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Once again, continuing series of VMware vSphere update to build number tracking.

As always, it's a simple bit of info, often hard to find.

ESXi 5.0:
  • ESXi 5.0 = Build 469512 - Released 24 August 2011
  • ESXi 5.0 Update 1 = Build 623860 - Released 15 March 2012
  • ESXi 5.0 Update 2 = Build 914586 - Released 20 December 2012

vCenter 5.0:
  • vCenter 5.0 = Build 456005 - Released 24 August 2011
  • vCenter 5.0 Update 1 = Build 639890 - Released 15 March 2012
  • vCenter 5.0 Update 1b = Build 804276 - Released 16 August 2012
  • vCenter 5.0 Update 2 = Build 923238 - Released 20 December 2012
For previous versions, see these posts:

ESX / ESXi 3.5 : Here
ESX / ESXi 4.0 : Here
ESXi 4.1 : Here

If you need the vSphere Client see Here

- Chris