How to determine an EXSi version on a host server

[ginger8990]

If I don't have access to exsi host, I only can see VMs through vSphere client.

How do I determine what version of an EXSi host?

[LoganDominguez]

Hello,

Check this link which may help. In your case as comets do not have access to the hypervisor and if a vm hosted on can do through the vmware tools.

VMware KB: Determining VMware Software Version and Build Number

For VMware Tools

VMware Tools releases also have build numbers. To identify the build number of the VMware Tools release:

• When running VMware Tools in a Windows virtual machine, right-click the VMware Tools icon (generally in the system tray at the end of the taskbar), click Open VMware Tools and select About.
  
  
• When running VMware Tools in a Linux or FreeBSD virtual machine, start vmware-toolbox in X-windows and choose Help > About. If X-windows is unavailable, use this command from a console prompt:
  
  vmware-toolbox --version
  
  
• To check the version of VMware Tools in a NetWare virtual machine:
  • In X-windows, click Novell > Settings > VMware Tools for NetWare, then click the VMware Tools tab.
  • At a console prompt, type:
    
    vmwtool version

Regards,

[weinstein5]

This could be misleading if the tools have not been upgraded-

So your permissions are set so you cannot see the host at all in the vSphere client? Have you tried the hosts and clusters view?

To narrow it downs you can look at the version of the vSphere client you using - this will get you at least to whether it is vSphere 4 or 5 and potentially to whether it is 4.x ot 5.x -

[Abhilash Basavarajaiah]

i think now you know how to see the host version right?

[admin]

From the command line

Get the information by typing vmware -v at a command prompt in the host operating system while running any of these:

• GSX Server for Windows
• GSX Server for Linux
• Workstation for Windows
• Workstation for Linux
  
  Note: On Windows systems, include the full path to vmware.exe. For example, type (including the quotes):
  "c:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware" -v

Using the Management Interface

If you are using ESX Server or GSX Server, log onto the Management Interface. After you successfully log on, the product version information appears in the upper left corner of the page.

Using the vSphere Client

If you are using ESX/ESX:

1. Log in to the vSphere Client.
2. Go to the Summary tab. The product version displays at the top of the page.