I’m still doing a lot of VMware work at the moment, so to go alongside the ESXi build numbers blog post, below is a list of vCenter Server Build numbers, and Lifecycle support matrix for them.
The latest version is vCenter Server 6.5 Update 1 released 27th July 2017.
Below is a snapshot of the current versions as of 24 October 2017.
As with any new software test in a development environment first before upgrading to a new major version, let others lead the way on the bleeding edge and wait for Patch 1 to be released.
Lifecycle Matrix
Version 6.5
Version 6.0
Version 5.5
Version 5.1
Version 5.0
Lifecycle Matrix
|
Version |
General |
End of |
End of |
Lifecycle Policy |
| vCenter Server 6.5 | 2016/11/15 | 2021/11/15 | 2023/11/15 | EIP |
| vCenter Server 6.0 | 2015/03/12 | 2020/03/12 | 2022/03/12 | EIP |
| vCenter Server 5.5 | 2013/09/19 | 2018/09/19 | 2020/09/19 | EIP |
| vCenter Server 5.0 and 5.1 | 2011/08/24 | 2016/08/24 | 2018/08/24 | EIP |
vCenter Build Numbers
vCenter 6.5
|
Version |
Release Date |
Build Number |
Installer Build Number |
| vCenter Server 6.5 Update 1 | 2017-07-27 | 5973321 | NA |
| vCenter Server 6.5 0e Express Patch 3 | 2017-06-15 | 5705665 | NA |
| vCenter Server 6.5 0d Express Patch 2 | 2017-04-18 | 5318154 | NA |
| vCenter Server 6.5 0c Express Patch 1b | 2017-04-13 | 5318112 | NA |
| vCenter Server 6.5 0b Patch 1 | 2017-03-14 | 5178943 | N/A |
| vCenter Server 6.5 0a Express Patch 1 | 2017-02-02 | 4944578 | N/A |
| vCenter Server 6.5 GA | 2016-11-15 | 4602587 | N/A |
|
Version |
Release Date |
Build Number |
Installer Build Number |
| vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 U1 | 2017-07-27 | 5973321 | N/A |
| vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 U1a | 2017-09-21 | 6671409 | N/A |
| vCenter Server Appliance 6.5.0e Express Patch 3 | 2017-06-15 |
5705665
|
N/A
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 6.5.0d Express Patch 2
|
2017-04-18 |
5318154
|
N/A
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 6.5.0c Express Patch 1b
|
2017-04-13
|
5318112
|
N/A
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 6.5.0b
|
2017-03-14
|
5178943
|
N/A
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 6.5.0a Express Patch 01
|
2017-02-02
|
4944578
|
N/A
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 6.5
|
2016-11-15
|
4602587
|
N/A
|
vCenter 6.0
|
vCenter Server 6.0 Update 3b
|
2017-04-13
|
5318200/5318203
|
5326177
|
|
vCenter Server 6.0 Update 3a
|
2017-03-21
|
5183549
|
5202527
|
|
vCenter Server 6.0 Update 3
|
2017-02-24
|
5112527
|
5112506
|
|
vCenter Server 6.0 Update 2a
|
2016-11-22
|
4541947
|
4637290
|
|
vCenter Server 6.0 Update 2
|
2016-03-16
|
3634793
|
3634788
|
|
vCenter Server 6.0 Update 1b
|
2016-01-07
|
3339083
|
3343019
|
|
vCenter Server 6.0 Update 1
|
2015-09-10
|
3018524
|
3040890
|
|
vCenter Server 6.0.0b
|
2015-07-07
|
2776511
|
2800571
|
|
vCenter Server 6.0.0a
|
2015-04-16
|
2656760
|
2656757
|
|
vCenter Server 6.0 GA
|
2015-03-12
|
2559268
|
2562643
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 Update 3b
|
2017-04-13
|
5326079
|
5326177
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 Update 3a
|
2017-03-21
|
5183552
|
5202527
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 Update 3
|
2017-02-24
|
5112529
|
5112506
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 Update 2a
|
2016-11-22
|
4541948
|
4637290
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 Update 2m
|
2016-09-15
|
4191365
|
4191361
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 Update 2
|
2016-03-15
|
3634794
|
ISO 3634788
ZIP 3634791 |
|
vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 Update 1b
|
2016-01-07
|
3339084
|
3343019
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 Update 1
|
2015-09-10
|
3018523
|
3040890
