[THIN] Re: Need help on consolidating servers
- From: "George Wasgatt" <gwasgatt@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 07:37:13 -0500
You can run 3 or even 4 VMware virtual machines simultaneously on the same
box providing you have sufficient memory and processor. But, I don't think
you'd like the response time. The VMware GSXserver is perhaps more
appropriate for running this number of simultaneous VMs. Microsoft has a
competing product called Virtual Server that also allows you to use one
computer to host multiple virtual machines.
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Daniel Sidler
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 3:25 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Need help on consolidating servers
From VMware Workstation 5.5's online manual:
"By default, VMware Workstation limits the number of virtual machines that
can run at once based on the amount of memory specified in the application
settings."
With VMware Workstation, 4GB of RAM is available for virtual machines. This
will limit the number of OS's you can run, especially if you deal with the
likes of Windows 2003 Server.
VMPlayer is nice, but you need "pre cooked" virtual machines to run, i.e.
you still need a full version of VMware to create the images you will run in
VMPlayer.
Dan
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Steve Greenberg
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 7:52 PM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Need help on consolidating servers
Joe,
Does VMware workstation limit how many quests you can run? What about the
VMPlayer????
Steve Greenberg
Thin Client Computing
34522 N. Scottsdale Rd. suite D8453
Scottsdale, AZ 85262
(602) 432-8649
(602) 296-0411 fax
steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Joe Shonk
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 11:06 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Need help on consolidating servers
For home, you can run all you network services on one box. Domain
Controller, SQL, Proxy, Exchange, IIS, CA, etc (This is essentially what
Windows Small Business does).
Two, you should get yourself a copy of VMWare workstation. You can run
multiple instances of an OS at the same time on the same hardware by
creating multiple virtual machines.
Joe
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Steven Mather
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 10:33 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Need help on consolidating servers
First, I know just enough about 2000 Advanced to be extremely dangerous. I
have a rack of servers where I have split out the different machines as web
server, mail server, data server, etc. This is my home setup. I am retired
from the profession due to a disability. First, I am not hosting any
mem/data intensive things so I am way underutilizing the servers. Secondly,
I am killing my electric bill and my wife is figuring out how to get me to
eat rat poison. Sooo, I need to consolidate. I am not worried about load
because everything I have, except PDC, is a Dual Xeon P4 and are mirrored.
My ideal goal would be to bring everything down to one server for now and
just max out the memory. Like I said at the beginning, server admin. is not
my thing so be patient with me.
My question(s)
1) Can a machine that I set up as a PDC act as another type of server (i.e.
data, web, app, etc.). I am not sure if once you make something a PDC (also
my enterprise CA) that I cannot use it as an IIS, SQL, etc. server. Am I
wrong?
2) This is a stupid one and I was just wondering if technology has fixed
this. I know I can set up a machine to dual boot but can I set up a machine
to run 2 OS's concurrently (e.g. at the same time). For instance, can I
have, on one box, Server 2000 and XP running in different memory segments at
the same time so I can be writing a doc in XP and Advanced Server 2000 is
still hosting web and mail? My understanding is the answer is 'no', but I
have been on disability for over two years now and something might have come
along to address this issue. I like to use XP for my personal desktop and
applications.
Any advice is greatly appreciated and I will sacrifice a small furry animal
on the next full moon in your honor.
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Steven Mather
smather@xxxxxxxxxxx
Voice: 813-979-4488
FAX: 813-979-4408
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