VMware vSphere 8.0 Release Notes and Download Links
- VMware vCenter Server 8.0.0 [Release Notes] [Download]
- VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 8.0.0 [Release Notes] [Download]
- VMware vSphere Replication 8.6.0 [Release Notes] [Download]
- VMware vRealize Orchestrator Appliance 8.10.0 [Release Notes] [Download]
- VMware vRealize Operations 8.10 [Release Notes] [Download]
- VMware vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager 8.10 [Release Notes] [Download]
- VMware vRealize Automation 8.10.0 [Release Notes] [Download]
- vRealize Automation SaltStack Config 8.10.0 [Download]
- VMware Site Recovery Manager 8.6.0 [Release Notes] [Download]
- VMware vCenter Converter 6.3.0 [Release Notes] [Download]
Tools and SDKs
- VMware vSphere Virtual Disk Development Kit 8.0 [Download]
- VMware vSAN Management SDK 8.0 [Download]
- VMware Open Virtualization Format Tool 4.5.0 [Download]
- VMware vSphere Management SDK 8.0 [Download]
- VMware vSphere Client SDK 8.0 [Download]
- VMware Guest SDK 12.1.0 [Download]
- VMware Virtual SAN File Services Appliance 8.0 [Download]
- VMware Virtual SAN Witness Appliance 8.0 [Download]
Development time
Since vSphere 6.0 we can see an extended release cycle of VMware's vSphere platform. With 2 years, 6 months, and 9 days, vSphere 8.0 has the longest development time ever. However, it's the first release ever where the previous version has not seen any minor releases.
| ESX | Release Date | Days since prior release |
| 8.0 | 2022-10-11 | 922 |
| 7.0 | 2020-04-02 | 716 |
| 6.7 | 2018-04-17 | 518 |
| 6.5 | 2016-11-15 | 614 |
| 6.0 | 2015-03-12 | 536 |
| 5.5 | 2013-09-22 | 376 |
| 5.1 | 2012-09-11 | 384 |
| 5.0 | 2011-08-24 | 407 |
| 4.1 | 2010-07-13 | 418 |
| 4.0 | 2009-05-21 | 456 |
| 3.5 | 2008-02-20 | 615 |
| 3.0 | 2006-06-15 | 563 |
| 2.5 | 2004-11-29 | 244 |
| 2.1 | 2004-03-30 | 253 |
| 2.0 | 2003-07-21 | 434 |
| 1.5 | 2002-05-13 | 416 |
| 1.0 | 2001-03-23 |
VMware ESX History Diagram
