Works fine in ESX, as long as the chip/BIOS are told to run in 64bit, which is what I'm doing. ESX is in 64bit and all VM are 32bit.
Shook http://www.linkedin.com/in/andyshook -----Original Message----- From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 8:38 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Noob Server Virtualization Question Yes, you can. I've done (using the Microsoft Virtualization products and Virtuozzo from SWSoft/Parallels, although I'm certain many other folks here can chime in about VMWare) a number of tests around performance. My experience is that as long as you have hardware assisted virtualization (and aren't doing compute-intensive tasks) you are just fine virtualizing a 32-bit OS under 64-bit hardware. Regards, Michael B. Smith MCSE/Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -----Original Message----- From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 8:32 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Noob Server Virtualization Question As I mentioned in another thread, we'll be replacing several of our end-of-life 2003 servers with 2008 this summer. I've read that 2008 will be available in both 32- and 64-bit versions (the last server OS to be available in a 32-bit version, according to MS), and I want to 64. I'm concerned, though, about a few older apps we have that be incompatible with 2008--particularly a 64-bit version. I've read that one of 2008's strong points will be its built-in virtualization abilities. I've played around with desktop OS virtualization (I'm running an XP VM with Microsoft Virtual PC on my Vista machine), but never virtual servers. So my question is this... On a 64-bit Server 2008 machine, can I run a 32-bit Server 2003 virtual server? John Hornbuckle MIS Department Taylor County School District 318 North Clark Street Perry, FL 32347 www.taylor.k12.fl.us ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
