.com/company/news/releases/vmw-cloud-infrastructure-071211.html |title= VMware vSphere® 5.1 Helps SMBs Simplify and Protect Their IT Environments with New Business Continuity and Management Capabilities |access-date= July 15, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110714230223/http://www.vmware.com/company/news/releases/vmw-cloud-infrastructure-071211.html |archive-date= July 14, 2011 |url-status= dead |df= mdy-all }}
- In May 2014 SAP and VMware announced the availability of SAP HANA for production use on VMware vSphere 5.5.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vmware.com/company/news/releases/2014/VMware-SAP-Release-06052014.html|title=SAP and VMware Announce SAP HANA® for Production Use on VMware vSphere 5.5|website=www.vmware.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-23|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202020029/https://www.vmware.com/company/news/releases/2014/VMware-SAP-Release-06052014.html|url-status=live}}
- On February 3, 2015, VMware announced vSphere 6.0 with many new features and enhancements.{{cite web
|url= http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2015/02/03/vsphere-6-0-finally-announced/
|title= vSphere 6.0 finally announced!
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- On October 18, 2016, VMware announced vSphere 6.5 focusing on a simplified experience and improving security features.{{Cite news|url=https://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2016/10/introducing-vsphere-6-5.html|title=Introducing vSphere 6.5 - VMware vSphere Blog|date=2016-10-18|newspaper=VMware vSphere Blog|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-23|archive-date=December 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051105/https://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2016/10/introducing-vsphere-6-5.html|url-status=live}}
- 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 news|url=https://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2018/04/introducing-vmware-vsphere-6-7.html|title=Introducing VMware vSphere 6.7!|date=2018-04-17|newspaper=VMware vSphere Blog|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-01|archive-date=May 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501224905/https://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2018/04/introducing-vmware-vsphere-6-7.html|url-status=live}}
- On March 10, 2020, VMware announced vSphere 7.0.{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2020/03/vsphere-7.html|title=Introducing vSphere 7: Essential Services for the Modern Hybrid Cloud|date=March 10, 2020|website=VMware vSphere Blog}}{{cite web | url=https://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2020/04/vsphere-7-new-generation-vsphere.html | access-date=2023-12-22 | title=vSphere 7 – Announcing General Availability of the New Generation of vSphere | date=April 2, 2020 | archive-date=October 2, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002151021/https://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2020/04/vsphere-7-new-generation-vsphere.html | url-status=live }}
- On September 15, 2020, VMware announced vSphere 7.0 Update 1.{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2020/09/whats-new-with-vmware-vsphere-7u1.html|title=What's New with VMware vSphere 7 Update 1|date=September 15, 2020|website=VMware vSphere Blog|access-date=January 23, 2021|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125213019/https://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2020/09/whats-new-with-vmware-vsphere-7u1.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web | url=https://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2020/10/announcing-general-availability-vsphere-7-update-1.html | access-date=2023-12-22 | title=Announcing General Availability of vSphere 7 Update 1 | date=October 6, 2020 | archive-date=June 10, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610085824/https://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2020/10/announcing-general-availability-vsphere-7-update-1.html | url-status=live }}
- On March 9, 2021, VMware announced vSphere 7.0 Update 2.{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2021/03/whats-new-part-2-in-vsphere-7-update-2.html|title=What's New, Part 2, in vSphere 7 Update 2|date=March 9, 2021|website=VMware vSphere Blog|access-date=June 10, 2021|archive-date=June 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610085826/https://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2021/03/whats-new-part-2-in-vsphere-7-update-2.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web| url=https://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2021/03/announcing-vsphere-7-update-2-release.html | access-date=2023-12-22 | title=Announcing: vSphere 7 Update 2 Release| date=March 9, 2021 }}
- On August 30, 2022, VMware announced vSphere 8.0.{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2022/08/introducing-vsphere-8-the-enterprise-workload-platform.html|title=Introducing vSphere 8: The Enterprise Workload Platform|date=August 30, 2022|website=VMware vSphere Blog|access-date=August 30, 2022|archive-date=August 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830220117/https://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2022/08/introducing-vsphere-8-the-enterprise-workload-platform.html|url-status=live}}
See also
- {{annotated link|PowerCLI|3=,}}
- vCenter is the centralized management utility
- VMware ESX/ESXi, the hypervisor operating system component
- VMware VMFS, the VMware file system component
Reference list
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External links
- [http://www.vmware.com/products/vi/ VMware Infrastructure product page] - VMware, Inc.
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