> Its the idea behind it that gets on my goat, you have a > powerful server, why not use it if it is needed, why put a > virtual (underpowered server) with it
The point is to decouple your servers from physical hardware. It would make absolutely no sense to run a single VM on a single VMware server. But given that most servers have varied resource requirements and usage patterns, VMware can let you use more of your physical servers' resources. In addition, it's very easy to increase available resources to a VM or bring it online in a new environment. Finally, it's much easier to manage a bunch of VMs on a handful of really beefy servers, than it is to manage a bunch of relatively small x86 boxes. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! This email has been processed by SmoothZap - www.smoothwall.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Download the latest ColdFusion 8 utilities including Report Builder, plug-ins for Eclipse and Dreamweaver updates. http;//www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?e=labs%5adobecf8%5Fbeta Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:284957 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
