ESXi is just the embedded version of ESX. A lot of this is hype. Still need to purchase Enterprise to get VMotion, DRS, HA an all of the goodies. Basically it is just a scaled down version of ESX with a 32 MG footprint. Suppose to be more secure and does away with the service console.
Mike Original Message: ----------------- From: Ken Schaefer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:37:22 +1000 To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Copying VHD Files Well, VMWare has just announced that ESXi will be free, so that cuts some of the price differential. SCVMM 2008 -vs- Vi is another debate. Certainly for larger shops, there is no competition for VMotion, DRS, StorageMotion etc. Cheers Ken From: Jon Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 24 July 2008 8:52 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Copying VHD Files Yes but the cost is so much better as is the administration of the base hardware. By the end of the year I am suppose to be down to 3 physical boxes from 5 and no new boxes scheduled for purchase before I retire. One of the physicals will be an external Web server. Jon On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 6:45 AM, John Hornbuckle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: That's what I ended up doing, and it seems to have worked fine. Hyper-V assigned a new MAC address to the new server, and sysprep took care of the SID. I'm absolutely loving Hyper-V. I don't have any experience with VMWare, so I can't compare them, but as a server virtualization noob I have to say this is just the coolest. Of course, if my physical server that's hosting multiple virtual servers konks out, I'll probably end up cussing the technology and longing for the days when one server being down only meant that one server was down rather than many... From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 7:17 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Copying VHD Files You don't need to do any of that (the export/import stuff) Just create your base machine, and shut it down (e.g. after sysprep) Then copy/rename the VHD file. Create a new machine in Hyper-V, and say to use an existing hard disk. Point it to the VHD you copied. Run NewSID if you didn't sysprep your base image. Cheers Ken From: Jon Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] Sent: Thursday, 24 July 2008 1:52 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Copying VHD Files Simple answer yes but you do have some loops to go through to use the machine as separate machines. You will have to export them base machine and then re-import the machine. Done right is not too bad. Jon ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://link.mail2web.com/mail2web ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
