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400 Replies Last post: Jun 24, 2009 3:01 PM by ronnieredd
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VI3: Linux Client, Please

Jul 21, 2006 12:21 PM

Click to view nick.couchman's profile Champion nick.couchman 4,969 posts since
Jan 13, 2006
Well, I've seen several threads around here asking about VirtualCenter support for Linux, which I think is a great idea. I recently downloaded an evaluation copy of ESX3 (VI3 - whatever you'd like to call it) as a proof-of-concept for my boss. I was floored when I found out that there is no ESX3 Client/Console (or "Virtual Infrastructure Client" if you'd like to call it that) for Linux. Are you kidding?! Please, VMware, take this request seriously - there are quite a few of us Linux guys out here running ESX that don't want to also have to run Windows inside of Player or Workstation on their local PC's just so they can manage ESX3. Please, get a Linux client/console for ESX3 out soon (as well as the Linux VC clients that have already been mentioed).
Reply Re: VI3: Linux Client, Please Jul 27, 2006 7:53 AM
Click to view petedr's profile Master petedr 1,330 posts since
Mar 18, 2006
I agree, we are almost a 100% linux shop so VC for Linux would be a good thing
Reply Re: VI3: Linux Client, Please Jul 31, 2006 8:46 AM
Click to view lvilla's profile Lurker lvilla 2 posts since
May 24, 2006
I agree too. There is a need to have a Client to manage ESX/VI from a linux client. Many many of us work regularly with linux workstations and don't have an easily available Windows machine for administrative tasks and if they have it would be very unconfortable to switch frequently from one system to the other just to administer esx. Please release a Linux client soon!
Reply Re: VI3: Linux Client, Please Jul 31, 2006 2:14 PM
Click to view megalex's profile Lurker megalex 5 posts since
Jul 31, 2006
what was VMWARE thinking ??? create a Windows Only management software to manage a Linux server ? I wonder what was the reasoning behind this desition... I'm sorry but for now i would prefer to stick with ESX 2.5 thanks.
Reply Re: VI3: Linux Client, Please Jul 31, 2006 2:29 PM
Click to view megalex's profile Lurker megalex 5 posts since
Jul 31, 2006
one more thing.. if it requires windows for administration.. what would stop me a linux guy from using the microsoft virtualization server instead?...
Reply Re: VI3: Linux Client, Please Aug 1, 2006 7:24 AM
Click to view bflynn0's profile Expert bflynn0 319 posts since
Jan 29, 2006
I would also love to see a VIClient for linux and FreeBSD.
Reply Re: VI3: Linux Client, Please Aug 1, 2006 7:39 AM
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Click to view nick.couchman's profile Champion nick.couchman 4,969 posts since
Jan 13, 2006
Well, ESX is not a Linux server - it uses a Linux-based management Console, but ESX itself is not a Linux server. Still, I agree - I'm not sure what they were thinking, writing a Windows-only client and writing it in .NET for that matter...
Reply Re: VI3: Linux Client, Please Aug 1, 2006 7:40 AM
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Click to view nick.couchman's profile Champion nick.couchman 4,969 posts since
Jan 13, 2006
I don't think Microsoft has a hypervisor (like ESX) out, yet, which means that they probably can't rival the performance achieved by ESX. Microsoft Virtual Server is a product similar to VMware Server, but ESX operates completely different from either of those products.
Reply Re: VI3: Linux Client, Please Aug 1, 2006 11:40 PM
Click to view DanielMeyer's profile Expert DanielMeyer 751 posts since
Sep 20, 2005
100% ack. Dont forget us linux guys! :-)
Reply Re: VI3: Linux Client, Please Aug 2, 2006 4:27 AM
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Click to view kix1979's profile Champion kix1979 3,758 posts since
Oct 14, 2004 Moderator
Please create a linux client. It would help be NOT use windows :)
Reply Re: VI3: Linux Client, Please Aug 4, 2006 12:34 AM
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Click to view osde.info's profile Expert osde.info 812 posts since
Jan 25, 2005
i'd also like a GNU/Linux VI3 VICent, VICli & VICon clients for centos, rpath & xubuntu based workstations
Reply Re: VI3: Linux Client, Please Aug 2, 2006 5:20 AM
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Click to view fsorensen's profile Novice fsorensen 12 posts since
Jul 5, 2006
We need a Linux version of VIC & VC, that's for sure!

A lot of the customers are more or less pure Linux/*NIX houses, they should not have to install a Windows server to maintain their ESX3 environment of only Linux VMs. Neither should they be forced to use Windows on the client to manage the same ESX3 environment.
Reply Re: VI3: Linux Client, Please Aug 2, 2006 2:42 PM
Click to view tmbm50's profile Enthusiast tmbm50 35 posts since
Dec 17, 2004
Just adding my voice to the call for a linux client. Maybe VMWare will take notice is enough of us make noise.

I spoke to an engineer about this at VMWorld last year and he blamed it on the .Net requirement. That's an easy answer if you ask me (just don't use it) but I also told him about the MONO project which runs .NET apps on a linux host. He had never heard of it. MONO is quite stable and useful now too!

Seems to me that if they really cared they would at least be familiar with what's out there.
Reply Re: VI3: Linux Client, Please Aug 3, 2006 12:32 AM
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Click to view DanielMeyer's profile Expert DanielMeyer 751 posts since
Sep 20, 2005
...or they would have used a portabel language in the first place :-)
Reply Re: VI3: Linux Client, Please Aug 3, 2006 8:16 AM
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Click to view nick.couchman's profile Champion nick.couchman 4,969 posts since
Jan 13, 2006
And what in the world is the ".Net requirement"? I don't know of anyone who is required to write anything in any language. Seems this is a cheap marketing tactic. I don't care what language it's written in as long as it works. Writing things in .Net seems to prevent applications from running on certain non-Windows platforms, so this seems like a really BAD idea to me. Why does anyone care that they can say "our application is written in .Net?!!!"
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