Gilbert M. Hale wrote: > Greetings! > > > > For anyone interested in virtualization for running multiple concurrent > machines on a host system, this is for you! Anyone else is invited to read > and store the info for later. I am hoping to fend off grief for folks > seeking virtual Nirvana. > > <Snip> >
Very interesting Gil, We've been doing a bit of virtualisation here. Well actually my boss has been doing most of it and I've just stood there looking interested :-) We liked the idea of being independent of the hardware so that if it fails we can get up and running very quickly. We have virtualised a few servers using Vmware including my back office VFP app which prints and emails jobs all day. We don't think that ESXi is the way to go for us as the hardware has to be a lot more specific to be able to run that OS. We want to be able to run the VM stuff on any half decent machine and be up and running quickly. You were saying you got lucky with your hardware but we don't want to take any chances. My boss also thinks the extra complexity of handling the OS layer makes it more difficult to support in a small IT department like ours. Cheers Peter ---------------------------------------------------------------- Rajan Imports has changed - we are now Whispering Smith Ltd. For more information see our website at www.whisperingsmith.com Please update your address book with my new email address: [email protected] . This communication is intended for the person or organisation to whom it is addressed. The contents are confidential and may be protected in law. Unauthorised use, copying or disclosure of any of it may be unlawful. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by telephone or email. www.whisperingsmith.com Whispering Smith Ltd Head Office:61 Great Ducie Street, Manchester M3 1RR. Tel:0161 831 3700 Fax:0161 831 3715 London Office:17-19 Foley Street, London W1W 6DW Tel:0207 299 7960 _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
