VMware ESX [~ 2 GB] VMware ESXi [< 150 MB]
- VMware agents run in Console OS
- Nearly all other management functionality provided by agents running in the Console OS
- Users must log into Console OS in order to run commands for configuration and diagnostics
- VMware agents ported to run directly on VMkernel
- Authorized 3rd party modules can also run in Vmkernel. These provide specific functionality
- Hardware monitoring
- Hardware drivers
- VMware components and third party components can be updated independently
- The “dual-image” approach lets you revert to prior image if desired
- Other capabilities necessary for integration into an enterprise datacenter are provided natively
- No other arbitrary code is allowed on the system
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