+1 - Go with the Essential package. Worth every penny. Kurt
On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 09:50, John Cook <john.c...@pfsf.org> wrote: > You can get VMWare Essentials for $1000 to manage multiple hosts and for > another $500 you can get the Plus package which gives you a lot more > functionality. > > John W. Cook > System Administrator > Partnership For Strong Families > 5950 NW 1st Place > Gainesville, Fl 32607 > Office (352) 244-1610 > Cell (352) 215-6944 > MCSE, MCP+I, MCTS, CompTIA A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk] > Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 12:42 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: iSCSI SANs vs FibreChannel SANs > > On Hyper-v vs. ESX/ESXi my take has always been that vsphere is more mature, > and if your hardware is on the HCL you just drop in the ISO and away you go. > > With Windows you might get lucky "out the box" or you might be having to > download Broadcom NIC drivers (and teaming software) or Intel NIC drivers > (and teaming software). > > Not to mention technical support - could be wrong here and happy to be > corrected but I don't think you can buy a cheap support agreement on hyper-v > like you can vsphere? > > On a technical level, at that sort of size/scale I'm sure either would do the > job admirably. > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained or > attached to or with this Notice is intended only for the person or entity to > which it is addressed and may contain Protected Health Information (PHI), > confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, transmission, > dissemination, or other use of, and taking any action in reliance upon this > information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient without > the express written consent of the sender are prohibited. This information > may be protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act > of 1996 (HIPAA), and other Federal and Florida laws. Improper or unauthorized > use or disclosure of this information could result in civil and/or criminal > penalties. > Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really > need to. > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
