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vmware scop in future

irshad ali — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:48:18 GMT

Hi I am HP (CSA) certified with 03 years experience as system admin. Can anybody tell me scope of Vmware which as per my skills. Is ther any connection or compatibility b/w hpux n vmware ?Thanks

Re: vmware scop in future

Uwe Zessin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:03:55 GMT

VMware ESX server is a virtualization platform for x64 computer systems - it does not run on PA-RISC or TItanicum or any other CPU.

_some_ of its components are based on Linux/Open Source, but it is not general operating system and the virtualization layer (VMkernel) is VMware's own work.

Re: vmware scop in future

irshad ali — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:41:05 GMT

thanks, But i want to know the compatibility with my current profile

Re: vmware scop in future

Uwe Zessin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:45:21 GMT

If you want to manage a full-blown ESX/vCenter environment, well, I'd say that maybe 2-5% of HP-UX knowledge can be reused. Expect to learn lots of new things and a new paradigms if you never have dealt with virtualization before.

Re: vmware scop in future

irshad ali — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:14:35 GMT

ok, thanks.
Is the future of vmware brighter than HPUX in terms of money? plz guide

Re: vmware scop in future

Steven Clementi — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:46:35 GMT

That really depends on potential customer(s) acceptance.

Vmware Professional's have a potential of making big money where/while companies are slowly shifting off of older legacy systems.

I don't think HP-UX is going away anytime soon though if that is what you are asking.

My last 2 bits:

Do both, learn as much as you can while you can. ;o)

Steven

Re: vmware scop in future

Uwe Zessin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:46:37 GMT

agree, and if you want much money - become an investment banker...

Re: vmware scop in future

Gordon Sjodin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:07:16 GMT

I find alot of the lower level stuff right at the base ESX level is transferable. Installing software and such is easier for a Unix admin. Even small things like being able to use vi is an asset that most windows admins do not have. A combination of skills is required today. If you have the opportunity to work with VMWare take it.

Re: vmware scop in future

Rob Buxton — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:11:41 GMT

Just take every opportunity to learn what you can.
If you have the opportunity to learn vmware at your current site then push for it. It's a field where there's a lot of development and change at the moment.