[wellylug] Server virtualisation

[Callum Grant]

I know that it isn't windows haha, I only need to do this because I
frequently test web applications like wordpress or gallery before I start
from scratch again to make the final install. Yes I'll definetly look into
that:)

Regards,

Callum

On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 9:30 AM, Cliff Pratt <enkidu at cliffp.com> wrote:

> Callum Grant wrote:
> > The main intention is to have one distro as a game server, one as a LAMP
> > server which I can easily reinstall when something goes wrong and
> > another as an Ubuntu repository for my house (not really that useful but
> > I plan on using a lot of capacity and I have unlimited bandwidth;-) Also
> > it would be neat to hav another as a dedicated filesharing server that
> > can be set to download ditros and do video conversion etc.
> >
> > I will ensure that the server has plenty of ram and it will get a quad
> > core phenom processor + some extra network cards if I need them (in
> > rackspace).
> >
> "reinstall when something goes wrong". Oh dear. This is not Windows.
>
> An option apart from Xen is VMWare server (free) or VMWorkstation (I
> believe it to be free).
>
> I started with VMWare server at home and haven't bothered to use Xen at
> home, but I use it a lot at work.
>
> IMO VMWare Server is easier than Xen to configure and run, but you may
> prefer the non-proprietary route.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Cliff
>
>
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