VDI migration plan from ESX 3.5 to ESXi 4.1

find it here :

http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r40/vsp_40_upgrade_guide.pdf.
http://www.vmware.com/pdf/view45_upgrade_guide.pdf

What version of there currently on?

VMware View ?

3.5 Version

jordannet, thanks for the VMware links

Can you please also provide with a business cases of a company that has migrated their VDI infrastructure to ESX 4.1?

What factors should I consider to migrate a complete VDI infrastructure?
Technical, budget, storage, performance, etc?

What are the key factors to guarantee a succesfull upgrade of VDI?

Can anyone please provide some input about VDI and or Vmware View licensing? cost? implementation, etc

There is NO 3.5 version.

check this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM2NfdgA5rY

@hanccocka :
what do you mean by there is no 3.5 version ? of What? he means upgrade from esx 3.5 to esx 4.1 but no means desktop like vmware view .. this what i understood

I asked him, what version of VMware View, he replied 3.5.

There is no VMware View 3.5

My understanding is the Asker, has asked to Migrate from

ESX 3.5
VMware View ?

to

ESXi 4.1
VMware View ?

But I'm still confused, because he has ESXi in Question? and ESX in desription?

I'll have to wait for Asker response, to offer guidance.

i guess the question confused because VDI is mean Vmware View , however i thing to save cost he should migrate to vmware vsphere 5 , the vshpere 4 will get out of production by vmware (end life) and as i remember they will no longer sell a license for vmware 4 , also the vmware 4 license was calculated per core of cpu , but now its calculated per CPU which is reduce cost.

Folks, I need some clarification here, we currently have 2 ESX servers running 3.5 version, and VDI, my goal is to buy another 5 servers or more, a server for vcenter, 2 ESX host for VMs/servers in prod and 2 ESX host for Vdesktops(vmware view)

With that said, need clarification on Vmware View or VDI versions, ESX or ESXi versions, pros, cons to migrate to 4.1 instead of 5.1, high level steps for the upgrade, licensing cost, and clarify when vmware will get out of production (end life)

Yes, what version of VDI or VMware View does you client currenlty have?

ESXi Version 4 is not End of Life!

General Availability - 2009/05/21
End of Support - 2014/05/21
Extended Support - 2016/05/21

So it will be supported for at least another 5 years!

http://www.vmware.com/support/policies/lifecycle/enterprise-infrastructure/eos.html

maybe vmware changed the life time policy but anyway its will be on support until 2014 but its so near so we are in 2012 and remains 2 year , why you should upgrade to 4.1 and after its being out of support by vmware you need extra cost to upgrade to vmware esx 5? also esxi 5 is much cheap than esxi 4 because license  per processor not per core as previous , as i tried i bought Esxi 4.1 for customer , before i did installation i upgrade license to 5 then install 5 and its work smoothly without any problem also the version 5 solved alot of troubles with version 4.1 , version 5 is kernel only , its not on application level , i mean its don't require to have OS as version 4.1 which is depend on linux redhat , i mean its hypervisor
see here :

https://h20392.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=HPVM09

http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/buy/editions_comparison.html

here is what is new :

http://www.virtualizetips.com/2011/07/whats-new-in-vmware-vsphere-esxi-5/

about upgrade from esx3.5 to vsphere 5 :

http://communities.vmware.com/message/1867266

http://geeksilver.wordpress.com/2010/06/21/upgrade-esx-3-5-to-vsphere-upgrade-your-vms-to-get-performance-jump-part-1/

wish that can help ...


@ hanccocka ... do you have any comment about what i said , i trust your experience.

Hi Hangockca

ESX version 3.5

VDI version 4.0

Can you please provide high-level steps for the migration/upgrade to either ESX 4.1 and/or esx 5.1?

Please also comments on VDI and or VMware View version, and which one is better? Why?

VDI is now called VMware View.

Thank you everyone for all the support