VMware vSphere
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VMware vSphere is VMware
's cloud computing
virtualization operating system
.
3.5 was in development, vSphere was conceived as an enhanced suite of tools with cloud computing
utilizing VMware ESX/ESXi
4.
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).
VMware eventually announced vSphere 4 instead of VI 4 on April 21, 2009 and released it on May 21, 2009.
VMware released Update 1 for vSphere 4 on November 19, 2009 to add support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
.
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.
A secret installation of vSphere was used by a disgruntled former employee to wipe out a New Jersey based pharmaceutical company's VMware installation in February of 2011, costing a reported $800,000 loss.
On 12 July 2011, VMware released its latest version of the suite: VMware vSphere 5.
VMware
VMware, Inc. is a company providing virtualization software founded in 1998 and based in Palo Alto, California, USA. The company was acquired by EMC Corporation in 2004, and operates as a separate software subsidiary ....
's cloud computing
Cloud computing
Cloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices as a utility over a network ....
virtualization operating system
Operating system
An operating system is a set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The operating system is the most important type of system software in a computer system...
.
History
While VMware InfrastructureVMware Infrastructure
VMware Infrastructure 3 is a suite of computer hardware virtualization products from VMware, Inc. . The suite includes:* VMware ESX Server version 3* VMware ESXi version 3.x...
3.5 was in development, vSphere was conceived as an enhanced suite of tools with cloud computing
Cloud computing
Cloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices as a utility over a network ....
utilizing VMware ESX/ESXi
VMware ESX
VMware ESX is an enterprise-level computer virtualization product offered by VMware, Inc. ESX is a component of VMware's larger offering, VMware Infrastructure, and adds management and reliability services to the core server product...
4.
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).
VMware eventually announced vSphere 4 instead of VI 4 on April 21, 2009 and released it on May 21, 2009.
VMware released Update 1 for vSphere 4 on November 19, 2009 to add support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2008 R2 is a server operating system produced by Microsoft. It was released to manufacturing on July 22, 2009 and launched on October 22, 2009. According to the Windows Server Team blog, the retail availability was September 14, 2009. It is built on Windows NT 6.1, the same core...
.
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
Virtual machine
A virtual machine is a "completely isolated guest operating system installation within a normal host operating system". Modern virtual machines are implemented with either software emulation or hardware virtualization or both together.-VM Definitions:A virtual machine is a software...
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
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux is a Linux-based operating system developed by Red Hat and targeted toward the commercial market. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is released in server versions for x86, x86-64, Itanium, PowerPC and IBM System z, and desktop versions for x86 and x86-64...
6, RHEL 5.6, SLES
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is a Linux distribution supplied by SUSE and targeted at the business market. It is targeted for servers, mainframes, and workstations but can be installed on desktop computers for testing as well. New major versions are released at an interval of 3-4 years, while...
11 SP1 for VMware, Ubuntu
Ubuntu (operating system)
Ubuntu is a computer operating system based on the Debian Linux distribution and distributed as free and open source software. It is named after the Southern African philosophy of Ubuntu...
10.10, and Solaris 10 Update 9.
A secret installation of vSphere was used by a disgruntled former employee to wipe out a New Jersey based pharmaceutical company's VMware installation in February of 2011, costing a reported $800,000 loss.
On 12 July 2011, VMware released its latest version of the suite: VMware vSphere 5.
External links
- VMware Infrastructure product page - VMware, Inc.