What Is VMware ESX Server?
VMware ESX Server is virtual infrastructure software for partitioning, consolidating and managing systems in business-critical environments. ESX Server and VMware Virtual Infrastructure Nodes provide a highly scalable virtual machine platform with advanced resource management capabilities, which can be managed by VMware VirtualCenter.With VMware virtual infrastructure built on ESX Server you can: Rapidly deploy new virtual machines to any server as the business demands using hardware independent templatesStreamline data center operations and reduce hardware requirements with server consolidation ratios commonly exceeding eight virtual machines per physical processorPerform zero-downtime maintenance on live systems without interrupting serviceLoad balance workloads across a farm of servers using VMotion to respond to spikes in load and to increase server farm wide utilization, helping to maximize return on hardware investmentMeet and address required service levels to applications and d