GSX Server runs like VMware Workstation. You can run several host VM's at the same time. Unlike VMware Workstation where you can only run one VM at one time. I.E. You install it on a Windows Server or Linux install system like Workstation.
ESX Server is VMware's VM Server software. ESX is a Linux ( Redhat I think ) install that VMware has tweaked. You have a nice web interface for installing VM's and advanced features like VMotion. With VMotion you can have (N) number of ESX servers running at the same time. You run Windows or Linux VM's on ESX server. You can then move the Windows or Linux VM's from one ESX server, to another with out having to shutdown the VM's. ESX server is a really cool product. I don't know how much longer it is going to be around if XEN figures out how to do it's own version of VMotion. XEN is also much faster than VMWare. Mike Miller On 2/3/06, Bob Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I didnt know GSX would run on a Linux host .. I thought it was Windows > > Only.. and its not as fast as ESX, but heck for free ! > > Can you explain the difference between GSX, ESX, and Workstation? > > The press release says ESX doesn't use an underlying OS (or, probably, > the host OS is bundled with and tuned for ESX). But how is GSX > different from Workstation? > > Thanks. > > -- > Bob Miller K<bob> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
