| Developer(s) | VMware |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 5 |
| Development status | current |
| Operating system | 64 bit |
| Type | Cloud Operating System |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www.vmware.com/products/vsphere |
VMware vSphere (formerly VMware Infrastructure 4) is VMware's cloud computing virtualization operating system.
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While VMware Infrastructure 3.5 was in development, vSphere was conceived as an enhanced suite of tools with cloud computing utilizing VMware ESX/ESXi 4.[1]
The cloud computing-enabled tool suite was spun off as VMware Infrastructure 4 (for short, VI 4) parallel to but distinct from VMware Infrastructure 3.5 (VI 3.5) that was then ready for release (March 30, 2009).[1]
VMware eventually announced vSphere 4 instead of VI 4 on April 21, 2009 and released it on May 21, 2009.[1]
VMware released Update 1 for vSphere 4 on November 19, 2009 to add support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.[2]
VMware's vSphere 4.1 began shipping in August 2010. This update included an updated 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 server host to another.
VMware released Update 1 for vSphere 4.1 on 10 February, 2011 to add support for RHEL 6, RHEL 5.6, SLES 11 SP1 for VMware, Ubuntu 10.10, and Solaris 10 Update 9.[3]
On 12 July 2011, VMware released its latest version of the suite: VMware vSphere 5.[4]