Hello!
I tried to install the free and unlimited version of the VMWare vSphere Hypervisor to an HP Proliant ML310e Gen8. I registered to VMWare got a license key for that and downloaded the "VMware-VMvisor-Installer-5.1.0.update01-1065491.x86_64.iso". Sadly, this did not work as there seems to be some troubles on the drivers.
So I went to the HP site a found a "custom" built of EXSi specially created for this hardware with all drivers in it.
I installed the HP custom built and the installation runs smooth and everything is working except that I get a message on the client window bottom right which tells me that this is an evaluation version limited to 60 days. I can't use my license from the free Hypervisor to get an unlimited time period. It seems the HP custom built is a full featured version of vSphere.
So here are my questions:
What will happen after the 60 days trial period? Will vSphere shut down forever or switch to the free Hypervisor version?
Where can I get a custom built for the mentioned hardware with the free Hypervisor?
Looking forward to your comments...
Thanks in advance and best regards, Bernd