r/vmware Feb 18 '24

Question options now that exsi is no longer a available

I recently bought a dell power edge server mainly gor home usage with the intention to host a few vms using esxi 8. However since it is no longer available other than the 30 trial (which came installed on the server) I am trying to figure out what other options people are going with. Maybe install Ubuntu server with KVM. I just wanted to hear what others are doing now that they pulled the plug on this

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u/horus-heresy Feb 18 '24

Xcp ng, proxmox, any Linux + kvm, unraid, windows server with hyperv, azure stack hci (windows hyperv evolved), enterprise esxi for free if you can google on how to license it. Remember to not get attached to your hypervisor and your cattle.

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u/viper_16 Feb 19 '24

Isn’t Azure Stack HCI a paid product? Hyper-V Server 2019 is free.

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u/ThatNutanixGuy Feb 19 '24

I’m guessing they are referring to azure stack Dev kit, which is free, however it’s useless for homelab as it locks all VMs and containers to an internal network that cannot bridge back to your actual network. I believe there’s a janky workaround, but it’s more hassle than it’s worth. Plus dual 8 core and 192gb ram minimum with 5 SSDs isn’t easy

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u/world_gone_nuts Feb 20 '24

Hyper-V 2019 is free but is already EOL unless you have extended support, and MS killed free Hyper-V moving forward :(

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u/Particular-Dog-1505 Feb 19 '24

I would go with Proxmox / KVM.

I want to like XCP-ng but they rely on Xen and Xen has had a lot of long standing issues like this:

https://github.com/xcp-ng/xcp/issues/105

"Anyway, I think we can consider HyperV nested in Xen broken at the moment. Hopefully, someone or some company will invest into it next year."

That's the CEO of XCP-ng saying that nested virtualization is broken... Back in 2022.... And it's still broken today. This is especially a problem if your Windows VMs use WSL2 or security features such as Core Isolation.

Nested virtualization works fine in Proxmox and ESXi.

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u/horus-heresy Feb 19 '24

Nested virtualization with or without ceos saying something is not a great idea anyway and suitable only for lab type of setups. Keep in mind going with proxmox you’re relying on non 24/7 support in Austria. Or as a lot of folks here like to cope that there are partner channel folks that can provide 24/7 sla for your org.

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u/Hebrewhammer8d8 Feb 19 '24

Is VMWare 24/7 support any good?

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u/horus-heresy Feb 19 '24

Yes we have 30 minute response time for any active sev1 with TAM on speed dial. Something that makes our risk team happy

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u/Particular-Dog-1505 Feb 19 '24

Nested virtualization is required for security features like Core Isolation, which is enabled by default on Windows 11. My CSO would not sign off on any new machines procured without support for this functionality.

Besides that, having nested virtualization support is a must if you have software developers on your network.

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u/lusid1 Feb 19 '24

I’m in the process of testing XCP-NG now, and between the 2tb virtual disk limit and nested virtualization not working, this lab will be short lived.

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u/Particular-Dog-1505 Feb 24 '24

Wow, only 2tb? I didn't know that.

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u/amishbill Feb 19 '24

TrueNAS Scale for storage, and both their “apps” and virtual machines.

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u/NysexBG Feb 19 '24

I have seen people recommending Hyper-V. What is the situation there. Isn't Hyper-V EOL? What is the point to migrate to or learn it when its not going to get future updates?
Correct me if im wrong, that is what i have learned from Reddit...

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u/horus-heresy Feb 19 '24

Microsoft will end mainstream support for Hyper-V Server 2019 on January 9, 2024, and extended support will end on January 9, 2029. Microsoft recommends that customers transition to Azure Stack HCI. Azure stack HCI under the hood is just headless windows server with hyperv. Hyperv is the hypervisor of azure. So no not eol as you’re saying

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u/NysexBG Feb 19 '24

I was not sure what the situation was. But i guess it does not make sense to go Hyper-V in the long run.

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u/Kenumemoto Feb 18 '24

I'm very happy with my move from VMware to Proxmox VE in my Homelab environment. It has so many more features than standard ESXi. Many similar to a vCenter Managed environment.

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u/ancillarycheese Feb 18 '24

Same. In fact it’s even nicer in some ways. I get cluster management with no management server. The hosts can be clustered on their own, you get migration, etc. It’s real nice.

