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Old 11-28-2008   #1 (permalink)
Webbert


 
 

Developer needs help with Hardware/Software for Virtualization

I am a developer by trade.

I am looking to buy a server and OS/software in order to do
development/testing and am unsure as to what I should be considering.

For an OS, I know there is 2008 Hyper-v and Virtual Server. I don't know
what the pros/cons of each are i.e. licensing/hardware/performance/etc.

Any recommendations on hardware (cores/memory/etc) as well is appreciated.

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 11-29-2008   #2 (permalink)
Bill Grant


 
 

Re: Developer needs help with Hardware/Software for Virtualization



"Webbert" <webbertsolutions@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I am a developer by trade.
>
> I am looking to buy a server and OS/software in order to do
> development/testing and am unsure as to what I should be considering.
>
> For an OS, I know there is 2008 Hyper-v and Virtual Server. I don't know
> what the pros/cons of each are i.e. licensing/hardware/performance/etc.
>
> Any recommendations on hardware (cores/memory/etc) as well is appreciated.
If you are planning to go to Server 2008, install the 64-bit OS with
Hyper-V. It is far superior to Virtual Server as far as I am concerned.

As far as hardware goes, the more cores and the more memory you have
for virtualized machines the better. And don't forget disks. Not just
capacity but also speed (and multiple spindles to avoid contention between
vms).

My System SpecsSystem Spec
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