I think you'll find it very effective for your needs. -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker
On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 10:04 AM, Richard Stovall <[email protected]> wrote: > You've nailed our scenario exactly. We're a small business with < 100 > employees and no extraordinary HA requirements. The key VMware > feature we use is vMotion, but now that live migration is baked into > Hyper-v Server it makes the Microsoft virtualization platform a viable > option for us. > > I have one 'extra' blade that I've installed Hyper-V Server on and > have an iSCSI target on another machine for storage. I'm going to put > a second copy of Hyper-V on a different machine today and start > testing everything in earnest. Our DBA wants to play with the CTP of > SQL 2008 R2 so I've given him a VM on the Hyper-V server that he can > RDP into. All he knows is that it's a VM. It'll be interesting to > see if he says anything about speed, etc. > > As far as SCVMM goes, it looks like the "Workgroup Edition" is tailor > made for us. $505 for 5 hosts and all the necessary licenses are > included. > > > http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/en/us/virtual-machine-manager/vmm-pricing-licensing.aspx > > Thanks, > > RS > > > On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 9:26 AM, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've never migrated from one to the other, but I have run them both side > by > > side. > > Depending on your current and assumed needs, either will support your > > applications just fine, but the cost advantage is -- as you point out -- > > pretty substantial with Hyper-V. > > If you're supporting high-end HA scenarios, then VMWare will continue to > be > > the better choice for now, but if it's primarily a matter of hosting > > resources in a virtual environment with standard uptime for a small to > > midsized business, then you shouldn't ignore Hyper-V. > > I would recommend setting one box up and migrating or building some less > > critical servers onto it so you can get the feel of it and determine if > > you'll be giving up anything important by moving. > > The difference in licensing costs can easily pay for any extra tools you > > might need for management. > > -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 9:09 PM, Richard Stovall <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> Has anyone out there moved an existing virtual environment from ESX / > >> vSphere to Hyper-V? I've got VMware support renewal coming up in a > >> few months and I'm very seriously considering dumping VMware > >> altogether. Our environment is small (currently ~30 VMs on 5 ESX 3.5 > >> hosts) and the potential cost savings are significant. > >> > >> Just curious if there's any history for this out there. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> RS > >> > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
