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VMware ESX

VMware ESX (formerly named ESXi) and a different historic VMware ESX are enterprise-class, type-1 hypervisors developed by VMware, now a subsidiary of Broadcom, for deploying and serving virtual computers. As type-1 hypervisors, ESX is not a software application that is installed on an operating system (OS); instead, they include and integrate vital OS…

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Developer
VMware (Broadcom)
License
Proprietary
Platform
IA-32 (x86-32) (discontinued in 4.0 onwards), x86-64, ARM
Release
March 23, 2001; 25 years ago (2001-03-23)
Stable release
8.0 Update 3g (Build 24859861) / July 29, 2025; 12 months ago (2025-07-29)
Type
Native hypervisor (type 1)

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VMware ESX

Nodes42
Edges41
Triples95
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.047619
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VMware ESX

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related to Related or additional products · 29
VMware ESX → After ESX, Client, Converter, Distributed Resource Scheduler, DRS, Enhanced, ESX, ESX/ESXi, ESXi, Fault Tolerance, FT, GSX, HA, High Availability, Importer, In, P2V Assistant, Server, Shared Storage LUNs, Storage
related to Third-party management tools · 14
VMware ESX → An, Because VMware ESX, Bridgeways ESX, Dell, Dell's OpenManage, ESX, Examples, Hardware, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, HP OpenView, Quest Software, SCOM, Using Microsoft Operations Manager, Veeam Software
related to Architecture · 11
VMware ESX → At, Console OS, ESX, ESXi, In, It, Linux, Linux-based, The, The Linux, VMware
see also · 9
VMware ESX → Comparison, Free, Linux Kernel-based Virtual Machine, MicrosoftVirtual, Open-Source, Proxmox Server Solutions GmbHHyper-V, Technique, Virtual Environment, VMFSx86
related to Service console · 8
VMware ESX → Both, Console Operating System, ESX, ESXi, In, Service Console, The Service Console, VMware
related to Versions · 5
VMware ESX → ESX, ESXi, Historic ESX, These Microsoft, Windows
related to External links · 4
VMware ESX → Build Number HistoryVMware ESXI, Image For HPE Servers, Release, VMware ESXi
related to Known limitations · 4
VMware ESX → As, September, U1, VMware ESXi
Developer · 1
VMware ESX → VMware (Broadcom)
License · 1
VMware ESX → Proprietary

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esx vmware esxi virtual operating system console kernel products version used linux historic hardware service vmkernel server management infrastructure virtualization

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
VMware ESXDeveloperVMware (Broadcom)1.00infobox
VMware ESXLicenseProprietary1.00infobox
VMware ESXPlatformIA-32 (x86-32) (discontinued in 4.0 onwards), x86-64, ARM1.00infobox
VMware ESXReleaseMarch 23, 2001; 25 years ago (2001-03-23)1.00infobox
VMware ESXStable release8.0 Update 3g (Build 24859861) / July 29, 2025; 12 months ago (2025-07-29)1.00infobox
VMware ESXTypeNative hypervisor (type 1)1.00infobox
VMware ESXWebsitewww.vmware.com/products/esxi-and-esx.html1.00infobox
VMware ESXis aleader in the server-virtualization market0.90text
routing based on physical NIC loadinstance ofone is that the Cisco switch generally has full support for network technologies such as LACP link aggregation or that the VMware switch supports new features0.80text
Hewlett Packard Enterpriseinstance of2007/2012 with a Bridgeways ESX management pack gives the user a realtime ESX datacenter health view.Hardware vendors0.80text
Dell include tools to support the use of ESXinstance of2007/2012 with a Bridgeways ESX management pack gives the user a realtime ESX datacenter health view.Hardware vendors0.80text
VMware ESXrelated to ArchitectureESX0.60section

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