Use the Filters panel to set Version = 6.5/6.7/7.0 and Release = 171r18 (or the exact build you need).
(Exact path will differ; the key is that it’s a *.tgz file under download3.vmware.com .)
Broadcom explicitly warns: “The Bundle Transfer Utility is the only supported method for downloading bundles. Do not use third‑party tools or other methods to download bundles.” This is because third‑party sources may supply outdated, corrupted, or maliciously modified files. vmxbundle 171r18tgz link
– The exact file name may vary slightly (e.g., VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.5.0.update01-17161872.x86_64.bundle ), but the process described below works for any VMX bundle that is distributed as a .tgz archive on the VMware Customer Connect portal.
Given the absence of any official or even community‑indexed file with this exact name, it is highly likely that vmxbundle 171r18tgz is either a , a misdirected search query , or a filename from a non‑official source that has not been widely indexed by search engines. No direct public link to such a file has been found in VMware’s official documentation or in common code repositories. Use the Filters panel to set Version = 6
I'll cite the sources I've found: the Broadcom page for the Bundle Transfer Utility, the CSDN article for .bundle files, and the GitHub repository for third-party archives.
# This runs the built‑in installer script that creates a bootable ISO chmod +x /tmp/vmx-bundle/VMware-VMvisor-Installer-*.bundle /tmp/vmx-bundle/VMware-VMvisor-Installer-*.bundle --extract --target /tmp/vmx-extracted – The exact file name may vary slightly (e
If you can provide more context — such as the product name, version, or purpose of the file — I can help you identify what it’s for or how to locate it legitimately.