Comments on: Xyug.org is now virtual! http://xyug.org/2010/01/xyug-org-is-now-virtual/ The place to discuss XPP & Contenta issues Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:37:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Heds http://xyug.org/2010/01/xyug-org-is-now-virtual/comment-page-1/#comment-179 Heds Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:53:27 +0000 http://xyug.org/?p=1287#comment-179 Hi Bart, yes, virtualisation is definitely the way to go. It still seems to be half magic to me though and we are continually having "aha!" moments when we realise what it means to us not only in terms of hardware consolidation but also Disaster Recovery. This server is a pretty low spec one in today’s market so we aren’t expecting wonders from this. It is more a lab testing device to allow us to see the benefits of VM’s without any huge outlay. The PowerEdge 1850 can hold up to 16GB of Ram so there is plenty of room for improvement here and as it connects to the iSCSI SAN box through embedded initiators (brilliant!), storage isn’t an issue either. Up until recently my only concern was the lack of USB support in the ESX range, not just for storage but for hardware dongles as well as our Pre-flighting software uses these. We have since found some USB Network Software from www.fabulatech.com and also a hardware solution from www.digi.com that neatly gets round this. Belkin also supply a unit but lacks any drivers for 2000/2003 so is only really a desktop solution. Hi Bart,

yes, virtualisation is definitely the way to go.

It still seems to be half magic to me though and we are continually having “aha!” moments when we realise what it means to us not only in terms of hardware consolidation but also Disaster Recovery.

This server is a pretty low spec one in today’s market so we aren’t expecting wonders from this. It is more a lab testing device to allow us to see the benefits of VM’s without any huge outlay. The PowerEdge 1850 can hold up to 16GB of Ram so there is plenty of room for improvement here and as it connects to the iSCSI SAN box through embedded initiators (brilliant!), storage isn’t an issue either.

Up until recently my only concern was the lack of USB support in the ESX range, not just for storage but for hardware dongles as well as our Pre-flighting software uses these. We have since found some USB Network Software from http://www.fabulatech.com and also a hardware solution from http://www.digi.com that neatly gets round this. Belkin also supply a unit but lacks any drivers for 2000/2003 so is only really a desktop solution.

]]> By: bart http://xyug.org/2010/01/xyug-org-is-now-virtual/comment-page-1/#comment-178 bart Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:00:11 +0000 http://xyug.org/?p=1287#comment-178 Hedley, It certainly runs faster than before. Thank you for that. Virtualisation is the way to go. Don't know how much the Ram modules cost you can push into that machine, but I would invest in at least 4 GB extra, certainly if you want to run more than 1 VM on it. Bart Hedley,

It certainly runs faster than before.
Thank you for that.
Virtualisation is the way to go.
Don’t know how much the Ram modules cost you can push into that machine, but I would invest in at least 4 GB extra, certainly if you want to run more than 1 VM on it.

Bart

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