On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 2:03 PM, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > Is the setup of ESXi strictly command line? if so, is there a sample > somewhere of the commands to set it up and install a vm, then start that vm?
No, there is a remote GUI front end. ESXi is interesting because there's not really an interface on the machine itself, you have to remote manage everything. That's great for companies with lots of computers, maybe not so much if you have to do work on the machine itself. > There is only one *nix command I remember because it is so unlike the > commands of other os's for the same thing: delete a file is rm (filename). > It took me so long to find out what the rm command was that I still remember > it. They all kind of make sense, just like DOS kind of made sense: cd = cd (you know that one :) echo = echo (that one too) ifconfig = ipconfig mkdir = make directory ls = list mount = "mount" a drive umount = "unmount" a drive chmod = change modes (attrib) cat = equivalent of "type", give or take. > There is no way I will get along with a command line thing unless there > example cheatsheets that I can copy and change the variables like the > machine names, IP number, subnet mask, etc. Really easy to do all of these - IMO easier than on Windows - but in reality that's stuff you'd do on the guest, not the ESXi server. Still I think that's a high bar, I'd be more inclined to set it up that way at home and get used to it before I inflicted it on someone else, and even then I'd be concerned about long term maintenance after I was NLA. Best, -Tim >> You are absolutely further ahead if you start with a virtualized platform. >> Use ESXi (free) as the operating system and load 2003 on it in a VM. It's >> much more stable than running windows or Linux as the host. The overhead is >> minimal. In fact it de-duplucates memory blocks so if you have 2 VMs running >> the same OS, it will use less memory than the sum of it's parts. >> >> You will need to use a different workstation to log in to the virtualized >> machine. Under ESXi the console is a stripped down custom Linux kernel used >> for maintenance and loading drivers. You need to run their custom interface >> to get to the console of the VM for BIOS level access. Once you get things >> running you can use remote desktop or LogMeIn, or whatever. >> >> -Dave Walton >> >> On Apr 19, 2012, at 10:47 AM, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Seems like the consensus is wipe and install 2003R2. >>> >>> Two more questions: >>> 1. would it be worth considering an install of linux and then run >>> server 2003R2 as a VM? Or is that just wasting resources? Dell 2650 xeon >>> 2.8 4 gig memory. >> >> > 2. Has anyone heard of insurance costing more if the business is >> running open source software? >> > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
