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VMware vSphere (formerly VMware Infrastructure 4) is VMware's cloud computing virtualization platform. [ 2 ] It includes vCenter Configuration Manager, as well as vCenter Application Discovery Manager, and the ability of vMotion to move more than one virtual machine at a time from one host server to another.
vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) is the centralized management utility for VMware, and is used to manage virtual machines, multiple ESXi hosts, and all dependent components from a single centralized location. VMware vMotion and svMotion require the use of vCenter and ESXi hosts.
VMware ESXi (formerly ESX) is an enterprise-class, type-1 hypervisor developed by VMware, a subsidiary of Broadcom, for deploying and serving virtual computers.As a type-1 hypervisor, ESXi is not a software application that is installed on an operating system (OS); instead, it includes and integrates vital OS components, such as a kernel.
The first release, version 5.5, was released in March 2014. [ 152 ] [ 153 ] The 6th generation, version 6.6, was released in April 2017. [ 154 ] [ 155 ] New features available in VMware vSAN 6.6 include native data at rest encryption, local protection for stretched clusters, analytics, and optimized solid-state drive performance. [ 156 ]
VMFS3 is used by ESX Server v3.x and vSphere 4.x. Notably, it introduces directory structure in the filesystem. VMFS5 is used by vSphere 5.x. Notably, it raises the extent limit to 64 TB and the file size limit to 62 TB, [2] though vSphere versions earlier than 5.5 are limited to VMDKs smaller than 2 TB. [4] VMFS6 is used by vSphere 6.5.
Software versioning is the process of assigning either unique version names or unique version numbers to unique states of computer software. Within a given version number category (e.g., major or minor), these numbers are generally assigned in increasing order and correspond to new developments in the software.
This update of VMware Workstation Pro exposes hardware support for branch target injection mitigation to VMware guests. This hardware is used by some guest operating systems to mitigate CVE-2018-5715 (also called by the name "Spectre"). 14.0.0 Pro [69] 26 September 2017 This major version release includes the following highlights:
The core product families are vSphere, vSAN and NSX for on-premises virtualization. [1] VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) is an infrastructure platform for hybrid cloud management. [ 1 ] The VMware Infrastructure suite is designed to span a large range of deployment types to provide maximum flexibility and scalability.