They went to a web based gui management console that's based on some sort of resource sucking app serer (apache/tomcat?). Slow, clumsy, and generally a step backwards, IMO.
-sc > -----Original Message----- > From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 6:09 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/> ~
