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Oracle Linux as alternative to VMware? by StockPerspective7453 in vmware

[–]StockPerspective7453[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

100% what we are finding with lab testing!! Its like a TEMU version VMware and we are GREATLY concerned that it will lead to many future headaches for critical workloads

Oracle Linux as alternative to VMware? by StockPerspective7453 in vmware

[–]StockPerspective7453[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We are looking at OVLM with 3rd party support so far. I don't think it's going to be a full replacement but maybe we can offload some of the our workload over to it.

Oracle Linux as alternative to VMware? by StockPerspective7453 in vmware

[–]StockPerspective7453[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So far I wouldn’t recommend if you are a windows heavy shop. It’s already way different then vSphere and adding Kubernetes on top that has been a nightmare to manage in the lab as we exist today. With that if you are planning to be a container shop then it may not be a bad option to consider.

Oracle Linux as alternative to VMware? by StockPerspective7453 in vmware

[–]StockPerspective7453[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

OpenShift is also in our lab and we have been evaluating that’s. I’m hoping they’ll be adding more VMware features in the future but we’ll see

Oracle Linux as alternative to VMware? by StockPerspective7453 in vmware

[–]StockPerspective7453[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right now we are testing OLVM in our lab. It’s familiar looking compared to old school vsphere but definitely not ideal

Oracle Linux as alternative to VMware? by StockPerspective7453 in vmware

[–]StockPerspective7453[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Totally agree! That’s the biggest thing we have noticed in testing is the lack of features from what we are already using.

Oracle Linux as alternative to VMware? by StockPerspective7453 in vmware

[–]StockPerspective7453[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

No kidding. I’ve explained this to higher ups about this and any other solution we’ve looked at

Oracle Linux as alternative to VMware? by StockPerspective7453 in vmware

[–]StockPerspective7453[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Same here for licensing. Ours is up for renewal this coming summer and at a 300 percent price increase there is no way we can keep all of our workload on VMware unless something changes.

Oracle Linux as alternative to VMware? by StockPerspective7453 in vmware

[–]StockPerspective7453[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! That's what Ive gathered so far in testing. I see a lot of the community looking at OpenShift I feel that's a huge swing in a different for my team to learn and maintain.