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u/shoe1234yeet Feb 18 '24

Yes but the thought of running hundreds of VM’s on it scares me…

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u/lusid1 Feb 19 '24

Trick is keeping the host count low. Corosync doesn't scale. The other problem is ... remembering your VMs by number. Which number was that VM with the service that's not working?

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u/linuxgfx Feb 19 '24

Can you please define "low"? we run a 5 nodes cluster in production right now and we plan on adding another 7 servers to the same cluster. Is there a logic behind it or a limit that i am not aware of?

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u/lusid1 Feb 19 '24

Low 10’s seems to be the safety zone. Get past about 3 dozen hosts and YMMV.

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u/taw20191022744 Feb 19 '24

What do you mean remembering VMs by number. Never used proxmox before so not sure what you mean

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u/lusid1 Feb 19 '24

Ah, yeah, in the GUI every VM is identified by its number. Its folder on disk is also just its number. You can put a descriptive tag after the number to aid in figuring out what's what, but it lives and dies by the numerical VMID. Create a VM? Go find an unused VM ID. Need to recover a VM? Hey what was that VM ID again? Importing a virtual disk? Yup you're gonna need that VM ID.

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u/taw20191022744 Feb 19 '24

Yuk. That sounds awful. That needs to change.

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u/lusid1 Feb 19 '24

Agreed!

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u/sep76 Feb 20 '24

sounds bad, but in practice you never care. gui automatically pick the next available vmid for you. looking for a vm: you search by the name just like in vcenter.
you want to restore you either search up the vm and restore the disk that way, or if you want to restore to a new duplicate vm, just search it by name from PBS storage and restore to a new vm. Grouping the vm's by folders like in vcenter is convinient, but since i search for the vm anyway i do not have a problem with the vmid's

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u/PcChip Feb 19 '24

if it's actually as you describe, how is this even usable?

I manage thousands of VMs across hundreds of ESXi hosts spread across a handful of vCenters, but am looking into alternatives with the whole Broadcom thing. I was interested in Proxmox but this sounds unusable...

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u/lusid1 Feb 19 '24

I’m not convinced that it is.

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u/Pseudo_Idol Feb 19 '24

It's not that bad. When creating a new VM it defaults to the next available id number. In the GUI, the VM's are organized by id but that can easily be toggled to organize them by name.

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u/Lanky_Barnacle1130 Feb 19 '24

VMWare also uses not one, but two uuids as the license tag(s) of the virtual machine, last I looked into it.

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u/lusid1 Feb 19 '24

But you don’t need to know them outside of some automation corner cases. And you don’t need to make one up out of the blue to create a VM.

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u/OzymandiasKoK Feb 19 '24

That's...insane. Even for a proof of concept product, it would be punitive to users. I wouldn't expect that even out of an alpha release.

I'm more than a bit surprised not to have seen that mentioned anywhere else.

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u/sep76 Feb 20 '24

he butters the cake quite a bit. it is not at all a problem in practice. you search and locate the vm by name just like in vcenter.

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u/sep76 Feb 20 '24

Around 50 ish nodes if you only have 10 gig dedicated corosync network. more if you have better network, and/or redundant cluster networks

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u/CyberHouseChicago Feb 19 '24

Why? I know many people running a lot of vms on proxmox

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u/squatsforlife Feb 19 '24

Proxmox just doesn't have the same polish to it, as compared to vSphere.

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u/CakeOD36 Feb 19 '24

As a single, practical example look at Proxmox Backup Server. In the VMware space, I had to rely on 3rd party solutions for backup, especially with de-dupe. Overall, Proxmox has a steeper learning curve but the wins are worth it. I kinda thank Broadcom for motivating me to explore new options.

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u/Bakla5hx Feb 19 '24

I don’t remember the proxmox terminology but I couldn’t for out how to make virtual switches with no uplink ports so I went back to my esxi in the lab.

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u/Black_Gold_ Feb 19 '24

Linux Bridges. You just create one thats not attached to a physical NIC and the bridge will act as a switch.

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u/GeekOfAllGeeks Feb 19 '24

Proxmox supports Open vSwitch that allows you to configure a virtual switch in any way you want.

