vmware or hype-v
We are looking into purchasing a new server. I would like to use it for virtualization. To start with, just to setup a backup for the mail server, webserver and a DC. To start with we will use it as a backup for the email and webserver and for testing for the DC. HOwever, I don't know how to figure what I need in the server and if I should go with vmware or hype-v and why? Your advice and options would be most helpful. Thanks!
Regards,
ABBEtech
Regards,
ABBEtech
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Looks like ram will be my first upgrade..
If you use VMware ESXi, it has a much smaller footprint, and hence securer than Hyper-V, install it on the SD card or USB flash drive, and use ALL the datastore to store VMs. (you cannot do this with Hyper-V!)
Here is the VMware KB on installing 4.1 on USB/SD:
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1020655
Here is the VMware KB on installing 4.1 on USB/SD:
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1020655
You may be interested in the following links
Primary Hypervisor in use - VMware 67% Server, 54% VDI
http://www.veeam.com/blog/introducing-v-index.html
http://www.veeam.com/news/veeam-v-index-q3-results-are-released148.html
http://www.v-index.com/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/03/v_index_server_virtualization_q3_2011/
Primary Hypervisor in use - VMware 67% Server, 54% VDI
http://www.veeam.com/blog/introducing-v-index.html
http://www.veeam.com/news/veeam-v-index-q3-results-are-released148.html
http://www.v-index.com/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/03/v_index_server_virtualization_q3_2011/
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HP Proliant DL380 G7 Server
6 core Intel Xeon Pricessor E5649
HP 8GB PC3-10600E 2x4GB 2rack memory
5-300 GB 6G sas 10k rpm SFF
All our in house servers run windows. Thanks for all the info. I'm sure I'll have lots of question once I get to playing with this. Maybe I'll doenload Hyper-v and VMware ESXi free edition and see which one I like the feel of. Thanks again.