[dba-Tech] Ram Usage

Hi Stuart

That's my impression too. Mark, where did you locate the free VMware vSPhere?

Bare bones VMs (ESXi) _are_ restricted to running on certified components.
A compatibility list can be found at the VMware site. For that same reason we refrained from using the ESXi and use Windows 2003/8 64-bit as host OS.

/gustav


>>> stuart at lexacorp.com.pg 15-09-2011 20:01 >>>
A couple of points.
AFAIK, vSPhere os commercial and doesn't have a free version.
Bare bones VMs are usually restricted to running on certified components, you can't normally 
run them on comsumer workstations.

-- 
Stuart


On 15 Sep 2011 at 9:16, Arthur Fuller wrote:

> I'm growing dizzy with all these alternatives. I currently have
> downloaded and installed VMPlayer. Perhaps I ought to have gone with
> VM vSphere instead? I do like the concept of a bare-metal-build, that
> would seem the obvious way to go: VM is the bottom layer, atop which
> resides all my other installations. But first I think I'll need to
> beef up my RAM. I am suffering the limits of a mere 3GB of RAM at the
> moment. I really need to kick that up.
> 
> A.
> 
> On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 7:06 AM, Gustav Brock <Gustav at cactus.dk>
> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Mark
> >
> > What is "VMWare vSphere free version"?
> > We use the free VMware Server extensively, it even runs the two DCs.
> >
> > At workstations with Win7, we use the free XP Mode for running old
> > apps. It works very well too.
> >
> > /gustav