Linux Virtual Servers

[Robert Freeman-Day]

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Paul,

This does bring me to a question on VMware that I have been wanting to
ask someone.  Is it possible to run VMware server and workstation on the
same machine?  For examble, if you have a machine or two that you do not
need multiple snapshots of...I would think of using server, but if I
have a sizable testing environment that can blow up frequently...I would
use workstation.  Thanks ahead of time.

Robert

Paul M. Whitney wrote:
> I have used Xen, VMware Workstation, VMware Server, VMware Infrastructure 3
> (certified professional now), and VMware Fusion (my Mac)...you can probably
> tell what I prefer.
> 
> In production, we are a large enterprise and we use Virtual Infrastructure
> 3. We manage, in our development environment alone, about 60+ servers.
> Management of these servers through Virtual Center is a breeze. Very
> intuitive and GUI friendly. Unlike Xen. Xen is capable, but lacks the
> refinements found in VMware. Also, you want to look at supportability,
> VMware has extensive documentation freely available and a support base that
> blows away the competition.
> 
> For 4-10 servers, I would consider using VMware Server for users; and you
> use VMware Workstation to create the VMs. VMware Server is free, VMware
> Workstation is ($189) but gives you ability to create VMs, replicate and
> deploy them as new instances, etc. VMware Server is free and runs on both
> Windows and Linux (although getting it to compile on Linux may be a
> challenge). I personally use VMware Workstation for Linux (it compiled for
> me on Fedora Core 8) for all my testing and development.
> 
> P
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com]
> On Behalf Of debu
> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 4:04 AM
> To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list
> Subject: Linux Virtual Servers
> 
> 
> HI All,
> 
> I have a virtual Server setup request where i have some 32GB RAM with other
> required compatible hardware,and i need to create some 4-10 virtual servers
> environment with each physical node,for different users for different
> developement/testing purposes.
> 
> I am confused with Xen/ OpenVZ? what is your opinion, in terms of maximum
> cap/ ease of install/configure/ segregation/ connflict etc.
> 
> 
> 
> Any idea/ suggestion will be of great help.
> 
> Thank you 
> 
> Debajit 
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