Clearspace Server Syndication Feed http://communities.vmware.com/blogs A syndication feed of all the blogs on this system Sat, 06 Oct 2007 20:46:56 GMT Clearspace 1.10.12 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2007-10-06T20:46:56Z ESXi and WSi http://communities.vmware.com/blogs/continuum/2007/10/06/esxi-and-wsi <br /> When I first heard about ESXi I thought : that sounds very familiar. <br /> <p /> <br /> <span style="color:#0000ff">Go to a box, inject your boot-media and turn it into a VM-player without installing anything.<br /> Forget about the host. </span><br /> <br /> In a way ESX relates to ESXi like Workstation to my MOA-project (Workstation from a LiveCD)<br /> Here is a short comparison:<br /> <br /> <table class="jive-wiki-table"> <tr> <td> <br clear="all" /> </td> <td>ESXi</td> <td>WSi</td> </tr> <tr> <td>hardware support</td> <td>very limited</td> <td>ok - drivers can be added easily</td> </tr> <tr> <td>boot-time</td> <td>?</td> <td>3 min</td> </tr> <tr> <td>boot-media</td> <td>USB-stick, ?</td> <td>USB-stick, CD, PXE, local disk</td> </tr> <tr> <td>OS</td> <td>ESX</td> <td>Windows</td> </tr> <tr> <td>filesystem for VMs</td> <td>vmfs</td> <td>fat32, ntfs, ext2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>local display</td> <td>no</td> <td>yes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>smp</td> <td>yes</td> <td>yes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>max RAM</td> <td>?</td> <td>3 - 4 Gb</td> </tr> <tr> <td>remote access</td> <td>ssh ?, virtual Center</td> <td>ssh, cifs, vnc</td> </tr> <tr> <td>sound for VMs</td> <td>no</td> <td>possible</td> </tr> <tr> <td>USB for VMs</td> <td>no</td> <td>possible</td> </tr> <tr> <td>IDE-disks for VMs</td> <td>no</td> <td>yes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>WLAN</td> <td>?</td> <td>possible</td> </tr> <tr> <td>VMs on USB</td> <td>no</td> <td>yes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>VMs on encrypted disks</td> <td>no</td> <td>yes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>runs on notebooks</td> <td>no</td> <td>yes</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <br clear="all" /> </td> <td> <br clear="all" /> </td> <td> <br clear="all" /> </td> </tr> </table> <br clear="left" /> <br /> got to read more about ESXi to fill the blanks in the table<br /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <p /> Ulli Sat, 06 Oct 2007 20:46:56 GMT continuum http://communities.vmware.com/blogs/continuum/2007/10/06/esxi-and-wsi 2007-10-06T20:46:56Z http://communities.vmware.com/blogs/continuum/comment/esxi-and-wsi http://communities.vmware.com/blogs/continuum/feeds/comments?blogPostID=1103