- #INSTALLING VMWARE VSPHERE 6.5 INSTALL#
- #INSTALLING VMWARE VSPHERE 6.5 UPDATE#
- #INSTALLING VMWARE VSPHERE 6.5 UPGRADE#
- #INSTALLING VMWARE VSPHERE 6.5 ISO#
Linux.iso: VMware Tools image for Linux OS with glibc 2.5 or higher (for example, RHEL 5 or later, SLES 11 or later, Ubuntu 10.04 or later) Windows.iso: VMware Tools image for Windows Vista or higher
#INSTALLING VMWARE VSPHERE 6.5 ISO#
The following VMware Tools ISO images are bundled with ESXi: In ESXi 6.5, only a subset of VMware Tools ISO images are bundled with the ESXi 6.5 host. VMware Tools Bundling Changes in ESXi 6.5 "Security" in the vSphere Security documentation for information on firewall ports "Networking" in the vSphere Networking documentation "License Management and Reporting" in the vCenter Server and Host Management documentaton Read the vSphere Installation and Setup documentation for guidance about installing and configuring ESXi and vCenter Server.Īlthough the installations are straightforward, several subsequent configuration steps are essential. Installation and Upgrades for This Release Installation Notes for This Release
#INSTALLING VMWARE VSPHERE 6.5 UPGRADE#
To use such virtual machines on ESXi 6.5, upgrade the virtual machine compatibility. Virtual machines that are compatible with ESX 2.x and later (hardware version 3) are not supported. Virtual machines that are compatible with ESX 3.x and later (hardware version 4) are supported with ESXi 6.5.
To determine which guest operating systems are compatible with vSphere 6.5, use the ESXi 6.5 information in the VMware Compatibility Guide. Guest Operating System Compatibility for ESXi To determine which devices are compatible with ESXi 6.5, use the ESXi 6.5 information in the VMware Compatibility Guide. To view a list of processors, storage devices, SAN arrays, and I/O devices that are compatible with vSphere 6.5, use the ESXi 6.5 information in the VMware Compatibility Guide.
#INSTALLING VMWARE VSPHERE 6.5 UPDATE#
The vSphere Update Manager, vSphere Web Client and vSphere Client are packaged with vCenter Server.
#INSTALLING VMWARE VSPHERE 6.5 INSTALL#
Check the VMware Product Interoperability Matrix also for information about supported management and backup agents before you install ESXi or vCenter Server. The VMware Product Interoperability Matrix provides details about the compatibility of current and earlier versions of VMware vSphere components, including ESXi, VMware vCenter Server, the vSphere Web Client, and optional VMware products. Compatibility ESXi, vCenter Server, and vSphere Web Client Version Compatibility VMware vSphere 6.5 is available in the following languages:Ĭomponents of VMware vSphere 6.5, including vCenter Server, ESXi, the vSphere Web Client, the vSphere Client, and the vSphere Host Client do not accept non-ASCII input. Read about the new and enhanced features in this release in What's New in VMware vSphere 6.5. This release of vSphere 6.5 includes ESXi 6.5 and vCenter Server 6.5. Customers are advised to adopt the latest version of vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 to remediate the known security issues. For example, the Open Source security issues listed in VMware Security Advisories VMSA-2017-0004 and VMSA-2017-0007 have severity critical and are applicable to vCenter Server Appliance 6.5.
These issues are documented in VMware Security Advisories and the release notes for VMware vCenter Server Appliance Photon OS Security Patches. VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 has known security issues. The replacement build addresses this issue only and is intended for restore scenarios they contain no additional fixes such as security. To resolve this issue upgrade to vCenter Server Appliance 6.5.0f or vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 Update 1c, or later, where this issue has been addressed. This issue does not impact Windows installed vCenter Servers. 14, 2017 due to a deployment-impacting issue. IMPORTANT: vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) builds have been replaced as of Nov.