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ESX

Version release history:

• VMware (7 January 2002)

VMware ESX 1.5

• VMware ESX Server 1.5 (13 May 2002)

VMware ESX 2.0 (21 July 2003)

• VMware ESX Server 2.1 Build 22983 (13 April 2006)
• VMware ESX Server 2.0.2 Build 23922 (4 May 2006)

VMware ESX 2.5 (14 December 2004)

• VMware ESX Server 2.5.0 Build 11343 (29 November 2004)
• VMware ESX Server 2.5.1 Build 13057 (20 May 2005)
• VMware ESX Server 2.5.1 Build 14182 (20 June 2005)
• VMware ESX Server 2.5.2 Build 16390 (15 September 2005)
• VMware ESX Server 2.5.3 Build 22981 (13 April 2006)
• VMware ESX Server 2.5.4 Build 32233 (5 October 2006)
• VMware ESX Server 2.5.5 Build 57619 (8 October 2007)

VMware Infrastructure 3.0 (VI3) (5 June 2006)

• VMware ESX Server 3.0 Build 27701 (13 June 2006)
• VMware ESX Server 3.0.1 Build 32039 (25 September 2006)
• VMware ESX Server 3.0.2 Build 52542 (31 July 2007)
• VMware ESX Server 3.0.3 Build 104629 (8 August 2008)
• VMware ESX Server 3.0.3 Update 1 Build 231127 (8 March 2010)

• VMware ESX Server 3.5 (10 December 2007)
• VMware ESX Server 3.5 Build 64607 (20 February 2008)
• VMware ESX Server 3.5 Update 1 Build 82663 (10 April 2008)
• VMware ESX Server 3.5 Update 2 Build 110268 (13 August 2008)
• VMware ESX Server 3.5 Update 3 Build 123630 (6 November 2008)
• VMware ESX Server 3.5 Update 4 Build 153875 (30 March 2009)
• VMware ESX Server 3.5 Update 5 Build 207095 (20 December 2009) This was the last version to support 32-bit systems ^[22]

VMware vSphere 4.0 (20 May 2009)

• VMware ESX 4.0 Build 164009 (21 May 2009)
• VMware ESX 4.0 Update 1 Build 208167 (19 November 2009)
• VMware ESX 4.0 Update 2 Build 261974 (10 June 2010)
• VMware ESX 4.0 Update 3 Build 398348 (5 May 2011)
• VMware ESX 4.0 Update 4 Build 504850 (17 November 2011)
• VMware ESX 4.1 Build 260247 (13 July 2010)
• VMware ESX 4.1 Update 1 Build 348481 (10 February 2011)
• VMware ESX 4.1 Update 2 Build 502767 (27 October 2011)
• VMware ESX 4.1 Update 3 Build 800380 (30 August 2012)

ESXi

Version release history:^[27]

• VMware ESX 3.0.0 GA (Build 27701) (16 June 2006)
• VMware ESX 3.0.1 GA (Build 32039) (25 September 2006)
• VMware ESX 3.0.2 GA (Build 52542) (26 July 2007)
• VMware ESX 3.0.3 GA (Build 104629) (14 July 2008)
• VMware ESXi 3.5 GA (Build 64607) (20 February 2008)
• VMware ESXi 3.5 Update 1 (Build 82663) (10 April 2008)
• VMware ESXi 3.5 Update 2 (Build 103909) (13 August 2008)
• VMware ESXi 3.5 Update 3 (Build 123629) (6 November 2008)
• VMware ESXi 3.5 Update 4 (Build 153875) (30 March 2009)
• VMware ESXi 3.5 Update 5 (Build 207095) (3 December 2009)
• VMware ESXi 4.0 GA (Build 164009) (21 May 2009)
• VMware ESXi 4.0 Update 1 (Build 208167) (19 November 2009)
• VMware ESXi 4.0 Update 2 (Build 261974) (10 June 2010)
• VMware ESXi 4.0 Update 3 (Build 403554) (5 May 2011)
• VMware ESXi 4.0 Update 4 (Build 523315) (17 November 2011)
• VMware ESXi 4.1 GA (Build 260247) (13 July 2010)
• VMware ESXi 4.1 Update 1 (Build 351620) (10 February 2011)
• VMware ESXi 4.1 Update 2 (Build 502767) (27 October 2011)
• VMware ESXi 4.1 Update 3 (Build 800380) (30 August 2012)
• VMware ESXi 5.0 GA (Build 469512) (24 August 2011)
• VMware ESXi 5.0 Update 1 (Build 623860) (15 March 2012)
• VMware ESXi 5.0 Update 2 (Build 914586) (20 December 2012)
• VMware ESXi 5.0 Update 3 (Build 1311175) (17 October 2013)
• VMware ESXi 5.1 GA (Build 799733) (10 September 2012)
• VMware ESXi 5.1 Update 1 (Build 1065491) (25 April 2013)
• VMware ESXi 5.1 Update 2 (Build 1483097) (16 January 2014)
• VMware ESXi 5.5 GA (Build 1331820) (22 September 2013)
• VMware ESXi 5.5 Update 1 (Build 1623387) (11 March 2014)
• VMware ESXi 5.5 Update 2 (Build 2068190) (9 September 2014)
• VMware ESXi 6.0 GA (Build 2494585) (12 March 2015)