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End of Free VMware

End Of General Availability of the free vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi 7.x and 8.x) (2107518)
https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2107518

VMware ESX Versions

Source: VMware ESX - Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VMware_ESX

VMware Patch Download - http://www.vmware.com/patchmgr/download.portal

NOTE: ESX 4.x and ESXi 4.x builds generally match for each major/minor released version.

VMware ESXi 5.5 Versions

VMware ESXi 5.5 Update 1 (Build 1474528) (22 December 2013)
VMware ESXi 5.5 GA (Build 1331820) (22 September 2013)

VMware ESXi 5.1 Versions

VMware ESXi 5.1 Update 2 (Build 1483097) (16 January 2014)
VMware ESXi 5.1 Update 1 (Build 1065491) (25 April 2013)
VMware ESXi 5.1 GA (Build 799733) (10 September 2012)

VMware ESXi 5.0 Versions

VMware ESXi 5.0 Update 3 (Build 1311175) (17 October 2013)
VMware ESXi 5.0 Update 2 (Build 914586) (20 December 2012)
VMware ESXi 5.0 Update 1 (Build 623860) (15 March 2012)
VMware ESXi 5.0 GA (Build 469512) (24 August 2011)

VMware ESXi 4.1 Versions

VMware ESXi 4.1 Update 3 (Build 800380) (30 August 2012)
VMware ESXi 4.1 Update 2 (Build 502767) (27 October 2011)
VMware ESXi 4.1 Update 1 (Build 351620) (10 February 2011)
VMware ESXi 4.1 GA (Build 260247) (13 July 2010)

VMware ESXi 4.0 Versions

VMware ESXi 4.0 Update 4 (Build 403554) (17 November 2011)
VMware ESXi 4.0 Update 3 (Build 403554) (5 May 2011)
VMware ESXi 4.0 Update 2 (Build 261974) (10 June 2010)
VMware ESXi 4.0 Update 1 (Build 208167) (19 November 2009)
VMware ESXi 4.0 GA (Build 164009) (21 May 2009)

VMware ESX 4.1 Versions

VMware ESX 4.1 Update 3 Build 800380 (30 August 2012)
VMware ESX 4.1 Update 2 Build 502767 (27 October 2011)
VMware ESX 4.1 Update 1 Build 348481 (10 February 2011)
VMware ESX 4.1 Build 260247 (13 July 2010)

VMware ESX 4.0 Versions

VMware ESX 4.0 Update 4 Build 504850 (17 November 2011)
VMware ESX 4.0 Update 3 Build 398348 (5 May 2011)
VMware ESX 4.0 Update 2 Build 261974 (10 June 2010)
VMware ESX 4.0 Update 1 Build 208167 (19 November 2009)
VMware ESX 4.0 Build 164009 (21 May 2009)

Get ESX Version

vmware -v
   VMware ESX 4.0.0 build-208167
   VMware ESX 4.1.0 build-260247
   VMware ESXi 4.1.0 build-260247
   VMware ESXi 5.0.0 build-381646

vmware -l
   VMware ESX 4.0.0 Update 1
   VMware ESX 4.1.0 GA
   VMware ESXi 4.1.0 GA
   VMware ESXi 5.0.0 GA

The following are ESX only...

cat /etc/issue    # ESX only
   VMware ESX 4.1 (Kandinsky)

/proc/vmware/version    # ESX only
   VMware ESX 4.1.0 [Releasebuild-260247], built on May 18 2010
   vmklinux         Version 4.1, Build: 260247, Interface: ddi_9_1 Built on: May 18 2010
   ...

vimsh -n -e 'hostsvc/hostsummary' | grep fullName    # ESX only
   fullName = "VMware ESX 4.1.0 build-260247",

References:

VMware KB: Determining VMware Software Version and Build Number - http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=392
VMware Communities: how to check esx version from command... - http://communities.vmware.com/message/1162223

--- vCLI ---

[root@kmg installer]# vihostupdate --server esxi40 --username root --password Password1 --query
---------Bulletin ID--------- -----Installed----- ----------------Summary-----------------
ESXi400-201105213-UG          2011-11-07T12:27:33 3w-9xxx: scsi driver for VMware ESXi

[root@kmg installer]# vihostupdate --server esxi41 --username root --password Password1 --query
---------Bulletin ID--------- -----Installed----- ----------------Summary-----------------
ESXi410-201101223-UG          2011-10-11T04:56:54 3w-9xxx: scsi driver for VMware ESXi

[root@kmg installer]# vihostupdate --server esx40 --username root --password Password1 --query
---------Bulletin ID--------- -----Installed----- ----------------Summary-----------------
ESX400-Update04               2011-12-10T17:57:57 VMware ESX 4.0 Complete Update 4

[root@kmg installer]# vihostupdate --server esx41 --username root --password Password1 --query
---------Bulletin ID--------- -----Installed----- ----------------Summary-----------------
ESX410-Update02               2012-03-08T06:37:47 VMware ESX 4.1 Complete Update 2

[root@kmg installer]# esxcli --server esxi50 --username root --password Password1 software vib list
Name                  Version                             Vendor     Acceptance Level  Install Date
--------------------  ----------------------------------  ---------  ----------------  ------------
esx-base              5.0.0-0.0.469512                    VMware     VMwareCertified   2012-01-25

[root@kmg installer]# vihostupdate --server esxi50 --username root --password Password1 --query
This operation is NOT supported on 5.0.0 platform.

[root@kmg installer]# esxcli --server esxi41 --username root --password Password1 software vib list
Error: Unknown command or namespace software vib list

How to Determine the VMware ESX or ESXi Build Version. - www.techhead.co.uk/how-to-determine-the-vmware-esx-or-esxi-build-version