Subj : Re: Server 2012R2 and vmWare ESXI - to PROXMOX?
To   : Vorlon
From : Accession
Date : Fri Jun 20 2025 18:28:39

Hey Vorlon!

On Thu, Jun 19 2025 19:49:54 -0500, you wrote:

 >> You have an actual contract with VMWare? Here I thought all us old
 >> sysops that still ran VMWare were running old, discontinued, free
 >> versions. ;)

 > Before the current sh*t show, it was possible to run the latest version for free.

I know. I'm still running 6.5.0 build 5969303. But I never had a "contract" or any kind of support, since I never purchased anything from them. The OP seemed to have some kind of support that was running out at some point, which is why I replied the way I did.

 > But with ESXi being so stable, why fix something that's working. #-)

I agree completely. Although, I've been secretly playing with Proxmox and xcp-ng in VMs so if ESXi ever shits the bed, I can easily make the switch without having to start completely over with a new (free) hypervisor. ;)

Regards,
Nick

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