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VMware 1.0, GSX Server 1.0, Server 1.0 and Workstation 3.0 - Trip down memory lane

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While concluding my recent personal project, a trip down memory lane with both ESX 1.0 (along with installing all subsequent major ESX and ESXi releases) and VirtualCenter 1.0, I had received a TON of positive feedback on the nostalgia and the memories that these videos had brought back, including many VMware colleagues both current and past.

For many, including myself, it was also an opportunity to experience some of the very early releases of ESX and ESXi, especially with folks starting their VMware journey at different points in time and these videos are as much educational as they are historical.

With that said, I also had bunch of folks ask what about other early VMware Hypervisors such as VMware GSX Server, VMware Server and VMware Workstation? These early VMware Hypervisors also heavily influenced the careers of many within our VMware community and it got many folks started in their IT career, so I thought it would make sense to also include these in my trip down memory lane project ... so I guess I was not done, just yet! 😅

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vCenter Converter 6.4 Beta is now LIVE

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To add to the exciting release week for VMware, I am happy to share that the vCenter Converter team has just released a public beta for their next upcoming 6.4 release!

If you are an existing vCenter Converter beta participant, you can head over to the vCenter Converter Beta Community https://communities.vmware.com/t5/vCenter-Converter/ct-p/5385 to download the latest release. If you wish to join the Beta program, simply register for free at https://www.vmware.com/learn/1645300_REG.html

UPDATE (05/11/23) - vCenter Converter 6.4 has officially GA'ed and can now be downloaded from HERE.

There are lots of exciting new updates with vCenter Converter 6.4 such as support for vSphere 8 and another highly requested feature is ability to convert from an Amazon EC2 instance to a vSphere-based VM! For more details, please refer to release notes which can be found HERE.

  • Added support for NVMe disk controllers
  • Added support for paravirtual SCSI disk controllers
  • Added support for virtual machine compatibility up to hardware version 20
  • Added support for VMware vCenter version 8.0 and VMware ESXi version 8.0
  • Аdded support for VMware Workstation version 17 and VMware Fusion version 13
  • Added conversion support for Amazon EC2 instances (from AWS EC2 to VMware vSphere or VMware Cloud on AWS)
  • Added conversion support for UEFI secure boot
  • Added conversion support for Microsoft VBS
  • Improved the overall security of vCenter Converter