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 6.0.0b
|
2015-07-07
|
2776510
|
2800571
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 6.0.0a
|
2015-04-16
|
2656761
|
2656757
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 GA
|
2015-03-12
|
2559267
|
2562643
|
vCenter 5.5
|
vCenter Server 5.5 Update 3f
|
2017-09-14 | 6516310 | 6520252 |
|
vCenter Server 5.5 Update 3e
|
2016-08-04
|
4180647
|
4180646
|
|
vCenter Server 5.5 Update 3d
|
2016-04-14
|
3721164
|
3730491
|
|
vCenter Server 5.5 Update 3c
|
2016-03-29
|
3660016
|
N/A
|
|
vCenter Server 5.5 Update 3b
|
2015-12-08
|
3252642
|
3254792
|
|
vCenter Server 5.5 Update 3a
|
2015-10-22
|
3142196
|
3154313
|
|
vCenter Server 5.5 Update 3
|
2015-09-16
|
3000241
|
3000346
|
|
vCenter Server 5.5 Update 2e
|
2015-04-16
|
2646482
|
2646481
|
|
vCenter Server 5.5 Update 2d
|
2015-01-27
|
2442329
|
2442328
|
|
vCenter Server 5.5 Update 2b
|
2014-10-09
|
2183111
|
2183112
|
|
vCenter Server 5.5 Update 2
|
2014-09-09
|
2001466
|
2105955
|
|
vCenter Server 5.5 Update 1c
|
2014-07-22
|
1945274
|
1945270
|
|
vCenter Server 5.5 Update 1b
|
2014-06-12
|
1891313
|
1891310
|
|
vCenter Server 5.5 Update 1a
|
2014-04-19
|
1750787
|
1750795
|
|
vCenter Server 5.5.0c
|
2014-04-19
|
1750596
|
1750597
|
|
vCenter Server 5.5 Update 1
|
2014-03-11
|
1623099
|
1623101
|
|
vCenter Server 5.5.0b
|
2013-12-22
|
1476327
|
1476387
|
|
vCenter Server 5.5.0a
|
2013-10-31
|
1378903
|
1378901
|
|
vCenter Server 5.5 GA
|
2013-09-22
|
1312299
|
N/A
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 Update 3e
|
2016-08-04
|
4180648
|
N/A
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 Update 3d
|
2016-04-14
|
3730881
|
3730491
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 Update 3c
|
2016-03-29
|
3660015
|
N/A
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 Update 3b
|
2015-12-08
|
3255668
|
3254792
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 Update 3a
|
2015-10-22
|
3154314
|
3154313
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 Update 3
|
2015-09-16
|
3000347
|
3000346
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 Update 2e
|
2015-04-16
|
2646489
|
2646481
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 Update 2d
|
2015-01-27
|
2442329
|
2442330
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 Update 2b
|
2014-10-09
|
2183111
|
2183109
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 Update 2a
|
2014-10-01
|
2001466
|
2170515
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 Update 2
|
2014-09-09
|
2063318
|
2105955
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 Update 1c
|
2014-07-22
|
1945274
|
1945271
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 Update 1b
|
2014-06-12
|
1891313
|
1891314
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 Update 1a
|
2014-04-19
|
1750787
|
1750781
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.5.0c
|
2014-04-19
|
1750596
|
1750593
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 Update 1
|
2014-03-11
|
1623101
|
1624811
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.5.0b
|
2013-12-22
|
1476327
|
1476389
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.5.0a
|
2013-10-31
|
1398495
|
1398493
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 GA
|
2013-09-22
|
1312298
|
1312297
|
vCenter 5.1
|
vCenter Server 5.1 Update 3d
|
2016-05-19
|
3814779
|
3900744
|
|
vCenter Server 5.1 Update 3b
|
2015-10-01
|
3070521
|
3072311
|
|
vCenter Server 5.1 Update 3a
|
2015-04-30
|
2669725
|
2670344
|
|
vCenter Server 5.1 Update 2c
|
2014-10-30
|
2207772
|
2212977
|
|
vCenter Server 5.1 Update 3
|
2014-12-04
|
2306353
|
2308386
|
|
vCenter Server 5.1 Update 2a
|
2014-07-01
|
1882349
|
1917403
|
|
vCenter Server 5.1 Update 2
|
2014-01-16
|
1473063
|
1474365
|
|
vCenter Server 5.1 Update 1c
|
