Comparing Window Server(2008) Virtualiztion with VMWare ESX Server
Here is a little chart to compare Microsoft Window Server (2008) Virtualization with VMWare ESX Server
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Windows Server Virtualization |
VMWare ESX Server |
| Architecture Support |
x86 and x64 |
x86 and x64 |
| Large Memory Support |
32 GB per virtual machine |
16 GB per virtual machine |
| Guest Multiprocessing |
4-core support (Free) |
2/4-core($$) |
| Migration |
Quick Migration WAN Disaster Recovery |
Live Migration($$) Local Disaster Recovery ($$) |
| Management |
unified Physical and Virtual |
Virtual Only |
It seems Microsoft has a couple nice features builtin and free of charge. And for powershell lovers Microsoft Virtualization is script extensible using powershell/wmi.