I put together this little cheat sheet to help with determining the version of various components in Vmware.
How do I check my ESX & VirtualCenter versions?[/b]
ESX Server[/b]
o Login to service console
o Type “vmware –v” – ie. “VMware ESX Server 3.0.1 build-32039”
o Type “esxupdate –l query” to see what updates are installed.
ESX Server management agent[/b]
o Login to service console
o Type “vpxa –v” – ie. “VMware VirtualCenter Agent Daemon 2.0.1 build-40644”
VirtualCenter Server[/b]
o Check VC Server log file with the latest date in C:\WINDOWS\Temp\vpx – ie. “Log for VMware VirtualCenter, pid=4928, version=2.0.1, build=build-40644”
o Optionally local the VI Client on the VirtualCenter server and select Help, then About.
License Server[/b]
o On the License Server, load the Vmware License Server Tools (LMTools) client and select Help, About – ie. 10.13
o Optionally, right-click on either lmgrd.exe or lmtools.exe which is usually located in C:\Program Files\Vmware\Vmware License Server and select properties, then click on the Version tab and select “File Version”
Virtual Infrastructure Client[/b]
o Load client
o Select Help from the top menu and then About Virtual Infrastructure – ie. “Version 2.0.1 Build 40644” this should match your VC Server
Vmware Tools (on a VM)[/b]
o Right-click on icon inside VM
o Click on About tab – ie. “build-32039” this should match your ESX server version
Vmware Tools (on a ESX Server)[/b]
o Login to service console
o Type “rpm –qa | grep VMware-esx-tools” – ie. “VMware-esx-tools-3.0.1-32039”
