What version of XenApp?
Carl Webster
Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional
http://www.CarlWebster.com<http://www.carlwebster.com/>
From: David Mazzaccaro
mailto:david.mazzacc...@hudsonmobility.com>>
Subject: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
Just got the ok to move f
- Original Message -
From: David Mazzaccaro
[mailto:david.mazzacc...@hudsonmobility.com]
To: NT System Admin Issues
[mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com]
Sent: Fri, 13 Apr 2012
08:38:47 -0700
Subject: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
> Just got the ok to move forward with VMwar
The 26 kilobuck version.
On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 12:29 PM, Webster wrote:
> What version of XenApp?
>
>
> Carl Webster
>
> Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional
>
> http://www.CarlWebster.com <http://www.carlwebster.com/>
>
> From: David Mazzacca
Not sure... Here's the line item:
MW2ZPSA0001
XENAPP ADVANCED X1CCU W/ SA 1 CONCURRENT USER W/ SA EASY LIC
From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com]
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 12:29 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
Wh
LOL
Yes, that is per host.. and it is HP memory (hence the premium)
-Original Message-
From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:mr...@ephrataschools.org]
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 12:42 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
I'm a penny-pincher, a
Message-
From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:david.mazzacc...@hudsonmobility.com]
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 12:54 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
LOL
Yes, that is per host.. and it is HP memory (hence the premium)
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From: Ma
d.mazzacc...@hudsonmobility.com]
Sent: 13 April 2012 16:39
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
Just got the ok to move forward with VMware/Citrix/Domain upgrade.
I have 10 physical servers, and it looks like this will be the solution:
3 hosts: ($21k each)
HP DL380
On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 11:38 AM, David Mazzaccaro
wrote:
> 196 G RAM <- this was $45k alone
You may want to shop around, either between models, or even vendors.
When I did this a few months ago, I was initially looking at the
Dell T710. The line item cost to get 64 GB RAM on that thing was
ill but that’s me with my “spend the money as if it were my
> own” hat on.
>
>
>
> *From:* David Mazzaccaro [mailto:david.mazzacc...@hudsonmobility.com]
> *Sent:* 13 April 2012 16:39
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!***
n one host with 144gb).
From: David Mazzaccaro [david.mazzacc...@hudsonmobility.com]
Sent: 13 April 2012 5:54 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
LOL
Yes, that is per host.. and it is HP memory (hence t
's on one host with 144gb).
From: David Mazzaccaro [david.mazzacc...@hudsonmobility.com]
Sent: 13 April 2012 5:54 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
LOL
Yes, that is per host.. and it is HP memory (he
April 13, 2012 10:39 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
Just got the ok to move forward with VMware/Citrix/Domain upgrade.
I have 10 physical servers, and it looks like this will be the solution:
3 hosts: ($21k each)
HP DL380 G7 E5660
Pair of 146 15k drive
il 13, 2012 2:27 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
So, even though I will have 588GB of RAM across all 3 hosts, VMware is only
going to see and utilize 192GB?
-Original Message-
From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk]
Se
@hudsonmobility.com]
Sent: 13 April 2012 7:26 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
So, even though I will have 588GB of RAM across all 3 hosts, VMware is
only going to see and utilize 192GB?
-Original Message-
From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:p
Thx, getting clarification on this now...
-Original Message-
From: John Cook [mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org]
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 2:41 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
IIRC VMWare licensing only counts against running virtual machines
Wow. This is perfect.
You probably just saved me some serious coin.
Thank you!!!
-Original Message-
From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk]
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 2:45 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
vSphere will se
david.mazzacc...@hudsonmobility.com> wrote:
> Thx, getting clarification on this now...
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: John Cook [mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org]
> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 2:41 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
>
>
Good point, thanks.
I may recall having said to them "just max the RAM in the hosts".
I'll see what they come back with now.
From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 3:12 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Hooray, I
What are you doing to backup your VM's?
From: David Mazzaccaro [david.mazzacc...@hudsonmobility.com]
Sent: 13 April 2012 8:06 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
Wow. This is perfect.
You probably just sav
the hosts”.
>
> I’ll see what they come back with now.
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com 'cvml', 'jonathan.l...@gmail.com');>]
> *Sent:* Friday, April 13, 2012 3:12 PM
> *To:*
I assume I will back up to tape?
-Original Message-
From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk]
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 3:29 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
What are you doing to backup your
We don't need no steenking backups!
Joe Heaton
ITB - Windows Server Support
-Original Message-
From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk]
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 12:29 PM
To: Heaton, Joseph@DFG; NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMw
True.
Sigh...
