[Info-vax] Broadcom ends availablility of the free edition ESXi Hypervisor

[Hans Bachner]

Dave Froble schrieb am 14.02.2024 um 15:51:
> [snip]
> 
> I am curious, what are the restrictions on the use of the previously 
> free edition of ESXi?  Are those who already have a copy allowed to 
> offer copies to others?
> 
> Based upon history, does anyone think that Broadcom will actually make 
> improvements to the product?  What's there today just may be "as good as 
> it gets".

A detailed discussion can be found on
<https://www.nakivo.com/blog/free-vmware-esxi-restrictions-limitations/>

TL;DR

  -  No Official VMware Support
  -  Max 8 vCPU per Each VM
  -  Cannot Be Managed with vCenter
  -  vStorage API Is Not Available

Beyond that, this article also looks interesting:
<https://borncity.com/win/2023/12/10/broadcom-plans-to-sell-vmware-end-user-computing-and-carbon-black-businesses/>

I'm curious how long VMware Workstation/Fusion will survive...

Hans.