VMware ESXi is VMware’s most advanced hypervisor architecture. Learn about the differences with the previous generation architecture.
| Capability | ESX 4.1 | ESXi 4.1 | ESXi 5.0 |
| Service Console | Present | Removed | Removed |
| Admin/config CLIs | COS + vCLI | PowerCLI + vCLI | PowerCLI + vCLI (enhanced) |
| Advanced Troubleshooting | COS | Tech Support Mode | ESXi Shell |
| Scripted Installation | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Boot from SAN | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| SNMP | Supported | Supported (limited) | Supported |
| Active Directory | Integrated | Integrated | Integrated |
| HW Monitoring | 3rd party agents in COS | CIM providers | CIM providers |
| Serial Port Connectivity | Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported |
| Jumbo Frames | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Rapid deployment and central management of hosts via Auto Deploy | Not Supported | Not Supported | Supported |
| Custom image creation and management | Not Supported | Not Supported | Supported |
| Secure syslog | Not Supported | Not Supported | Supported |
| Management interface firewall | Supported | Not Supported | Supported |
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