[AccessD] Using a VM/VPC

Pct of memory is going to depend on how much memory you have and what you are going to do with the 
VM.  For example I have a server which I use for running one specific piece of software multiple 
times.  This server is pretty much dedicated to that functionality.  I have 16 gigs of ram on the 
server and each VM requires about 3 gigs to run correctly.  Thus I give 3 gigs to each vm for 12 
gigs total out of 16 gigs.  For this specific situation that is what is required.

OTOH I have another VM which I run on my Vista development laptop.  Its function is to provide me 
with a Windows XP environment, running things like Office 2007 and express edition 2008 software - 
experimental stuff that I don't want affecting my dev environment.  For that VM I only give it a gig 
of ram (out of the total 4 gigs).

You really have to first determine how much memory is required for the software run on the VM, 
including the specific OS run on the VM.

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com


Max Wanadoo wrote:
> Any idea of what percentage of memory I should allocate to the VM systems?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Max
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart McLachlan
> Sent: 26 July 2009 22:43
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Using a VM/VPC (was: Office 2003 and 2007)
> 
> Personally I favour Sun VirtualBox.
>