vmware Help!! Building a VMware server

[shanky298]

Hello,

I need some general input for building a VMware EXSi, on which multiple workstations would be installed. Budget I have thought of is around 800USD. The dilemma is whether I should go for AMD ryzen or rely on Intel?? How much memory should I aim for? Also, power usage is to e looked into.

 

Thanks

Shashank

[Anghammarad]

Going from VMWares community sometimes there are still some kinks with AMD Ryzen/Threadripper but mostly it should work with an up to date 6.5 ESXi.

 

As for how much ram you need. Think about how much ram each machine would get as a single computer. The same you would assign with VMWare. So add up the memory for each machine you want to run and you got the number you need.

 

Then you also should take care that your chosen motherboard supports all the ESXi virtualization features.

[dalekphalm]

14 hours ago, Anghammarad said:

Going from VMWares community sometimes there are still some kinks with AMD Ryzen/Threadripper but mostly it should work with an up to date 6.5 ESXi.

 

As for how much ram you need. Think about how much ram each machine would get as a single computer. The same you would assign with VMWare. So add up the memory for each machine you want to run and you got the number you need.

 

Then you also should take care that your chosen motherboard supports all the ESXi virtualization features.

Just an FYI but someone in the forum (Sorry, forgot your username) literally just tested out Ryzen w/ the newest version of ESXi (6.5U1 I believe), and it works perfectly fine (so far) with SMT fully enabled and everything.

 

The Ryzen bugs therefore may be worked out by now, so I wouldn't immediately dismiss Ryzen as an option.

[NelizMastr]

Multiple workstations?

 

How many exactly? With the current DDR4 prices, you're not going to be able to run more than 3 with about 4GB RAM each within the $800 budget. Also, keep in mind this budget won't allow graphics or whatever, so keep your users from doing YouTube and whatnot