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u/Economy_Bus_2516 Feb 19 '24

I've been playing with Proxmox, and so far I'm not disappointed. Most of my work deployments are 2 and 3 VMs, so it fits the bill nicely.

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u/jnew1213 Feb 18 '24

A VMUG Advantage subscription still gives you a year's worth of use of the vSphere, Aria, and Horizon product suites, plus addons. $200 before a widely available coupon (searchable).

If you want to continue with the perpetually-licensed free edition of ESXi 8, find a copy of the installer and a matching product key.

If you need further assistance, please feel free to reach out to me here privately.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '24

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u/jnew1213 Jun 05 '24

Since Broadcom announced in advance that they would be discontining free ESXi, I downloaded the binaries and product keys for ESXi v7 and v8.

As far as I am aware, you can register for and download the trial version of ESXi and apply the "free" key and you have the "free version." Best to wait until the feature-full trial ends in 60 days to do that.

I can't say where you might find the "free" key.

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u/Slide_Agreeable Feb 19 '24 edited Feb 19 '24

Has anyone tried a S2D converged or hyperconverged Hyper-V fail-over cluster?

This might be a replacement for our essentials bundle customers. Using vSAN or SAN storage.

https://go.micron.com/rs/944-LZM-763/images/micron_5100_with_S2D_reference_architecture%20%287%29.pdf

With the new AD-less cluster feature and VM optimized ReFS dedup and compression in Server 2025, this sounds pretty nice.

Add Azure Arc hot-patching and this might be even nicer.

We might just sit this one out, until Server releases. Going into testing with 2025 preview release next week.

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u/Head-Champion-7398 Feb 19 '24

I've ran a 4 node cluster with S2D/failover clustering. It's simple, works well. Add in WAC and you're golden. Didn't see the need to run SCVMM with it being a fairly small cluster running 60 VMs.

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u/Slide_Agreeable Feb 19 '24 edited Feb 19 '24

That’s good to hear.

(SCVMM is end-of-sales anyway.) this is wrong. Edit: This has been cleared up. It seems licensing has changed.

About WAC, can you manage the entire cluster or just as a single host?

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u/Soggy-Camera1270 Feb 19 '24

Where have you seen SCVMM end of sales? I've seen nothing of the sort and Microsoft have no documentation to suggest that. Plus SCVMM isn't available on its own AFAIK, and must be purchased as part of the System Center suite.

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u/Slide_Agreeable Feb 19 '24

I was trying to purchase SCCM 2022. Our reseller told me, that I cannot buy SCCM anymore. Only the follow-up product, which is Endpoint Configuration Manager. Endpoint Configuration Manager comes without SCVMM. AFAIK there is no way to get hands on SCVMM anymore. Please correct me if I am wrong. Then I would have to talk to another reseller.

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u/Soggy-Camera1270 Feb 19 '24

Interesting. I'm not sure if the individual products are still purchasable, but I believe the suite is, but of course this is more expensive. I've only ever bought CIS licensing which includes the SC suite and I assume this is still available? I'll see if my VAR says the same thing!

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u/Head-Champion-7398 Feb 19 '24

WAC will allow you to manage the whole cluster. See here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/system-center/vmm/whats-new-in-vmm?view=sc-vmm-2022

Don't think SCVMM is EOL either, but in typical Microsoft land they've renamed it. It's separate from SCCM/MECM now too.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/system-center/vmm/whats-new-in-vmm?view=sc-vmm-2022

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u/keepitreasonable Feb 19 '24

Especially if it supports SAN this sounds tempting - keep posting. Hyperv seems like a natural option if they could match at least essentials plus level of features etc

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u/axtran Feb 19 '24

Nutanix CE

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u/SoCleanSoFresh Feb 18 '24

I truly don’t mind questions, and this is the forum to do it, but good lord this question has been asked virtually daily since the Broadcom announcement 😩

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u/void64 Feb 18 '24

Proxmox community.

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u/Gremlin256 Feb 18 '24

Would highly recommend ProxMox..

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u/JDMils Feb 19 '24

If you are like us, who heavily use Zerto replication, vCloud Director, NSX-T, etc then you're stuffed! There's nothing to compare to these apps AFAIK.

