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VMware hosted products migrated to the Broadcom Support Portal. Navigate to the Broadcom Support Portal. Log in with your registered account credentials.
This will download the installer directly from the host's local storage to your computer.
Site like Mike Tabor and TinkerTry maintain historical lists of direct links for older versions like 6.0 Update 1 and the base 6.0 release. Download from your ESXi Host
The most straightforward method to get the exact installer matching your environment is directly from your running ESXi 6.0 host. Open your web browser.
The legacy Windows desktop client was deprecated in vSphere 6.0 and completely removed in vSphere 6.5. Consider these modern built-in alternatives if you cannot download the desktop client:
https://www.vmware.com/go/vsphere-client
To connect to a vSphere environment using vSphere Client 6.0, follow these steps:
For IT administrators and virtualization professionals, managing legacy infrastructure remains a necessary reality. While VMware has long since transitioned to modern web-based management tools, version 6.0 remains a foundational release for many organizations still running older virtualization environments. This comprehensive guide provides everything you need to know about the vSphere Client 6.0—the thick client for Windows—including verified download sources, installation steps, and important compatibility considerations.
The installer automatically includes or requires:
If your Broadcom profile lacks older product entitlements, or you are working within an isolated home lab environment, third-party community resources aggregate these legacy builds for convenience:
Accessible via https:// /ui/ . This HTML5-based interface runs directly inside your browser and requires no software installation.
Bookmark this article and download the installer now, even if you don’t need it immediately. As VMware (now Broadcom) continues to purge EOL software, the window to obtain this file through official channels grows smaller every month.
