What is ESXi cluster?

A vSphere cluster is a set of ESXi hosts configured to share resources such as processor, memory, network and storage. In vSphere environments, each cluster can accommodate a maximum of 32 ESXi hosts, with each host supporting up to 1024 VMs.

What are the limitations of free ESXi?

The main disadvantages of using free VMware ESXi are the inability to use vStorage APIs and, as a result, use native backup applications for performing host-level VM backup, as well as lack of access to centralized management with VMware vCenter Server.

Is hypervisor free?

“VMware vSphere Hypervisor VMware vSphere Hypervisor is a free product that provides a simple and easy way to get started with virtualization at no cost. vSphere Hypervisor cannot connect to vCenter Server and therefore cannot be centrally managed.

How many ESX hosts in a cluster?

HA Cluster can work with minimum of 3 ESX host and maximum of 32 host . vCenter server can host maximum upto 100 ESX host. Divide the number of 100 host and build your cluster.

What is ESXi used for?

The ESXi Server is an advanced, smaller-footprint version of the VMware ESX Server, VMware’s enterprise-level computer virtualization software product. Implemented within the VMware Infrastructure, ESXi can be used to facilitate centralized management for enterprise desktops and data center applications.

Is ESXi still free from VMware?

VMware ESXi is a free hypervisor from VMware. You can use just ESXi hypervisor without purchasing vCenter. Before using a free version of ESXi hypervisor, we need to know its limitations.

Is ESXi really free?

ESXi can be used indefinitely, without cost by applying a free license. So yes, technically and on paper, ESXi is free to use. But, really, there’s no such thing as a free lunch and ESXi is no exception. Free ESXi comes with a few restrictions which you should definitely know about.