Comments on: It’s Official! ESXi 3.5 Update 2 is FREE and available for download http://vmetc.com/2008/07/28/its-official-esxi-35-update-2-is-free-and-available-for-download/ Go Green with Virtualization. Go UGLY Green with vmetc.com. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:06:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: rbrambley http://vmetc.com/2008/07/28/its-official-esxi-35-update-2-is-free-and-available-for-download/comment-page-1/#comment-3821 rbrambley Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:46:02 +0000 http://vmetc.com/?p=548#comment-3821 davintosh,<br><br>You have to apply the license that you received. I have not done it with<br>ESXi 4 yet, but in the past the license was shown on the registration page<br>and/or emailed to me. Have you tried that yet?<br><br>==============================<br>Rich Brambley<br><a href="mailto:rbrambley@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">rbrambley@gmail.com</a><br><br>blogs: <a href="http://vmetc.com" rel="nofollow">http://vmetc.com</a> | <a href="http://www.gestaltit.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.gestaltit.com</a><br>twitter: @rbrambley<br>============================== davintosh,

You have to apply the license that you received. I have not done it with
ESXi 4 yet, but in the past the license was shown on the registration page
and/or emailed to me. Have you tried that yet?

==============================
Rich Brambley
rbrambley@gmail.com

blogs: http://vmetc.com | http://www.gestaltit.com
twitter: @rbrambley
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]]> By: davintosh http://vmetc.com/2008/07/28/its-official-esxi-35-update-2-is-free-and-available-for-download/comment-page-1/#comment-3820 davintosh Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:16:39 +0000 http://vmetc.com/?p=548#comment-3820 Ok, I click the <a href="http://www.vmware.com/products/esxi/.link" rel="nofollow">www.vmware.com/products/esxi/.link</a> and it sends me to the VMware ESXi 4 & VMware Go download page, which shows it to be a free product. But when I clicked through got the license, downloaded the .iso, installed & registered, it says it's a 60-day trial... Am I doing something wrong here? The software must communicate with the mother ship somehow, because I've reinstalled and wiped & reinstalled, and get the same results. I don't want to get to the end of the 60-day trial and have a non-working installation.<br>I realize this is a slightly old post to be throwing a question in on; got here through a Google search and a link from another post (vmetc.com/2008/08/10/whats-the-difference-between-free-esxi-and-licensed-esxi/). I'll check around elsewhere to see if there's more info.<br>Thanks! Ok, I click the http://www.vmware.com/products/esxi/.link and it sends me to the VMware ESXi 4 & VMware Go download page, which shows it to be a free product. But when I clicked through got the license, downloaded the .iso, installed & registered, it says it's a 60-day trial… Am I doing something wrong here? The software must communicate with the mother ship somehow, because I've reinstalled and wiped & reinstalled, and get the same results. I don't want to get to the end of the 60-day trial and have a non-working installation.
I realize this is a slightly old post to be throwing a question in on; got here through a Google search and a link from another post (vmetc.com/2008/08/10/whats-the-difference-between-free-esxi-and-licensed-esxi/). I'll check around elsewhere to see if there's more info.
Thanks!

]]> By: rbrambley http://vmetc.com/2008/07/28/its-official-esxi-35-update-2-is-free-and-available-for-download/comment-page-1/#comment-3567 rbrambley Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:46:02 +0000 http://vmetc.com/?p=548#comment-3567 davintosh,<br><br>You have to apply the license that you received. I have not done it with<br>ESXi 4 yet, but in the past the license was shown on the registration page<br>and/or emailed to me. Have you tried that yet?<br><br>==============================<br>Rich Brambley<br><a href="mailto:rbrambley@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">rbrambley@gmail.com</a><br><br>blogs: <a href="http://vmetc.com" rel="nofollow">http://vmetc.com</a> | <a href="http://www.gestaltit.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.gestaltit.com</a><br>twitter: @rbrambley<br>============================== davintosh,

You have to apply the license that you received. I have not done it with
ESXi 4 yet, but in the past the license was shown on the registration page
and/or emailed to me. Have you tried that yet?

==============================
Rich Brambley
rbrambley@gmail.com

blogs: http://vmetc.com | http://www.gestaltit.com
twitter: @rbrambley
==============================

]]> By: davintosh http://vmetc.com/2008/07/28/its-official-esxi-35-update-2-is-free-and-available-for-download/comment-page-1/#comment-3566 davintosh Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:16:39 +0000 http://vmetc.com/?p=548#comment-3566 Ok, I click the <a href="http://www.vmware.com/products/esxi/.link" rel="nofollow">www.vmware.com/products/esxi/.link</a> and it sends me to the VMware ESXi 4 & VMware Go download page, which shows it to be a free product. But when I clicked through got the license, downloaded the .iso, installed & registered, it says it's a 60-day trial... Am I doing something wrong here? The software must communicate with the mother ship somehow, because I've reinstalled and wiped & reinstalled, and get the same results. I don't want to get to the end of the 60-day trial and have a non-working installation.<br>I realize this is a slightly old post to be throwing a question in on; got here through a Google search and a link from another post (vmetc.com/2008/08/10/whats-the-difference-between-free-esxi-and-licensed-esxi/). I'll check around elsewhere to see if there's more info.<br>Thanks! Ok, I click the http://www.vmware.com/products/esxi/.link and it sends me to the VMware ESXi 4 & VMware Go download page, which shows it to be a free product. But when I clicked through got the license, downloaded the .iso, installed & registered, it says it's a 60-day trial… Am I doing something wrong here? The software must communicate with the mother ship somehow, because I've reinstalled and wiped & reinstalled, and get the same results. I don't want to get to the end of the 60-day trial and have a non-working installation.
I realize this is a slightly old post to be throwing a question in on; got here through a Google search and a link from another post (vmetc.com/2008/08/10/whats-the-difference-between-free-esxi-and-licensed-esxi/). I'll check around elsewhere to see if there's more info.
Thanks!

]]> By: Things That Make you Go Hmmmm - VMware Requests Veeam Discontinue Support for Free ESXi in Veeam Backup? | VM /ETC http://vmetc.com/2008/07/28/its-official-esxi-35-update-2-is-free-and-available-for-download/comment-page-1/#comment-2581 Things That Make you Go Hmmmm - VMware Requests Veeam Discontinue Support for Free ESXi in Veeam Backup? | VM /ETC Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:11:34 +0000 http://vmetc.com/?p=548#comment-2581 [...] announces ESXi Update 2 is free to compete with emerging hypervisor competition. The free version appears to be geared towards [...] [...] announces ESXi Update 2 is free to compete with emerging hypervisor competition. The free version appears to be geared towards [...]

]]> By: What’s the difference between free ESXi and licensed ESXi? | VM /ETC http://vmetc.com/2008/07/28/its-official-esxi-35-update-2-is-free-and-available-for-download/comment-page-1/#comment-1584 What’s the difference between free ESXi and licensed ESXi? | VM /ETC Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:17:35 +0000 http://vmetc.com/?p=548#comment-1584 [...] for the last month (I don’t doubt that a few admins have) and maybe haven’t heard yet, VMware now offers a free version of ESXi. Yes, VMware has made a version of it’s enterprise class, bare metal installable hypervisor [...] [...] for the last month (I don’t doubt that a few admins have) and maybe haven’t heard yet, VMware now offers a free version of ESXi. Yes, VMware has made a version of it’s enterprise class, bare metal installable hypervisor [...]

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