Re: Virtualisation

["Paul Bendall" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The approach I have taken is as follows:

Mini-ITX running 24 x 7 runs my HA software, Exchange, WSUS

Intel Core2 Quad Machine runs Vista 64bit and VMWare Server 2.01

The latter machine only comes on when I need it and is controlled via WoL
and a Squeezebox Plugin that allows me to suspend from the the SB3 remote.

Anyway it is running Vista 64 bit as base OS for a video capture card as
part of a PVR system. VMWare Server (free license) then runs on top which a
VM for XP, Windows 2008, Windows 2008 + Exchange 2010. Currently it has 4GB
DDR3 but the MoBo can take 8GB so I'll probably upgarde allowing more VMs.
That is the other benefit of Vista 64 bit you can go beyond the 3.5GB limit
of a 32 bit OS

HTH

Paul

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Paul Gale <groups2@...> wrote:
>
> I was looking to do the same but the big stumbling block is the
capture cards which to the best of my knowledge just wont be supported in
any of the virtualisation o/s's I've researched. Not so sure about the
serial cards though - that may be more likely - anyone know if multi-port
cards are likely to be supported?
>
> Paul.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> > Of Martyn Wendon
> > Sent: 30 April 2009 19:54
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Virtualisation
> >
> > Having just replaced my main desktop pc (P4 3.8 of 4 years
vintage) and
> > 21"
> > CRT monitors with a modern decent laptop and a couple of LCD
screens, I
> > was
> > surprised at just how much my electricity usage has dropped (from
> > baseline
> > of 2.2KWh to 1.7KWh)!
> >
> > So now I'm on an electricity economy drive and figure that the
next
> > thing to
> > look at is potentially virtualising some or all of the various
servers
> > here.
> >
> > Currently I'm running:
> >
> > Shadow IDS (3 nics)
> > Trixbox PBX (no extra hardware as all phones are IP)
> > Windows SBS / Exchange / DC / etc (2 nics)
> > Zoneminder (16 ch capture card)
> > HA server (loads of serial ports on pci cards)
> > Media server (bluetooth dongle, tv capture cards)
> >
> > All on separate machines, mainly P4s of 3-4 years vintage.
> >
> > I know that some of you have followed a similar route so I'm
seeking
> > advice
> > / ideas / gotchas and general information / success (!) stories,
> > especially
> > in how to make hardware such as capture cards available to a
virtual
> > machine?
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Martyn
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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