jwcolby
jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Mon Sep 21 17:17:23 CDT 2009
By "Virtual server" are you referring to a VMWare product or a MS product? they both have something of this nature. John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Drew Wutka wrote: > Hmmmm, first, you can accomplish 1, 2, and the first part of 3 simply > with Virtual Server 2005. It's FREE, and compatible with Virtual PC > 2007. (By compatible, you can create a VM in Virtual PC 2007, shut it > down, copy the .vhd hard drive file to a location where your virtual > server can use it, and then create a new VM in Virtual Server 2005 using > that hard drive.) > > Virtual Server machines run in the back ground, not directly on your > machine. But Virtual Server is also WAY better at running multiple > machines. Virtual PC runs EVERYTHING in one thread, so if you have 3 > machines running, you are running them all within one thread. With > Virtual server, each virtual machine (that is running), runs in it's own > thread. Virtual Server has two 'interfaces' There is a web interface > (which is the default interface). This lets you control the entire > system, and control an individual VM through an ActiveX control. There > is also a VM something or other that let's you 'connect' to a running VM > (and this too can be run from another machine (you just install that > portion of Virtual Server 2005 on the client machine you want to use > that utility on). That interface, however, doesn't let you make changes > to anything in the system, just offers a method of actually interfacing > with the VM itself. > > There is also VMRCplus (version 1.8.0.0). It's a free utility that uses > Virtual Server's scripting capabilities to give you a handy method of > controlling both the server and all the VM's. The only issue I have had > with this utility, is that it MUST be run on a standard LAN (100 megabit > or better). Running it through a VPN connection (behind a T1 (1.5 > megabit) connection) it won't work...it is just pulling too much > information down to ever allow you to do anything. > > Virtual Machines can also be setup to turn on automatically with the > machine (and either shutdown or pause when the host machine shuts down), > and with the scripting stuff, you can do practically anything you want > (including shutting a machine down in order to backup it's .vhd file) > > Drew > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Shamil > Salakhetdinov > Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 3:43 PM > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' > Subject: [AccessD] OT: Virtual PC 2007 (MS), CITRIX XenServer, CITRIX > HDX... > > Hi All, > > > > Sorry for off-topic but I expect the subject would be interesting for > many > developers here, and I do expect some of you do use such a configuration > of > computers systems I'm considering here to create. > > > > Plan: > > > > I wanted to have: > > > > 1) Several virtual PCs (VPCs), which can be kept and loaded from a > common local/Internet store with minimal overheads; > > 2) When loaded and started I wanted to access VPCs from real > desktop on > PC they are running as well as via a virtual desktop from other systems > running in my LAN as well as from Internet assuming my running VPCs will > be > seen from there (I will get static IP(s) and my main ISP has a broadband > connection to my home/office, which I'm using here every day ); > > 3) I also wanted the data from some of my VPCs/physical systems > backed-up automatically (on schedule) not only locally but also > somewhere on > Internet; > > 4) When out of home/office for a long period of time, and having my > physical systems shut down I wanted to have (some of) my VPCs moved to > an > Internet VPS hosting to use them from anywhere in this world. > > > > As far I currently understand: > > > > (1) - can be done using CITRIX XenServer > (http://www.citrix.com/English/ps2/products/product.asp?contentID=683148 > ), > > (2) - using CITRIX HDX technology > (http://community.citrix.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=79463606), > > (3) - using e.g. Amazon S3 Services > (http://aws.amazon.com/s3/#functionality ), and > > (4) - using e.g. Triple8 VPSs (http://www.triple8.net/vps.htm ) > > > > Question: Does anybody use/plan to use the above technologies in the > near > future? If you do use them what are your experience - I'm especially > interested to hear about real life experience of using VS2005/2008/2010 > development for Visual Studio running on an Internet-located VPS > (Virtual > Private Server), and accessed via Virtual Desktop (CITRIX HDX) from Web > Browser. running on Windows Mobile powered SmartPhone J Well, I'm > kidding > about the latter "SmartPhone VS development" but I do wanted to know > about > real life experience of using VS development via Virtual Desktop driven > by > CITRIX HDX. > > > > Please correct me if I'm wrong and advise what are the better > technologies > in your opinion to apply for and fulfill my plan. > > > > Thank you. > > > > -- > > Shamil >