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2010-10-28 Thread Kennedy, Jim
Nope, I am 'Neon'. Kawi Nomad. From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 10:36 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: VMWare vs Hyper-V " 'What is the best oil for my motorcycle'." LOL ... sounds all too familiar ...

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2010-10-28 Thread Erik Goldoff
Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] > Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 10:08 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: VMWare vs Hyper-V > > It's like religion. > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ &l

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2010-10-27 Thread Jon Harris
e. >>> >>> >>> --Matt Ross >>> Ephrata School District >>> >>> >>> >>> - Original Message - >>> From: Kennedy, Jim >>> [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] >>> To: NT System Admin Issues >>

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2010-10-27 Thread Carl Houseman
;t look like it's supported.. From: stephan.b...@bdtechnology.org [mailto:stephan.b...@bdtechnology.org] On Behalf Of Stephan Barr Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 12:07 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: VMWare vs Hyper-V "Anybody have a > free/inexpensive backup solution that w

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2010-10-27 Thread Sam Cayze
ay, October 27, 2010 12:07 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: VMWare vs Hyper-V "Anybody have a > free/inexpensive backup solution that will backup a live Hyper-V VM?" Acronis TI server should do that. Not free but not really expensive On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 10:32

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2010-10-27 Thread Steven M. Caesare
I had an older HP with embedded RAID controller that had the same issue. -sc From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 7:42 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: VMWare vs Hyper-V "ESXi, but the last one wasn't supported for

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2010-10-26 Thread Richard Stovall
gt;> >> >> --Matt Ross >> Ephrata School District >> >> >> >> - Original Message - >> From: Kennedy, Jim >> [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> [mailto:ntsysad...@lyris.sunbelt-software.c

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2010-10-26 Thread Sam Cayze
"ESXi, but the last one wasn't supported for it's raid" From: Jon Harris [mailto:jk.har...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 6:35 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: VMWare vs Hyper-V There is a fix that I would have to go looking for again b

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2010-10-26 Thread Jon Harris
ss > Ephrata School District > > > - Original Message - > From: Kennedy, Jim > [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] > To: NT System Admin Issues > [mailto:ntsysad...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] > Sent: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 > 06:47:39 -0700 > Subject: VMWare vs Hyper-V

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2010-10-26 Thread Jon Harris
hey are adequate for this kind of need. Performance, with a properly > configured system, shouldn't be an issue, either. > > -Malcolm > > -Original Message- > From: Garcia-Moran, Carlos [mailto:cgarciamo...@spragueenergy.com] > Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 08:

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2010-10-26 Thread Steven Peck
> > From: Garcia-Moran, Carlos [mailto:cgarciamo...@spragueenergy.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 6:59 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: VMWare vs Hyper-V > > > > +1 For VMware, they are by far a more robust, flexible , 3rd party

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2010-10-26 Thread Tony Patton
a religious war. You will find people who like > one or the other. Personally I am a huge ESX fan. > > -Original Message- > From: Garcia-Moran, Carlos [mailto:cgarciamo...@spragueenergy.com] > Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 6:59 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject

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2010-10-26 Thread Sam Cayze
some ways) ESX: Consolidated Backup Hyper-V: DPM Sam -Original Message- From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:mr...@ephrataschools.org] Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 3:38 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: VMWare vs Hyper-V Quick question: Would you run Disk2vhd on each Hyper-V VM, or

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2010-10-26 Thread Matthew W. Ross
trict - Original Message - From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:mr...@ephrataschools.org] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:ntsysad...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] Sent: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 11:41:53 -0700 Subject: Re: VMWare vs Hyper-V > Awesome! Thanks for this. > > --Matt Ross > Ephrat

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2010-10-26 Thread Raper, Jonathan - Eagle
-Original Message- From: Klint Price [mailto:kpr...@arizonaitpro.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 12:25 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: VMWare vs Hyper-V Maybe I am naïve, but I am the type who spreads my eggs into multiple baskets. I would rather deal with a Windows exploit in an

