I can think of no good reason to VM a master server, other than "because I can" or "because I want to".
leave it be Schneider, Matthew J. wrote: > Anyone have any update on weather or not the master alone is supported as a > VM? > Havent raised the question to Symantec rep yet. Thanks! > > Sry for the double email Kate ;) > > Regards, > > Matthew J. Schneider > > > -----Original Message----- > From: veritas-bu-bounces < at > mailman.eng.auburn.edu > [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces < at > mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of > Honeybrook, Kate > Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 11:54 PM > To: Holowinski, Scott; Curtis Preston; VERITAS-BU < at > > mailman.eng.auburn.edu > Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] VM Master / Media Servers > > As I said earlier we currently have our master server virtualised under > ESX and it was setup by Symantec themselves. Therefore I was under the > impression that virtualizing a master server is supported, but media > server is not due to the I/O. > > Regards, > > Kate Honeybrook > > > -----Original Message----- > From: veritas-bu-bounces < at > mailman.eng.auburn.edu > [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces < at > mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of > Holowinski, Scott > Sent: Monday, 26 May 2008 8:07 AM > To: Curtis Preston; VERITAS-BU < at > mailman.eng.auburn.edu > Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] VM Master / Media Servers > > I called support about this because it was something my company was > interested in doing (Virtualizing just the master) and was told that it > would be supported eventually and though they could not promise a date, > it could be as early as the first quarter of next year for ESX and > Hypervisor. > > I was also told that if you work with your Symantec rep you might be > able to get a support exception for a virtual master server. > > > > From the responses on the board I am guessing no one else has called > > > recently or I got a rouge tech to answer my question. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Curtis Preston [mailto:cpreston < at > glasshouse.com] > Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 11:13 PM > To: VERITAS-BU < at > mailman.eng.auburn.edu > Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] VM Master / Media Servers > > Because many people use their master server as a media server. > Symantec's not going to support it as a master server unless it can also > be a media server. > > > > Curtis Preston | VP Data Protection > GlassHouse Technologies, Inc. > > T: +1 760 710 2004 | C: +1 760 419 5838 | F: F: +1 760 710 2009 > cpreston < at > glasshouse.com | www.glasshouse.com > Infrastructure :: Optimized > -----Original Message----- > From: veritas-bu-bounces < at > mailman.eng.auburn.edu > [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces < at > mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of andrea > bolongaro > Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 10:27 AM > To: VERITAS-BU < at > mailman.eng.auburn.edu > Subject: [Veritas-bu] VM Master / Media Servers > > > Hello everybody, > ok it is not supported. > > It' clear for me... problems are related to robotics/san etc... > > But why do not support a Virtual Master Server if all robotics > stuff is duty of a physical media server? > > regards, > > Andrea > > +---------------------------------------------------------------------- > |This was sent by andrea.bolongaro < at > polimi.it via Backup Central. > |Forward SPAM to abuse < at > backupcentral.com. > +---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > _______________________________________________ > Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu < at > mailman.eng.auburn.edu > http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu > > > > > > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are > addressed. 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