I understand that is the case with 3.5. The OP was suggesting that the free client was no longer there with 4.0, which I have not run. Subsequent posts appear indicate that original premise is incorrect.
The free VI Client issue is a _separate_ issue from licensing the server is all that I was pointing out. -sc > -----Original Message----- > From: Garcia-Moran, Carlos [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 9:05 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: ESXi 4.0 is free... the Client isn't!? > > You can always use the VC client downloaded directly from any ESX host > to manage that host directly at Zero cost, it's always been like that. > > You do need to register ESXi to continue using it. The part that costs > is managing more than one server together which then turns into > Vcenter, > but you could have 10 ESXi servers and manage each one of them > individually all for free. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 9:08 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: ESXi 4.0 is free... the Client isn't!? > > 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/> ~ > > > _________________________________________________________ > This e-mail, including attachments, contains information that is > confidential and may be protected by attorney/client or other > privileges. > This e-mail, including attachments, constitutes non-public information > intended to be conveyed only to the designated recipient(s). If you are > not > an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized > use, > dissemination, distribution or reproduction of this e-mail, including > attachments, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have > received this e-mail in error, please notify me by e-mail reply and > delete > the original message and any attachments from your system. > _________________________________________________________ > > ~ 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/> ~
