With both HyperV bare metal and ESXi you lose the need to manage, maintain and update the host OS.
On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 3:13 PM, Damien Solodow<[email protected]> wrote: > 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/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
