Kurt, "If I fire up a machine running the free ESXi, will the VI client allow me to manage it, or will I need the VMWare Server Console"
No, you can use VIC with ESXi. -----Original Message----- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 7:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: ESX/ESXi So, we have two servers running ESX Standard, and we use the VI client to manage those servers (along with some judicious use of ssh). If I fire up a machine running the free ESXi, will the VI client allow me to manage it, or will I need the VMWare Server Console, which I use to manage my free installation of VMWare server for my desktop use? I'm looking at this page: http://www.vmware.com/products/esxi/features.html and it looks like it's basically the same as the ESX Standard that we paid a fair amount for about a year ago. Now it's free. Wow. On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 3:28 PM, Don Ely <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The "i" is for integrated... Other than that, its the same old ESX... > > On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 2:50 PM, Joe Heaton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> So, from what I've read, the difference between these two is that >> ESXi has a smaller footprint. Is this all I need to consolidate >> physical servers, or do I need the Infrastructure 3.0? Running >> around 20 physical servers atm, including 2 DCs, Exchange 2K3 box, >> file server, print server, web servers and application servers. >> Nothing too far out of the ordinary. This post is not asking about >> box requirements to do this, just if the ESXi is all I would need. >> >> >> >> Joe Heaton >> >> AISA >> >> Employment Training Panel >> >> 1100 J Street, 4th Floor >> >> Sacramento, CA 95814 >> >> (916) 327-5276 >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> > > ~ 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> ~
