In this important VMware for beginners post I’ll provide a few links to help get you get started…
First is a link where ESXi can be downloaded… (Download ESXi)
Click “License & download” and login with your vmware user account or register yourself a new one. Under “License & Information” you will find the VMware vSphere Hypervisor 5 License key. If you came here looking for an ESXi VMware 4.1 free license key please see my previous post. Here’s a link to the procedures for getting the free. By Vladan SEGET Last Updated: October 15, 2017 One of those questions that are often asked by VMware newbies is How-to Apply VMware Free License to VMware ESXi 6.0. Because even if you think that the product is free, it must be licensed. If not, it installs as 60 days trial, which expires after.60 days.
ESXi is the VMware vSphere Hypervisor that makes the magic happen.
ESXi can be used indefinitely, without cost by applying a free license. So yes, technically and on paper, ESXi is free to use. But, really, there’s no such thing as a free lunch and ESXi is no exception. Free ESXi comes with a few restrictions which you should definitely know about. Troubleshooting VMware Licensing; Troubleshooting license management in My VMware; Registering license keys in My VMware; Licensing ESXi 5.x and vCenter Server 5.x; vSphere Operations Management and vCloud Suite Licensing; Licensing VMware Fusion 5.x and Workstation 9.x.
Vmware Esx 6 Download
From this link you can also get your Free ESXi License Key.
Next I will send you to a link where you can get download the vSphere client. (Download Client)
Vmware Vsphere 6 Free License Key
The client will work without a licence but ESXi will require the free ESXi License Key to activate it.
Vmware Esxi Free License
And finally, a link to the ESXi Installation Guide (PDF Download)
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