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VMware ESXi 4 Multi-Server & Free Single Server Hypervisor for 64-bit hardware

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ESXi is VMware's next-generation bare metal hypervisor		ESXi delivers industry-leading performance and scalability with: Improved Reliability and Security Streamlined Deployment and Configuration Higher Management Efficiency Simplified Hypervisor Patching and Updating Complete set of management capabilities Learn more		ESXi 4.1 includes several valuable new features: Built-in AD integration Tech Support Mode Support for scripted and PXE installation Support for boot from SAN Lock down mode vCLI enhancement Learn more

ESX to ESXi Migration

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Planning your migration
ESXi Migration forum discussion
ESXi Chronicles
- VMware training:
- Transitioning to ESXi
- Automation with PowerCLI

How to manage ESXi
Scripting with ESXi
vMA community
ESXi and ESX Infocenter
- Success Stories
- Customer: AllScripts
- Customer: ZGF

VMware vSphere Hypervisor is the free entry level edition of VMware vSphere. It is ideal for companies of all sizes to start experiencing the fundamental benefits of virtualization at no cost. The vSphere Hypervisor is available only based on the ESXi hypervisor architecture
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Author		Subject		Views	Replies	Last Activity
	BryanMSmithMC…		ESXi 4 Datastores Inaccessible 13 hours ago in VMware ESXi™ 4	43	1	12 hours ago by BryanMSmithMC…
	ETastic		Re: Unable to "Use Windows Session Credentials" to log into ESXi 4.1 348481 7 months ago in VMware ESXi™ 4	364	2	15 hours ago by ETastic
	MikeGIllinois		Adding CPU's Question 21 hours ago in VMware ESXi™ 4	91	8	18 hours ago by MikeGIllinois
	VMWareJason		VMfiles .vmdk - Question 22 hours ago* in VMware ESXi™ 4	89	5	18 hours ago by VMWareJason
	kjb007		Re: recommendations for a syslog server 6 days ago in VMware ESXi™ 4	174	9	21 hours ago by kjb007
	xbradshr		esxi logging levels on a production environment 17 hours ago in VMware ESXi™ 4	35	0	21 hours ago by xbradshr
	RUG201110141		swap in / swcur / swtgt 3 days ago in VMware ESXi™ 4	70	3	22 hours ago by RUG201110141
	SonyRaymond		Build a private network between two physical ESXi 4.0 hosts for VM guests 22 hours ago in VMware ESXi™ 4	31	1	22 hours ago by SonyRaymond
	xman24		ESXi 4.1 can't get iqn name when enable iSCSI software adaptor 1 day ago in VMware ESXi™ 4	175	12	23 hours ago by xman24
	vmhyperv		VMware ESXi4.1 Patch Release ESXi410-201204001 Missing(KB2013058) 1 day ago in VMware ESXi™ 4	62	3	1 day ago by vmhyperv
	vmroyale		Re: updating esxi 4.1 1 day ago in VMware ESXi™ 4	81	3	1 day ago by vmroyale
	TobiasM		Ntfs error hwn snapshotning Windows Server 1 day ago in VMware ESXi™ 4	58	4	1 day ago by TobiasM
	Stygre		Datastores monitoring with SNMP 1 week ago in VMware ESXi™ 4	63	2	1 day ago by Stygre
	Busso		VM's showing disk IO errors, I need some help.. 1 day ago in VMware ESXi™ 4	67	3	1 day ago by Busso
	ArielStu		Backup ESXI 4.1 from Symantec Backup Exec 2012 with the Agent for Vmware 2 weeks ago in VMware ESXi™ 4	197	6	1 day ago by ArielStu

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