Re: Managing ESXi from FreeBSD...

2011-01-24 Thread Outback Dingo
On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 4:31 PM, Kevin Wilcox wrote: > On 24 January 2011 13:42, Outback Dingo wrote: > > > loose ESucksXi and install XCP 1.0 and for management xencenter / > > openxencenter will run on FreeBSD, > > I wish I could recommend XCP and/or Xen to the average user but trying > to ins

Re: Managing ESXi from FreeBSD...

2011-01-24 Thread Kevin Wilcox
On 24 January 2011 13:42, Outback Dingo wrote: > loose ESucksXi and install XCP 1.0 and for management xencenter / >  openxencenter will run on FreeBSD, I wish I could recommend XCP and/or Xen to the average user but trying to install FreeBSD 8.1-amd64 in Xen, even running in HVM, doesn't come c

Re: Managing ESXi from FreeBSD...

2011-01-24 Thread Outback Dingo
hink that would work as a > vm on the server with a connection via RDP? > > Disappointing that the tools are so Windows-centric. Happy to consider Xen > - is that harder to deploy though? > > Thanks, > > > Peter. > > -original message- > Subject: Re: Managing

Re: Managing ESXi from FreeBSD...

2011-01-24 Thread Peter Harrison
Krad, Sorry for top posting - my phone makes it awkward. Thanks - although I don't intend to admin this over the internet, just within my home network. Are there any pre-built appliances specifically to admin the host? Thanks again, Peter. -original message- Subject: Re: Managing ESXi

Re: Managing ESXi from FreeBSD...

2011-01-24 Thread Peter Harrison
hough? Thanks, Peter. -original message- Subject: Re: Managing ESXi from FreeBSD... From: Kevin Wilcox Date: 23/01/2011 22:46 On 23 January 2011 17:41, Peter Harrison wrote: > I don't want to be stuck using Windows to manage this machine though. What > are my options for managing this

Re: Managing ESXi from FreeBSD...

2011-01-24 Thread krad
On 23 January 2011 22:41, Peter Harrison wrote: > Hello list, > > I've just started messing around with my new Proliant. I've installed ESXi > 4.1 and have a VM up and running with 8.2-RC2 using the (Windows only) > vSphere client. > > I don't want to be stuck using Windows to manage this machin

Managing ESXi from FreeBSD...

2011-01-23 Thread Peter Harrison
Hello list, I've just started messing around with my new Proliant. I've installed ESXi 4.1 and have a VM up and running with 8.2-RC2 using the (Windows only) vSphere client. I don't want to be stuck using Windows to manage this machine though. What are my options for managing this machine and