2013-10-17
|
1364037
|
1364079
|
|
vCenter Server 5.1 Update 1b
|
2013-08-01
|
1235232
|
1235309
|
|
vCenter Server 5.1 Update 1a
|
2013-05-22
|
1123961
|
1123966
|
|
vCenter Server 5.1 Update 1
|
2013-04-25
|
1064983
|
1065152
|
|
vCenter Server 5.1.0b
|
2012-12-20
|
947673
|
947939
|
|
vCenter Server 5.1.0a
|
2012-10-25
|
880146
|
880471
|
|
vCenter Server 5.1 GA
|
2012-09-10
|
799731
|
799735
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.1 Update 3d
|
2016-05-19
|
3868380
|
3814779
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.1 Update 3c
|
2016-03-29
|
3630963
|
N/A
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.1 Update 3b
|
2015-10-01
|
3072314
|
3072311
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.1 Update 3a
|
2015-04-30
|
2669725
|
2670345
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.1 Update 2c
|
2014-10-30
|
2207772
|
2212990
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.1 Update 3
|
2014-12-04
|
2306353
|
2308385
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.1 Update 2b
|
2014-10-01
|
1882349
|
2170517
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.1 Update 2a
|
2014-07-01
|
1882349
|
1917404
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.1 Update 2
|
2014-01-16
|
1474364
|
1474365
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.1 Update 1c
|
2013-10-17
|
1364042
|
N/A
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.1 Update 1b
|
2013-08-01
|
1235232
|
1235310
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.1 Update 1a
|
2013-05-22
|
1123961
|
1123965
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.1 Update 1
|
2013-04-25
|
1065184
|
1064983
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.1.0b
|
2012-12-20
|
947673
|
947940
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.1.0a
|
2012-10-25
|
880472
|
880146
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.1GA
|
2012-08-13
|
799730
|
799731
|
vCenter 5.0
|
vCenter Server 5.0 U3g
|
2016-06-14
|
3891028
|
3891027
|
|
vCenter Server 5.0 U3e
|
2015-10-01
|
3073236
|
3073234
|
|
vCenter Server 5.0 U3d
|
2015-04-30
|
2656067
|
2692807
|
|
vCenter Server 5.0 U3c
|
2014-11-20
|
2210222
|
2215678
|
|
vCenter Server 5.0 U3a
|
2014-07-01
|
1917469
|
1923446
|
|
vCenter Server 5.0 U3
|
2013-10-17
|
1300600
|
1343691
|
|
vCenter Server 5.0 U2
|
2012-12-20
|
913577
|
923238
|
|
vCenter Server 5.0 U1b
|
2012-08-16
|
804277
|
804276
|
|
vCenter Server 5.0 U1a
|
2012-07-12
|
755629
|
757163
|
|
vCenter Server 5.0 U1
|
2012-03-15
|
623373
|
639890
|
|
vCenter Server 5.0 GA
|
2011-08-24
|
455964
|
456005
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.0 U3g
|
2016-06-14
|
3891027
|
3891026
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.0 U3e
|
2015-10-01
|
3073237
|
3073234
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.0 U3d
|
2015-04-30
|
2656066
|
2692807
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.0 U3c
|
2014-11-20
|
2210222
|
2213719
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.0 U3b
|
2014-10-01
|
1917469
|
2170782
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.0 U3a
|
2014-07-01
|
1917469
|
1923445
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.0 U3
|
2013-10-17
|
1302764
|
N/A
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.0 U2
|
2012-12-20
|
920217
|
N/A
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.0 U1b
|
2012-08-16
|
804277
|
804279
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.0 U1a
|
2012-07-12
|
759855
|
N/A
|
|
vCenter Server Appliance 5.0 GA
|
2011-08-24
|
455964
|
472350
|
Resource links:
Correlating build numbers and versions of VMware products (1014508)
Build numbers and versions of VMware vCenter Server (2143838)
Determining the build number of VMware ESX/ESXi and VMware vCenter Server (1022196)