tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post5964004856118618064..comments2023-11-01T18:25:49.063+01:00Comments on VMware Front Experience: What's in ESXi 5.5 for free license and white box users?Andreas Peetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12918778845056237847noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post-20853576441777084262014-11-18T20:59:24.400+01:002014-11-18T20:59:24.400+01:00Thank you for great information .Thank you for great information .said a.elnajjarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05631798653320993534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post-88921860105360568932014-04-17T10:26:55.416+02:002014-04-17T10:26:55.416+02:00Hi Derek,
your points are all valid (also see my ...Hi Derek,<br /><br />your points are all valid (also see my other post http://www.v-front.de/2013/09/how-to-update-your-standalone-host-to.html).<br />We can expect though that this will get better with the next major release of vSphere.<br /><br />AndreasAndreas Peetzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918778845056237847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post-7726452715544623112014-04-16T18:06:56.918+02:002014-04-16T18:06:56.918+02:00well, ESXi 5.5 just "jumped the shark" f...well, ESXi 5.5 just "jumped the shark" for this small-business consultant. <br />A new install on a well-tried platform from ASUS went well enough -- needed to buy an intel NIC to install (oh well, still way cheaper than buying an intel board).<br /><br />The big issue is the trap that has been set for the likes of us. Not that it wasn't clearly marked with warnings in the vsphere client and documentation.<br /><br />First let me note that there is no way my clients will pay the fees for even the least-expensive vmware licensing. But a large number of them have been using vmware products to virtualize their servers since Server 1.0.10, WS 5 (and migrating to esxi shortly after that)<br /><br />So, as part of finding my way around, I upgraded my test vm's hardware to version 10, and now the vm is unmanageable. (edit settings in the vsphere client 5.5 tells me that I can't use the vsphere client (I was clearly warned about this) - "use the vsphere web client to edit the settings of this virtual machine")<br /><br />but - and it's a big one - there *IS NO VSPHERE WEB CLIENT FOR THE ESXI 5.5 hypervisor*.<br /><br />So don't EVER upgrade your hardware using the vsphere client. If you do, be sure to heed the warnings about backing up the VM before proceeding.<br /><br />In short, this upgrade to esxi makes me VERY VERY nervous about continuing with vmware as a virtualization platform for my small-business clients. It would be so easy to get caught in a situation where the only way out is to spend an unknown amount of money, and and time, dealing with vmware licensing.DerekShawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10909911039967434466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post-46366117708463434592013-12-19T01:27:56.855+01:002013-12-19T01:27:56.855+01:00Thanks for the great resource you've made avai...Thanks for the great resource you've made available here Andreas. I'm just beginning to get my feet wet with VMWare ESXi and related products and the first obstacle I'm attempting to overcome is with "No Network Adapters" detected upon installation. So, I'm turning to your excellent application - ESXi-Customizer.<br />I'm planning on donating to your project after I've shown myself that I can get all of this set up and begin learning it.Michael Brinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09812600449530923550noreply@blogger.com