1.x and 2.x run on top of Windows while ESXi has it's own OS, and runs independent of Windows.
ESXi is a stripped down version of ESX. You will see huge increases in VM performance under ESXi. Klint Roger Wright wrote: > > So what are the primary differences between v1.x , and v2.0 and ESXi? > > > > > > > > Roger Wright > > Network Administrator > > Evatone, Inc. > > 727.572.7076 x388 > > _____ > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, January 05, 2009 5:05 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: VMWare Product Confusion > > > > We have moved all of our clients to ESXi that were using Server 1.x or > 2.0 unless there was some specific reason the Host OS had to stay > online. Not many cases of those though. > > The only main issue was some NIC driver issues on some whitebox > machines we have been begging to get rid of. > > > > *From:* Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, January 05, 2009 5:00 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: VMWare Product Confusion > > > > No, ESXi is free now, and I would use it in a heartbeat over server. > jlc > > > > *From:* Roger Wright [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, January 05, 2009 2:55 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* VMWare Product Confusion > > > > I'm running with several VMs under VMware Server 1.0.8, primarily > because it was free and gave us an opportunity to move into the > virtual arena. > > > > Is VMware Server 2.0 also free to use? If so, any reason not to move > to 2.0? > > > > Is this the highest level VMWare product which is available at no cost? > > > > > > Roger Wright > > Network Administrator > > Evatone, Inc. > > 727.572.7076 x388 > > > > > > _____ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
