VMware vSphere Deployment
No, everything works fine during deployment.
View full review »We've had no issues with deployment. Upgrades from v5.5 went smoothly.
View full review »There is a lot of know how required to deploy VMWare correctly, especially if it is being architectured to be highly available. A simple deployment is not too hard, but the issues that I had faced initially were mostly related to adequate shared storage connectivity, etc.
View full review »Buyer's Guide
VMware vSphere
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about VMware vSphere. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.
Yes. With ESXi one must make sure the hardware that is used matches the compatibility list provided by vmware. Once the host machine is configured appropriately, it's smooth sailing.
View full review »
No, we’ve been using vSphere for a long time so we’re quite familiar with it, and we have a good relationship with VMWare. Deployment was easy.
View full review »ESXi has some specific hardware requirements that administrators should make sure they are able to meet before deploying. While the platform can run on a considerable range of hardware, various features make use of specialized virtualization instruction sets in the hardware CPU that make the hypervisor suited to only a fraction of the common server hardware on the market. This is not a bad thing, as the benefits from these advanced features are well worth the cost of more advanced hardware. This is the only circumstance in which I have encountered obstacles to deployment.
View full review »Minimal issues encountered.
View full review »PR
Patrick Ringelberg
Owner at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Never. It just deploys. It works if you use the hardware that’s on the HCL on the VMWare web site. If you don’t do that, you could be in trouble. Some customers do that and expect it to work magically.
View full review »VL
Thang Le Toan (Victory Lee)
CIO at Robusta Technology & Training
No issues encountered.
View full review »Primarily since we were early adopters there was little expertise available, other than directly from VMware, which is one of VMware’s strong points in that they provide a wealth of information through their documentation (too much) and their community forums.
View full review »I’m sure there were issues to contend with originally, but as the product matures it gets easier and easier.
View full review »We have no problems deploying vSphere.
View full review »No issues with deployment so far.
Nope. Smooth all the way.
View full review »We've had no issues deploying it.
View full review »The environment was already deployed when I arrived at each of the institutions where I've worked.
View full review »Absolutely, numerous issues in particular HP ESXi VMware images that we utilized created a number of deployment issues. ESXi Hosts would lock up, network configs would malfunction and plenty more. We had issues deploying vCenter on windows 2012, and Windows 2012 r2, such as being unable to successfully integrate vCenter with Active Directory and plenty more.
View full review »There were no issues as we followed the documentation.
View full review »BB
SrEngineer672
Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
No issues encountered.
View full review »
When I first tested vSphere against other competitors 9 years ago, there was no question on which product our company would use. It was easy to deploy and is easier today than it was back then. With a small OS footprint, the install was quick and configuration was straight to the point.
View full review »
With previous versions, for example in 5.1, it was inconvenient to deploy an SSO database. Now, an SSO database is local and automatically installed.
View full review »We haven't had issues with deploying it.
View full review »No – the original deployment went very smoothly with vendor assistance. Upgrades since have been smooth as well. We did a lot of homework before embarking on any upgrades.
View full review »We encountered no issues with deployment.
View full review »Deployment isn't the simplest nor the most complex. If you can install a standard HP & Dell server, there's no reason you couldn't take care of a VMWare ESXi Hypervisor. After that, configuration and administration via the vSphere console is pretty easy.
View full review »None, we found VMware support really good.
View full review »We haven't had issues with deployment.
View full review »No issues with deployment. It is almost too easy. The same with subsequent upgrades.
View full review »It was fine.
View full review »No issues were encountered in the latest migrations that have been performed but this is due to previous experience.
View full review »MP
Michael Perry
Vice President at a aerospace/defense firm with 51-200 employees
None
View full review »
Deployment options are varied with ESXi, so depending on what you're trying to achieve within your business.
View full review »
We've had no issues deploying it.
View full review »No issues encountered.
View full review »We never found any issue during deployment of VMware vSphere. From version 5.0, 5.1 and now in 5.5 works everything fine.
The virtualization changed everything in our company, and is the way to lead from now.
View full review »Not really, just some tuning prior to release into production.
View full review »No, I did not have any issues because it all depends on how the environment was configured.
View full review »We were unsuccessful in a few setups, for example, installing on SD cards in some UCS blades. I think, though, that the problem was related to hardware and not to the setup process.
View full review »No issues encountered.
View full review »FB
Firoze Bhorat
Senior Environments Engineer - Virtualised Environments at Derivco with 501-1,000 employees
We did encounter issues during deployment, but they were mostly because of human errors.
View full review »We've had no issues deploying it.
View full review »There were no major issues.
View full review »There were challenges with the compatibility, design and architecture. If these three things are perfect on your table, then you will not face any issues while deploying anything. In our scenario, we encountered some issues with compatibility.
View full review »Yes, but by support, we found the solution, a hardware driver for HBA component.
View full review »No issues encountered.
View full review »We did have some issues, so I would suggest a full automatic host server setup using DHCP and PXE without configuration scripts.
We had no issues during deployment.
View full review »As with any software, ESXi and vSphere have their own requirements, but if you meet the requirements for hardware, network, storage, etc., then deploying a vSphere system is just easy as pie.
View full review »We haven't had issues with deploying it.
View full review »No issues encountered.
View full review »Deployment requires a special proficiency.
View full review »
None.
View full review »
RR
Engineer353
VMware Engineer at a tech company with 501-1,000 employees
We have not had any issues with deployment.
View full review »It's a little complex, but we were able to do it. Other than that, we had no issues with deployment.
View full review »No issues encountered.
View full review »The deployment was really easy, migration to the virtualization infrastructure was transparent to the main business.
View full review »I'm a vExpert so I don't have any issues with deploying it.
View full review »Licensing that makes it easier to justify getting the features I like, such as the enterprise feature where VMs auto balanced among hosts. This needs to be done by hand because that feature is too expensive.
View full review »No issues encountered.
View full review »We've encountered no issues with deployment.
View full review »It does not like working with the older Intel NICs nor the Realtek NICs, but I was able to work around that.
View full review »None.
View full review »None that were insurmountable.
View full review »There were no issues with deployment. It was very smooth.
View full review »We attempted to upgrade from vSphere 5.0 to 5.5, but we weren't successful. We contacted technical support and, after a few tries, they closed our case and asked us to perform a fresh vCenter install and to create the inventory from there.
View full review »No issues encountered.
View full review »No. Setup and installation takes less than 20 minutes.
View full review »I have not found a way to automatically do console redirection to the COM port after scripted installation.
View full review »Deployment is done with future needs in mind. But with day-to-day deployment, we haven't had any issues.
View full review »Deploying the older v3 and v3.5 had lots of issues, but the morerecent v4, v5, and v5.5 version are much easier to deploy.
View full review »
vCenter server installation is really a headache.
View full review »
Our deployment of VMware went smoothly.
View full review »
Sometimes there were issues during the installation, especially with certificates.
View full review »DL
virtuali332868
Virtualization Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
None, and I do all my deployments from either USB or PXE.
View full review »No, but that is relative. Sometimes issues are raised eventually.
View full review »No issues encountered.
View full review »No issues encountered.
View full review »RR
Engineer353
VMware Engineer at a tech company with 501-1,000 employees
I haven't seen any issues with deployment.
View full review »No issues encountered.
View full review »We've encountered no issues with deployment.
View full review »We have not had any issue with deployment over the years.
View full review »Buyer's Guide
VMware vSphere
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about VMware vSphere. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.