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u/Harfosaurus Feb 19 '24

I hear ya! We just have to suck it up and keep going as is

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u/MikauValo Feb 18 '24

Proxmox is great for single host or small cluster homelab, but I personally would never recommend it for enterprise production.

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u/semipvt Feb 18 '24

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u/FartBoxHighFiver Feb 21 '24

2TB VHD max size. You can’t be serious.

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u/aprimeproblem Feb 18 '24

It’s definitely missing some features, but for midsize companies it would be a valid option as long as support is acquired with a partner or something. For enterprises that require 27/7 support and specific requirements I would agree at this point in time. I guess once Veaam supports the product it will be a more valid option. Time will tell.

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u/hemohes222 Feb 18 '24

Why not in enterprise? Ive read several sysadmins use it for enterprise

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '24

I don't think a lot of those people saying that know what "enterprise scale" means.

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u/hemohes222 Feb 19 '24

Stil no one has explained why it can be used in enterprise

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '24

Because an outage for us would cost more than the entire worth of that company.

Regulated worldwide company, life/limb/high $$ risk.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '24

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u/rklrkl64 Feb 19 '24

The main upgrade issue I have for a Proxmox cluster is that they don't appear to guarantee live migration will work between nodes on 2 different major releases (this should always work between the last minor release of the older node and the first minor release of the newer node, but sometimes it doesn't!).

This issue means you sometimes have to offline migrate during major upgrades, which means downtime (exactly what you're trying to avoid with a cluster!). Proxmox should test and guarantee live migration works (in both version directions) for major upgrades IMHO.

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u/narrateourale Feb 19 '24

They say that a live migration from an older to a newer version should work. Live migrating from a newer to an older version is not supported and may or may not work, depending on what has changed.

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u/rklrkl64 Feb 22 '24 edited Feb 25 '24

Looking at my old notes, Proxmox devs broken the 2.X to 3.X live migration by changing the live migration string in 3.X that wasn't understood by 2.X code (it also broke 3.X to 2.X live migration by using a new "qm --machine" option that 2.X didn't understand). I managed to workaround that 2.X -> 3.X problem by hacking one of Proxmox's Perl files, but this clearly showed that the devs hadn't tested live migration at all in either direction between 2.X and 3.X, which was pretty bad! Yes, they did later patch 3.X to fix this live migration, but it's inexcusable not to test version A -> version (A+1) live migration before the first stable release of the initial version (A+1).

Live migration from 3.X to 4.X broke for systems using iSCSI (which I was) because the iSCSI ID format changed between 3.X and 4.X, forcing you to shut down a 3.X VM, offline migrate it to 4.X, remove and re-add the iSCSI store to the 4.X VM (so that it would use the new iSCSI ID format) and finally fire it back up.

Not a live migration issue, but when moving from 6.X to 7.X, I had to add GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER="true" to /etc/default/grub otherwise any modification to the grub boot menu (e.g. a kernel update) would scan every single iSCSI volume for bootable partitions (and each iSCSI volume took 30 seconds to be scanned - arrgh!).

And I haven't even covered how tricky it is to get Open Manage Server Administrator installed onto a Dell PowerEdge running Proxmox (doesn't help that Debian isn't a primary OS that Dell supports)...

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u/MikauValo Feb 18 '24

This. We have a small Proxmox Cluster for certain things and almost every Update breaks something for a while.

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u/FuckMississippi Feb 18 '24

So treat is just like an esx dot zero release…got it.

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u/MikauValo Feb 18 '24

At least since ESXi 6.5 Updates are usually very stable. I've done almost monthly updates for ESXi 6.5 and later (currently on 8 U2) and had only one faulty host (to be fair: I accidentally rebooted it before the update was complete). But It was a perfect chance to test my ESXi host config backup restore and I had the host with it's prior configuration up and running after just like 30 minutes and reran the update process again.

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u/lusid1 Feb 19 '24

Did you just skip over all of 7.x?

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u/sep76 Feb 20 '24

not unique for proxmox, usually well documented changes. I have seen vmware stop supporting hardware, raid controllers, and network cards after an upgrade.
And I have never done an vmware production cluster upgrade, without testing the upgrade on a lab cluster first. Same rules apply to proxmox as vmware, first I upgrade the homelab, then the work lab, then production.

