[dba-Tech] Moving and deleting files

[Jim Lawrence]

Hyper-V is a leaner and faster version of our standard virtualizers VMWare and VirtualBox.
 
If you want to run or test many virtual file systems. Microsoft has a free Hyper-V server that anyone can download and install. To my understanding, it only comes with a command line interface but there are a number of front-end GUIs, that third parties have created, that can be installed with it. Further and more accurate details would have to come from someone like Gustav.

It might be a bit of an over-kill but if you have the time to play and want to have an very easy solution to running multiple VFSystems (after all the hard initial setup stuff is done), it might be the way to go.

Aside: Coming down the pipe are Containers via a company called Docker. When a VFS (virtual file system) is created and an application is installed, a Container can be generated and hundreds of clone can run up in minutes. These containers can also be distributed on any OS and its applications can be run. Supposedly, it will eliminate the problem of trying to get programs running on some other computer as it runs in its own very little static virtual world. It has been hard coded into the core of the Linux kernel for last twenty years and is known as KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) but Microsoft is now embracing the technology, as well... Currently, the company Docker is on contract with Microsoft to build an acceptable Windows version. MS's problem is that the tech will allow thousands of copies of any of their products, to be distributed and with no enforceable authentication or license fees... Note: the Hyper-V server, from Microsoft, is their first venture into KVM technology but as the tech is licensed as open source, Microsoft can not sell it.

Jim      

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rocky Smolin" <rockysmolin at bchacc.com>
To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2016 7:45:53 PM
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Moving and deleting files

I use VMWare Player to create VMs for testing apps in different versions of
office.  Is there any advantage to me using Hyper-V. Looks like it may be
more complicated and more power than I need.

r

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
Jim Lawrence
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2016 7:25 PM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Moving and deleting files

Hi Arthur and Gustav:

I can confirm this. Hyper-V uses a lot less overhead than either VirtualBox
or VMware. 

Jim 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gustav Brock" <gustav at cactus.dk>
To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues"
<dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 9, 2016 4:52:09 AM
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Moving and deleting files

Hi Arthur

Hyper-V is included in all versions of Windows 10 except the Home version:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/WindowsForBusiness/Compare

You select it to be installed under "Turn Windows features on or off".

We have a lot of VMs running using the old free VMware server. They run
extremely stable but I move them bit by bit to Hyper-V which is a little
easier to manage. I've done any comparison as such.

/gustav


Fra: Arthur Fuller<mailto:fuller.artful at gmail.com>
Sendt: 9. april 2016 13:25
Til: Discussion of Hardware and Software
issues<mailto:dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Emne: Re: [dba-Tech] Moving and deleting files

Gustav,

I've never used Hyper-V, only Oracle VirtualBox. Have you or anyone else
reading this ever done a side-by-side comparison?

I run Windows 10. Is Hyper-V already included, or is it a separate download?
If it's included, how do I install it? If it's a download, I guess I can
Google for a download site.

Thanks,
/Arthur

On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 2:39 AM, Gustav Brock <gustav at cactus.dk> wrote:

> Hi Jim
>
> That's right, I didn't think of the 127 GB limit.
>
> If the client dislike Linux, and you have nothing to use a full 
> Windows server for, you can use the free Microsoft Hyper-V Server. It 
> is snap to install.
>
> /gustav

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