Show ESXi build details on command line

calendarAug 28, 2017 · 1 min read · ESXi VMware  ·
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If you are logged into an ESXi per SSH you can display details about the build version using 2 simple commands.

  • vmware -vl
  • cat /etc/vmware/.buildInfo

Example output:

 Using username "root". The time and date of this login have been sent to the system logs. VMware offers supported, powerful system administration tools. Please see www.vmware.com/go/sysadmintools for details. The ESXi Shell can be disabled by an administrative user. See the vSphere Security documentation for more information. [root@ESXi:~] vmware -vl VMware ESXi 6.5.0 build-5310538 VMware ESXi 6.5.0 GA 
 [root@ESXi:~] cat /etc/vmware/.buildInfo GITHASH:0 CHANGE:5045323 BRANCH:vsphere65ep2 UID:201 VMTREE:/build/mts/release/bora-5310538/bora VMBLD:release BUILDTAG:gobuild BUILDNUMBER:5310538 [root@ESXi:~]