Download VMware vSphere 5
Customers who have purchased VMware vSphere 5 can download their relevant installation package from the product download tab below. Looking to upgrade from vSphere 4 or Infrastructure 3? Visit the VMware vSphere Upgrade Center.
Deploy vSphere 5 on the ESXi hypervisor architecture
VMware vSphere 5 is available exclusively on the vSphere ESXi hypervisor architecture. ESXi is the latest hypervisor architecture from VMware and, as of the vSphere 4.1 release, VMware’s recommended best practice when deploying VMware vSphere. Users can upgrade to ESXi (from ESX) as part of an upgrade to vSphere 5.
For more information visit VMware ESXi and VMware ESX Info Center
Get Your vSphere License Key
Once you have purchased VMware vSphere 5, you will receive a licensing confirmation email with your license keys or you can retrieve your license keys from the vSphere License portal.
