Axton:
I don't think that VMWare supports multiple CPU virtualization (yet).
Yes, more memory is a GOOD THING. I suggest maximum amount your system can handle AT PURCHASE. It is much cheaper and easier to do this than to go back later and ask for more (some company's actually say "tough luck".)
I got lucky that our project had left over equipment monies at the end of last fiscal year and I used Oracle 10g/ARS 7.0 requirements to purchase more. Now our Oracle server is quite happy.
James McKenzie
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From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Axton
Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2006 10:11 AM
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Subject: Re: OT:Spec for a demo laptop
** The Core2Duo's have hardware assisted virtualization. My desktop is a core2 2.4ghz with 2gb memory and running oracle, remedy, tomcat, email engine, fb, admin tool, user tool, and eclipse does not phase the speed. More memory would be a good thing though, and the core2 has E64T which lets it address 4gb of memory. I've been toying with MS Virtual PC 2007, which seems to work fairly stable. The only thing it doesn't do is multiple core/cpu emulation. I have not tried vmware on this setup.
Axton Grams
On 11/12/06, Kelly Deaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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From BMC's own recommendations -
1.8GHz, single processor, 2GB RAM 2GHz, single processor, 2GB RAM
I'm getting reasonable speed with the is recommendation. Of course, more is better, so get the most you can afford above this. For one, look for systems that can be upgraded beyone 2GB. BMC has hit the limit on my current system, any more and I have to upgrade the whole laptop.
The other thing to do is optomize your VM, remove any thing you don't need like other applications that would be consuming memory in the VM environment.
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Kelly Deaver
Director, ITSM Practice
Xinify
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Subject: OT:Spec for a demo laptop
From: Michael Worts < [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >
Date: Thu, November 09, 2006 4:49 am
To: [email protected]
Hello everyone, i hope you are all well.
I am buying a new laptop to use as a Remedy demo system. I would like to
run Linux, Oracle, AR, and all ITSM 7 modules on it without it running
slowly. I will probably be running VMWare on it as well.
Can anyone recommend a good laptop that can handle all of this? Has anyone
had had a good experience with a particular model?
Many Thanks,
Michael.
