I am getting a 404 on that page what is the name of the product. I had the Winnebago card catalogue system running on a virtual machine for about a year with no issues.
Jon On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 2:25 PM, John Hornbuckle < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's a program to use in school libraries for checking books in and out. > It uses an SQL database ( > http://www.fsc.follett.com/_files/fsc/secured/system_requirements/Dest%20School%20sys%20reqs%2010685A%20PDF%20print%207_08a%20(2).pdf) > . > > > > We're a small district with small schools, and no app we've ever run on a > server has come anywhere close to fully utilizing the hardware. That's one > of the reasons I want to virtualize more. > > > > If the app will run on an XP "server" with a Pentium 4 processor, I can't > imagine that it would be overly demanding. But they do say they require RAID > 1 or 5, so they must be counting on a fair amount of I/O activity. But I > wonder, what exactly is "high" I/O when it comes to figuring out if > something will run okay on a virtual server? > > > > > > > > *From:* Sherry Abercrombie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 22, 2008 2:14 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Will it *really* not work virtualized? > > > > Why would a product not work on a virtual server, well, one that is high > I/O, as in a database server would possibly not work. What application > specifically are you looking at that says this? > > We've used virtual servers for probably 5 years now, and we've always taken > the approach that we will try it on a virtual server and if it doesn't work, > then go to physical. So far, we're doing really good with that approach. > 99% of what we've tried on a virtual server has worked. Now to counter > that, we have always looked at what the application will be doing, evaluated > the requirements and load, and made the decision on whether or not it's a > good candidate for virtualization or not a good candidate for > virtualization. > > Now with that said, I do have a caveat, I've never used Hyper-V and > probably will never use it, we've been VMWare since we started with virtual > server, first GSX now the latest release of ESX. So, I can't say how > Hyper-V utilizes system resources compared to ESX..... > > On 7/22/08, *John Hornbuckle* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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> ~ > > > > > -- > Sherry Abercrombie > > "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." > Arthur C. Clarke > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
