I agree with this and currently have 6 servers up and running including a SQL 2005 on Windows 2003. Greg on a side note if you want to see the server stop by the office next time you are in the area and I will show it to you.
Jon On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 6:41 PM, John Hornbuckle < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If I'm not mistaken, Hyper-V isn't actually new. The name might be and > the current finished product might be, but as I recall Microsoft bought the > technology from another company. Regardless, check out what folks who are > using Hyper-V are saying. It's getting really good reviews, and has been > rock-solid since its Beta days. > > > > I'm not saying it's right for your client's environment—it lacks certain > features that they may need. But stability isn't an issue, and shouldn't be > a concern for them. > > > > > > > > John Hornbuckle > > MIS Department > > Taylor County School District > > www.taylor.k12.fl.us > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Sunday, August 31, 2008 4:56 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Virtuozzo Migration > > > > Let me ask this, is there anyone with significant Virtuozzo experience that > may want to subcontract some work in the Miami area. I have been very > upfront with my customer that Virtuozzo is not something I am 100% familiar > with. I told him that I would be happy to offload this part of their > server maint if they were more comfortable with that. They told me they > would rather have me handle it however I chose, and they would defer to my > judgment. > > 1. Is Virtuozzo a real contender against VMWare, I know the > underlying technology is different but accomplishes the same goals and is it > worth sticking out with? Customer is fine with costs to purchase or move to > Vmware, but obviously would rather not spend money they don't have to. > > 2. What is the main benefit or disadvantage of moving to VMWare vs > staying with Virtuozzo. HyperV is too new for customers confidence level at > this point. > > 3. I have honestly only heard of 2 other businesses running > Virtuozzo, and I don't believe I have ever heard it brought up on this list > so I don't think it's considered mainstream. Just looking for > opinions/options. > > > > Thanks > > > > Greg > > > > *From:* Mike Sullivan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:25 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Virtuozzo Migration > > > > It looks like any flavor converter will do the job. > > > http://communities.vmware.com/thread/72055;jsessionid=F183F133EDEDF2349CFBFDFA57BFBC17?tstart=0&start=0 > > *Re: Migration from Virtuozzo to VMWare* Feb 12, 2007 1:00 > PM<http://communities.vmware.com/message/574060#574060> > > [image: Click to view kucharski's > profile]<http://communities.vmware.com/people/kucharski>[image: > Master]kucharski <http://communities.vmware.com/people/kucharski> *970 > posts since ** > Sep 13, 2004* > > 1. <http://communities.vmware.com/message/574060#574060> *Re: Migration > from Virtuozzo to VMWare* Feb 12, 2007 1:00 PM > > You can use Platespin PowerCovert, VMware Converter, Ultimate P2V CD or > Vizion Core Migrator to migrate the VM's over to VMware. Standard version of > converter and the ultimate boot cd are totally free. Vizion Core's product > could be download free with only a couple of migrations allowed for trail > purposes. > > Michael > > On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 2:50 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I was on the page reading up on it, thx for the info. > > > > Greg > > > > *From:* Steve Moffat [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *NTSysAdmin > *Sent:* Saturday, August 30, 2008 5:36 PM > > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > > *Subject:* RE: Virtuozzo Migration > > > > VMWare convertor should handle it no problem. > > > > S > > > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Saturday, August 30, 2008 6:30 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Virtuozzo Migration > > > > We have a client in Miami that has a HP Server running Virtuozzo, the tech > employed with the company has left and hence put them in a bind. The client > is wanting to move to ESX. Anyone have some specific ideas for migrating > from essentially virtual to virtual. > > Has anyone ever done the P2V tool from within a virtual server to a VMWARE > ESX image? If not that then an Acronis image of individual servers and > restoring directly onto VMWARE ESX?? I am in the process of setting up a > test bed to do this, but obviously if someone has done it before and has any > caveats that would be helpful. > > > > Thanks > > > > Greg > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Mike Sullivan > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
