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VMware vSphere 5.5 Update 3 Released

VMware has just released vSphere 5.5 Update 3. Together with the Updates, the following products were released today:

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What's new in vSphere 5.5 Update 3

  • Log Rotation Enablement - Log rotation for vmx files allows you to reduce the log file sizes by specifying the size of each log and the number of previous logs to keep.
  • Certification of PVSCSI Adapter - PVSCSI adapter is certified for use with MSCS, core clustering and applications including SQL and Exchange. This creates performance gains when moving from LSI Logic SAS to PVSCSI.
  • Support for Next Generation Processors - In this release we will continue our support for next generation processors from Intel and AMD. Please see the VMware Compatibility Guide for more info.
  • ESXi Authentication for Active Directory - ESXi is modified to only support AES256-CTS/AES128-CTS/RC4-HMAC encryption for Kerberos communication between ESXi and Active Directory.
  • vCenter Server database support - vCenter Server now supports the following external databases:
    • Oracle 12c R1 P2 (12.1.0.2)
    • Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 2
    • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 3
  • Increased guest operating system support - vCenter Server has added support for the following guest operating systems.
    • CentOS 7.0
    • Oracle Linux 7.0
    • Ubuntu 14.10
    • Windows 10
    • RHEL 6.6
    • RHEL 7 .1
    • CentOS 7.1
    • Oracle Linux 7.1
  • File Transfer Log - Log information of files uploaded and downloaded from a host using vSphere Web Client or vSphere Client are stored.

The latest ESXi 5.5 Build number is now: 3029944
Updated: ESXi Release and Build Number History
Updated: VMware Product Latest Version
Updated: ESXi Image Profiles

11 thoughts on “VMware vSphere 5.5 Update 3 Released”

  1. Anyone able to install this?

    Getting:

    "Warning 32014.A utility for phone home data collector couldn't be executed successfully. Please see its log file (with name PhoneHome) and vminst.log in system temporary folder for more details. Please note that you can also enable / disable this feature after installation through the application user interface"

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  3. Can you both please check that your vCenter Server and vCenter Management Services are running as "Local System", and and not .\Administrator?

    They should run as "Local System" to avoid such issues.

    If that does not help, is there any other error message in vminst.log?

  4. Sorry for the dumb question but does this require a full reinstall of vCenter and components or is it more of a patch you run against your existing installation?

    1. There are usually no "patches" or "updates" for the vCenter Server. You always download the same full vCenter image. When you start the installer, it detects that your system already contains a versions of the vCenter and does an update. If it does not find anything, it does a fresh installation. If it finds the same version, it goes into "Remove/Repair" mode.

      The update is in most cases a click-through nobrainer.

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