The following listings are a comprehensive collection of the flagship hypervisor product by VMware. All bold versions are downloadable releases. All patches have been named by their release names. Please note that the ESX hypervisor is discontinued since version 4.1 and has been replaced by ESXi.
- vSphere ESX 4.1
- vSphere ESX 4.0
- ESX 3.5
- ESX 3.0
- ESX 2.5
- ESX 2.1
- ESX 2.0
- ESX 1.0
- VMware ESX History Diagram
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vSphere ESX 4.1
| Name | Version | Release | Build |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESX410-201410001 | 4.1.0 Patch 11a | 2014-10-01 | 2168595 |
| ESX410-201404001 | 4.1.0 Patch 11 | 2014-04-10 | 1682698 |
| ESX410-201312001 | 4.1.0 Patch 10 | 2013-12-05 | 1363503 |
| ESX410-201307001 | 4.1.0 Patch 9 | 2013-07-31 | 1198252 |
| ESX410-201304001 | 4.1.0 Patch 8 | 2013-04-30 | 1050704 |
| ESX410-201301001 | 4.1.0 Patch 7 | 2013-01-31 | 988178 |
| ESX410-201211001 | 4.1.0 Patch 6 | 2012-11-15 | 874690 |
| VMware ESX 4.1 Update 3 | 4.1.0 U3 | 2012-08-30 | 800380 |
| ESX410-201206001 | 4.1.0 Express Patch 3 | 2012-06-14 | 721871 |
| ESX410-201205001 | 4.1.0 Express Patch 2 | 2012-05-03 | 702113 |
| ESX410-201204001 | 4.1.0 Patch 5 | 2012-04-26 | 659051 |
| ESX410-201201001 | 4.1.0 Patch 4 | 2012-01-30 | 582267 |
| ESX410-201112001 | 2011-08-12 | 538358 | |
| VMware ESX 4.1 Update 2 | 4.1.0 U2 | 2011-10-27 | 502767 |
| ESX410-201107001 | 4.1.0 Patch 3 | 2011-07-28 | 433742 |
| ESX410-201104001 | 4.1.0 Patch 2 | 2011-04-28 | 381591 |
| VMware ESX 4.1 Update 1 | 4.1.0 U1 | 2011-02-10 | 348481 |
| ESX410-201011001 | 4.1.0 Express Patch 1 | 2010-11-29 | 320137 |
| ESX410-201010001 | 4.1.0 Patch 1 | 2010-11-15 | 320092 |
| VMware ESX 4.1 | 4.1.0 | 2010-07-13 | 260247 |
vSphere ESX 4.0
| Name | Version | Release | Build |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESX400-201410001 | 4.0.0 Patch 22 | 2014-10-01 | 2167889 |
| ESX400-201404001 | 4.0.0 Patch 21 | 2014-04-10 | 1682696 |
| ESX400-201310001 | 4.0.0 Patch 20 | 2013-10-24 | 1335992 |
| ESX400-201305001 | 4.0.0 Patch 19 | 2013-05-30 | 1070634 |
| ESX400-201302001 | 4.0.0 Patch 18 | 2013-02-07 | 989856 |
| ESX400-201209001 | 4.0.0 Patch 17 | 2012-09-14 | 787047 |
| ESX400-201206001 | 4.0.0 Patch 16 | 2012-06-14 | 721907 |
| ESX400-201205001 | 4.0.0 Patch 15 | 2012-05-03 | 702116 |
| ESX400-201203001 | 4.0.0 Patch 14 | 2012-03-30 | 660575 |
| ESX400-201112401 | 4.0.0 Patch 13 | 2011-12-13 | 538074 |
| VMware ESX 4.0 Update 4 | 4.0.0 U4 | 2011-11-17 | 504850 |
| ESX400-201110001 | 4.0.0 Patch 12 | 2011-10-13 | 480973 |
| VMware ESX 4.0 Update 3 | 4.0.0 U3 | 2011-05-05 | 398348 |
| ESX400-201104001 | 4.0.0 Patch 11 | 2011-04-28 | 392990 |
| ESX400-201103001 | 4.0.0 Patch 10 | 2011-03-07 | 360236 |
| ESX400-201101001 | 4.0.0 Patch 9 | 2011-01-04 | 332073 |
| ESX400-201009001 | 4.0.0 Patch 8 | 2010-09-30 | 294855 |
| VMware ESX 4 Update 2 | 4.0.0 U2 | 2010-06-10 | 261974 |
| ESX400-201005001 | 4.0.0 Patch 7 | 2010-05-27 | 256968 |
| ESX400-201003001 | 4.0.0 Patch 6 | 2010-04-01 | 244038 |
| ESX400-201002001 | 4.0.0 Patch 5 | 2010-03-03 | 236512 |
| ESX400-200912001 | 4.0.0 Patch 4 | 2010-01-05 | 219382 |
| ESX-4.0.0-update01a (re spin) | 4.0.0 U1 | 2009-12-09 | 213128 |
| VMware ESX 4 Update 1 | 4.0.0 U1 | 2009-11-19 | 208167 |
| ESX400-200909001 | 4.0.0 Patch 3 | 2009-09-24 | 193498 |
| ESX400-200907001 | 4.0.0 Patch 2 | 2009-08-06 | 181792 |
| ESX400-200906001 | 4.0.0 Patch 1 | 2009-07-09 | 175625 |
| VMware ESX 4 | 4.0.0 | 2009-05-21 | 164009 |
