[AccessD] OT: Virtual OS software...

A lot of big shops are getting into this with a slightly different flavour
What they used to do was have one application per server, if they had more
than that and an app failed it could bring down multiple applications.
Now they put the one application on a virtual pc via an image copy, but you
can have multiple virtual pc's running on a server, if one fails it doesn't
bring down the entire server.  This reduces the number of servers required
on a site. And you have a new hot buzz word Virtual Servers.
This is the gist of it but is a bit more involved.
Sooner or later you maybe installing Access applications as a virtual PC.

By the way you can also install Windows on a 2 gig PC flash drive via 
PCBart.
I have users who run small Access apps this way in shops that don't 
allow Access
installations.


Bobby Heid wrote:

>Hi Jim.
>
>Thanks for the reply.  Everything I've seen seems to point to the VMWare
>product.  
>
>That is a really cool idea about recreating the user's machines.  Can you
>take any image from any system and do this?
>
>Thanks,
>Bobby
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim DeMarco
>Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 8:40 AM
>To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
>Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: Virtual OS software...
>
>
>We used VMWare a couple of years back to help us create an install that
>needed to work in NT 4.0, Win2K and WinXP.  It was easy to use and saved
>tons of time in reboot time alone.
>
>We are going to use it again to create some virtual sandboxes for
>developer tests by recreating user's machines in the VM.
>
>Jim DeMarco 
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid
>Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 7:16 AM
>To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
>Subject: [AccessD] OT: Virtual OS software...
>
>Any of you have any preferences between Virtual PC and VMWare
>Workstation?
>
>I am looking at getting one of these to:
>1) Have a pristine copy of XP (legal), 2000, and 98 to test installs,
>etc.
>2) To check beta or new software.
>3) Run various flavors of Linux.
>4) And in general, be able to play around with stuff without worrying
>about hosing my main system.
>5) So I don't have to multi-boot any more.
>
>So, if you have any thoughts on these, I'd love to hear them.
>
>Thanks,
>Bobby
>
>  
>

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Marty Connelly
Victoria, B.C.
Canada