From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 3:35 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
Sure but a good VAR should catch things like this before a proposal goes
out the door. If you said ma
7
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Cell (352) 215-6944
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-Original Message-
From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:david.mazzacc...@hudsonmobility.com]
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 3:45 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware
larly as Netapp aren't the cheapest in terms of software licenses if
you need to buy anything down the line).
From: David Mazzaccaro [david.mazzacc...@hudsonmobility.com]
Sent: 13 April 2012 8:44 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'
onathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Friday, April 13, 2012 3:35 PM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
>
> ** **
>
> Sure but a good VAR should catch things like this before a proposal goes
> out the do
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 3:45 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
>
> I assume I will back up to tape?
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk]
> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012
Interesting...
Thx!
-Original Message-
From: John Cook [mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org]
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 3:47 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
I think he meant how are you going to backup your VMDK files.
Read this
http://kb.vmwar
Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
I meant more in terms of what backup software are you using?
If you're currently doing backups of your physical boxes you're most likely
doing it using traditional agents that sit on the boxes and do file or
application level
it looks a nice solution, I’m not sure from the limited info if
> it isn’t overkill but that’s me with my “spend the money as if it were my
> own” hat on.
>
>
>
> *From:* David Mazzaccaro [mailto:david.mazzacc...@hudsonmobility.com]
> *Sent:* 13 April 2012 16:39
>
&g
Another reason I love this list!
From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 4:04 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
Better we burst your bubble now than after you've received everything...
:-)
On F
Ah... yes, that is exactly what I am doing now.
I will absolutely look into this. Thank you.
-Original Message-
From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk]
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 3:54 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
I
em Admin Issues"
Subject: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
Just got the ok to move forward with VMware/Citrix/Domain upgrade.
I have 10 physical servers, and it looks like this will be the solution:
3 hosts: ($21k each)
HP DL380 G7 E5660
Pair of 146 15k drives mirrored
196 G RAM <- this
very single VM you have so you want to
be able to get them back as quickly and easily as possible.
From: David Mazzaccaro [david.mazzacc...@hudsonmobility.com]
Sent: 13 April 2012 9:39 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMwa
ail but if it does you've just lost every single VM you have
> so you want to be able to get them back as quickly and easily as possible.
>
> From: David Mazzaccaro [david.mazzacc...@hudsonmobility.com]
> Sent: 13 April 2012 9:39 PM
> To: NT S
The DL380 G8 series will be shipping within the month. You may wish to look at
that as well.
From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:david.mazzacc...@hudsonmobility.com]
Sent: Friday, 13 April 2012 11:39 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
Just got the ok to
ssage -
From: David Mazzaccaro
[mailto:david.mazzacc...@hudsonmobility.com]
To: NT System Admin Issues
[mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com]
Sent: Fri, 13 Apr 2012
08:38:47 -0700
Subject: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
> Just got the ok to move forward with VMware/Citrix/Domain
I'd assume ease of use and market leader.
-Original Message-
From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
Sent: 16 April 2012 14:16
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
Someone else asked about this, but I didn't see a
, CompTIA A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4
-Original Message-
From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk]
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 9:36 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
I'd assume ease of use and market leader.
-Original Message-
x27;m moving to VMware!
I'd assume ease of use and market leader.
-Original Message-
From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
Sent: 16 April 2012 14:16
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
Someone else asked about this,
t speak as to how easy it would
be to upgrade.
Paul Chinnery
Network Admin
Memorial Medical Center
231.845.2319
-Original Message-
From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 10:40 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I
so I can't judge.
>
>
>
> John
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk]
> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 9:36 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
>
> I'
>>
>> -Original Message-----
>> From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk]
>> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 9:36 AM
>> To: NT System Admin Issues
>> Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
>>
>> I'd assume ease of use and m
AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
I'd assume ease of use and market leader.
-Original Message-
From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
Sent: 16 April 2012 14:16
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'
gt; falls nicely with our SAN and server refresh, but honestly the only reason
> I can see for looking at moving would be license costs - VMware works out
> expensive if you have more than a few hosts and want more than the basics.
> ________
> From: John H
eaton, Joseph@DFG; NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
Basically forget about connecting your tape library to one of the VMware hosts,
even if it should work it isn't going to be pleasant - far better to use one of
your existing boxes as a media agent with
ver?
Like I said I haven't used it but I thought those were both things about it
that didn't seem quite as "polished" as VMware?
From: Andrew S. Baker [asbz...@gmail.com]
Sent: 16 April 2012 4:55 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Ho
From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 11:55 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
>> Single "thing" to point backups at - I believe you have to backup
Hyper-V boxes individually?
No, you don't ha
...@dfg.ca.gov]
Sent: 16 April 2012 5:28 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
We're using an iSCSI tape library at our field offices, with the backup server
VM connecting to it. Works great for us.
