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VMware vSphere ESXi free edition is dead

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Re: VMware vSphere ESXi free edition is dead

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Post by bodeadly »

Dread.

I run all of my Windows Server / 10 / 11 client VMs on ESXi for testing my Java software product.

I'm getting the impression that proxmox is the only real alternative for Windows guests?

I do need to get packet captures from the host so maybe Linux is better than something like Hyper-V?

Re: VMware vSphere ESXi free edition is dead

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Post by remir »

*Along with the termination of perpetual licensing, Broadcom has also decided to discontinue the Free ESXi Hypervisor, marking it as EOGA (End of General Availability).

Regrettably, there is currently no substitute product offered.*

You can feel that the employee that wrote this knows this is a sinking ship.

Re: VMware vSphere ESXi free edition is dead

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Post by Saris »

bodeadly wrote: post #3

Dread. I run all of my Windows Server / 10 / 11 client VMs on ESXi for testing my Java software product. I'm getting the impression that proxmox is the only real alternative for Windows guests? I do need to get packet captures from the host so maybe Linux is better than something like Hyper-V?

Proxmox is a nice UI and extra utilities on top of KVM for VMs, KVM can be installed on any Linux system.

I'd install Proxmox in a VM and give it a try if you want to see how it goes.

Re: VMware vSphere ESXi free edition is dead

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Post by akadruid1 »

NetworkPerson wrote: post #2

Oh look, it’s that last nudge I needed to go ahead and move my home stuff to HyperV. Suppose I could fire up proxmox but meh, I’m already too familiar with HyperV for how much my clients use it.

Hyper-V Server has also been discontinued, although the 2019 release will be supported for a while yet

https://www.theregister.com/2021/08/31/hyper_v_server_discon...

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