On Wed, 22 Nov 2006, Dennis Clarke wrote: > >> I mean this is just insane. Don't tell me people actually fork out that > >> sort > >> of money to Red Hat for an inferior OS. In order to run VMware I need to > >> get a license of some Linux and then, and only then, am I able to run my > >> virtual Solaris servers? ( if you think Windows is an option than I start > >> singing la la la I can't hear you ).
No one pays list for Red Hat And hey, it's kinda funny that you use a loaded term like "inferior", especially considering Solaris doesn't do what you want and Red Hat does ;-) > > I have VMWare Virtual Server running on FC6 with multiple Solaris VM > > inside. The software costed me a very modest amount of money (zero). > > Would that setup fit your need ? > > Well, that's perfect of course. The next question is the spec. Is VMware > GSX certified to run in a supported fashion on FC6 ? VMware GSX is no more The replacement product now is VMware Server, which is essentially a free (as in licensing, not as in open source) rebrand / update of GSX. Run it on Centos or Ubuntu or Fedora Core, depending on your requirements, and you've got a completely zero-cost stack as far as licensing goes If you need OS support, run it on RHEL or SUSE. If you need support for the VMware Server application, they will still sell it to you for VMware Server as long as you're running on one of the supported distros (32-bit Ubuntu, 32-bit or 64-bit RHEL or SUSE, for x86 / x86-64 architectures) If you are needing support, you may find that the cost of VMware ESX (which runs on bare metal) is a bit more approachable once you compare it to the total cost of OS support and VMware Server support.... later, chris _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
