Category: ESXi

VMware ESXi 8.0 Free Edition

VMware by Broadcom has released a new ESXi free edition. with the the latest 8.03e version, that got realeased today. Download here According to William Lam this comes with a build in non expiring license key that has the same feature like the old free edition. See Linked in blog by William here See the…

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By Allan Kjaer April 11, 2025 0

VMware vSphere 8.0 Update 3 Release

VMware by Broadcom has released vCenter 8.0 update 3, ESXi 8.0 Update 3 and vSAN 8.0 Update 3. NOTES June 25th, 20224: Before updating, check if all you system that connects to vSphere are compatible with this new release, like backup, operations, automation and other. NOTES June 25th, 20224: vCenter is GA but ESXi is…

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By Allan Kjaer June 25, 2024 0

VMware Cloud Foundation 5.1.1 Released

VMware by Broadcom has released VMware Cloud Foundation 5.1.1, the major new is VMware Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA, that offers a simpler way to manage On-Prem Generative AI solutions. This was announced at 2024 GTC AI Conference, and there after VMware by Broadcom posted a blog about this here. What’s new: See the full…

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By Allan Kjaer March 26, 2024 0

VMware VMs and USB Controller

The latest security patch for the VMware ESXi, VMware Workstation and VMware Fusion is for the USB Controller in the VM give access to the hypervisor (on ESXi it can only access the VMX Sandbox, not all of the ESXi host). https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2024-0006.html This is not the first time that the USB has a security bug,…

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By Allan Kjaer March 18, 2024 0

VMware vSphere 8.0 Update 2b Released

VMware by Broadcom has released vSphere 8.0 Update 2b, ESXi 8.0.2b, vCenter 8.0.2b, vSphere Replication 8.8.0.3 . This fixes the CBT bug and many other problems. I think this also introduces support for the new license model. There is nothing in the release notes about this. vCenter 8.0.2b What’s new: See the full release notes…

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By Allan Kjaer March 2, 2024 0

VMware vSphere 8 Update 2 Released (IA)

VMware has released ESXi 8 Update 2, vCenter 8 Update 2, vSAN 8 Update 2 and vSphere with Tanzu 8 “Update 2”. NOTE: Before upgrading, remember to check if your third support vSphere 8 Update 2, like backup/monitoring/automation/integration software/services. NOTE: On October 18th the release was changed to GA. ESXi 8 Update 2 What’s new:…

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By Allan Kjaer September 22, 2023 0

VMware vSphere 8 and vSAN 8 Released (IA)

VMware has released VMware vSphere 8 and vSAN 8 as Initial Availability (IA). This also includes vSphere Replication 8.6, VMware Tanzu Kubernetes and vSphere with Tanzu 8.0. Initial Availability vSphere 8.0 delivers its Initial Availability (IA) release. The IA release is the first release of vSphere 8.0 and is available to all customers. Custom ISO…

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By Allan Kjaer October 11, 2022 0