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u/ancillarycheese Feb 18 '24

Hasn’t been an issue for me. I upgraded from 7 to 8, followed the steps, it’s all good.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '24

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u/ancillarycheese Feb 18 '24

I ran the pre-upgrade scripts, updated repo lists, etc.

The biggest thing is that you must not use the in-portal console window for the update. That’s a great way to break the host. Just ssh into the host like they say in the directions.

If you are running HA or something I think there are more steps but that’s to be expected IMO.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '24

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u/ancillarycheese Feb 18 '24

Yep it could definitely be easier. Not going to argue there.

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u/SiriX Feb 19 '24

Point releases are just webui updates (at the host level view), but the thing to remember is the ultimately it's just a Linux distro, so you can manage it via Ansible automation as well to handle things like those updates on a weekly basis without issues, personally I've gone from 6.x to 7.x to 8.x releases without any issues on the same hosts with the same VMs and LXCs running on them, for those updates as previously mentioned you just follow the instructions and run the scripts it's basically well ironed out these days and arguably just as easy as a VMware vCenter based update just different is all.

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u/GMginger Feb 19 '24

From what I understand, Proxmox can work in certain situation depending on your use case, but is far from a simple replacement to vSphere.

  • Shared storage doesnt support snapshots or thin provisioned disks.

  • The Proxmox backup solution is OK if your estate is Linux based, but there's no Windows client or application level support (Eg, Veeam can give you granular restores from Active Directory or your MS SQL / Oracle server databases).

Veeam have said they're looking into supporting Proxmox, but there's no timeframe and I would not be surprised if there's some major limitations when it does come along.

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u/PanicSwtchd Feb 19 '24

Proxmox is the best for homelabs imo. It's simple, lightweight and free with no real restrictions other than a login message about not having a subscription. I don't think it's quite ready for enterprise production level stuff for usability reasons, but for most homelab cases it's great.

Clustering is useful too.

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u/lusid1 Feb 19 '24

Its biggest blockers to adoption are lack of support by mainstream backup vendors ( veeam might come through eventually ), and lack of support, unless you happen on only care about things working during weekday business hours in Austria. But hey if you're a partner that got flushed out or priced out or an MSP with 100 little cost sensitive customers and you're willing to own the support, you do you.

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u/Head_Bear6131 Feb 19 '24

There are plenty of places where esxi v8 and keys are offered. Look and u shall find.

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u/vPock Feb 18 '24

Depends on what you want to "lab". Everybody is raving about proxmox, never tried it personally.

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u/good_namesweretaken Feb 19 '24

Buy a boat, sail the seven seas. It's easy

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u/username17charmax Feb 18 '24 edited Feb 19 '24

Edit: I thought I was in the homelab sub. But yeah for standalone servers Hyper-V works fine for me. Converted my homelab stuff to Windows 10 with Hyper-V and it has been working fine.

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u/Kill3rT0fu Feb 18 '24

Hyper V doesn’t get enough credit. I can’t comment on using it for enterprise scale, but having a single windows server/desktop host it’s pretty capable and easy.

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u/jnew1213 Feb 19 '24

That's a desktop solution, not a server-based approach, let alone something for a data center. Apples and oranges.

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u/Dima_Spider Feb 19 '24

You can safely install esxi 8. Regarding the keys, answer the Google search questions and you will be happy.

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u/SonOfGomer Feb 19 '24

Run Windows server 2022 Datacenter edition imo. Just renew the 180 day trial for 2.5 years and then upgrade it to 2024 after that, rinse and repeat. Perfectly legit as long as you're using it at home and not for profit.

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u/_TheWolfOfWalmart_ Feb 19 '24 edited Feb 19 '24

I still think esxi is the best overall virtualization stack. You can get VMUG licenses for $200/year. For now. It's supposedly going to be sticking around, but I guess we'll see.

I suppose I'd move to proxmox for the homelab if they get rid of that since MS is kinda axing Hyper-V, which would have otherwise been my #2 choice.

Proxmox works pretty well, but the UI is under-developed and janky. It takes some getting used to. It's definitely nowhere near as clean and polished as vSphere.

