VMware Infrastructure 3 Documentation
VMware ESX 3.5 and vCenter Server 2.5
VMware ESX 3.5 Update 1 and vCenter Server 2.5 Update 1

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VMware Infrastructure 3 version 3.5 offers three server versions — ESX, ESXi Embedded, and ESXi Installable. The documents listed on this page cover ESX and vCenter Server. There are separate Web pages for the ESXi Embedded / vCenter Server and ESXi Installable/vCenter Server combinations.

The documents in this documentation set use the term ESX Server when presenting concepts, behaviors, and tasks that apply to all ESX types. When a behavior, concept, or task applies only to ESX and not to ESXi, the documents use the term ESX Server 3.

Deutsch, 简体中文, and 日本語 sites offer localized documentation for Release Notes and the main documentation set as available.

Product Name Changes in Documentation

VMware recently changed some of its product names. However, the software, documentation titles, and documentation text continue to refer to the affected products by their old names. For your reference, here is a list of new and old product names.

Hardware, Software, and Guest Operating System Compatibility Information

Hardware, Host Operating System, and Guest Operating System Compatibility Guides
VMware Product Interoperability Matrix
VMware vSphere Compatibility Matrixes (deprecated as of 10/26/2011)

Release Notes

ESX Server 3.5 and VirtualCenter 2.5 (HTML)
ESX Server 3.5 Update 1 and VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 1 (HTML)

VMware Consolidated Backup 1.1 (HTML)

VMware Converter Enterprise for VirtualCenter 2.5 (HTML)
VMware Converter Enterprise Update 1 for VirtualCenter 2.5 (HTML)

Patches & Updates

Visit the VI3 Patches & Updates page for current information and read the ESX Server 3 Patch Management Guide to learn about updating ESX Server.

Documentation

Read the documentation below to learn about installing, configuring, and using VMware Infrastructure 3 products, including the add-on modules available for vCenter Server. All the documents in this section apply to ESX 3.5 or ESX 3.5 Update 1 and vCenter Server 2.5 or vCenter Server 2.5 Update 1. However, the title pages of the documents refer only to ESX Server 3.5 and vCenter Server 2.5.