> In theory yes. I have not had the chance to try it out > though. Keep in mind though this is a little different > then something like VMWARE. We have a huge server and > just devide up RAM, CPU and disk space and the VPS software > locks down the resources so nothing bleeds over. Think of > it as a hard drive partition. Then we install NT, Win2K, > Win2K3, whatever and assgin an IP address to it. Kinda neat > and cheaper than getting an actual dedicated server because > the customer does not have to buy a lisence for the OS.
There are two points worth raising here. First, this is essentially the same as VMware, not different. There are several versions of VMware, two of which are designed specifically for server consolidation. One version of VMware doesn't even require a host OS - it provides its own OS. Second, and much more importantly, from a licensing perspective this is not cheaper than running a bunch of dedicated servers. You do have to purchase licenses for the virtual OS, unless it's a free OS like Linux or FreeBSD. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/techinfo/overview/virtualization. mspx Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ voice: (202) 797-5496 fax: (202) 797-5444 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
