the free version will not do HA, DRS, VMotion DRM, SVmotion (you can buy the license separately for those if you want), you still have to pay for Virtual Center if you want to manage multiple hosts together or you can use VIC for singles for free and VC foundation for up to 3 hosts cheap. The RCLI is missing many of the commands like a Kill command for example that come in handy.
Since a lot of 3rd party tools won't work with ESXi environment as well as a ESX environment, things like monitoring won't work well. So for right now id use it but not in full production. Works excellent for things like DR and DMZ work. From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 8:24 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: ESX/ESXi That just rocks. I'm definitely stoked. On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 5:20 PM, Sam Cayze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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> ~ > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ _________________________________________________________ This e-mail, including attachments, contains information that is confidential and may be protected by attorney/client or other privileges. This e-mail, including attachments, constitutes non-public information intended to be conveyed only to the designated recipient(s). If you are not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized use, dissemination, distribution or reproduction of this e-mail, including attachments, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify me by e-mail reply and delete the original message and any attachments from your system. _________________________________________________________ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
