[ale] R&D server for VMware ESX?

[Shane McKinley]

I am running it on a poweredge t300.

Shane
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Greg Freemyer [mailto:greg.freemyer at gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 5:31 PM
To: ale at ale.org
Subject: Re: [ale] R&D server for VMware ESX?

All,

I bought the T105, but it seems ESX has a very restricted set of linux
drivers.  I was able to install Opensuse 11.0 on the T105 with no
issues.

But I was unable to even boot the ESX install disk.  It locked up in
middle of the process.

So, it looks like I need to buy one of the machines VMware has on their
approved list.  Suddenly the price jumps from $500 to $2500 - $5000 (I
have not looked to much at the list yet, so I'm not sure what I can get
by with.)

Greg

On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 3:24 PM, Greg Freemyer <greg.freemyer at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Thanks guys,
>
> Looks like I will try the T105.
>
> Greg
>
> On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 3:10 PM, Jeremy T. Bouse 
> <jeremy.bouse at undergrid.net> wrote:
>>        I've used several Dell PE models for virtualization and the 
>> models with VT processors the BIOS did have it available to enable or

>> disable. In my own experience though I've found that unless I was 
>> running Windows (which I had very rare need to) under a VM I didn't 
>> need the VT support and actually got better performance with it
turned off.
>>
>> Greg Freemyer wrote:
>>> On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 2:16 PM, Brian Pitts <brian at polibyte.com>
wrote:
>>>> Greg Freemyer wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> ie. Buying a Dell, etc. would be ideal
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone have experience running a low-end server with ESX.  
>>>>> Does it really require a dual-cpu.
>>>> Right now, the upgrade to a dual-core chip is free on the PowerEdge

>>>> T100, T105, and SC440. Those are all < $400.
>>>>
>>>> -Brian
>>>
>>> I forgot to ask about hardware VT (virtual technology) support.
>>>
>>> Not sure if ESX requires it or not but I think it would be good to 
>>> have on VM test platform.
>>>
>>> It appears the CPU on the T105 has VT support, but I don't know
about the BIOS.
>>>
>>> Does anyone know how Dell handles that now.  ie. Is in all their 
>>> BIOSes just waiting to be enabled, or is it only in their bigger 
>>> servers?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Greg
>>
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