Reclassification of ESXi 3.5 u4 free on USB to ESXi free 4.0 on USB

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  Hi all

  I have an IBM (3630 7377 x) server with a USB key with ESXi 5.0.0. The usb key was provided by IBM. The server is located in the 5.1 ESXi HCL.

  I have no HW monitoring (on the current ESX 5.0) so I thought to upgrade to ESXi 5.1.

  Question: can I upgrade 5.1 without starting bare BONES (reformat all disks as it happens with the first installation)? Is there a risk of losing virtual machines already in the server because of the upgrade?

  Hello

  Reclassification of ESXi 5.0 to 5.1, reformatted not disk it will upgrade the required files. However if you have local data store and Virtual Machines residing inside and then resume as good practice before upgrade.

  Concerning

  Mohammed

• PE 2950 III with ESXi free version?

  I have a PowerEdge 2950 III server on the way and I want to launch the free VMWare ESXi version. I know that Dell makes their own version (paying) with the built-in drivers... Will the free version to be an option for me, or it will never work because the drivers needed/missing? Or maybe I just need to build my own ISO and integrate the drivers of 2950 in it?

  PowerHomeUser

  I know that Dell made their own version (paying) with the built-in drivers

  Version of Dell isn't a paid version.  It is also free; they have, as a service to their clients, customized to include drivers for most of their systems.  You can build your own by integrating the drivers into the image manually, but that would be stupid given it already exists and is made by someone who knows what they are doing.

  http://www.Dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/driverdetails?DriverID=5YC4T

• Cisco C220 M3 - ESXi installation - is ESXi free?

  Hi guys,.

  I want to install ESXi Server C220 M3. I think that ESXi is free but I'm not sure. Do need me a permit for the Cisco custom ESXi image?

  I also have another server C220 M3 distinct from each other. For this one, I have a license vSphere Enterprise license. Do I need another license of ESXi here?

  Thank you.

  At the end of 60 days, to change the 'license' to the ESXi installation to get a perpetual license (with much reduced features) key of VMware.

  Basis of VMware and virtuallisation managed with the vi client is included in the free license, but no vCenter and all the goodies that come with it.

• License free ESXi

  I got a license key free for ESXi and I use it for testing purposes in a lab environment.

  Since I install and re-install ESXi (free version) using the same license key, is there a maximum number of times the same free license key can be used and reused?

  Concerning

  Marius

  Hello

  Answering the question... NO!

• Free ESXi version limitation

  Where can I find a complete list of the ESXi version free limitations and characteristics?

  Have changed since version 5.x?

  Concerning

  Marius

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  • Number of physical CPUs for each host: no limit
  • Number of logical processors for each host: 480
  • Maximum vCPUs per virtual machine: 8 Maximum
  • No support of VMware.
  • No vStorage APIs available.

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• Shutdown VM in ESXi free 6 limited?

  It seems that I can not stop a VMa VM with ESXi 6 free licenses:

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  Cannot perform the operation:

  SOAP fault:

  -----------

  Error string: the current licence or ESXi version prohibited the execution of the requested operation.

  Lack of details: RestrictedVersionFault

  If the free license is really limited to exercise such a function of base, or am I missing something?

  Yes, the free license will restrict you making use of a product that will call APIs to perform operations.

  vMA, PowerCLI etc. cannot really be used to manage the free ESXi hypervisor.

• ESXi free 6. Might be a stupid question, but how/where to get the license for?

  Hi all

  Every time I try to download and then navigate to the license key for ESXI hypervisor 6.0 free I get redirected to "My wmware" page where I can download / select 'vSphere and vSphere with operations management', but which does not provide me with a license key as just run in a 60 day trial.

  Even if I try a direct link, such as: https://my.vmware.com/en/group/vmware/evalcenter?p=free-esxi6 it would fail, is to pursue this matter I might be told "You are not enrolled in this product." and if I hit the [register] button it would to the page "My VMware" and loops...

  Is the past when downloading the 5.0, 5.5 and those where an article to the called component download page where him compares keys such a list, I don't see the part.

  So what I'm missing here?