ESX 3.5
| Name | Version | Release | Build |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESX350-201302401-SG | 3.5.0 Patch 29 | 2013-02-21 | 988599 |
| ESX350-201206401-SG | 3.5.0 Patch 28 | 2012-06-14 | 725354 |
| ESX350-201205401-SG | 3.5.0 Patch 27 | 2012-05-03 | 702112 |
| ESX350-201203401-SG | 3.5.0 Patch 26 | 2012-03-09 | 604481 |
| ESX350-201105401-SG | 3.5.0 Patch 25 | 2011-06-02 | 391406 |
| ESX350-201012401-SG | 3.5.0 Patch 24 | 2010-12-07 | 317866 |
| ESX350-201008401-SG | 3.5.0 Patch 23 | 2010-08-31 | 283373 |
| ESX350-201006401-SG | 3.5.0 Patch 22 | 2010-06-24 | 259926 |
| ESX350-201003402-BG | 3.5.0 Patch 21 | 2010-03-29 | 238493 |
| ESX350-201003403-SG | 3.5.0 Patch 20 | 2010-03-29 | 227413 |
| ESX350-201002411-BG | 3.5.0 Patch 19 | 2010-02-16 | 226117 |
| ESX350-200912401-BG | 3.5.0 Patch 18 | 2009-12-29 | 213532 |
| VMware ESX 3.5 Update 5 | 3.5.0 U5 | 2009-12-03 | 207095 |
| ESX350-200910406-SG | 3.5.0 Patch 17 | 2009-10-16 | 199239 |
| ESX350-200908405-BG | 3.5.0 Patch 16 | 2009-08-31 | 184236 |
| ESX350-200907407-BG | 3.5.0 Patch 15 | 2009-07-30 | 176894 |
| ESX350-200906403-BG | 3.5.0 Patch 14 | 2009-06-30 | 169697 |
| ESX350-200905401-BG | 3.5.0 Patch 13 | 2009-05-28 | 163429 |
| ESX350-200904401-BG | 3.5.0 Patch 12 | 2009-04-29 | 158874 |
| VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4 | 3.5.0 U4 | 2009-03-30 | 153875 |
| ESX350-200903411-BG | 3.5.0 Patch 11 | 2009-03-20 | 153840 |
| ESX350-200901401-SG | 3.5.0 Patch 10 | 2009-01-30 | 143128 |
| ESX350-200901407-BG | 3.5.0 Patch 9 | 2009-01-30 | 134105 |
| ESX350-200811401-SG | 3.5.0 Patch 8 | 2008-12-02 | 130756 |
| VMware ESX 3.5 Update 3 | 3.5.0 U3 | 2008-11-06 | 123630 |
| ESX350-200809404-SG | 3.5.0 Patch 7 | 120512 | |
| ESX350-200808413-SG | 3.5.0 Patch 6 | 111764 | |
| ESX350-200808401-BG | 3.5.0 Patch 5 | 113339 | |
| VMware ESX 3.5 Update 2 (reissued) | 3.5.0 U2 | 2008-08-13 | 110268 |
| ESX350-200806812-BG | 3.5.0 Patch 4 | 2008-08-12 | 110181 |
| VMware ESX 3.5 Update 2 | 3.5.0 U2 | 2008-07-25 | 103908 |
| ESX350-200806401-BG | 3.5.0 Patch 3 | 2008-06-16 | 98103 |
| ESX350-200805501-BG | 3.5.0 Patch 2 | 2008-06-03 | 95350 |
| ESX350-200804401-BG | 3.5.0 Patch 1 | 2008-04-30 | 84374 |
| VMware ESX 3.5 Update 1 | 3.5.0 U1 | 2008-04-10 | 82663 |
| VMware ESX 3.5 | 3.5.0 | 2008-02-20 | 64607 |
ESX 3.0
| Name | Version | Release | Build |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESX303-201102401-SG | 3.0.3 Patch 2 | 2011-02-15 | 312855 |
| ESX303-201002201-UG | 3.0.3 Patch 1 | 2010-03-08 | 231127 |
| VMware ESX Server 3.0.3 | 3.0.3 | 2008-08-08 | 104629 |
| VMware ESX Server 3.0.2 Update 1 | 3.0.2 U1 | 2007-10-29 | 61618 |
| VMware ESX Server 3.0.2 | 3.0.2 | 2007-07-31 | 52542 |
| VMware ESX Server 3.0.1 | 3.0.1 | 2006-10-06 | 32039 |
| VMware ESX Server 3.0.0 | 3.0.0 | 2006-06-15 | 27701 |
ESX 2.5
| Name | Version | Release | Build |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.5 Upgrade Patch 15 | 2.5.5 Patch 15 | 2009-10-27 | 191611 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.5 Upgrade Patch 14 | 2.5.5 Patch 14 | 2009-08-31 | 184659 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.5 Upgrade Patch 13 | 2.5.5 Patch 13 | 2009-05-28 | 161312 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.5 Upgrade Patch 12 | 2.5.5 Patch 12 | 2009-02-26 | 142709 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.5 Upgrade Patch 11 | 2.5.5 Patch 11 | 2008-12-30 | 126598 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.5 Upgrade Patch 10 | 2.5.5 Patch 10 | 