On Fri, 24 Jan 2003, at 2:52pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I am actually thinking about using VMWare as an additional abstraction > layer. With VMWare I think I would be able to do a system state restore to > any hardware because VMWAre would look the same anywhere.
While you are, to come extent, correct, there are two major reasons not to do this: - Your performance will be *HORRIBLE*. VMware inflicts a huge performance hit on a system. I'd hate to think of what it would be like running Exchange Server under that on a production network. - Microsoft will almost certainly not provide support for Exchange Server on VMware. You're asking for trouble. In a lab, or for other kinds of development/testing, it makes sense. For "real" use, use a real server. :-) -- Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | The opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do | | not represent the views or policy of any other person or organization. | | All information is provided without warranty of any kind. | _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
