With SSD, you don't need to pre-provision/used fixed disks - trust me. Cheers Ken
-----Original Message----- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, 1 March 2013 3:51 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Webster's question is very timely... Probably not. I'm going to pound on them fairly hard, by which I mean install lots of stuff and work on it. FreeBSD, CentOS, Win8, a couple of Server 2012s probably, maybe some others. On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 4:35 PM, Steven Peck <[email protected]> wrote: > Do thin provisioning for them? > > > On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 4:29 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Agreed. >> >> At this point, however, with (at a guess) ~40gb per VM, that gives me >> about 6 VMs. >> >> For what I aim at doing, that should be sufficient. >> >> Kurt >> >> On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 4:00 PM, Ken Schaefer <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > If you think you can fit all your VMs onto a 256GB drive, then >> > getting a 512GB would be a waste of money. In another year or two >> > they'll be cheaper again and you can re-buy if you need more space >> > down the track. However, if you need >256GB now, then I think $350 >> > is a bargain for the space & performance you get. I suppose it depends on >> > what your time is worth to you. >> > FWIW I paid about $500 for mine ~15 months ago. >> > >> > Cheers >> > Ken >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] >> > Sent: Friday, 1 March 2013 10:53 AM >> > To: NT System Admin Issues >> > Subject: Re: Webster's question is very timely... >> > >> > At $350 and up, I think that's a little spendy. >> > >> > However, the 256gb versions might well fit in my budget. >> > >> > Kurt >> > >> > On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 2:53 PM, Ken Schaefer >> > <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> USB3.0 - it is bus powered. Get a 512GB SSD, and put it into a >> >> USB3 enclosure. >> >> >> >> I have the Crucial M4 512GB - they can be had for a good price, >> >> plus 256GB internal SSD. Gives plenty of space for VMs in my >> >> experience. I also have a 128GB SD card for storing commonly used >> >> ISO files >> >> >> >> Cheers >> >> Ken >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] >> >> Sent: Friday, 1 March 2013 6:37 AM >> >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> >> Subject: Webster's question is very timely... >> >> >> >> I didn't want to drag his thread off topic, so I'm starting a new >> >> one >> >> >> >> Not to brag (much), but I just picked up a Dell Precision 4600 >> >> laptop at a really good price - it's a quad-core machine with Win7 >> >> Pro, 16gb RAM and an ATI Firepro video card, 1920x1080 display >> >> (15.6") and a 256gb SSD. ($1600 - sale still going as far as I >> >> know.) >> >> >> >> Problem is, I'm pretty sure I made a small mistake. That 256gb >> >> drive just isn't big enough to hold the VMs I want. I should have >> >> gone with the 128gb minicard and a 1tb hard drive. >> >> >> >> So, I'm also looking for an external drive, either USB3 or eSATA - >> >> if you had the choice, which would you choose for putting in the >> >> laptop case for extra storage? >> >> >> >> Kurt >> > >> > >> > ~ 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 >> >> ~ 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 >> > > ~ 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 ~ 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 ~ 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
