WHAT'S NEW IN VMWARE VSPHERE 6.7 vSphere 6.7 improves efficiency at scale when updating VMware ESXiTMhosts significantly reducing maintenance time by eliminating one of two reboots normally required for major version upgrades (single reboot). In addition, the Sphere Quick Boot innovation restarts the ESXi hypervisor without rebooting the physical host, skipping time-consuming hardware initialization o sNorts DNash and Crt 9. Administration aus Figure 1. vSphere Client shortcuts Screen Showing the New vSphere Update Manager Plug-in The graphical user interface(GUI) itself is another key component that enables v Sphere 6.7 to deliver a simplified and efficient experience. The html5-based sphere Client offers a modern user interface (UD) connection that is both responsive and easy to use. With vSphere 6.7, it includes added functionality to support not only the typical workflows customers need but also other key functions such as managing VMware NSX, VMware vSANTM, VMware vSphere Update Manager as well as third-party components. Comprehensive Built-In Securit vSphere 6.7 builds on vSphere 6.5 security capabilities and leverages its unique position as the hypervisor to provide comprehensive security via an operationally simple policy-driven mode that starts at the core Sphere 6.7 adds support for Trusted Platform Module (tPM)2.0 hardware devices for ESXi hosts and also introduces virtual TPM (vTPM) 2.0 for VMs, significantly enhancing protection and ensuring integrity for both the hypervisor and the guest operating system(OS). This capability helps prevent vMs and hosts from being tampered with. In vSphere 6.5, we introduced support for Secure Boot for ESXi hosts. This ensures that only digitally signed modules are loaded and prevents the installation of unsigned code. With vSphere 6.7, we have built upon that capability with the use of TPM 2.0 to provide measured assurance that this process has completed successfully. For virtual machines, vTPM 2.0 gives VMs the ability enhanced guest os security features sought by security teams Ware WHITE PAPER I5WHITE PAPER | 5 WHAT’S NEW IN VMWARE vSPHERE 6.7 vSphere 6.7 improves efciency at scale when updating VMware ESXi™ hosts, significantly reducing maintenance time by eliminating one of two reboots normally required for major version upgrades (single reboot). In addition, the vSphere Quick Boot innovation restarts the ESXi hypervisor without rebooting the physical host, skipping time-consuming hardware initialization. Figure 1. vSphere Client Shortcuts Screen Showing the New vSphere Update Manager Plug-in The graphical user interface (GUI) itself is another key component that enables vSphere 6.7 to deliver a simplified and efcient experience. The HTML5-based vSphere Client ofers a modern user interface (UI) connection that is both responsive and easy to use. With vSphere 6.7, it includes added functionality to support not only the typical workflows customers need but also other key functions such as managing VMware NSX®, VMware vSAN™, VMware vSphere Update Manager™, as well as third-party components. Comprehensive Built-In Security vSphere 6.7 builds on vSphere 6.5 security capabilities and leverages its unique position as the hypervisor to provide comprehensive security via an operationally simple policy-driven mode that starts at the core. vSphere 6.7 adds support for Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 hardware devices for ESXi hosts and also introduces virtual TPM (vTPM) 2.0 for VMs, significantly enhancing protection and ensuring integrity for both the hypervisor and the guest operating system (OS). This capability helps prevent VMs and hosts from being tampered with. In vSphere 6.5, we introduced support for Secure Boot for ESXi hosts. This ensures that only digitally signed modules are loaded and prevents the installation of unsigned code. With vSphere 6.7, we have built upon that capability with the use of TPM 2.0 to provide measured assurance that this process has completed successfully. For virtual machines, vTPM 2.0 gives VMs the ability to use enhanced guest OS security features sought by security teams