Q. What is ESX Server 3i?

A. VMware ESX Server 3i is an embedded hypervisor with a compact 32MB footprint and no reliance on any general purpose OS. 3i is integrated with hardware and typically runs on an internal thumb drive.

3i has a wizard-driven startup that reduces deployment time and can be deploying virtual machines (VMs) in minutes. Additional functionality areas of 3i can be exposed through license activations without any code changes or installations. For example, you can enable VMotion for live VM migrations.

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