Where is my Free ESXI Hipervisor 6.7 key and how can I download this version ?

[drubinkiewicz]

Hi, when I try open
https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/evalcenter?p=free-esxi6

i`am redirected to
https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/evalcenter?p=free-esxi7

So I dont have option to download 6.7 iso or copy my free key.

But still is possible download 5.5 and got my key for this version
when I use
https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/evalcenter?p=free-esxi5

Why version 6.x in unanavailable for me and what can I do to get my 6.x key and download iso ?

[IRIX201110141]

You need a time machine....

[drubinkiewicz]

still have access to 5.5 version and for 5.5 license key ... so time machine for this version working

So I understand, that my 6.7 keys disappeared for ever ? 😕 Annoying message 😕

[IRIX201110141]

There are countless threads about this topic since vSphere 7.0 comes available for download and the answer was always the same.

Regards,
Joerg

[drubinkiewicz]

My fault because I dont found this similar threads. But I think a information about this fact at myvmware instead of redirection will be better solution  

[SebOli]

And what is the answer?  Can you paste a link?  Countless in an ocean is not that many...

[SebOli]

Try this link, it works for me :

https://my.vmware.com/en/web/vmware/evalcenter?p=free-esxi6

[vFouad]

looks like the free 6.7 has been made available again not sure how long it will be available:

Download VMware vSphere Hypervisor for Free

[orione1974]

If I try the link to download the free license for version 6.7, I am automatically redirected to 7.0. I specifically need 6.7 because my RAID controller works with 6.7, but not version 7.0. I'm sure that until a month or two ago it was possible to access the 6.7 license. Is it now definitively impossible?

[Daniel_KCC0]

I'm having the same issue did you happen to find a solution?

[scott28tt]

Since all 6.x versions are no longer supported by VMware, it makes sense for them to no longer offer free keys.

[bhill1]

So for those of us that have mass storage adapter that is still in use on millions of devices that IS supported on 6.7  that have had a catastrophic failure on a perfectly good release...go pound sand? 

Welp, gonna have to go BACK to a different vendor's hypervisor. 

[tonypags]

When I originally installed my v6.7 host, I recorded my 25-char key in my password vault. When I had to rebuild my instance, I used the same ISO boot disk to install 6.7 from scratch and I was able to apply the key from two years ago when I first got it. 

Not sure if you have that old key, but for anyone else coming to this thread, it will work using the old key. I save everything all the time for situations like this. 

[LV7]

Can we help me get a free license for vsphere 6.7?

[scott28tt]

No, because that product version has been end of life for some time now.

[Vscovetta]

Thanks... Proxmox here I come...