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2010-10-26 Thread Matthew W. Ross
Awesome! Thanks for this. --Matt Ross Ephrata School District - Original Message - From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:ntsysad...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] Sent: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 08:55:05 -0700 Subject: Re: VMWare vs Hyper-V > Look

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2010-10-26 Thread Malcolm Reitz
:09 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: VMWare vs Hyper-V Fair point too, I just know the hassle we had with one Windows server which would semi-freeze where we were pretty sure the culprit was either EMC Powerpath or the Broadcom NIC teaming drivers but (admittedly perhaps due to lack of

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2010-10-26 Thread John Hornbuckle
ent Taylor County School District www.taylor.k12.fl.us -Original Message- From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 9:48 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: VMWare vs Hyper-V Probably a can of worms here but we have not done much virtuali

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2010-10-26 Thread Klint Price
Hutchings [mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk] Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 9:09 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: VMWare vs Hyper-V Fair point too, I just know the hassle we had with one Windows server which would semi-freeze where we were pretty sure the culprit was either EMC Powerpath or

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2010-10-26 Thread Steven Peck
w S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* 26 October 2010 17:04 > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: VMWare vs Hyper-V > > > > I'm not getting your point, Paul > > > > Where do these supposed dependencies manifest themselves? The HCL for

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2010-10-26 Thread Paul Hutchings
ssues Subject: Re: VMWare vs Hyper-V I'm not getting your point, Paul Where do these supposed dependencies manifest themselves? The HCL for Windows 2008 R2 is still larger than that of vSphere. If you've installed Windows on the box, where else do you need to fiddle with NIC (or

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2010-10-26 Thread Paul Hutchings
colm Reitz [mailto:malcolm.re...@live.com] Sent: 26 October 2010 17:03 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: VMWare vs Hyper-V I get what you are saying, but I'm not really seeing that as an issue, though. Downloading the VMware ISO with the drivers isn't much different than downloadin

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2010-10-26 Thread Andrew S. Baker
combination of third party drivers on the box running hyper-v vs. "download > vsphere ISO, put in drive, boot, install, done". > > -Original Message- > From: Malcolm Reitz [mailto:malcolm.re...@live.com] > Sent: 26 October 2010 16:30 > To: NT System Admin Issues >

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2010-10-26 Thread Malcolm Reitz
aul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk] Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 10:52 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: VMWare vs Hyper-V That's exactly my point though, you can end up so dependent upon the right combination of third party drivers on the box running hyper-v vs. "download vsphere ISO, put in

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2010-10-26 Thread Andrew S. Baker
which may or may not matter to you. > > David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER > NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION > (Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764 > > > > -Original Message- > From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] > Sent: Tuesday, Oct

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2010-10-26 Thread Andrew S. Baker
backup cannot handle. > > > --Matt Ross > Ephrata School District > > > - Original Message - > From: Kennedy, Jim > [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] > To: NT System Admin Issues > [mailto:ntsysad...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] > Sent: Tue, 26 Oct 20

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2010-10-26 Thread Andrew S. Baker
;> -Original Message- >> From: Garcia-Moran, Carlos [mailto:cgarciamo...@spragueenergy.com] >> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 6:59 AM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: RE: VMWare vs Hyper-V >> >> +1 For VMware, they are by far a more robust, flexi

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2010-10-26 Thread Andrew S. Baker
For your stated needs (and even some growth beyond that), I would use Hyper-V. Both will do the job. *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* * * On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 9:47 AM, Kennedy, Jim wrote: > Probably a can of worms he

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2010-10-26 Thread Paul Hutchings
.com] Sent: 26 October 2010 16:30 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: VMWare vs Hyper-V 1) Hyper-V is Windows - whatever drivers you need to run Windows on that hardware is what you need for Hyper-V; no different than any other Windows implementation. If you have a major name server, you'll

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2010-10-26 Thread Kennedy, Jim
Ross [mailto:mr...@ephrataschools.org] Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 11:33 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: VMWare vs Hyper-V Anybody have a free/inexpensive backup solution that will backup a live Hyper-V VM? I have a server offsite where I want to do a weekly VM image backup for disa

