Limitation of the free ESXi?

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• What are the free ESXi / 5.1 vsphere Hypervisor hardware required / restrictions?

  Situation: I'm going to update a few web servers where I am currently under the free version of ESXi/vSphere 4.0.  When 5.0 was released, I decided to not look at new versions of VMware because of the restriction of vRAM and either run an earlier version or something.  I came across a post that says 5.1 license was different and stopped by the page 5.1 and read this http://www.vmware.com/products/datacenter-virtualization/vsphere-hypervisor/requirements.html who actually reads differently.

  Questions: am I correct in my understanding of the restrictions for 5.1 are:

  1. 32 GB max RAM PHYSICS?  (It's a big change from 32GB vRAM).

  2. no limit on the number of CPUs or cores?  (This is a big change of physical processor 1 up to 6 cores max.)

  Thank you!
  

  PS: If the only real limitation is now 32 GB RAM virtual, VMware made a good shot.  I'm not the skin to VMware, so I think that physical 32 GB is perfect.  There is still only so much you can do in the 32 GB, but there is not the complexities of licensing.  The restriction of vRAM was impassable.  Server purchase is unnecessarily complicated by restrictions of socket and core.  This means that I could buy a standard speed core 8 or 10 cheaper XEON or use an older multiprocessor machine instead of an expensive high-frequency 6 core with hyperthreading.

  1. 32 GB max RAM PHYSICS?  (It's a big change from 32GB vRAM).

  Yes that's right FREE esxi supports maximum 32 GB physical RAM can only

  2. no limit on the number of CPUs or cores?  (This is a big change of physical processor 1 up to 6 cores max.)

  No Yes No limit on physical CPU or cores

• Very quick question on the free ESXi license

  Sorry this post as I have a related thread opened yet, but:

  Free ESXi 4.1 vSphere license allows access to San fiber channel?

  I ask because I am frustrated by is denied access to something that worked, and the only change I see is that I entered the license key last week. I spread the material, there must be setup somewhere.

  Again, I am really sorry to post a new thread, but I need a quick answer, I need this system in place and running as soon as possible!

  See you soon,.

  Gargravarr

  Yes - all access to storage etc will work always - it is only 'Advanced' features that are limited.

• Avalibale features in the free ESXi version - auto start the virtual machine and scripts shoutdown?

  Hey all,.

  Evaluating 60A expired on my ESXi (5.0.0.623860) host which runs a couple of virtual machines. Virtual machines have been setup to autostart when the host said, but now the assessment is complete, the virtual machine no longer autostart.

  In addition, I ran a simple scipt using PowerCLI. This was shot issue a stop host command, which in turn stop the gracfully VMs, then stop the host: the script command were:

  Connect-VIServer -server mysESXiHost -User root -Password xxxxxxx
  Stop-VMHost mysESXiHost -Confirm:$false -force
  

  If I run these commands from the PowerCLI confirmation, I see the following error message:

  Stop-VMHost : 08/12/2012 17:01:52    Stop-VMHost        fault.RestrictedVersion
  .summary
  At line:1 char:12
  + Stop-VMHost <<<<  mysESXiHost -Confirm:$false -force
      + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Stop-VMHost], RestrictedVersi
     on
      + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Client20_VmHostServiceImpl_ShutdownVmHost_ViErro
     r,VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.StopVMHost
  

  What I read, I thought that current same ESXi of execution in the free license must always let these things happen, or am I wrong?

  Chris

  There are two things to note:

  (1) the fault of . RestrictedVersion.summary details can be found here http://www.virtuallyghetto.com/2011/06/dreaded-faultrestrictedversionsummary.html

  (2) regarding Auto Start, fairytale look here http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2012/07/clarification-on-the-auto-start-issues-in-vsphere-51-update-1.html

• Preferred for the backup of the free ESXi 4.1

  It's been a while since I looked in this because we now have a business license, but we will deploy some free versions of ESXi 4.1 soon so much time to look again.  GhettoVCB is still the preferred method in the community?  Anyone know of any other third party other than Veeam option?

  Most of the commercial solutions backup does support not the free edition together with VMware. I still think that the ghettoVCB is a solution very to pay it or not.

  http://communities.VMware.com/docs/doc-10780 is a list of a few backup solutions for ESX (i)

• Should what Management Interface I use for the free version of ESXi

  I plan on the implementation of the free version of ESXi on a server with Intel VT technology.

