funsec mailing list archives
Re: VMWare is Finally Free
From: Col <colweb () gmail com>
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 09:37:47 +0000
On 1/11/07, Andrew Willy <andrewwilly () gmail com> wrote: > > If you're not virtualizing in production environments, you're missing > the boat. > > <snip>
I have to agree with you on all your points Andrew. We have VMWare ESX Server running on 2 hosts, each with loads of mem and CPU power. Each host runs 10+ boxes without issue (we have run all 22 on 1 host and there was still space for more). We have been choosing them carefully, only picking mainly under-used systems and sticking them on. We have come up with a costing model too. So when we get asked "can we borrow a server for 1 month" we can create a new server from a template in about 20 minutes and charge them for its usage. We run production, test, dev and QA servers all in VMware ESX. We havent looked back since. With the addition of the latest features, it makes it even easier to keep those boxes up. You can VMotion the machine across hosts, and now you can move the disks without powering the box down (in both cases you lose 1 ping to the server). Hard to beat. Col.
_______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
Current thread:
- VMWare is Finally Free Fergie (Jan 11)
- Message not available
- Re: VMWare is Finally Free Brian Loe (Jan 11)
- Message not available
- RE: VMWare is Finally Free Blanchard_Michael (Jan 11)
- Re: VMWare is Finally Free Andrew Willy (Jan 11)
- Re: VMWare is Finally Free Andrew Willy (Jan 11)
- Re: VMWare is Finally Free Col (Jan 12)
- Re: VMWare is Finally Free Andrew Willy (Jan 11)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: VMWare is Finally Free Fergie (Jan 11)
- RE: VMWare is Finally Free William Lefkovics (Jan 11)
- RE: VMWare is Finally Free Blanchard_Michael (Jan 12)
- RE: VMWare is Finally Free William Lefkovics (Jan 11)