Keep in mind there is a very unobtrusive way to get ssh access without hacking at the console. You need not install anything, or tweak anything in a fashion that may disrupt reliability.
I couldn't use the thing w/o ssh... jlc -----Original Message----- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 9:49 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: ESX/ESXi Nice to know the limitations. Thanks. On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 5:54 AM, Garcia-Moran, Carlos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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> ~ > ~ 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> ~
