ESX 3i in and out of the box
Eric Sloof has some of the first notes in the wild talking about booting his ESX Server 3i that he got at VMworld. I believe many of the details are under NDA, but here's a peek:
Also Dell has been talking about its forthcoming VESO servers:
- VESO: How Dell Will Simplify Virtualization (at Direct2Dell Blog, this is a nice video of the demo system used at the VMworld 2007 keynote) [via DABCC]
- uberpulse posts a pic inside the box with a quote from a Dell product manager: "this is not your typical 2 sockets server"
Although this is not a hardware blog, I'm happy to pass along tidbits from other OEMs who will be shipping ESX Server 3i -- and I'm talking to you, HP, IBM, Fujitsu, and NEC.
hicksj has taken a look and is already jaded in this thread at the VMTN Community.
Posted by John Troyer on September 17, 2007 in VMware Infrastructure 3
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Don't get me wrong, 3i is a great next step. Avoiding the RH based service console and the associated patching is fantastic. However, what really matters is not just the hypervisor itself, but the way its managed. And 3i = 3, same code, different delivery, same management (VC).
Some have concerns regarding automated deployment of 3i. I'm not concerned myself - someone will come up with a solid process for large deployments. And I'm sure some 3rd party vendors who rely on the existing service console are frantically working on retooling their own processes.
Now to see what the hardware vendors actually deliver to "optimize" for virtualization. Lets see more IO slots, memory expansion, the price of memory come down, etc.
Its very interesting to see the corner we're turning here. Initially VMware was touting "repurpose the hardware you have" - but now the hardware vendors are delivering boxes that may only make sense for virtulized hosts. (not that that's a bad thing, just something to ponder).
Regards,
J
Posted by: hicksj | September 18, 2007 at 08:44 AM