  Concerning

  Otto

  Please try https://my.vmware.com/en/web/vmware/evalcenter?p=free-esxi6

  André

• Backup of the guests on 'free' esxi, Veeam/Storage API

  I started a new job and the company uses esxi 5 on a free key (confirmed by vmware support) and uses a 3rd party backup managed which consists of a hunger of sever running veeam. My first thought was that this is not possible due to the storage API locked on esxi when you use the "free" version However, I looked at the race of backup with the ok on the vsphere log viewer. I can't get access to the server of Veeam to check.

  Still, ive talked about Veeam and Vmware new who have confirmed my thoughts that this will not work on the 'free' version However, it seems to work... How is that possible? I missed something fundamental.

  I'm looking to replace the backup managed by our own but I am 100% I need licenses esxi for (and to a later version) to get my veeam bought to work.

  Thank you.

  The vStorage API is locked in the only hypervisor license so an instant backup wouldn't work, however, Veeam has the ability to use SSH/SCP to backup virtual machines (full copy).

• How can I obtain a license for the free version of ESXi?

  Where can I obtain a license for the free version? I installed ESXi 6 and it asks me to enter a license key.

  I tried to follow these instructions , but I don't see the option for requestion a license for my type of installation.

  That's what I'm running: VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.0.0-2494585.x86_64-Dell_Customized-A00.iso

  
  Thank you.

  You can get the license of VMware site as described on the blog post that you posted above, because there is no different license for OEM ISOs.

• -What is ESXi free 6?

  Hello

  -What is ESXi free 6? or y at - it a free version of it? I believe that in the past, previous versions to be.

  Thank you.

  You can try it for 60 days.

  Johan

• Newbie question: ESXi 6.0 free vs vSphere Essentials Kit

  I currently have a server host running ESXi 5.5 (free version), accommodation mainly a lab with SQL servers and workstations Windows infrastructure.

  I plan to upgrade the vSphere Essentials Kit and I was wondering what are the additional benefits I would get paid Kit essentials ESXi free 6.0 vs.

  So far, I can think of the following:

  -Possibility to install on two additional host servers (however I don't really have this requirement for the moment)

  -Compatibility with VMWare as ALTARO and VEEAM backup software. (This would be beneficial)

  What are the other benefits Essentials Kit would offer a server environment unique host which would be sufficiently attractive to force one to go compared to the free version?

  Thank you for any comments.

  ArnieC

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• Data ESXI free space consumption permanently store

  Dear,

  Please I need help, our ESXI 5.5 database have a total of 2 TB of space and have 2 virtual machine, virtual computers have 'Thick lazy provisioned to zero' hard drives

  but before we have 471 GB of free space, but since last week, our space free datastore continually dwindling I don't know why, after all you said 3minutes datastore is reduced by a few megabytes

  Please any help is greatly appreciated :-),.

  Definitely Yes. Snapshot files increases over time, according to the changed data in the virtual disk. They can grow up to the size of their basic disks provisioned.

  André

• Free ghettoVCB.sh u3 ESXi 4.1: line 836: syntax error: bad substitution

  I can't ghettoVCB.sh to run on free ESXi v4.1.

  Copied the .sh and .conf files in/ghettoVCB-master.  When I get home. /ghettoVCB.sh I get:

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  If I try/bin/ash ghettoVCB.sh I get exactly the same thing.

  The execute bit is set:

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  -rw - 1 root root 747 6 Nov 15:43 ghettoVCB.conf

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  How can I solve this please?

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  I managed to get an older version of the MKSbackup script and it works fine.

• Free license for Esxi 6.0 Cisco custom ISO

  Dear all,

  Is it possible to get the free license for Esxi 6.0 custom cisco ISO? or what can I use standard 6.0 for Cisco 6.0installation custom Esxi Esxi free license key?

  I could find the free license only for Esxi 6.0 standard image customized Cisco.

  Thank you.

  Welcome to the community,

  Cisco and other hardware providers offer ESXi images customized to support their equipment. However, the customization is made by adding/replacement drivers and tools. The base is still the same original VMware image. There is no specific license provider.

  André