[THIN] Re: VMware ESXi now available (Free)

I wouldn’t assume that at all. The HCL clearly states a larger number of servers that are supported in ESX 3.5 that are not supported on ESXi. I suspect they are not including the full driver set in the free version, the HCL is a lot smaller for ESXi…..

 

 

Steve Greenberg

Thin Client Computing

34522 N. Scottsdale Rd D8453

Scottsdale, AZ 85266

(602) 432-8649

www.thinclient.net

steveg@thinclient.net

 

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From: thin-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:thin-bounce@freelists.org] On Behalf Of Evan Mann
Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 12:38 PM
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Subject: [THIN] Re: VMware ESXi now available (Free)

 

The 2950 is listed as compatible with ESXi Installable, which is the new free product.  With that being said, I think that ESXi will work on ANY server that ESX 3.5 works on.  The hypevisor is the same, so I don't see why it wouldn't work.  The core difference is no service console in ESXi vs ESX.

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From: thin-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:thin-bounce@freelists.org] On Behalf Of Minero, Hector B CIV NSWCDD, K55
Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 3:10 PM
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Subject: [THIN] Re: VMware ESXi now available (Free)

 

I was checking the hardware list and I could not quite understand if the Dell PowerEdge 2950 is supported by ESXi 3.5

The list has an X, does that mean it supports it no matter what CPU, memory, etc you have?

 

We have a 2950, not a 2950 III.

 

Thanks,

 

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Hector Minero
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From: thin-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:thin-bounce@freelists.org] On Behalf Of Dave Mishchenko
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 4:10 PM
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Subject: [THIN] Re: VMware ESXi now available (Free)

That’s pretty much right  ESXi will install on bare metal.  At the console you’ll then set an IP address for the host.  Then open a browser from a Windows PC (required) and download the VI client from http://<ip_of_ESXi>/.  You can then use the VI client to configure the host. 

 

ESXi will support VLANs.   With the free licensing, it is per host.  To install guest OSes – see the quick start guide - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_35/esx_3i_i/r35/vi3_35_25_3i_i_get_start.pdf.

 

The challenge will be with hardware compatibility as ESXi supports a limited hardware set.  Here’s the official list - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi35_systems_guide.pdf  and a whitebox list - http://www.vm-help.com/esx/esx3.5/Whiteboxes_SATA_Controllers_for_ESX_3.5_3i.htm

 

 

 

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From: thin-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:thin-bounce@freelists.org] On Behalf Of Harry Singh
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 12:10 PM
To: thin@freelists.org
Subject: [THIN] Re: VMware ESXi now available (Free)

 

I'm pretty new to VMware ESX, i've really only used the free server versions. I could use a little quick primer ??

To my understanding, i take a clean box, no OS installed, and boot this clean server with ESXi and setup networking paramters and such. Then from my management stations, or VI client, i installthe VMware client management package and manage this server from my workstation ? How would i go about installing new OS's to this server? As far as licensing, would it be per user or per server ? Does ESX support vlanning inside the VM host ?

Thanks everyone

On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 3:01 PM, Steve Greenberg <steveg@thinclient.net> wrote:

What is particularly interesting is that they are not limiting the scalability of the free version, from their web site:

 

4-Way Virtual SMP.  Enable a single virtual machine to use up to four physical processors simultaneously. VMware ESXi extends this unique feature from two to four processors. With 4-way Virtual SMP even the most processor intensive software applications like databases and messaging servers can be virtualized.

64GB RAM for virtual machines.  Run the most memory-intensive workloads in virtual machines with a memory limit extended to 64GB.

Support for powerful physical server systems.  Take advantage of very large server systems with up to 32 logical CPUs and 256GB RAM for large scale server consolidation and DR projects.

Support for up to 128 powered-on virtual machines.  Take advantage of very large server systems for enterprise-class server consolidation and containment with support for up to 128 powered powered on virtual machines on a single server. 

 

 

 

I wonder if Citrix will respond by opening up the RAM limits on XEN Express???

 

 

Steve Greenberg

Thin Client Computing

34522 N. Scottsdale Rd D8453

Scottsdale, AZ 85266

(602) 432-8649

www.thinclient.net

steveg@thinclient.net

 

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From: thin-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:thin-bounce@freelists.org] On Behalf Of Jim Kenzig
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 4:58 AM
To: THIN; windows2000@freelists.org; vista@freelists.org
Subject: [THIN] VMware ESXi now available (Free)

 

You can now download the new free VMWare ESXi Hypervisor.
See
https://www.vmware.com/tryvmware/login.php?eval=esxi&t=1

VMWare's press release on this is here:
http://vmware.com/company/news/releases/esxi_pricing.html


Jim Kenzig
Blog: http://www.techblink.com