VMware vSphere Hypervisor Alternatives

VMware vSphere Hypervisor

VMware vSphere Hypervisor ( based on ESXi ) is a free bare-metal hypervisor that virtualizes servers so you can consolidate your applications on less hardware.

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CPU
Technical minimum: single socket with two cores.
Recommended minimum: dual socket with four or more cores per CPU

Memory
Technical minimum: 4 GB
Recommended minimum: 8 GB or more

Network
Technical minimum: single 1 GbE network adapter
Recommended minimum: dual 1 GbE network adapters

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You can easily install vSphere Hypervisor on your own or with some guided help. If you’re looking for a do-it-yourself approach, just download the installer, accept the end-user license agreement and select which local drive you want to install it on.

Creating Virtual Machines

Once you’ve installed vSphere Hypervisor, there are three ways to create virtual machines.

Use VMware vCenter Converter to transfer existing servers into virtual machines or import existing VMware and third-party virtual machine images.
Create virtual machines from scratch by specifying the number of CPUs, the amount of memory, the disks and network interfaces you want, then load the operating system from ISO images or a boot disk.
Import a virtual appliance. There are hundreds to choose from on the VMware Solution Exchange.

Config

Once you’ve installed or imported your virtual machines, you’ll need to configure them. This Getting Started demo will walk you through the process.

Need support? You can now purchase Per Incident Support for VMware vSphere Hypervisor.

Moving up to a paid vSphere or vSphere with Operations Management Edition lets you further optimize your IT infrastructure. You'll be able to Pool computing and storage resources across multiple physical hosts.