[AccessD] VirtualBox

Hi Jim

But it is. For the remote management tools. 
For the 2012 version, Windows 7 is fine.

/gustav


>>> accessd at shaw.ca 25-01-14 18:53 >>>
Hi Gustav:

I have not personally investigated the remote end of Hyper-V (need some 64bit resources) but a friend of mine uses a couple Hyper-V servers, works on them remotely and does not have Windows8x...so that limitation may not be correct.

Jim  

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gustav Brock" <gustav at cactus.dk>
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2014 7:23:26 AM
Subject: Re: [AccessD] VirtualBox

Hi Jim

Yes, the Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 is a fantastic product. 
The only - for some - limitation is, that remote management requires a Windows 8 machine.

/gustav

>>> accessd at shaw.ca 24-01-14 22:37 >>>
Hi Brad:

I would hardly rate myself an expert in this but wouldn't the main reasons for using VMWare be to extend the life of the two 2003 Servers? It would make sense to then use a box that would run Hyper-V server:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/evalcenter/dn205299.aspx

The price is free and there are a few GUIs that can make the management job easier than just using the command prompt and batch scripts:

http://virtualizationreview.com/articles/2011/03/29/free-free-hyper-v-gui.aspx

A good friend runs a couple dozen virtual drives via his Hyper-V server, as he supports a number of web sites and personal servers...even the DatabaseAdvisors website. (Its core was build on technology developed when Microsoft was working on the OpenSuse Linux project and then it was ported into Hyper-V Server...no it is not Linux but some kind of hybrid. 

I would suggest check it out with list members like Gustav and Shamil for a particulars.

Jim