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vCenter on Linux - Beta
As was mentioned by Duncan Epping - the beta for Virtual Center on Linux is out.
Comes an OVF package so it can be imported easily into all Vmware products.
It is based on Centos using Just Enough Operating System (JEOS)
You will need a an Oracle 10 Database
Does Not support
- Monitoring
- Alarms
- No LDAP
- No VM Customizations
- No VI Web Access
- No Plug-ins
- No Local DB
- Scheduled Tasks
- Maps
- Update Manager
- SRM
- Converter Enterprise
- Guided Consolidation
More info here