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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.

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Download the hypervisor (vSphere ESXi Installable)

The hypervisor should be directly installed on any supported physical server targeted for hosting virtual machines. Learn more. Manually Download ESXi 5.1 ISO image (Includes VMware Tools) 2012-09-10 | 5.1.0 | 301M | iso Boot your server with this image in order to install or upgrade to ESXi. This ESXi image includes VMware Tools. NOTE: ESXi requires 64-bit capable servers. MD5SUM(): fda2bed9a305b868dcbdc15c6ab6c153 SHA1SUM(): 8c54a4390d98a94a7d759960dc605b41b49d5946 Manually Download ESXi 5.1.0a ISO image for systems with PowerPath/VE 5.7 configured click here for more details or View 5.1 users click here for more details. 2012-10-25 | 5.1.0a | 301M | iso Boot your server with this image in order to install or upgrade to ESXi 5.1. This ESXi image includes VMware Tools. NOTE: ESXi requires 64-bit capable servers. MD5SUM(): c884f86146002f7ef00cc4fcaf23ec48 SHA1SUM(): 1dc1fe7e6b661a188215be6cca1d66dbcb003b4a Manually Download VMware Tools 5.1 2012-09-10 | 9.0.0 | 64M | iso VMware Tools 5.1 - CD image for Linux Guest OSes VMware Tools CD image for Linux Guest OSes MD5SUM(): 747125eac04aff34a4f6dd197f9bf642 SHA1SUM(): 33e636fb1431d060286adb074bb0d221d012ec24 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. Note: Before attempting to upgrade to vCenter Server 5.1.0a, see the readme file to learn about factors critical to a successful upgrade. VMware supports upgrades to vCenter Server 5.1.0a from vCenter Server 4.x, 5.0, and 5.1. Manually Download VMware vCenter Server 5.1.0a and modules 2012-10-25 | 5.1.0a | 3.4G | Binary (.iso) VMware vCenter Server 5.1.0a and modules Installer for vSphere Single Sign On, 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, VMWare Log Browser, and VMware vSphere Authentication Proxy. NOTE: vSphere Single Sign On, VMware vSphere Update Manager, VMware vCenter and Web Client requires 64-bit capable servers for installation and execution. MD5SUM(): b93aeb0840b1ff0686be9428c4adb917 SHA1SUM(): 4fd39f96ebefdbedeed9e7d77cbf4f3bb11bd422 Manually Download VMware vSphere Client 5.1.0a 2012-10-25 | 5.1.0a | 348M | Binary (.exe) VMware vSphere Client 5.1.0a VMware vSphere Client installer. Note: if upgrading from a legacy VMware vSphere Client, the filename will have _5.1 appended to it. MD5SUM(): b12d134f69873d48c8bc637782fb9a8b SHA1SUM(): d8711062d0556bcf7c871af87ab7c25307d40134 Manually Download VMware vCenter Server 5.1.0a Appliance - OVA File 2012-10-25 | 5.1.0a | 2.0G | Binary (.ova) VMware vCenter Server 5.1.0a Appliance - OVA File OVA file for the VMware vCenter Server Appliance. Use the VMware vSphere Client to import this .ova file to your setup. NOTE: Please make sure to save this file locally with the .ova extension

MD5SUM(): dbfdd130b4c811c5a33b1ce2577d622a SHA1SUM(): b6b5086fb1d15fd85c747d9a600a079e58b2592e Manually Download VMware vCenter Server 5.1.0a Appliance - OVF File 2012-10-25 | 5.1.0a | 9.1K | Binary (.ovf) VMware vCenter Server 5.1.0a 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 MD5SUM(): c404c1475a70b2151127a269a3b41d22 SHA1SUM(): 3f9bce3e544fa8824544c9dc6a9cd4bd30e6ea94 Manually Download VMware vCenter Server 5.1.0a Appliance - System Disk 2012-10-25 | 5.1.0a | 1.9G | Binary (.vmdk) VMware vCenter Server 5.1.0a 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. MD5SUM(): bb32e4fb23c96606bc6c91dd5eea96b4 SHA1SUM(): 6e421956b1e69a7a27f9fe887fdfaf496b760094 Manually Download VMware vCenter Server 5.1.0a Appliance - Data Disk 2012-10-25 | 5.1.0a | 8.4M | Binary (.vmdk) Data disk file for the VMware vCenter Server Appliance. Download this .vmdk file in the same directory as the .ovf file above. MD5SUM(): 3f07281699887cf5017da6992fcb5102 SHA1SUM(): bdbef74bc7b2866ad4e7b714ae1546aeb15892a4 Manually Download VMware vCenter Server 5.1.0a Appliance - Update 2012-10-25 | 5.1.0a | 1.7G | Binary (.iso)

