Ya, but you can use the free VI Client (not the for-pay VI stuff) to manage those ESXi servers for which you got a free license code.
Sounds like the OP is saying there is no 4.0 equiv. to a standalone VI Client? Ugly. -sc -----Original Message----- From: Phil Brutsche [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 6:12 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: ESXi 4.0 is free... the Client isn't!? ESXi may be freeware but you still need license codes from VMware to use it past 60 days. Matthew W. Ross wrote: > Okay, I'm trying ESXi 4.0... and it seems to work well. > > But it has me use the vSphere client... which is A) a bit slow and B) > not free! Instead, It's a 60 day evaluation... and I don't see what > happens after the end of that evaluation. I suspect it stops working. > > > So I made a quick phone call to VMWare, and asked them if there was a > free client for ESXi (like there was for 3.5)... Nope. vSphere client > is it. > > So I went to VMWare's website, and couldn't find any price for > vSphere client. I couldn't find one for the client at CDW either. > There were prices for vSphere... but not just the client. > > So am I wrong, or is this a bait and switch? Is there a cost for just > the client? Anybody know what the retail cost is? We effectively have > a zero budget, so paid solutions will be looked at second. > > *grumble* Going to try XenServer 5.5 next... *grumble* -- Phil Brutsche [email protected] ~ 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/> ~
