 | This article may be too technical for most readers to understand. (April 2018) |
| Developer(s) | VMware, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Initial release | December 5, 2003 |
| Stable release | 7.0 Update 3c (build 19234570)[1] / January 27, 2022 |
| Operating system | Windows Server (latest version supported: 6.7U2); VMware ESXi |
| Platform | 32-bit (discontinued in 4.1U2), 64-bit |
| Website | www |
vCenter Server is the centralized management utility for VMware, and is used to manage virtual machines, multiple ESXi hosts, and all dependent components from a single centralized location.
VMware vMotion and svMotion require the use of vCenter and ESXi hosts.