Comprehensive Overview of Common Virtualization Software

Comprehensive Overview of Common Virtualization Software

The common server virtualization software mainly includes VMware vSphere/ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V, Citrix XenServer, Red Hat Virtualization (RHV), Oracle VM, Proxmox VE, KVM, etc. Below is a brief introduction to each software along with its link: 1. VMware vSphere/ESXi Introduction: VMware vSphere is an enterprise-level virtualization platform, with ESXi being its bare-metal virtualization product, installed directly … Read more

Importing OVA and VMDK Files to Proxmox VE

Importing OVA and VMDK Files to Proxmox VE

“Hi, Proxmox can really do a lot of things” START Proxmox VE (PVE) can actually import OVA files, but it seems that the official web interface does not currently support imports; it needs to be done through SSH. Let’s go through an example together: 1. Download the following LEDE image https://github.com/wangyu-/udp2raw-tunnel/releases/download/20171108.0/lede-17.01.2-x86_virtual_machine_image.zip 2. After downloading, unzip … Read more

Setting Up a Home Server with ESXi in Proxmox

Setting Up a Home Server with ESXi in Proxmox

Original Link: https://gist.github.com/bgulla/2421b589de4b4b75e83ac79b17f0fc85 In this article, I will introduce how to install another hypervisor, VMware ESXi, on a configured Proxmox VE host without dedicating the entire server to ESXi. Prerequisites A Proxmox node that can perform hardware-assisted virtualization (Intel: VT-x; AMD: AMD-V). Problem I need to test the VMware environment, so I want to install … Read more

Setting Up a Home Server with Proxmox on ESXi

Setting Up a Home Server with Proxmox on ESXi

Original article: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2022/01/nested-proxmox-vmware-installation-in-esxi/ ​ When working with clients and different environments, you will certainly see many different hypervisors being used in enterprise organizations. While I recommend VMware vSphere for business-critical workloads, I have seen other hypervisors being used in some use cases. Proxmox is a very great open-source, free hypervisor available for use, even developed … Read more