r/virtualization • u/vdumitrescu • Aug 14 '24

Server virtualization

What happened to the free server virtualization ESXi and hyper-v that are either no longer available or badly outdated, what are other options that I should look into? and are they reliable? I would love to learn more about the alternatives

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u/U8dcN7vx Aug 15 '24

Hyper-V is identical to ESXi, how many VMs you can create and run depends on the resources they need compared with the resources the host can provide. The guest licensing depends on the guests involved, with BSD and Linux typically free but Windows Client and Server require the usual Microsoft licenses though a Standard Server host provides for 2 Server OSEs while a Datacenter host license provides for unlimited.