vSphere 6 Update 2 now available – includes VSAN 6.2

VMware just released the latest version of vSphere, version 6 Update 2 which of course contains all the new enhancements in VSAN 6.2. Despite VSAN being embedded in ESXi, VMware treats VSAN almost as a separate product and as you may have noticed the version between vSphere (6.0 U2) and VSAN (6.2) doesn’t really match despite them being in the same code base. It would be nice if they would combine the versioning to be less confusing and make the vSphere release as 6.2 as well. You’ll also notice their is no mention of the new VSAN enhancements in either the ESXi or vCenter Server release notes. In addition to ESXi & vCenter VMware also just updated vRealize Log Insight & Orchestrator and Data Protection, you can see all the downloads on this page.

Anyway here are some links to get you started with this latest release:

Release Notes:

• VMware ESXi 6.0 Update 2 Release Notes
• VMware vCenter Server 6.0 Update 2 Release Notes
• VMware Virtual SAN 6.2 Release Notes

Downloads:

• Download VMware ESXi 6.0 U2
• Download VMware vCenter Server 6.0 U2

VSAN 6.2:

• What’s New in VMware VSAN 6.2 (vSphere-land)
• Virtual SAN 6.2 is Now Generally Available (VMware Virtual Blocks)
• What’s New with VMware Virtual SAN 6.2 (VMware Tech Paper)
• VMware Virtual SAN 6.2 Space Efficiency Technologies (VMware Tech Paper)
• Cormac Hogan’s VSAN 6.2 deep dive series (Cormachogan.com)