VMware vCenter Server Appliance - OVA File File size: 1.8GB The site won't allow direct links to the individual "Download" button, but all the other appliance-related files are bundled inside the OVA file, kindly pointed out by TinkerTry commenter Squuiid here (and article updated accordingly 09:48am ET 9-23-2013). VMware vCenter Server Appliance – OVA File This is how you'll be able to try the new and interesting stuff, seen here.Īll you need is the one 5.5.0 OVA file with "vCenter Server Appliance" in the name. You'll need this appliance to have access to many of the ESXi 5.5 specific features that are only accessible by pointing your browser to this appliance, aka, vSphere Web Client. My./group/vmware/details?downloadGroup=VC550&productId=352&rPId=4260Īnd authenticate, then Accept the VMware End User License Agreement, as seen at right. VMware-VMvisor-Installer-5.5.0-1331820.x86_64.iso 2) Download VCSA (VMware vCenter Server Appliance - OVA File) 5.5.0 Build 1312297* ‘VMware End User License Agreement’ click ‘Accept’. VMware vSphere Hypervisor 5.5.0, Release Date ESXi ISO image (Includes VMware Tools), File size: 326MB Here's the details of the file, and the link to the product page: Once you've logged in, you'll see the download buttons, the one you want is the first item listed. Choose new or existing account, because either way, all these downloads listed below are available for free. You're then challenged to login with credentials. My./web/vmware/info/slug/datacenter_cloud_infrastructure/vmware_vsphere_hypervisor_esxi/5_5 VMware vSphere Hypervisor 5.5 - Binaries Visit this site, and click the Download button: 1) Download VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 5.5.0 Build 1331820 If you have a slower connection, you may prefer to chose the Akamai DLM option for all the downloads, explained here. Plenty of time to read the release notes during the download of those 3 files, which total 2.38GB in all, pictured above. VCenter Server Appliance 5.5 | 22 SEPT 2013 | Build 1312297 You don't need to know Linux at all to configure and use it, as I demonstrate on video here. See also configuration maximums. The vCenter Server download that I'm ignoring in this post is more for folks that wish to install vCenter manually on top of a Windows Server, now a bit old school, since the VCSA (VMware vCenter Server Appliance) has come so far in scale and capabilities, and speed of deployment. These release notes cover 3 products, with the 2 you''ll need to get started on a typical home lab bolded. This article gives you the exact URLs, to help you be absolutely sure you got all the right bits and pieces, before you get started with installing anything. To get started with your own vSphere 5.5 home lab, you'll find that there's just 3 files you'll need to download. Until such an article refresh (based on Update 1) is available, these 3 new download links work great, detailed at TinkerTry right here:ĭownload ESXi 5.5 Update 1 and the other vSphere pieces to get your home lab started Mar 12 2014. It has come to my attention that this article needs a refresh, since the download procedures have changed. Posted by Paul Braren on (updated on Oct 1 2013) in
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