VMware vSphere 5.1 has finally been officially released.
For me, one of the biggest things I have looked forward to is the revamped vSphere web client, which was announced at VMworld 2012 a few weeks back.
With the desktop version going away, the new web based client means that I (and other MacOSX users) can now enjoy the freedom of not spinning up a Windows virtual machine in order to get access
to the windows based desktop client.
Below is the related downloads and documentation links:
vSphere Licensed Downloads (valid download account required).
vCenter Server 5.1.0 and modules
VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager 5.1.0
VMware vCenter Infrastructure Navigator 1.2.0
VMware vCenter Operations Management 5.0.3
VMware vCenter Configuration Manager 5.5.1
vSphere Storage Appliance 5.1.0
vCloud Networking and Security 5.1.0
vCenter Orchestrator Appliance 5.1.0
vSphere Free Downloads
HP Custom Image for ESXi 5.1.0
vSphere Management Assistant 5.1
Release Notes
VMware vSphere® 5.1 Release Notes
vCloud Director 5.1 Release Notes
VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager 5.1 Release Notes
VMware vCenter Infrastructure Navigator 1.2 Release Notes
vSphere Command-Line Interface 5.1 Release Notes
Documentation
VMware vSphere 5.1 Documentation
ESXi and vCenter Server Product Documentation Archives
Configuration Maximums for VMware vSphere 5.1
vSphere Command-Line Interface Documentation page
VMware vSphere PowerCLI Documentation page
vSphere Management Assistant Documentation page
VMware Sphere Replication Documentation page
VMware vCenter Update Manager Documentation page
VMware vCenter Orchestrator Documentation page
VMware vSphere Storage Appliance Documentation page
Knowledge Base
Installing vCenter Server 5.1 best practices
Methods of upgrading to vCenter Server 5.1
Upgrading to vCenter Server 5.1 best practices
Methods of installing ESXi 5.1
Installing or upgrading to ESXi 5.1 best practices
Methods of upgrading to ESXi 5.1
Location of ESXi 5.1 log files
Upgrading vCenter Server, ESX/ESXi hosts, and vShield Edge Appliances for vCloud Director 5.1
Network health check feature limitations in vSphere 5.1
Understanding vSphere 5.1 network rollback and recovery
Manually configuring HA slot sizes in vSphere 5.1
Upgrade paths from vSphere editions to VMware vCloud Suite 5.1
Network port requirements for vCloud Director 5.1
Installing vCloud Director 5.1 best practices
Supported web browsers in vCloud Director 5.1
Installing and configuring a vCloud Director 5.1 database
Supported guest operating systems in vCloud Director 5.1
Upgrading to vCloud Director 5.1 best practices
Licensing
VMware vSphere 5 Licensing, Pricing and Packaging