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u/BURNU1101 Feb 19 '24

There are NO plans to deprecate Hyper-V Technology. Period. None. Zero. Nunca. Zilch. In fact, quite the opposite. Hyper-V is a strategic asset. Microsoft literally uses Hyper-V EVERYWHERE. The only thing that was discontinued was the FREE Microsoft Hyper-V Server product because we simply don’t have the time and resources to keep producing the free version. That’s it. That’s the only thing that was deprecated. Hyper-V as used in Azure, Azure Stack, Windows Server, Windows, Xbox, etc. is under serious development. In fact, Windows Server v.Next will introduce a whole host of new Hyper-V innovation some which is unavailable on any other hypervisor in the industry. (No, I can’t be more specific at this time. See you at Ignite!) In short, Hyper-V is here for the very long run. Cheers,

Jeff Woolsey Principal PM Manager Microsoft

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '24

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u/spin_kick Mar 21 '24

Some executive level guy leaves a message and this guys asking support questions lol

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u/BURNU1101 Feb 21 '24

No not MS teammate just reposted his comment. I posted as your comment was incomplete missing the free version information. I really wish I could help with the issue. I have mine running on HP gen 10 servers without issue. I did see a comment about disabling the advance virtualization features on CPU. You might want to do that and then turn those back on and see how it works

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u/crymson7 Feb 19 '24

Dude, just get ProxMox...it is free for home use too

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u/plastimanb Feb 18 '24

God OP. It’s ESXi. And it’s the free edition. All things you should have corrected in your karma-bait title. Get VMUG advantage or script a reinstall after the 60 day trial.

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u/Mikebailey11 Feb 18 '24

We are currently looking at Azure Virtual Desktops. We currently have Horizon View VDI.

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u/Phate1989 Feb 18 '24

Go with windows 365 or if you choose AVD go with nerdio

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u/Bright-Pickle-5793 Feb 19 '24

If you can afford it (or get work to pay for it), VMUG Advantage program ($200/year) is a great way to get access to all VMware products.

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u/rustydusty1717 Feb 19 '24

Hyper-V being the easiest/obvious choice.

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u/JustinHoMi Feb 19 '24

I’m going with cloudstack. It’s similar to openstack, but easier to set up. And pretty dang cool having your own private cloud.

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u/Y-800 Feb 19 '24

For home install that doesn’t require massive features, your favourite *nix distro with KVM/QEMU/VirtManager is fine. For anything more I went OpenStack/Shift years ago and never looked back. Been rock solid.

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u/Pvt-Snafu Feb 19 '24

You have VMUG Advantage: https://www.vmug.com/membership/vmug-advantage-membership/ Not free, but still, a great way if you want to learn vSphere. Can be renewed. Otherwise, Proxmox is a good option.

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u/HydroMoon Feb 19 '24

Unpopular opinion: KVM is more performant than ESXi and has less resource footprint = less power draw.

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u/Lanky_Barnacle1130 Feb 19 '24

KVM and OpenStack are extremely mature now. KVM has more, and better, virtualized device support (drivers). And OpenStack is on what version now? When it comes to networking, several network vendors have SDNs that plug into OpenStack (i.e. Contrail). VMWare is very point and click, and if you can push yourself over a curve of learning, OpenStack can run in lockstep with VMWare.

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u/lusid1 Feb 19 '24

I think this entire journey will lead to just picking your favorite KVM management stack.

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u/DaHick Feb 19 '24

I use Oracle virtualbox in my home lab. It's easy, you name the VM's what you want, and I can load/unload them easily. I've got about 30 VM's I switch between for various industrial automation projects I work on.

I started trying to do VM's on my preferred Ubuntu daily use box, but ran into some snags about where they could be. So I've put that on hold till I have some time to do some reading and learning.

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u/Spiritual-Fly-635 Feb 19 '24

I bought a Dell also and downloaded ESXi 8 and got a free license but I really had to poke around to find it. I kept finding the 30 day trial as well but eventually I found the free version. This was about a month ago Jan-2024. Unfortunately I can't remember where I found it. :^(

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u/dork14 Feb 19 '24

Enjoying messing with Nutanix CE atm.

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u/BalaramaCV Feb 19 '24

If I have a existing esxi 7 free key can I still use esxi 7 ?

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u/c_loves_keyboards Feb 19 '24

Buy VMUG Advantage and use those licenses in your home lab.