{"id":21896,"date":"2017-07-31T09:56:56","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T07:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/?p=21896\/"},"modified":"2023-07-16T11:28:12","modified_gmt":"2023-07-16T09:28:12","slug":"vsphere-6-5-update-1-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/vsphere-6-5-update-1-released\/","title":{"rendered":"vSphere 6.5 Update 1 released"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21898 size-full\" title=\"vsphere65upd1ga01\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/vsphere65upd1ga01.jpg\" alt=\"vsphere65upd1ga01\" width=\"602\" height=\"202\" \/><\/p>\n<p>VMware released vSphere 6.5 Update 1 enforcing the <strong>product stability<\/strong> and allowing customers who are on <strong>vSphere 6.0 Update 3<\/strong> to upgrade to vSphere 6.5.<\/p>\n<p>All <strong>patches available<\/strong> since the release of vSphere 6.5 have been included in the Update 1.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What's new<\/h2>\n<h4>Upgrade from vCenter 6.0 U3<\/h4>\n<p>Upgrade and migration to vSphere 6.5 is now supported also for vSphere 6.0 Update 3.\u00a0If you are running vSphere 5.5, you need to be at least on <strong>vSphere 5.5 Update 3b<\/strong> in order to upgrade to vSphere 6.5 Update 1.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21899 size-large\" title=\"vsphere65upd1ga02\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/vsphere65upd1ga02-600x201.jpg\" alt=\"vsphere65upd1ga02\" width=\"600\" height=\"201\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>3rd party switch support removed<\/h4>\n<p>Customers using <strong>3rd party virtual switches<\/strong> such as the IBM DVS 5000v, HPE 5900v, and Cisco Nexus 1000v will need to migrate off of those switches\u00a0<strong>prior to upgrading\u00a0<\/strong>to any future release. Additional info can be found in the VMware <a href=\"https:\/\/kb.vmware.com\/kb\/2149722\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">knowledge base<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Hardware support<\/h4>\n<p>VMware extended the hardware support for vSphere 6.5 Update 1 adding full support for ESXi on <strong>MacPro 6,1<\/strong> hardware to virtualize mac OS in an officially supported manner.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>vCenter Server<\/h2>\n<h4>Configuration maximum<\/h4>\n<p>Update 1 brings some enhancement in the vCenter Server increasing the number of supported <strong>vSphere Domains<\/strong> (SSO).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maximum vCenter Servers per vSphere Domain: 15 (previously 10)<\/li>\n<li>Maximum ESXi Hosts per vSphere Domain: 5000 (previously 4000)<\/li>\n<li>Maximum Powered On VMs per vSphere Domain: 50,000 (previously 30,000)<\/li>\n<li>Maximum Registered VMs per vSphere Domain: 70,000 (previously 50,000)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>vCenter Server Foundation now support 4 hosts<\/h4>\n<p>In vSphere 6.5 Update 1, VMware is now increasing the <strong>number of hosts<\/strong> that vCenter Server Foundation will support from 3 host to 4.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Extended the general support<\/h4>\n<p>VMware has extended the general support for vSphere 6.5 for a <strong>full 5 years<\/strong>. Support for vSphere 6.5 will now end <strong>November 15, 2021<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>vSphere Client<\/h2>\n<p>The HTML5-based client (accessed via <em>https:\/\/&lt;vcenter&gt;\/ui<\/em>) is faster, lighter and requires no plugins to run.<\/p>\n<p>With Update 1 the client\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.vmware.com\/en\/VMware-vSphere\/6.5\/rn\/vsphere-client-65-html5-functionality-support.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">increased the functionality<\/a> in areas related to\u00a0Virtual Distributed Switch (VDS) management, datastore management, and host configuration getting about <strong>90% of general workflows<\/strong> completed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>vSAN<\/h2>\n<h4>VUM integration<\/h4>\n<p>vSphere Update Manager (VUM) has been integrated into vSAN providing an <strong>automated update process<\/strong> to ensure a vSAN cluster is up to date with the best available release to keep your hardware in a supported state using information from the VMware Compatibility Guide, the vSAN Release Catalog, and awareness of the underlying hardware configuration.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21902 size-full\" title=\"vsphere65upd1ga03\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/vsphere65upd1ga03.jpg\" alt=\"vsphere65upd1ga03\" width=\"452\" height=\"419\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Licensing Editions<\/h4>\n<p>VDI and ROBO licensing editions are expanded with the <strong>Enterprise edition<\/strong> that allows\u00a0encryption and stretched clusters.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For additional info check out the vSphere 6.5 Update 1\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.vmware.com\/en\/VMware-vSphere\/6.5\/rn\/vsphere-esxi-651-release-notes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Release Notes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"signature\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/firma.jpg\" alt=\"signature\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VMware released vSphere 6.5 Update 1 enforcing the product stability and allowing customers who are on vSphere 6.0 Update 3 to upgrade to vSphere 6.5. 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