Simple questions about ESXi

[olegarr]

Hello:

Few simple questions about ESXi...

Is there any difference when you are using VMware converter on ESX3.5 and ESXi? I used it a lot on 3.5, but need to find out about using it with ESXi... Can I import physical server to ESXi as I am importing to regular ESX?

Also, is there any advantages to use VC if I am going to use ESXi? Only one plus I can see now is ability to manage few ESXi hosts at the same time, but I cannot use Vmotion, DRS, HA, pools and etc anyway... Is it correct?

Thanks,

olegarr

[depping]

1. procedure will be the same as with ESX

2. Well you can use ESXi and still use HA/DRS if you would want to, you would need to license the servers. If you aren't using any of those features the obvious reason would be central place of management & automation.

Duncan

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[weinstein5]

Converter wors the same way for both ESX and ESXi -

If you are licensed for it you can vmotion to and from an ESXi host - remember ESXi at the heart is the same as ESXi the major difference is ESX has a servoce console and ESXi does not -

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