Joe Heaton
ITB - Windows Server Support
-Origin
> You don't need any physical boxes at all. Period.
I'd at least want some hosts :)
From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:david.mazzacc...@hudsonmobility.com]
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 11:30 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
Speaking of dom
2012 5:30 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
Speaking of domain controllers, I am being told 2 different things...
1) ALWAYS keep a single DC physical. You can certainly have virtual DCs, but
you must have at least 1 physical.
2) Virtualize everythin
Admin
Memorial Medical Center
231.845.2319
From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:david.mazzacc...@hudsonmobility.com]
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 12:30 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
Speaking of domain controllers, I am being told 2 different things...
1) ALW
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From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:david.mazzacc...@hudsonmobility.com]
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 12:30 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
Speaking of domain controllers, I am being told 2 different things...
1) ALWAYS k
o:david.mazzacc...@hudsonmobility.com]
To: NT System Admin Issues
[mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com]
Sent: Mon, 16 Apr 2012
09:30:11 -0700
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
> Speaking of domain controllers, I am being told 2 different things...
>
> 1) ALWAYS keep a
can. You don’t need any physical boxes at
> all. Period.
>
> ** **
>
> Thoughts?
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, April 16, 2012 11:55 AM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subje
, MCTS, CompTIA A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4
From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk]
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 12:28 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
I didn't think you could point Veeam (or whatever HyperV aware backup app
you're usi
Or if you have multiple hyper
hosts spread out your DC's.
From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:david.mazzacc...@hudsonmobility.com]
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 12:43 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
Speaking of domain controllers, I am being told 2 d
zzacc...@hudsonmobility.com]
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 11:30 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
Speaking of domain controllers, I am being told 2 different things...
1) ALWAYS keep a single DC physical. You can certainly have virtual DCs, but
you must have at least 1 p
LOL...
From: Crawford, Scott [mailto:crawfo...@evangel.edu]
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 12:42 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
> You don't need any physical boxes at all. Period.
I'd at least want some hosts J
From
@DFG; NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
I did briefly look at that. Problem was the iSCSI bridge for the tape
libraries seemed to cost more than simply buying a physical box to connect the
tape library to.
Kind of weird but seemed consistent across ve
AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
Speaking of domain controllers, I am being told 2 different things...
1) ALWAYS keep a single DC physical. You can certainly have virtual DCs, but
you must have at least 1 physical.
2) Virtualize everything you can. Yo
u don’t need any physical boxes at
> all. Period.
>
> ** **
>
> Thoughts?
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, April 16, 2012 11:55 AM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: Hooray,
Hutchings [mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk]
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 12:48 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
#2
There are rules/best practises to follow such as not using snapshots when
updating DCs that are virtual, but the biggest issue, which u
Not in my opinion.
But it's all about what you are used to.
-Original Message-
From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us]
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 10:40 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
Is the consensus that
: Monday, April 16, 2012 1:05 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
Yes!
By physical boxes, we'll presume a box that's running as a DC, and not
your hosts as Scott pithily responded... :-) And you may as well run a
physical box for your vC
ere both things about
> it that didn't seem quite as "polished" as VMware?
> --
> *From:* Andrew S. Baker [asbz...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* 16 April 2012 4:55 PM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: Hooray, I'm moving
to:jonathan.l...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, April 16, 2012 1:05 PM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
>
> ** **
>
> Yes!
>
> ** **
>
> By physical boxes, we'll presume a box that's running as a DC
the timing
> falls nicely with our SAN and server refresh, but honestly the only reason
> I can see for looking at moving would be license costs - VMware works out
> expensive if you have more than a few hosts and want more than the basics.
>
>
, 2012 2:24 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
How many VMs are you able to run on each of your 3 hosts?
With only 10 physical servers now.. I am wondering if 3 hosts are going to be
overkill.
Even with a play/test environment of another 10 servers
Sent: 16 April 2012 7:24 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
How many VMs are you able to run on each of your 3 hosts?
With only 10 physical servers now.. I am wondering if 3 hosts are going to be
overkill.
Even with a play/test environment of another 10 ser
…. Are 3 hosts a
> waste?
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, April 16, 2012 1:05 PM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
>
> ** **
>
> Yes!
>
iod.
Thoughts?
From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 11:55 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
>> Single "thing" to point backups at - I believe you have to backup
Hyper-V boxes i
That is awesome.
What are the hardware specs of the DL380?
From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk]
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 2:43 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
FWIW I can run our entire infrastructure (and do when I
5-6 guests per host? How tiny are these hosts?
