![]() ![]() (Unitrends Free edition works with ESXi free edition) and most SMB backup tools (Datto, shadow protect etc) work just fine here. Most people using it (small scale) use in guest agents that work "just fantastic". You can backup VM's that are hosted on ESXi free without an issue. Hyper-V has no such limitations.Apples/Oranges. ![]() If you want advanced features like backups with VMWare, you'll have to pay extra. Yes, but you can use all of the features of Hyper-V, whereas ESXi's free version is comparatively limited. Interestingly, I've not seen many instances of people thinking the DC license only worked on Hyper-V, but that doesn't mean they aren't out there. You can use this with ESXi, KVM, Xen all of which are free. The myth that Datacenter gives Hyper-V alone this advantage is oddly the largest reason Hyper-V exists. ![]() Right now we have about 8 servers running under Hyper-V, and 3 or 4 client systems, all virtualized. We have a little "monster" we call the "Frankenserver" with 24-cores total for processing, 9Tb RAID disk space and 128Gb of RAM. With a 2012 Datacenter license, you can create/use as many Hyper-V VMs using Windows OSes as your resources permit, which for us is a big plus. At work, we use Hyper-V, its already there, integrates literally transparently with your existing domain/network infrastructure, and is easy to use. Personally I have used both Virtualbox and VMWare Workstation for non-production stuff. ![]()
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