+1 - VHD/VMDK file fragmentation isn't really an issue once you go SSD. I'm finding that most of my testing VMs are around 10-15 GB in size
Cheers Ken From: Steven Peck [mailto:sep...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, 1 March 2013 11:35 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Webster's question is very timely... Do thin provisioning for them? On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 4:29 PM, Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com<mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com>> wrote: Agreed. At this point, however, with (at a guess) ~40gb per VM, that gives me about 6 VMs. For what I aim at doing, that should be sufficient. Kurt On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 4:00 PM, Ken Schaefer <k...@adopenstatic.com<mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com>> wrote: > If you think you can fit all your VMs onto a 256GB drive, then getting a > 512GB would be a waste of money. In another year or two they'll be cheaper > again and you can re-buy if you need more space down the track. However, if > you need >256GB now, then I think $350 is a bargain for the space & > performance you get. I suppose it depends on what your time is worth to you. > FWIW I paid about $500 for mine ~15 months ago. > > Cheers > Ken > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com<mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com>] > Sent: Friday, 1 March 2013 10:53 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Webster's question is very timely... > > At $350 and up, I think that's a little spendy. > > However, the 256gb versions might well fit in my budget. > > Kurt > > On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 2:53 PM, Ken Schaefer > <k...@adopenstatic.com<mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com>> wrote: >> USB3.0 - it is bus powered. Get a 512GB SSD, and put it into a USB3 >> enclosure. >> >> I have the Crucial M4 512GB - they can be had for a good price, plus >> 256GB internal SSD. Gives plenty of space for VMs in my experience. I >> also have a 128GB SD card for storing commonly used ISO files >> >> Cheers >> Ken >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com<mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com>] >> Sent: Friday, 1 March 2013 6:37 AM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: Webster's question is very timely... >> >> I didn't want to drag his thread off topic, so I'm starting a new one >> >> Not to brag (much), but I just picked up a Dell Precision 4600 laptop >> at a really good price - it's a quad-core machine with Win7 Pro, 16gb >> RAM and an ATI Firepro video card, 1920x1080 display (15.6") and a >> 256gb SSD. ($1600 - sale still going as far as I know.) >> >> Problem is, I'm pretty sure I made a small mistake. That 256gb drive just >> isn't big enough to hold the VMs I want. I should have gone with the 128gb >> minicard and a 1tb hard drive. >> >> So, I'm also looking for an external drive, either USB3 or eSATA - if you >> had the choice, which would you choose for putting in the laptop case for >> extra storage? >> >> Kurt ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
