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TinfoilSecGuy
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‎12-01-2014 09:29 PM

Newbie question for ESXi setup and OS X

I want to get my feet wet with vmware and wanted to try out esxi. My plan is to have one esxi server running a few guest OSes. What is the product that i will use to connect to a guest os from an OSX machine? Also, what product will i use to manage the ESXi server?

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vThinkBeyondVM
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‎12-01-2014 10:36 PM

You can start with this :http://www.mustbegeek.com/difference-between-vsphere-esxi-and-vcenter/

You can evaluate all the products for 60 days : You will have to register here: Download VMware vSphere Evaluation - Free Managed Virtualization for 60 Days

If you have any additional queries, please let us know.​


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Sateesh_vCloud
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‎12-02-2014 12:26 AM

Check this one

how to setup a nested esx lab at home | Posix In Egypt

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TinfoilSecGuy
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‎12-03-2014 07:07 PM

Thank you both for the links and info.  I wasn't actually clear with my intent though. I wanted to manage my esxi server from my Mac and do it without installing vCenter server since you have to pay for that. I realized that VMware fusion pro for mac allows me to connect to the VMs, I had to install the vSphere client on a windows machine to really remotely manage the esxi server though. Here's hoping for a future solution that allows me to do this from my mac alone!

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