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title: Blog posts tagged "esxi"
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# Blog posts tagged "esxi"

#### [VMware hypervisor deployment using MAAS](https://canonical.com/blog/vmware-hypervisor-deployment-using-maas)

Most modern datacenters are inherently heterogeneous. VMware environments coexist with container platforms, databases, and other bare-metal workloads, often on the same hardware over several years. Servers are bought once, but their role changes as requirements evolve. However, ESXi (the VMware hypervisor) provisioning is often handled se

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MAAS

#### [Provisioning ESXi with MAAS: An overview](https://canonical.com/blog/provisioning-esxi-with-maas)

MAAS has supported provisioning ESXi starting from MAAS 2.5. However, MAAS 2.6 has expanded its support and provides new features that significantly improves the provisioning experience. What is supported? The support MAAS provides for provisioning an operating system varies depending on the operating system in use. Even though MAAS tries

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Cloud and server