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2010-10-26 Thread Tom Miller
Not mentioned so far but I use Citrix XenServer for my virtualization needs for Windows servers and XenDesktop. It's a good fit if you are already a Citrix shop (we are). Tom Miller Engineer, Information Technology Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board 757-788-0528 >>> "Kennedy, Jim

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2010-10-26 Thread David Lum
--Original Message- From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 6:48 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: VMWare vs Hyper-V Probably a can of worms here but we have not done much virtualization but are about to get into it more. It will be pre

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2010-10-26 Thread Matthew W. Ross
00 Subject: VMWare vs Hyper-V > Probably a can of worms here but we have not done much virtualization but > are about to get into it more. It will be pretty simple virtualization, a > couple of big boxes running 4 or 5 virtualized servers each. No cluster > failovers or anything like that

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2010-10-26 Thread Cameron
e best oil for my > motorcycle'. That creates some massive threads, no conclusions and a few > minor flame wars. > > -Original Message- > From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] > Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 10:08 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues &g

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2010-10-26 Thread Malcolm Reitz
rom non-EA Microsoft customers, but there's a large and growing amount of Hyper-V knowledge available in the community. -Malcolm -Original Message- From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk] Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 09:24 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: re: VM

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2010-10-26 Thread Kennedy, Jim
inor flame wars. -Original Message- From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 10:08 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: VMWare vs Hyper-V It's like religion. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a res

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2010-10-26 Thread Bob Anderson
Message- From: Malcolm Reitz [mailto:malcolm.re...@live.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 10:23 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: VMWare vs Hyper-V I'll argue the converse - for a small, simple virtual environment as the OP is targeting, Hyper-V is notably easier to configur

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2010-10-26 Thread Paul Hutchings
Personally I'd go with vsphere and look at one of the Essentials bundles as that will give you cluster capability as well as central control from vCenter. I don't have anything against Hyper-V as I've never actually used it, but my reservations and reasons for not doing so are two-fold: 1) Har

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2010-10-26 Thread James Rankin
e or the other. Personally I am a huge ESX fan. > > -Original Message- > From: Garcia-Moran, Carlos [mailto:cgarciamo...@spragueenergy.com] > Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 6:59 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: VMWare vs Hyper-V > > +1 For VMware, they ar

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2010-10-26 Thread Malcolm Reitz
Admin Issues Subject: RE: VMWare vs Hyper-V +1 For VMware, they are by far a more robust, flexible , 3rd party +supported, great tools for it. That being said, they aint cheap setup +does require some extra knowledge but don't think more than learning +Hyper-V from scratch It all depends on

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2010-10-26 Thread Martin Blackstone
Subject: RE: VMWare vs Hyper-V +1 For VMware, they are by far a more robust, flexible , 3rd party +supported, great tools for it. That being said, they aint cheap setup +does require some extra knowledge but don't think more than learning +Hyper-V from scratch It all depends on your require

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2010-10-26 Thread Michael B. Smith
ialExchange.com -Original Message- From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 9:48 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: VMWare vs Hyper-V Probably a can of worms here but we have not done much virtualization but are about to get into it more. It

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2010-10-26 Thread Mayo, Bill
...@spragueenergy.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 9:59 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: VMWare vs Hyper-V +1 For VMware, they are by far a more robust, flexible , 3rd party +supported, great tools for it. That being said, they aint cheap setup +does require some extra knowledge but don&#

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2010-10-26 Thread Garcia-Moran, Carlos
m: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 9:48 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: VMWare vs Hyper-V Probably a can of worms here but we have not done much virtualization but are about to get into it more. It will be pretty simple virtualization, a coupl

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2010-10-26 Thread Kennedy, Jim
Probably a can of worms here but we have not done much virtualization but are about to get into it more. It will be pretty simple virtualization, a couple of big boxes running 4 or 5 virtualized servers each. No cluster failovers or anything like that. We dabbled in VMWare before Hyper-V became