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Seems like virtualization would be an excellent topic for a future face-to-face NAG meeting. Funny to see the Virtual Machine idea, which IBM mainframes exploited over 20 years ago, coming back into vogue, on servers, on Intel Macs, etc. /rich On 12/28/06, Troy Murray <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Before starting MSU this month I worked for an insurance company here > in the Lansing area. I was able to move a number of our production > servers to virtualized servers, a total of 8 including Exchange > server, domain controllers, printer server, WSUS server and a few web > servers. I have used both VMware Server, VMware GSX Server and > Virtuozzo for Windows in the past but prefer the VMware Server. A > lab I've done work for in CHM runs their production server (web, sql, > file, print, dc) as a virtual server on top of a Windows host. > Backup is really simplified and so is recovery in the event that the > host server goes down, we just plug the external hard drive into a > workstation, load the VMware Server or Workstation product and "open" > the last backup of the system. > > -t > > > > On Dec 27, 2006, at 5:31 PM, Charlot, Firmin wrote: > > > Virtualization is something that I have been thinking about lately > > but there are so many pros and cons and probabilities and > > possibilities one can find oneself in analysis paralyses very quickly. > > > > > > > > Is there anyone who has taken the leap and virtualized some or all > > their production boxes and if so any advice/pitfalls/benefits that > > you could provide would be greatly appreciated? What are you using > > for your Host server(s) (Open-Source, VMware or Microsoft Virtual > > Server). > > > > > > > > Happy Holidays to all! > > > > > > > > Firmin Charlot, MCSE, A+ > > > > Information Systems Manager > > > > Educational and Support Services > > > > 162 Student Services Building > > > > East Lansing, MI 48824 > > > > [log in to unmask] > > > > (517) 432-7541 > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Troy Murray > [log in to unmask] > http://troymurray.blogspot.com >