VMware vSphere 6.5 Update 1

VMware官方2017年07月27日正式發布：VMware vSphere 6.5 Update 1 第一個主要更新版本，
主要包含從2016年11正式發布 VMware vSphere 6.5以來所有重大更新及新增功能，
■首先可以看到新版vSphere HTML5 Client 操作介面，已具備較完整基本系統管理功能：
The HTML5-based vSphere Client now supports most content library and OVF deployment operations, as well as operations on roles and permissions, basic customization of the Guest OS, and additions to virtual machine, host, datastore, and network management.

■vCenter Server Appliance GUI and CLI installers on Windows Server 2012~2016 64Bit

  and macOS Sierra. 可透過Windows Server 2012~2016部署安裝VCSA6.5 U1到 ESXi Host.

官方更新文件詳細說明：

■VMware ESXi 6.5 Update 1 Release Notes

■VMware vCenter Server 6.5 Update 1 Release Notes

隨著VMware vSphere 6.5 Update 1正式發布，更新產品包含：

．VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 6.5 U1

．VMware vCenter Server 6.5 U1 

．VMware Tools 10.1.10

．VMware vSphere Replication 6.5.1

．VMware Site Recovery Manager 6.5.1 

．VMware vRealize Orchestrator Plug-In for vSphere Replication 6.5.1 

．VMware vSAN Management SDK 6.6.1 

．VMware vSAN Witness Appliance 6.5 U1

．VMware vSphere Virtual Disk Development Kit 6.5 U1

．VMware vSphere Web Client SDK 6.5 U1 

．VMware Identity Manager 2.9.2 

(1)VMware ESXi 6.5 Update 1
■Filename：VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.5.0.update01-5969303.x86_64.iso
■Release Date：2017-07-27
■File size：332.63MB
■Build Number：5969303
■VMware ESXi 6.5 Update 1 Release Notes

ESXi 6.5 Update 1 Driver Updates 驅動程式包含更新下列產品：
   Cavium qlnativefc driver
   VMware nvme driver
   Intel i40en driver with Lewisburg 10G NIC Support
   Intel ne1000 driver with Lewisburg 1G NIC Support
   Intel igbn driver
   Intel ixgben driver
   Broadcom ntg3 driver

圖一、ESXi 6.5 Update 1包含從 2016年11月正式發布以來所有重大更新及新增功能.

(2)VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 Update 1(新VCSA6.5部署或舊版VC6.0更新升級)
■Filename：VMware-VCSA-all-6.5.0-5973321.iso
■Release Date：2017-07-27
■File size：3.443 GB
■Build Number：5973321
■VMware vCenter Server 6.5 Update 1 Release Notes
重要提示：vCenter Server 6.5 Update 1只支援從vCenter Server 6.0 Update 3以上版本升級

(3)VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 Update 1 Patch (適合既有VCSA6.5更新升級)
■Filename：VMware-vCenter-Server-Appliance-6.5.0.10000-5973321-patch-FP.iso
■Release Date：2017-07-27
■File size：1738.1 MB
■http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2149879

(4)VMware Tools 10.1.10 Download
VMware Tools 新版本支援下列作業系統：
■windows.iso supports Windows Vista~Windows 10, Windows Server 2008~Server 2016
■linux.iso supports Linux guest operating systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 and later,
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 and later,
Ubuntu 10.04 and later.
It also supports other distributions with glibc versions 2.5 and later.
■darwin.iso supports Mac OS X versions 10.11 and later.
■freebsd.iso supports FreeBSD versions.
■solaris.iso supports Solaris versions.
■VMware Tools 10.1.10 Release Notes 

(5)VMware vSAN Witness Appliance 6.5 Update 1 OVA 
   (建置部署兩個節點VSAN架構所需的：見證主機 Witness ESXi Host)

■Filename：VMware-vSAN-Witness-6.5.0.update01-5969303.ova

■Release Date：2017-07-27
■File size：476.11 MB
■Build Number：5969303

(5)VMware vSphere Replication 6.5.1

■Filename：VMWare-vSphere_Replication-6.5.1-6128267.iso 

■Release Date：2017-07-27
■File size：476.11 MB
■Build Number：6128267

■VMware vSphere Replication 6.5.1 Release Notes
vSphere Replication 6.5.1支援VMware vSphere 6.5 Update 1 向下相容至VCSA6.0 Update 3
vSphere Replication 6.5.1 now supports the following external databases支援資料庫系統：
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 2
Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Service Pack 1
vSphere Replication 6.5.1 now supports the following guest operating systems：
Windows Server 2016
CentOS 6.9
RHEL 7.3.5
Ubuntu 17.04 non Long Term Support (LTS)

結語：
VMware官方2017年07月27日正式發布：VMware vSphere 6.5 Update 1 第一個主要更新版本，
提供了更便利性部署整合，對於系統維運管理人員非常實用，請下載部署安裝測試看看。
下一章節實際介紹：VMware ESXi 6.5 U1與VMware vCenter Server 6.5 U1系統安裝說明。