Use this package to update from VMware vCenter Server Appliance 5.1.0 to VMware vCenter Server 5.1.0a Appliance MD5SUM(): 01fc1e6efc1faea18d28e2aba31a41f1 SHA1SUM(): 75420abb32bb67290a2f49ad1ca60caabc8ae581 Manually Download VMware vCenter Server 5.1.0a Appliance - Update 2012-10-25 | 5.1.0a | 1.7G | Binary (.zip) Use this package to update from VMware vCenter Server Appliance 5.1.0 to VMware vCenter Server 5.1.0a Appliance MD5SUM(): 91710c836b457c179b5932a02017e72a SHA1SUM(): 903e8c763302348203a1894b0e3d1175b7b16e36 Manually Download VMware vCenter Operations Manager 5.6.0 2012-11-29 | 5.6.0 | 1.3G | ova VMware vCenter Operations Manager 5.6.0 in Virtual Appliance MD5SUM(): 72494fa5fbbc051fe828c1bc7bdf1dd0 SHA1SUM(): 8686ab7066a2f6f9f9b5348b6c260c086b3a4dd2 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. Manually Download VMware vSphere Data Protection - 0.5TB Backup Data Store 2012-10-02 | 5.1.1 | 2.4G | ova OVA file for VMware vSphere Data Protection with a pre-configured 0.5TB backup data store. Right-click the '.ova' link to download and save the file locally with the .ova extension. Use the VMware vSphere Web Client to import this .ova file to your setup. MD5SUM(): 03a610e79544f6a8c774b7e394f19187 SHA1SUM(): 4b96efc6a9187624e1f41d48fd6fa653cf3aa1f2

Manually Download VMware vSphere Data Protection - 1TB Backup Data Store 2013-10-02 | 5.1.1 | 2.4G | ova OVA file for VMware vSphere Data Protection with a pre-configured 1TB backup data store. Right-click the '.ova' link to download and save the file locally with the .ova extension. Use the VMware vSphere Web Client to import this .ova file to your setup. MD5SUM(): a3885a071629db7148a6636aa1898009 SHA1SUM(): 352f57ac3fadc6b6caa123aef5f592e0815cd578 Manually Download VMware vSphere Data Protection - 2TB Backup Data Store 2012-10-02 | 5.1.1 | 2.3G | ova OVA file for VMware vSphere Data Protection with a pre-configured 2TB backup data store. Right-click the '.ova' link to download and save the file locally with the .ova extension. Use the VMware vSphere Web Client to import this .ova file to your setup. MD5SUM(): 06c8eb05fb36379631fac11fac3371f0 SHA1SUM(): ef41987302a4e5e9b61010c54c8565f3076d44c4 Manually Download vSphere Storage Appliance 5.1.1 2012-10-25 | 5.1.1 | 1.9 G | iso VSA Automated Installer to install VSA Manager plugin and VSA Cluster Service, and create a VSA Cluster MD5SUM(): e33565eb6e9325d251b38472cdb69828 SHA1SUM(): 1fcc954989f19e4e9c67345051520e7e5ca3a145 Manually Download vSphere Storage Appliance 5.1.1 2012-10-25 | 5.1.1 | 1011 M | exe VSA Automated Installer to install VSA Manager plugin and VSA Cluster Service, and create a VSA Cluster

MD5SUM(): 3640c9da5144b013f730860f0b874d6c SHA1SUM(): c67b8d156912280d002318554c08b46ce519cf0f Manually Download VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat 6.5 2012-09-10 | 6.5 | 261.2MB | exe VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat 6.5 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 MD5SUM(): dd6f8098e4a144f7d5e4e0eda37223a5 SHA1SUM(): 8fff76a735a3827b22d35c26a476e071a4ff7845 Manually Download VMware vSphere Replication 5.1.0.1 2012-10-25 | 5.1.0.1 | 486 MB | ova VMware vSphere Replication 5.1.0.1 Appliance - OVA MD5SUM(): 45d88c86aaa53dbd0b5a63a7d5013693 SHA1SUM(): c73147e966f6c533ba09e914b7ba2d2e1ba3467a Manually Download VMware vSphere Replication 5.1.0.1 2012-10-25 | 5.1.0.1 | 723 MB | iso VMware vSphere Replication 5.1.0.1 Appliance - ISO MD5SUM(): b7d9839394ea1130413d9807296f5763 SHA1SUM(): ee1ca1aa36fa7977add77620a58fb3e96820b1d9 ()Click for information about using MD5 checksums and SHA-1 checksums. Terms & Conditions Upon registration, you agreed to abide by the terms and conditions as outlined in the VMware End User License Agreement. By downloading VMware executables, you agree to continue to abide by these terms and conditions.

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