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ESX 3i now available for download

PostDateIcon January 2nd, 2008 | PostAuthorIcon Author: Rich Brambley

As of Monday 12.31.07 Virtualization.info reports that the stand alone version of ESX 3i is now available for download.

Ten days after the much awaited launch of VI3.5 (aka ESX Server 3.5 and VirtualCenter 2.5), VMware is ready to release the special version of ESX Server called 3i.

ESX Server 3i completely drops the so called Console Operating System (COS), based on a customized Red Hat Enterprise Linux distro, and appears as a lightweight 32MB liveCD (no need for hard disk installation).

The new architecture is offered today as a parallel version, but VMware clarified in several occasions that this is the future of ESX Server.

The product was originally planned for OEM distribution only, pre-installed inside Solid State Drives (SSD) by Dell, IBM, HP and others popular vendors, but VMware is now offering it as stand-alone download.

Unfortunately the only two servers which are supported in this first release (build 67921) are Dell 2950 and HP DL380 G5 (experimental support).

The amount of features included in stand-alone ESX Server 3i is limited (just the vSMP and the VMFS support, you’ll need VirtualCenter bundles to get more) but the starting price is very interesting: $459 (without support). Any VirtualCenter 2.5 is able to support and manage it.

Download it here.

I followed the link for download and discovered it is a >200 mb .iso file?! I’m not sure why at this point but will follow up later with what’s on this CD.

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  • http://vmetc.homeip.net Rich

    The download is a full install CD and not a LiveCD like the article assumes. I tested it on a IBM HS21 Blade and the install process was relatively automatic, but seemed to be as long as a normal ESX install – which is about 15 mins or so. I was not prompted for any server info during the install, but instead I was able to set all server configs from the 3i interface after the install was complete.

    The only 3i LiveCD I’ve seen to date was actually the usb stick that was given to VMWorld 2007 attendees. I am curious if 3i will ever be available for download in a similiar form?

  • http://vmetc.homeip.net Rich

    The download is a full install CD and not a LiveCD like the article assumes. I tested it on a IBM HS21 Blade and the install process was relatively automatic, but seemed to be as long as a normal ESX install – which is about 15 mins or so. I was not prompted for any server info during the install, but instead I was able to set all server configs from the 3i interface after the install was complete.

    The only 3i LiveCD I’ve seen to date was actually the usb stick that was given to VMWorld 2007 attendees. I am curious if 3i will ever be available for download in a similiar form?

  • http://vmwire.blogspot.com Hugo

    The extra 168Mb is taken up by the vi-client.exe and others that are available for download once you connect to the web interface of your booted ESX 3i installation.

    You can however, create a USB key from the installable version of ESX 3i. Follow this:

    http://communities.vmware.com/blogs/Knorrhane/2008/01/21

  • http://vmwire.blogspot.com Hugo

    The extra 168Mb is taken up by the vi-client.exe and others that are available for download once you connect to the web interface of your booted ESX 3i installation.

    You can however, create a USB key from the installable version of ESX 3i. Follow this:

    http://communities.vmware.com/blogs/Knorrhane/2008/01/21

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