This article provides detailed steps on how to download patches and full releases for ESXi from the Broadcom portal.
Important: Only product versions which you have active licensing for will show up as available for download in the Broadcom Support Portal. To access product downloads for a version above or below what your current licenses allow, you may upgrade or downgrade licenses using the steps in Upgrade and Downgrade VMware license keys.
VMware vSphere ESXi
1. Visit the Broadcom Support Portal Downloads site and sign in.
2. If you have multiple products from different divisions of Broadcom, You can select "VMware" from the division selection and search for vSphere or browse by product name.
3. Select Products or Solutions depending on the version of ESXi you wish to download.
ESXi versions which are available as an ISO will be under Products
Note: To determine which are Patch and ISO builds, reference Build numbers and versions of VMware ESXi/ESX
Select the license type and major version.
1. Click on View Group in the VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) row.
2. Select the release you wish to download from the dropdown menu, accept the terms and conditions, and click on the download button next to the desired download type (ISO or Offline Bundle zip)
Note: If you do not see the release you are looking for, try looking for it in the Solutions section instead.
1. Find the desired release in the list or use the search to narrow down the results first
2. Download the associated upgrade/install bundle.
For information regarding downloading vCenter Server, please see VMware vSphere downloads, VMware Converter, OEM custom images, patches and addons in the Broadcom Support Portal
For information regarding downloading other Broadcom products, please see Download Broadcom products and software
For Solutions, see Downloading Broadcom PTF files and solutions.
For Free downloads, see Downloading Free Software from the Broadcom Support Portal