I'm right in front of you (meaning I just started too). ESXi does have the ability to over commit memory but I am not sure about the details. There is also memory deduplication on VMs based on the same OS too but I too am a newbie about all of this.
>>> JimHays <hay...@sages.us> 10/13/2010 9:38 AM >>> OK, Bob, since you are obviously ahead of me on this superhighway that is virtualization I get to ask you a couple questions. With ESXi do I need to "divide the hardware" or can I play "first come, first served"? In other words: I have a new server with 12 GB RAM. I will dedicate 2 GB RAM to the management software. That leaves 10 GB RAM for my servers. On this box, I will have 2 virtual servers - one with Windows and one with Linux. Can I assign 3 GB to the Linux server and assign 10 GB to the Windows server (first come, first served) or must I divide with 3 GB to Linux and 7 GB to Windows (divide)? I know that dividing has some major advantages but so does "first come" and we are carefully considering each. I just need to know if "first come" is even possible with ESXi. TIA. Bob Schmidt wrote: > I see you in my rear view mirror. Stop tailgating! :) > > >>> JimHays <hay...@sages.us> 10/13/2010 9:23 AM >>> > OK. So who's the ESXi expert on this list? I need to bounce some ideas > off someone as we are about to embark on the virtualization road. > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
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