I was looking over the system requirements for a particular piece of software we're looking at purchasing, and I noticed that it specifically says it has to be on a physical (non-virtual) machine.
Now, this software doesn't have any special hardware requirements. Processor requirements are modest, as are requirements for RAM and storage space. And yet, the requirements explicitly say, "Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard or Enterprise without Hyper-V" (if Server 2008 is the OS--it also supports Server 2003, XP, or Vista as the server OS). As I've mentioned before, I'm brand new to server virtualization. I'm playing with Hyper-V right now for the first time. So, I'm sure I'm missing something. Why, exactly, would a product like this not work on a 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> ~
