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ESXi server. This is required for the initial setting of the administrative (root)
password, and the IP address of the ESXi server. While VMware ESXi free version
does not support the advanced functionality of ESX such as vMotion and high
availability, these features can be unlocked by adding a full ESX license to the ESXi
server. ESXi only supports up to 6 cores per processor 4.x versions.
VMware ESXi server does not support the VI Web Access.
VMware ESX Server
VMware ESX 4.1 Standard is the recommended supported virtualization software
for running 800xA server nodes virtualized prior to 800xA 5.1 Rev B. VMware
ESX server is an enterprise ready virtualization environment from VMware. It
installs directly on top of the physical server and runs multiple virtual machines
simultaneously sharing the physical resources of the underlying server. Each virtual
machine in ESX has a BIOS, processors, ram, disk storage, and networking devices
where operating systems and applications can be run unmodified. Licensing for
VMware ESX is per processor (occupied socket). VMware ESX supports a Console
Operating System (COS) where administrators can login for maintenance purposes.
The COS is running as a virtual machine in the ESX server. It supports installing
third party software. VMware ESX is managed through the vSphere Client which
runs on a Windows computer. In addition to the vSphere Client, VMware ESX also
has a VI Web Access that allows for interaction with the virtual machines from a
web browser.
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