[clue] Looking for Someone to help me setup a Linux server with VM's

[Mike Bean]

Wups, this has all been answered already!  Shame on me for not reading the
whole thread! [?]

On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 11:30 PM, Mike Bean <beandaemon at gmail.com> wrote:

> I feel like I can speak with some authority on the subject, given that I've
> spent a few years fiddling with various iterations of VMware software for
> the last couple years.  We don't have anything open source, unless you count
> Cloud Foundry, and I'm not even sure what precisely that is.
>
> The good news is, your clients VMs will most likely not fail completely.
>  Even when the license expires, it only disables certain key features.  I
> think there's a grace period beyond that, but I'd have to check my notes in
> regards to which features it disables.
>
> Best recommendation.  Get the free version of ESXi - it's fairly neutered
> in terms of compatibility when compared to the licensed version, but it will
> keep you running in the short term.  That way you can just copy your VMs to
> it and fire them up.  My point is, it's probably easier and faster for you
> to build an ESXi server and copy the VM's over, rather then having to
> rebuild the VM's by hand.
>
> Now, don't misunderstand me, from skimming the thread, some folks have made
> some true opensource suggestions, and in the long run, you may absolutely
> decide you want to convert to a different format, I would not discourage
> that in the slightest; but I tend to think such conversions are best left
> for after crisis mode has concluded and there's bandwidth available for
> longer term projects.
>
> (This mail could be ex-post facto, but I do have tomorrow off from work;
> and if I can be of some assistance I am certainly willing to do so.)
>
> On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 3:55 PM, Larry Sawyer <lsawyer at scsdenver.com>wrote:
>
>> Hello to all,
>>
>>
>>
>> Here is a possible 2 day project post for any experienced Linux VM users
>> out there.
>>
>>
>>
>> Here’s the situation:
>>
>> Upon a friends recommendation, I recently installed VMWare (OpenSource) on
>> a production server at a fairly large training facility here in Denver. It
>> was explained to me that VMWare’s OpenSource version was free. Now I’m
>> receiving an error that states my Evaluation License is About to Expire.
>> VM’s will cease to work after 38 days. Does anyone know if there is a “Free”
>> OpenSource VMWare program out there (Pirated Doesn’t Count), or a fix for
>> this?
>>
>>
>>
>> If a fix is not found, then I’ll need assistance setting up a Linux VM
>> server (Don’t care much about which distro) from the ground up. The
>> alternative is, I’ll have to go with what I know and install MS Server 2008
>> Hypervisor. You guys don’t want that to happen, right?
>>
>>
>>
>> Since this is one of my favorite clients, an experienced individual is
>> required. They’ll need to walk me through setting up the server and the VM’s
>> until completion. This is time sensitive (about 1 week), and the job goes to
>> the lowest bidder with the most experience that can get it done (onsite)
>> within an acceptable time frame. Anyone interested, give me a call.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>>
>>
>> Larry Sawyer
>>
>> *IT Consultant*
>>
>> SCSDenver.com LLC
>>
>> *cell: (720) 338-6516*
>>
>> *LSawyer at SCSDenver.com*
>>
>> *www.scsdenver.com*
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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