2008-10-30 | 119702 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.5 Upgrade Patch 9 | 2.5.5 Patch 9 | 2008-07-03 | 99967 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.5 Upgrade Patch 8 | 2.5.5 Patch 8 | 2008-06-03 | 90521 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.5 Upgrade Patch 7 | 2.5.5 Patch 7 | 2008-04-29 | 84973 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.5 Upgrade Patch 6 | 2.5.5 Patch 6 | 2008-03-27 | 78667 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.5 Upgrade Patch 5 | 2.5.5 Patch 5 | 2008-02-28 | 73417 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.5 Upgrade Patch 4 | 2.5.5 Patch 4 | 2008-01-31 | 69113 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.5 Upgrade Patch 3 | 2.5.5 Patch 3 | 2007-12-27 | 65742 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.5 Upgrade Patch 2 | 2.5.5 Patch 2 | 2007-12-04 | 62467 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.5 Upgrade Patch 1 | 2.5.5 Patch 1 | 2007-10-31 | 59645 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.5 | 2.5.5 | 2007-08-10 | 57619 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.4 Upgrade Patch 21 | 2.5.4 Patch 21 | 2008-10-30 | 119703 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.4 Upgrade Patch 20 | 2.5.4 Patch 20 | 2008-07-03 | 99968 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.4 Upgrade Patch 19 | 2.5.4 Patch 19 | 2008-06-03 | 90520 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.4 Upgrade Patch 18 | 2.5.4 Patch 18 | 2008-04-29 | 84969 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.4 Upgrade Patch 17 | 2.5.4 Patch 17 | 2008-03-27 | 78717 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.4 Upgrade Patch 16 | 2.5.4 Patch 16 | 2008-02-28 | 73416 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.4 Upgrade Patch 15 | 2.5.4 Patch 15 | 2008-01-31 | 69112 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.4 Upgrade Patch 14 | 2.5.4 Patch 14 | 2007-12-27 | 65752 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.4 Upgrade Patch 13 | 2.5.4 Patch 13 | 2007-12-04 | 63888 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.4 Upgrade Patch 12 | 2.5.4 Patch 12 | 2007-10-31 | 58846 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.4 Upgrade Patch 11 | 2.5.4 Patch 11 | 2007-10-04 | 56530 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.4 Upgrade Patch 10 | 2.5.4 Patch 10 | 2007-09-06 | 53326 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.4 Upgrade Patch 9 | 2.5.4 Patch 9 | 2007-06-28 | 47255 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.4 Upgrade Patch 8 | 2.5.4 Patch 8 | 2007-05-15 | 44671 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.4 Upgrade Patch 7 | 2.5.4 Patch 7 | 2007-04-19 | 44615 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.4 Upgrade Patch 6 | 2.5.4 Patch 6 | 2007-03-29 | 41630 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.4 Upgrade Patch 5 | 2.5.4 Patch 5 | 2007-02-28 | 39751 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.4 Upgrade Patch 4 | 2.5.4 Patch 4 | 2007-02-01 | 38650 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.4 Upgrade Patch 3 | 2.5.4 Patch 3 | 2006-12-28 | 36502 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.4 Upgrade Patch 2 | 2.5.4 Patch 2 | 2006-11-30 | 34513 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.4 Upgrade Patch 1 | 2.5.4 Patch 1 | 2006-10-31 | 32461 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.4 | 2.5.4 | 2006-10-05 | 32233 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.3 Upgrade