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The initial General Availability release of ESXi 7.0.
Since VMware's acquisition by Broadcom, the download process has changed. Here is the officially supported method to get a safe and legitimate copy.
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 7.0 marked a massive architectural shift in the data center landscape. It introduced native Kubernetes integration through VMware Tanzu, significantly improved resource management for massive multi-socket servers, and delivered enhanced security capabilities like vSphere Trust Authority.