VMware vSphere 5.5 update 3 released

VMware released vSphere 5.5 Update 3, that has some enhancement, and bug fixes.

vCenter 5.5 Update 3:

What's New

• vCenter Server database support: vCenter Server now supports the following external databases:
  
  • Oracle 12c R1 P2 (12.1.0.2)
    
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 2
    
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 3
    
• Increased guest operating system support: vCenter Server has added support for the following guest operating systems.
  
  • CentOS 7.0
    
  • Oracle Linux 7.0
    
  • Ubuntu 14.10
    
  • Windows 10
    
  • RHEL 6.6
    
  • RHEL 7 .1
    
  • CentOS 7.1
    
  • Oracle Linux 7.1
    
• Features Added: Log information of files uploaded and downloaded from a host using vSphere Web Client or vSphere Client are stored
  

ESXi 5.5 Update 3:

What's New

This release of VMware ESXi contains the following enhancements:

• Log Rotation Enablement – Log rotation for vmx files allows you to reduce the log file sizes by specifying the size of each log and the number of previous logs to keep.
• Certification of PVSCSI Adapter – PVSCSI adapter is certified for use with MSCS, core clustering and applications including SQL and Exchange. This creates performance gains when moving from LSI Logic SAS to PVSCSI.
• Support for Next Generation Processors – In this release we will continue our support for next generation processors from Intel and AMD. Please see the VMware Compatibility Guide for more info.
• ESXi Authentication for Active Directory – ESXi is modified to only support AES256-CTS/AES128-CTS/RC4-HMAC encryption for Kerberos communication between ESXi and Active Directory.

Full release notes here:

ESXi 5.5 Update 3: http://pubs.vmware.com/Release_Notes/en/vsphere/55/vsphere-esxi-55u3-release-notes.html

vCenter 5.5 Update 3: http://pubs.vmware.com/Release_Notes/en/vsphere/55/vsphere-vcenter-server-55u3-release-notes.html

UPDATED:

There is a serious issue with deleting snapshot i the ESXi release, VMware has released this KB: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2133118