  I have a management interface for my free version of ESXi.

  I was told by someone that I need to manage VSphere.

  I can just purchse VSphere and should be fully compatible with the free ESXi?

  If so, should what version of VSphere I buy?

  What are my alternatives to a manageable GUI that won't cost too much? (I intend to manage only 5 virtual machines on the ESXi server)

  Thanks in advance!

  When you download the VI client from the http:// you the Virtual Infrastructure Client GUI.  Not a powershell environment.  See attached screenshot.

• Free ESXi 3.5, to the question of infrastructure

  We have a few new servers I need out of production fairly quickly, but takes a bit longer to get our software.  Is it possible for me to install the free ESXi on servers and when I get the infrastructure software licenses just to change the license key in the box?

  Yes, you can change the way your ESXi host will be allowed. Just update your authorized features (ESX Server license by clicking on the link Type change... and "assign a new license key for this host"

• Free ESXi: host removed from the inventory... How to re - add?

  1. I created a new local client as a test using the free ESXi and included Infrastructure Client 2.5.0

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  2. I stopped, went to the inventory list and chosen to remove inventory

  

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  3. I can see all the files are still present on the data store...

  

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  3B. this part incidentally is enough 'fun' to understand. There is no option menu anywhere to access the data store. The only way I found is to double click on the small icon...

  

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  4. How can I add this virtual machine in the inventory list and resume using this client I created with only the free ESXi tools?

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  It seems that my only option to get a customer that is running is to make a new, or to "import" a via a weird file called a format *. OVF. Which is strange because that esxi uses not this format of its own client local file, as shown above in the data store.

  So, is the absence of a dialogue "Open existing VM" how VMWare is shooting free users in the foot?  It's the hidden gotcha that they use to force me to upgrade infrastructure for $3000 +, just to get a dialog box "open existing virtual machine"?

  -Melanie Dale

  Hi DMahalko, to add a virtual machine to inventory (re-record with the host country), you select the .vmx file in the window of the data store and click on the button all the way to the left of the toolbar in data store of the browser (the one with the logo of VMware as its icon). Who will start the wizard to add back to your inventory.

  For later use, you can also use the 'Search' tab in the browser of data store to find all the virtual machines in a data store. Simply select "Virtual Machines" in the drop-down and she will show you all virtual machines out there (including those who are already in the inventory). Hope that helps!

  Please, help me by awarding points for a 'useful' or 'proper' response if you think it is useful!

  -Amit

• Free ESXi version question.

  Hello.

  I'm looking to adapt the free version of ESXi.

  I checked the limitation of the free version, but I do not see a feature available

  Please let me know what features can I use?

  Thank you.

  You can deploy and run virtual machines on it. That's basically all

  Most of these characteristics of fantasy of the paid license will require a vCenter and is not available for the free version.

  the features it will show in the license tab in client vSpere is:

  -Up to 32 GB of memory (hardware RAM in the host server)

  -Up to 8-way virtual SMP (which means that you can create virtual machines with 8 virtual processors)

  Concerning

• Free ESXi details

  could someone please shed some light on where he is now.

  (1) I realize that the free ESXi 5.5 new lifted restrictions of memory, but these restrictions have also been lifted for older versions?  Why VMware would remove the restriction to the 5.5 versions but not earlier?

  (2) if the restriction is not thrown for 5.1, which is the real restriction?  It's 32 GB of ram total in the server, or 32 GB of ram per socket, I saw it part two ways in different positions...

  (3) if the restriction is not thrown for 5.1, what should a user expect to see should when they try to apply the free license to 5.1 hypervisor that has more memory X memory in the host? (I say X because I have not yet replied to question 2)

  Thank you.

  OK, thanks for your response guys, you were mostly correct.  but I felt to actually test this while you wait for the answer, here's the final on that:

  the host was built using eval similarly all hosts are built, he had 48 GB of memory.  When I tried to add the free lic he first gave me an error message indicating that it didn't belong to the product.  It doesn't have any meaning.  I tried again and got the same error... very frustrating.  One thing to note, I was connected directly on vmnic0 via my laptop on the completely isolated network.

