Sure. And Hyper-V (which is also "free" or "very cheap" depending on how you look at it) doesn't have VMotion, DRS, Storage Motion etc either
Cheers Ken > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, 25 July 2008 12:42 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Copying VHD Files > > 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> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
