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I am looking to gather expert feedback on what your thoughts are of a couple users having a virtual server in vSphere, where they have numerous management tools and consoles installed that are used to manage other servers. <br />
is that bad practice, typically? <br />
is the ongoing updating of that being on a server and managed by more people worth the effort? <br />
What's the recommended best practice / alternative?
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I am looking to gather expert feedback on what your thoughts are of a couple users having a virtual server in vSphere, where they have numerous management tools and consoles installed that are used to manage other servers. 
is that bad practice, typically? 
is the ongoing updating of that being on a server and managed by more people worth the effort? 
What's the recommended best practice / alternative?

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