Thanks,
Brian Desmond
br...@briandesmond.com
w - 312.625.1438 | c - 312.731.3132
From: John Cook [mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org]
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 1:37 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
We aver
I'm thinking knocking 1 host off the quote would save me $25k - enough
for a 2nd SAN to be placed in a secondary site.
From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 2:45 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Hooray, I'm moving to VMwar
6944*
>
> *MCSE, MCP+I, MCTS, CompTIA A+, N+, VSP**4, VTSP4*
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* David Mazzaccaro [mailto:david.mazzacc...@hudsonmobility.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, April 16, 2012 2:24 PM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
>
(352) 215-6944
MCSE, MCP+I, MCTS, CompTIA A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4
From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:david.mazzacc...@hudsonmobility.com]
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 2:52 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
How does that work now?
Are the 11 guests distributed d
edicated to specific hosts always?
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, April 16, 2012 2:32 PM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
>
>
[mailto:david.mazzacc...@hudsonmobility.com]
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 2:52 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
How does that work now?
Are the 11 guests distributed dynamically across the 3 hosts? Or are they
dedicated to specific hosts always?
cc...@hudsonmobility.com]
Sent: 16 April 2012 8:10 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
That is awesome.
What are the hardware specs of the DL380?
From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk]
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 2:43 PM
To: NT System Ad
Thoughts?
From:Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 11:55 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
>>Single "thing" to point backups at - I believe you have to backup Hyper-V
>>boxes individually
Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
We average about 20-25 guests per host right now. More in our
development environment.
What size hardware are you using?
ASB
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Do you have a secondary SAN in case there is a problem w/ it?
From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 3:32 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
I don't have vmotion, they're assigned to spec
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From: Brian Desmond [mailto:br...@briandesmond.com]
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 3:14 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
5-6 guests per host? How tiny are these hosts?
Thanks,
Brian Desmo
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From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:david.mazzacc...@hudsonmobility.com]
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 11:24 AM
To: Heaton, Joseph@DFG; NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
How many VMs are you able to run on each of your 3 hosts?
With only 10 physical servers now.. I am
Just to clarify that you won't get DRS with the Essentials/Essentials Plus
bundle as that comes with Enterprise onwards.
From: Chinnery, Paul [pa...@mmcwm.com]
Sent: 16 April 2012 8:34 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to V
I get much better XenDesktop performance on XenServer, FWIW
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From: Jonathan Link
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:54:58
To: NT System Admin Issues
Reply-To: "NT System Admin Issues"
Subject: Re: Hooray, I'm moving to
VMware!
Not like it
hought those were both things about it
that didn't seem quite as "polished" as VMware?
From: Andrew S. Baker [asbz...@gmail.com<mailto:asbz...@gmail.com>]
Sent: 16 April 2012 4:55 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Hooray, I'
in@lyris.sunbelt-software.com>>
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:24:03 -0400
To: NT System Admin Issues
mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com>>
Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
How many VMs are you able to run on each of your 3 hosts?
With only 10 physical servers now.. I
s to manage your VMWare side. Dunno about SCVMM
> 2012
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> Cheers
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> Ken
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> *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, 17 April 2012 2:31 AM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re:
host seems slightly excessive (consider we can and
>occasionally do run around 50 VM's on one host with 144gb).
>
>From: David Mazzaccaro [david.mazzacc...@hudsonmobility.com]
>Subject: RE: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
>
>Each license gives you 32gb of vRAM entitlement.
> >
> >6 x 32 = 192gb vRAM across all three hosts.
> >
> >So 196gb per host seems slightly excessive (consider we can and
> >occasionally do run around 50 VM's on one host with 144gb).
> >____
Yeah, well, Server 2012 Hyper-V pretty much forced that.
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From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com]
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 4:45 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
Looks like this (vRAM entitlement) will no longer
Hmmm, a week after 2012 RTM'd.
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From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com]
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 3:45 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
Looks like this (vRAM entitlement) will no longer be an issue.
http://w
ssage-
>From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com]
>Subject: Re: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
>
>Looks like this (vRAM entitlement) will no longer be an issue.
>
>http://www.crn.com/news/cloud/240005840/vmware-kills-vram-licensing-will-f
>ocus-on-vsphere-cloud-bundles.htm
gt; >So 196gb per host seems slightly excessive (consider we can and
>> >occasionally do run around 50 VM's on one host with 144gb).
>> >
>> >From: David Mazzaccaro [david.mazzacc...@hudsonmobility.com]
>> >Subject
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> From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com]
> Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 4:45 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
>
> Looks like this (vRAM entitlement) will no longer be an issue.
>
> http://www.crn.com/
Good to know (I actually started this thread, and have yet to move to
VM)...
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From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com]
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 4:45 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Hooray, I'm moving to VMware!
Looks like this (vRAM entitl
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