Patch 14 | 2.5.3 Patch 14 | 2007-10-04 | 56529 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.3 Upgrade Patch 13 | 2.5.3 Patch 13 | 2007-09-06 | 52488 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.3 Upgrade Patch 12 | 2.5.3 Patch 12 | 2007-06-28 | 47274 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.3 Upgrade Patch 11 | 2.5.3 Patch 11 | 2007-05-15 | 44672 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.3 Upgrade Patch 10 | 2.5.3 Patch 10 | 2007-04-19 | 44602 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.3 Upgrade Patch 9 | 2.5.3 Patch 9 | 2007-03-29 | 41618 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.3 Upgrade Patch 8 | 2.5.3 Patch 8 | 2007-02-28 | 39683 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.3 Upgrade Patch 7 | 2.5.3 Patch 7 | 2007-02-01 | 38052 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.3 Upgrade Patch 6 | 2.5.3 Patch 6 | 2006-12-28 | 34513 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.3 Upgrade Patch 5 | 2.5.3 Patch 5 | 2006-11-30 | 34512 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.3 Upgrade Patch 4 | 2.5.3 Patch 4 | 2006-10-31 | 32134 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.3 Upgrade Patch 3 | 2.5.3 Patch 3 | 2006-07-27 | 28065 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.3 Upgrade Patch 2 | 2.5.3 Patch 2 | 2006-06-29 | 27728 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.3 Upgrade Patch 1 | 2.5.3 Patch 1 | 2006-05-25 | 24171 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.3 | 2.5.3 | 2006-04-13 | 22981 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.2 Upgrade Patch 4 | 2.5.2 Patch 4 | 2006-02-28 | 21059 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.2 Upgrade Patch 3 | 2.5.2 Patch 3 | 2006-01-27 | 20193 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.2 Upgrade Patch 2 | 2.5.2 Patch 2 | 2005-12-28 | 18819 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.2 Upgrade Patch 1 | 2.5.2 Patch 1 | 2005-10-27 | 17157 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.2 | 2.5.2 | 2005-09-15 | 16390 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.1 Upgrade Patch 1 | 2.5.1 Patch 1 | 2005-06-20 | 14182 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.1 | 2.5.1 | 2005-05-20 | 13057 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.0 Upgrade Patch 2 | 2.5.0 Patch 2 | 2005-03-21 | 13053 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.0 Upgrade Patch 1 | 2.5.0 Patch 1 | 2005-01-06 | 11548 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.5.0 | 2.5.0 | 2004-11-29 | 11343 |
ESX 2.1
| Name | Version | Release | Build |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMware ESX Server 2.1.3 Upgrade Patch 9 | 2.1.3 Patch 9 | 2007-10-04 | 56527 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.1.3 Upgrade Patch 8 | 2.1.3 Patch 8 | 2007-09-06 | 53228 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.1.3 Upgrade Patch 7 | 2.1.3 Patch 7 | 2007-06-28 | 47243 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.1.3 Upgrade Patch 6 | 2.1.3 Patch 6 | 2007-05-15 | 44407 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.1.3 Upgrade Patch 5 | 2.1.3 Patch 5 | 2007-02-28 | 39687 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.1.3 Upgrade Patch 4 | 2.1.3 Patch 4 | 2006-12-28 | 35803 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.1.3 Upgrade Patch 3 | 2.1.3 Patch 3 | 2006-11-30 | 33524 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.1.3 Upgrade Patch 2 | 2.1.3 Patch 2 | 2006-10-31 | 31892 