Agree with dumping VMware Server 2.0 from your list. Go with either ESXi or the HyperV. HyperV has a larger list of hardware it will install on where ESXi is a bit more picky. They have just released v4 of ESXi and the 2008r2 version of HyperV is just around the corner.
If you have the time, I'd download both (as they are both free) fire them up and install them for a week or two each. Preferably at the same time period. We have an older ESX environment where I work, but I have been playing with HyperV at home for my test lab. Steven On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 2:18 PM, Damien Solodow<[email protected]> wrote: > If you're going to be using this in a production setting, I'd strongly > suggest striking vmware server 2.0 from your list. > Unless you have hardware that isn't on the HCL for ESXi there is no > reason to go with vmware server over esxi. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 5:16 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Free Server Virtualization Options: VMware Server, ESXi, > XenServer, Hyper-V, and others... > > Greetings, List. > > There are so many available Virtual Server solutions available now, and > it's time for us to look at moving from our current VMWare 1.0 server > solution. As our budget has been greatly reduced, we are currently > looking at the free products: > > VMWare Server 2.0 > ESXi > XenServer > Hyper-V > Any others I've missed. > > I'm wondering if anybody can vouch for or against any of these products, > and express any useful experiences you've had. > > Thanks all, > > > --Matt Ross > Ephrata School District > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
