VMware vSphere 6.5 released!

Posted by Paul Braren on Nov 15 2016 in
  • ESXi
  • Virtualization

    • It's here! Finally, those GA bits arrived today, ready for you to download. My original article has now been updated to include the new download links:

    downloadvsphere65

    When doing both files concurrently, I was able to get about 25Mbps per download, totaling 50Mbps overall. Not bad!

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    Downloading ESXi and VCSA 6.5.0 simultaneously. Quick check of Resource Monitor confirmed the download was coming from akamaitechnologies.com, a huge CDN, aka Content Delivery Network. Your results may vary.

    Happy downloading!

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    Figure out what CDN your download is coming from:

    See also

    VMware's official announcement:

    VMware-Announces-General-Availability-of-vSphere-6-5

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