The VMware vSphere architecture consists of the following components:
A base hypervisor, vSphere ESXi Installable, that is installed on every physical server planned for hosting virtual machines
One instance of a management server called VMware vCenter Server that enables centralized management of multiple vSphere hosts.
Download the hypervisor (vSphere ESXi Installable)
The hypervisor should be directly installed on any supported physical server targeted for hosting virtual machines. Learn more.
ESXi 5.0 Installable (CD ISO)
08/24/11 | 5.0.0 | 291 MB | Binary (.iso)
ESXi 5.0 ISO p_w_picpath (Includes VMware Tools) Boot your server with this p_w_picpath in order to install or upgrade to ESXi. This ESXi p_w_picpath includes VMware Tools. NOTE: ESXi requires 64-bit capable servers.
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MD5SUM(1)
4035d2425a750a9f7297aee14a371325
SHA1SUM(1)
0d9108a5f5ad75540d6f5f4f91f88f87fc8372d6
VMware Tools CD
08/24/11 | 5.0.0 | 104 MB | Binary (.iso)
VMware Tools 5.0 - CD p_w_picpath for Linux Guest OSes VMware Tools CD p_w_picpath for Linux Guest OSes
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MD5SUM(1)
c771dd8837c0b5df6040010d6273933a
SHA1SUM(1)
ca44c19de7a0c570ab8b4bee155b97666edf5c89
Download the management server
VMware vCenter Server enables centralized management for vSphere ESXi hosts and their virtual machines. This download package includes VMware vCenter Server and its extensions (VMware vSphere Update Manager, VMware vCenter Converter, VMware vCenter Orchestrator and VMware vCenter Guided Consolidation), as well as the VMware vSphere Client or Web Client (the application for accessing vCenter Server). Learn More.
VMware vCenter Server 5.0 and modules
08/24/11 | 5.0.0 | 2.3 GB | Binary (.iso)
VMware vCenter Server 5.0 and modules Installer for VMware vCenter Server, VMware vSphere Client and Web Client, VMware vSphere Update Manager, VMware vSphere Update Manager Download Service, VMware vCenter Orchestrator, vSphere ESXi Dump Collector, vSphere Syslog Collector, vSphere Auto Deploy and VMware vSphere Authentication Proxy. NOTE: VMware vCenter requires 64-bit capable servers for installation and execution.
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MD5SUM(1)
135ff7096246f90c3ca7d0f98a954faa
SHA1SUM(1)
19f81628511739781d6e997b77d672872ed917c1
VMware vCenter Server 5.0 and modules
08/24/11 | 5.0.0 | 2.0 GB | Binary (.zip)
VMware vCenter Server 5.0 and modules ZIP of the installer for VMware vCenter Server, VMware vSphere Client and Web Client, VMware vSphere Update Manager, VMware vSphere Update Manager Download Service, VMware vCenter Orchestrator, vSphere ESXi Dump Collector, vSphere Syslog Collector, vSphere Auto Deploy and VMware vSphere Authentication Proxy. NOTE: VMware vCenter requires 64-bit capable servers for installation and execution.
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MD5SUM(1)
b63c2c517532777ff7bb6a5a2fbfdf01
SHA1SUM(1)
801f88dd4bb40c53b00a182cf673365906677f34
VMware vSphere Client
08/22/11 | 5.0.0 | 351 MB | Binary (.exe)
VMware vSphere Client 5.0 VMware vSphere Client installer (all languages included)
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MD5SUM(1)
19cff4d14e7ba6268a70b84ac77971e0
SHA1SUM(1)
4d63ccc1c06ec76b64a1419abd6735e76040fc21
VMware vCenter Server 5.0 Appliance - OVF File
08/25/11 | 5.0.0 | 8.1 KB | Binary (.ovf)
VMware vCenter Server 5.0 Appliance - OVF File OVF file for the VMware vCenter Server Appliance. Use the VMware vSphere Client to import this .ovf file and the related .vmdk files to your setup. NOTE: Please make sure to save this file locally with the .ovf extension
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MD5SUM(1)
7c4fea693c187570d86cc04bdb50d3c9
SHA1SUM(1)
4e607bdc0acb6ba370cb69140c5501873668d3b8
VMware vCenter Server 5.0 Appliance - System Disk
08/25/11 | 5.0.0 | 4.0 GB | Binary (.vmdk)
VMware vCenter Server 5.0 Appliance - System Disk System disk file for the VMware vCenter Server Appliance. Download this .vmdk file in the same directory as the .ovf file above.
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MD5SUM(1)
3bf7b5198354fd4b1ebfa371479800ea
SHA1SUM(1)
9a41c57c85134541f9172496469a380e63e450b3
VMware vCenter Server 5.0 Appliance - Data Disk
08/25/11 | 5.0.0 | 40 MB | Binary (.vmdk)
VMware vCenter Server 5.0 Appliance - Data Disk Data disk file for the VMware vCenter Server Appliance. Download this .vmdk file in the same directory as the .ovf file above.
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MD5SUM(1)
41f98279b5e2384703a869e77be0fc0c
SHA1SUM(1)
565e7ad428e8eea650544c8c1298a2a0b6fa2e65
VMware Data Recovery (CD ISO)
08/24/11 | 2.0.0 | 404 MB | Binary (.iso)
VMware Data Recovery 2.0 Deploy VMware Data Recovery virtual appliance, file level restore clients plus management components.
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MD5SUM(1)
9fd31be3ac0d9f6f07d330107317318a
SHA1SUM(1)
37e0f6e3888845d9137a92fe15ab2590fb8ad6db
Download additional components (optional)
Download additional components to provide high availability to VMware vCenter Server and cost-effective back up and enhanced security to virtual machines running on VMware vSphere.
vSphere Storage Appliance 1.0
08/22/11 | 1.0.0 | 3 GB | .iso
VSA Automated Installer to install Virtual Center, VI Client, VSA Manager plugin, and VSA Cluster Service, and create a VSA Cluster
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MD5SUM(1)
a5fc04ccf21b5bf89e60e70617d32ceb
SHA1SUM(1)
0cc270b2fc39e95cb75139c2fc31d2eff1bce0b3
vSphere Storage Appliance 1.0
08/22/11 | 1.0.0 | 3 GB | .zip
VSA Automated Installer to install Virtual Center, VI Client, VSA Manager plugin, and VSA Cluster Service, and create a VSA Cluster
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MD5SUM(1)
0e2b651f2932451b8c4fdac9f5d0e3f5
SHA1SUM(1)
8af4c544dfddab4c402e8d9f952f662c358c4ef3
vSphere Storage Appliance 1.0
08/24/11 | 1.0.0 | 638 MB | .exe
VSA Manager Installer used to install VSA Manager plugin, VSA Cluster Service, and create a VSA Cluster
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MD5SUM(1)
e2f408f7e32836dac534ae784b21e8cc
SHA1SUM(1)
760557cc0b6bc0cb7a1e5a7c39e7a1368f57dd94
VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat 6.4
08/24/11 | 6.4 | 242 MB | Binary (.exe)
VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat 6.4 Installer executable for VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat. VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat provides high availability protection for your vCenter Server. This is an English only version
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MD5SUM(1)
e2cf236e0330857d1547f41501f87d79
SHA1SUM(1)
4d7b30e5863e006457f557676d2ce115d7d5e0de
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