Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] Running VMware Server on Devil-Linux

[Moray M. <mmc...@ox...>]

>Under the hood, ESX and ESXi are really Linux, so it seems silly to me
>that it requires a Windows client to admin the server.

I wondered about this, because ESXi claims one of its differences with
ESX is that it doesn't rely on an underlying OS. To which I thought: eh?

Comparing ESX and ESXi they say:

"Although neither hypervisor relies on an OS for resource management,
VMware ESX relies on a Linux operating system, called the service
console, to perform two management functions: executing scripts and
installing third party agents for hardware monitoring, backup or systems
management. The service console has been removed from ESXi, drastically
reducing the hypervisor footprint and completing the ongoing trend of
migrating management functionality from the local command line interface
to remote management tools. The smaller code base of ESXi represents a
smaller "attack surface" and less code to patch, improving reliability
and security. The functionally of the service console is replaced by
remote command line interfaces and adherence to system management
standards."

To which I still think: eh? Just remember less is more guys, less is
more.

http://www.vmware.com/products/esxi/uses.html


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