Comments on: Branch office virtualization: Formula 1 in a grocery-shopping world http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/server-virtualization/branch-office-virtualization/ A SearchServerVirtualization.com and SearchVMware.com blog Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:14:56 +0000 hourly 1 By: BarrettTT http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/server-virtualization/branch-office-virtualization/#comment-1622 BarrettTT Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:10:17 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/server-virtualization/?p=1614#comment-1622 CGrossmeier,

At FBL, the cost of the ESX license was moot because they had an enterprise license, IIRC. The problem with free ESXi as I understand it is it doesn’t solve the redundancy issue. People still want to have two servers to be able to failover if something goes wrong. The whole ‘all your eggs in one basket’ problem. And in VMware land, if you want HA, you have to pay.

]]> By: CGrossmeier http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/server-virtualization/branch-office-virtualization/#comment-1621 CGrossmeier Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:58:45 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/server-virtualization/?p=1614#comment-1621 Why not just run the FREE version VMware ESXi? There is no “Linux” style interface since all management is down from the VI Client (also free) from a Windows OS? Seems like a simple solution to a Windows Admin who works in a VMware shop that is trying to be cost concious.

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