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Keep in mind that 10 VMs on a DL385 will probably be getting pretty close to max. It might be cheaper in the long run to buy a 585 now rather than a 385 now and then another one in six months. Just a thought.
Keep in mind that 10 VMs on a DL385 will probably be getting pretty close to max. It might be cheaper in the long run to buy a 585 now rather than a 385 now and then another one in six months. Just a thought.
I wish I could do that but with the budget we have I'm already stretching it to go to a DL385!
By the way, what am I thinking right now
--> If you thought: Man I would love to have more budget! Than you really can read minds!
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leclercc
By the way, what am I thinking right now
--> If you thought: Man I would love to have more budget! Than you really can read minds!
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leclercc
The other servers that are running SQL/MSDE is it possible to offload the database to one of the existing SQL servers? Generally adding a new database will be a lot less taxing then adding another server. As for the hardware, can you lease the equipment? It tends to lend itself a little easier to budget for
Thanks for all answers.
I'm getting more confused but at the same time I'm seeing more clearly (does that make sense?)
Anyway.
My remaining question is this:
If I go and get a DL385 12G ram can I plan on having at least 20 vm's (5 of them having sql db's (MSDE, Mysql, MSSQL) ?
Most of them will be M$ and Suse (SLES9) maybe a couple of NW65/OES.
All this without having the server break a sweat?
Also, I would give up redundancy by having only one esx server. So if I buy another DL360 I can always put most critical vm's on it if one of the physical server's crash. But I come back to the cpu issue with sql db's (HPSIM, WSUS, etc...)
As clear as mud!!
Chuck
I'm getting more confused but at the same time I'm seeing more clearly (does that make sense?)
Anyway.
My remaining question is this:
If I go and get a DL385 12G ram can I plan on having at least 20 vm's (5 of them having sql db's (MSDE, Mysql, MSSQL) ?
Most of them will be M$ and Suse (SLES9) maybe a couple of NW65/OES.
All this without having the server break a sweat?
Also, I would give up redundancy by having only one esx server. So if I buy another DL360 I can always put most critical vm's on it if one of the physical server's crash. But I come back to the cpu issue with sql db's (HPSIM, WSUS, etc...)
As clear as mud!!
Chuck