VMWare had to do it. Better late than never, but I expect they've lost a little bit of ground that they didn't have to if they'd thought about it more clearly.
* * *ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 4:59 PM, Steven Peck <[email protected]> wrote: > While we are not moving away from VMware now, we plan to continue with > planned testing on Server 2012/HyperV v3 snice we pay data center licenses > anyway. > > On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 1:45 PM, Webster <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Looks like this (vRAM entitlement) will no longer be an issue. >> >> >> http://www.crn.com/news/cloud/240005840/vmware-kills-vram-licensing-will-fo >> cus-on-vsphere-cloud-bundles.htm<http://www.crn.com/news/cloud/240005840/vmware-kills-vram-licensing-will-focus-on-vsphere-cloud-bundles.htm> >> >> >> Carl Webster >> Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional >> http://www.CarlWebster.com <http://www.carlwebster.com/> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 4/13/12 1:05 PM, "Paul Hutchings" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >OK one more thing: >> > >> >vSphere Essentials Plus gives you 6 socket licenses for vSphere Standard. >> > >> >Each license gives you 32gb of vRAM entitlement. >> > >> >6 x 32 = 192gb vRAM across all three hosts. >> > >> >So 196gb per host seems slightly excessive (consider we can and >> >occasionally do run around 50 VM's on one host with 144gb). >> >________________________________________ >> >From: David Mazzaccaro [[email protected]] >> >Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware! >> > >> >LOL >> >Yes, that is per host.. and it is HP memory (hence the premium) >> > >> > >> >-----Original Message----- >> >From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:[email protected]] >> >Subject: Re: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware! >> > >> >I'm a penny-pincher, and I saw a only one thing that really stuck out... >> > >> >> 196 G RAM <- this was $45k alone >> > >> >Ouch! Is that 196 Gig per computer, or total for the 3 servers? Even if >> >it's 196 per computer, Crucial can get you that much ram for $8100... As >> >long as I'm looking at the right memory. >> > >> >http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=ProLiant%20DL380%20G7&; >> >Cat=RAM >> >48GB Kit - ($899.99 each) * 3 for each server ($2699.97) * 3 servers = >> >$8099.91 >> > >> ><kidding>Hey, I just saved you $36k! Can I get a commission for that? >> >Sm:)e.</kidding> >> > >> > >> >--Matt Ross >> >Ephrata School District >> > >> > >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >From: David Mazzaccaro >> >Subject: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware! >> > >> > >> >> Just got the ok to move forward with VMware/Citrix/Domain upgrade. >> >> I have 10 physical servers, and it looks like this will be the >> >solution: >> >> >> >> 3 hosts: ($21k each) >> >> HP DL380 G7 E5660 >> >> Pair of 146 15k drives mirrored >> >> 196 G RAM <- this was $45k alone >> >> Quad port gig adapter >> >> >> >> 2 Switches: ($1,800 each) >> >> HP 2910 >> >> >> >> 1 SAN ($22,700) >> >> NetApp 2240 >> >> 12 x 600GB >> >> >> >> VSphere Essentials Plus ($5,200) >> >> >> >> 6 Windows licenses ($13,600): >> >> Server 2008 Datacenter >> >> >> >> Windows/Xenapp licenses ($26,000) >> >> >> >> $40k services >> >> Install/config SAN, switches, hosts, VMware, new Citrix farm, 2008 >> >> Domain upgrade, P2V existing servers >> >> >> >> Total: $185,000 >> >> >> >> Sound good? >> >> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