  I tried again, only the 3rd time I tried, I was at my desk, connection to ESXi through vClient (I got access to the internet from this station), and this time the error message was completely different, he said that I was too memory displays the amount of memory (48 GB), said the ICA would support only 32GB.

  So the hypervisor starts indeed, but why wouldn't it, its still in eval mode... and after mode eval is finished, I think that ESXi will start at the hypervisor, but you just can not power on virtual machines.

  So the treat on the hypervisor, not boot or startup seems to be incorrect.

  If someone wishes to speak I'll keep this post open for a few days.

• Technical limitations of the server VSphere Essentials?

  I'm running the free VSphere hypervisor and the vSphere Client. It seems that there are a ton of limitations in the free version. So far, I stumbled upon:

  (1) failed to move a virtual machine from one storage location to another

  (2) unable to set "Promiscuous" mode on a network adapter

  The list of documents things which should be available in the client, but did not exist (for example, the tabs together or options). For me it will be continue to occur as I continue to implement my VM.

  
  I work in a small business environment, but still have needs of which is apparently offered in some of the other products (for example. VMotion, VCenter?). But I use only two virtual machines on a single server with 1 CPU and that's all that I will probably have need for a while. Is there a way that I can know what are the technical limitations? I don't want to buy the product and know that I am still limited.

  
  Thank you

  Greg

  A good comparison can be found here: http://www.thomas-krenn.com/en/wiki/VMware_vSphere_5_Editions_Overview

  And a nice stop on all linked to their information function names are found in this Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkDahcUh0bJkdElsVXdfeUNlN3d4dWRDdWRKTFNld2c&usp=sharing#gid=2

  At the end of the day, but, if you want to move a running virtual machine to a store of data to another, must be the 'norm'... any level Essentails come with it.

• ESXi 4.1 to free ESXi 5.0 free upgrade

  I read here that the upgrade process is simple - just demarrer start on the CD, select upgrade and choose I want to preserve my existing VM.

  I only have one virtual machine on my ESXi server now, so this isn't too important.

  The procedure described above is correct for the * free * (5) version of ESXI?

  Thank you, as always.

  Mike Gallery

  It is a good blog talking about the free esxi 4 to 5 upgrade steps.

  http://blog.vmpros.nl/2011/07/13/VMware-easy-upgrade-ESXi-4-1-to-ESXi-5-0/

  Pete

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• Can you connect free ESXi to Vcenter?

  Probably a simple question, but I don't seem to find a clear answer.   I have an environment Vsphere with Vcenter 4.1 and I recently had to load the free ESXi on a single machine just to run 2 virtual machines on a single server.   I was wondering if the free license allows the management with Vcenter server licensed.

  Thank you.

  ... see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1018275

  André

• Make pseudo migration cold with free ESXi 3.5 VI Client?

  Even if I used VMware products for years (Workstation, Server), I'm still pretty new to ESXi.  I started using the free ESXi with the idea to be able to live migration between ESXi hosts.  However, I then discovered that you can't do vMotion with free stuff.  No biggie; I probably don't need it anyway.  All I really need is the ability to move virtual machines between ESXi hosts.  I'd settle for migration cold.  However, after reading the article on migration in the basic manual Admin, it seems I have to use Virtual Center to be able to do.  Am I wrong?  And I'll take it, Virtual Center is not a free download.

  But do I really need to Virtual Center to move virtual machines between ESXi hosts?  It seems to me that I could just use VI client to do a migration of the nickname 'cold '.  Is there something wrong with the following scenario:

  1. all VM files are kept on a central NFS server.

  2. I stopped the VM on HostA.

  3. Add the virtual machine to host b inventory.

  4 remove the virtual machine from the inventory of the HostA.

  5. I turn the VMS on host b.

  Of course, this is not automatic and not stupid, but it's free so I can't complain.

  Thanks in advance for any information or advice you can give me.

  No, and that's all a 'cold' vmotion is anyway...

  Take a look at this http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-9400 (ghettoQuickMigrate.sh) (free vmotion)

• Free ESXi management

  Is there a GUI / tool we can use to manage a single host with the free ESXi 3.5 U3 on the Web?

  When you signed up for download ESXi, you should have received a serial number (if not go here - https://www.vmware.com/tryvmware/?p=esxi).  In the VI client, navigate to Configuration-Licensing and enter your serial number.  Who will come out of eval mode.