Memory overcommittment and deduplication, allowing higher consolidation ratios.
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Valuable Features:
Improvements to My Organization:
With VMware ESXi 5.5 and vCenter, we have a high-performance and stable virtual platform for converting 10 plus physical machines into few virtual machines.
Room for Improvement:
Reduce operation cost on physical machines, increase availability and performance of virtual operation systems.
Use of Solution:
3 years.
Stability Issues:
We have a issue when setup ESXi. There is no response from host machine when connecting VMware ESXi to IBM SAN (v3700), resolved by installing ESXi new patches.
Cost and Licensing Advice:
The only setup cost is VMware license, no extra cost is needed as we have a IT team who familiar with VMware products.
Other Advice:
For small-to-medium business, I would recommend to install ESXi on USB stick or SD card. It provides more flexibility and lower cost to setup the virtual platform.
**Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Last updated: Oct 08 2014
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Project Manager at Bureau VeritasTop ReviewerVendor
I would always recommend to install all the relevant vmware patches and hardware firmwares before the system goes into production to avoid any instability performance issues.
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Engineer at UBICS INC at Siemens Rail AutomationConsultant
I agree that any server used for ESXI or any other use should be on current firmware and that includes option cards before installing any OS. If you have vCenter you can keep track of the patches available for ESXI servers. Apply then during a scheduled maintenance cycle when you can schedule downtime. I have been supporting server hardware for 20 years and firmware updates should always be checked before use. There also firmware released after that can go on during the scheduled maintenance cycle. That can include storage too, I stabilized a couple arrays with a firmware update,
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Network System Administrator at Office of Hamilton County RecorderVendor
Well-written account of real world experience with the product.
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Chris ChilderhoseExpertTop 5Real User
As stated by others always update firmware and patch VMware prior to going in to Production. It will save on issues like you had.
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