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.1.3 Upgrade Patch 1 | 2.1.3 Patch 1 | 2006-06-29 | 27733 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.1.3 | 2.1.3 | 2006-04-13 | 22983 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.1.2 Upgrade Patch 6 | 2.1.2 Patch 6 | 2005-12-28 | 18670 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.1.2 Upgrade Patch 5 | 2.1.2 Patch 5 | 2005-10-27 | 17158 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.1.2 Upgrade Patch 4 | 2.1.2 Patch 4 | 2005-06-20 | 14215 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.1.2 Upgrade Patch 3 | 2.1.2 Patch 3 | 2005-05-03 | 13434 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.1.2 Upgrade Patch 2 | 2.1.2 Patch 2 | 2005-05-09 | 12807 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.1.2 Upgrade Patch 1 | 2.1.2 Patch 1 | 2005-01-18 | 10921 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.1.2 | 2.1.2 | 2004-09-10 | 9638 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.1 | 2.1.1 | 2004-07-19 | 9157 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.1 Update 1 | 2.1.0 Update 1 | 2004-04-26 | 7891 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.1 | 2.1.0 | 2004-03-30 | 7728 |
ESX 2.0
| Name | Version | Release | Build |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMware ESX Server 2.0.2 Upgrade Patch 4 | 2.0.2 Patch 4 | 2006-12-28 | 35801 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.0.2 Upgrade Patch 3 | 2.0.2 Patch 3 | 2006-11-30 | 33518 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.0.2 Upgrade Patch 2 | 2.0.2 Patch 2 | 2006-10-31 | 31924 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.0.2 Upgrade Patch 1 | 2.0.2 Patch 1 | 2006-07-27 | 27920 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.0.2 | 2.0.2 | 2006-05-04 | 23922 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.0.1 Upgrade Patch 6 | 2.0.1 Patch 6 | 2005-12-28 | 18595 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.0.1 Upgrade Patch 5 | 2.0.1 Patch 5 | 2005-10-27 | 17159 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.0.1 Upgrade Patch 4 | 2.0.1 Patch 4 | 2005-06-20 | 14216 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.0.1 Upgrade Patch 3 | 2.0.1 Patch 3 | 2005-05-03 | 13433 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.0.1 Upgrade Patch 2 | 2.0.1 Patch 2 | 2005-03-09 | 12567 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.0.1 Upgrade Patch 1 | 2.0.1 Patch 1 | 2005-01-18 | 11429 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.0.1 | 2.0.1 | 2003-11-11 | 6403 |
| VMware ESX Server 2.0 | 2.0.0 | 2003-07-21 | 5257 |
ESX 1.0
| Name | Version | Release | Build |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMware ESX Server 1.5.2 Patch 6 | 1.5.2 Patch 6 | 2005-01-14 | |
| VMware ESX Server 1.5.2 Patch 5 | 1.5.2 Patch 5 | 2003-09-23 | |
| VMware ESX Server 1.5.2 Patch 4 | 1.5.2 Patch 4 | 2003-07-31 | |
| VMware ESX Server 1.5.2 Patch 3 | 1.5.2 Patch 3 | 2003-05-15 | |
| VMware ESX Server 1.5.2 Patch 2 | 1.5.2 Patch 2 | 2003-04-14 | |
| VMware ESX Server 1.5.2 Patch 1 | 1.5.2 Patch 1 | 2003-01-17 | |
| VMware ESX Server 1.5.2 | 1.5.2 | 2002-12-10 | 3504 |
| VMware ESX Server 1.5.1 | 1.5.1 | 2002-08-19 | |
| VMware ESX Server 1.5 | 1.5 | 2002-05-13 | |
| VMware ESX Server 1.1 | 1.1 | 2002-01-03 | 1533 |
| VMware ESX Server 1.0 | 1.0 | 2001-03-23 | 1062 |
VMware ESX History Diagram
Please note that this is not an official list by VMware. All informations are based on VMware documentation. Some informations or versions are not consistent.