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Oracle's Virtualbox? Oh, you said ethics...nevermind.

• vetinari 12y ago
  Abstracting from ethics, Virtualbox is probably not a suitable replacement for ESXi. Oracle VM Server might be. But then, you could use Xen directly.
  • Alupis 12y ago
    XenServer seems a more apt replacement for ESXi. They are both tier 1 hypervisors and come with comparable features and management options, and both install from an ISO with easy setup. XenServer is also 100% open sourced now by Citrix. It's a completely free product with all the features, but you can pay Citrix for enterprise support if you want/need it.
    • vetinari 12y ago
      Oracle VM Server is Xen under the hood, just with different management tools (and comes with fees and occasionally, support too ;) ).