[ale] OT: hardware forumn

Thu Jun 9 16:31:56 EDT 2011

On Thu, 2011-06-09 at 15:24 -0500, John Heim wrote:
> I was thinking of trying other virtualization solutions under linux but my 
> department has just gotten into VMWare in a big way.  I neglected to mention 
> that I am actually trying to kill 3 birds with one stone. I had VMWare 
> server2 working at one point and it helped me a little (but only a little) 
> when trying to pick up VMWare ESX. Still, and I hate to say this but when 
> you're blind, every little edge counts.   Its painful to see the really 
> juicy assignments go to guys you know you could run circles around if you 
> weren't blind.
> 
> About 3 years ago, I was trying to set up a VMWare ESX cluster and I ran the 
> installer on a serial console. But it had a splash screen right at the start 
> and you had to click the mouse to get past it. Obviously, there's no mouse 
> on a serial console. So I couldn't do the install and the next thing I know, 
> somebody else is responsible for our VMWare cluster.  That's why I spend my 
> evenings and weekends improving my skill set. I know all good systems admins 
> do that but for me, its especially important.
> 
> Well, anyway, I might be willing to sacrifice VMWare for another 
> virtualization solution if it works well. I'm just kind of hoping to pick up 
> a few things about VMWare while I'm working on this whole Windows domain 
> thing. But probably all I'd get out of VMWare Workstation that would 
> translate to ESX is some terminology.

John,

Yes, that is pretty much what I see, only some terminology, but
VMWorkstation is NOT bad and is a valid method.

I have often wondered how I would continue working with out my sight.

> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Damon Chesser" <dchesser at acsi2000.com>
> To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts" <ale at ale.org>
> Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 12:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [ale] OT: hardware forumn
> 
> 
> > If this is for your learning, forget about VMWare workstation:  Use KVM 
> > and Virt-manager.  All you would need is hardware enabled virtualization 
> > capable CPU and bios.
> >
> > http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/FAQ#What_do_I_need_to_use_KVM.3F
> >
> > Damon Chesser
> > dchesser at acsi2000.com
> > damon at damtek.com
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of John 
> > Heim
> > Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 12:44 PM
> > To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> > Subject: [ale] OT: hardware forumn
> >
> > I'm looking for a good place to ask questions about PC hardware.
> >
> > I want to build a PC to run linux & VMWare workstation. I need to learn
> > something about Windows systems administration (don't laugh) and I thought
> > I'd make a virtual PDC and see if I can get virtual Windows machines to 
> > join
> > the domain. And since I'm blind, I thought I'd take the opportunity to 
> > brush
> > up on my hardware assembly skills too.
> >
> > So I need help specing out a machine and matching mobo, CPU, and RAM on
> > newegg. But I don't know where to ask about that.
> >
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Damon
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