I have been using the free version of VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi ISO) image (Includes VMware Tools) and vCenter for a number of years. These vps's are for Windows, linux and encrypted household storage. I would like to upgrade to the newer version on the free page but nothing happens when I click on download. I am registered and correctly signed in. Has vmware stopped making this stripped version available? Thanks, Larry Brandt
No, it’s still available but there have been issues on the web page with some browsers and ad blockers.
Try a “clean” browser window - something like a Chrome incognito window with no active ad blocker.
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Iam pretty sure that there was never a "free" Version of vCenter. There was the 60days eval version for ages.
The rest is called the "vSphere Hypervisor" which is the free ESXi.
Regards
Joerg
No there are free (limited) versions but you need to register for them first.