[dba-Tech] Virtual Machine

Hi Susan, Jim et al

One option is to get hold on one of the rather cheap Lenovo desktops with AMD processor. These can accomodate 8 GB ram which Windows XP/Vista 64 bit can understand. Thus you can run, say, host virtual machines each with one or two GB of ram while still having amble of ram for normal for applications running in the host OS.

But, as JC mentioned, don't forget the limited graphic/video capabilities of the virtual machines.

/gustav

>>> accessd at shaw.ca 26-11-2007 18:29 >>>
That is an excellent idea... definitely recommended. The only downside, if
it can be called that, is the amount of memory required 3-3.5 GB is a good
recommendation.

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com 
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Lembit Soobik
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 7:57 AM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Virtual Machine

to run a virtual machine, you need as much memory as you can get. try to 
upgrade to 3 GB.
I use VMware Player and VMware converter, which are both free.
Google VMware and download both.
as soon as you have your clean windows installed, use VMconverter to make a 
copy of that as a virtual machine, then you can install everything else and 
later make as many copies of the virtual machine as you like and use them to

install different office or what have you.

Lembit
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Susan Harkins" <ssharkins at gmail.com>
To: "DBA Tech List" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 4:38 PM
Subject: [dba-Tech] Virtual Machine


> What software do you guys use? I've got to reformat and I might as well 
> take the time now to split things up -- I really need to run Office 2003 
> and 2007 separately, so I can have both versions of Outlook.
>
> Susan H.