Highly recommended
January 23, 2020

Highly recommended

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
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Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with VMware ESXi

VMware ESXi is currently used by most of my organization, and I manage two separate sites that have it implemented. It provides a stable and reliable base for our virtual infrastructure. It has been easy to maintain and control, and expansion has also been quite straightforward when we've had the requirement.

Pros

  • Allows control of VM's on the host, which is helpful if vSphere is unavailable.
  • As you would expect, it integrates perfectly with vSphere.

Cons

  • A better interface to monitor the logs in VMware Esxi would be helpful.
  • While using VMware ESXI for our virtual infrastructure hosts, we have had a little downtime, and the VMware ESXI system has caused none of the downtimes.
  • The VMware ESXi hosts have also been able to recover well when there have been unexpected power failures to the kit. This has been very valuable as in the past, we have lost servers when this has happened.
At the time of implementation, VMware ESXi (and the rest of the VMware virtualization suite) had far better functionality and capabilities than other products on the market, particularly Hyper-V. It was chosen as it appeared to be the best fit for our environment in terms of our requirements and budget. VMware ESXi has proven itself in the time since implementation.
On the odd occasion when support has been needed, I can typically find whatever answers I need on the help documentation online, or in related forums quite quickly. I don't recall ever having to contact the VMWare support team directly for an issue with my VMWare ESXi hosts; I've always been able to find the solution online.

Do you think VMware ESXi delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with VMware ESXi's feature set?

Yes

Did VMware ESXi live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of VMware ESXi go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy VMware ESXi again?

Yes

I would say VMware ESXi suited to most environments, really, depending on the available budget. It has proven very reliable in my experience, which is very valuable to us, as we are a 24/7 company.

VMware ESXi Feature Ratings

Virtual machine automated provisioning
Not Rated
Management console
10
Live virtual machine backup
Not Rated
Live virtual machine migration
10

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