In my case at least it's nothing resembling hate, it is a capability/benefit analysis that vmware server loses to esxi on every count. There is nothing VMware server can do that ESXi can't (assuming you're dedicating a server to virtualization) and a number of things that ESXi can do that Server can't. Given that, the only reason that could exist to choose Server would be price. But since that's the same...
-----Original Message----- From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 6:10 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Free Server Virtualization Options: VMware Server, ESXi, XenServer, Hyper-V, and others... Just curious, but why the hate on VMWare Server 2.0? Looks like ESXi is going to be a weekend project for me. Now I need to find a compatible computer to test it on... --Matt Ross Ephrata School District ----- Original Message ----- From: Steven Peck [mailto:[email protected]] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:57:48 -0700 Subject: Re: Free Server Virtualization Options: VMware Server, ESXi, XenServer, Hyper-V, and others... > 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/> ~ > > ~ 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/> ~
