Comments on: Cheap vSphere Server http://vinf.net/2009/05/21/cheap-vsphere-server/ My ramblings on the stuff that holds it all together Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:29:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: It’s voting time.. « Virtualization, Windows, Infrastructure and all that “stuff” in-between http://vinf.net/2009/05/21/cheap-vsphere-server/#comment-1355 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:04:25 +0000 http://vinf.wordpress.com/2009/05/21/cheap-vsphere-server/#comment-1355 [...] Cheap vSphere server [...]

]]> By: iSCSI LUN is very slow/no longer visible from vSphere host « Virtualization, Windows, Infrastructure and all that “stuff” in-between http://vinf.net/2009/05/21/cheap-vsphere-server/#comment-1197 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:09:14 +0000 http://vinf.wordpress.com/2009/05/21/cheap-vsphere-server/#comment-1197 [...] encountered this situation in my home lab recently – to be honest I’m not exactly sure of the cause yet, but I think it was because of [...]

]]> By: rap http://vinf.net/2009/05/21/cheap-vsphere-server/#comment-858 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:40:36 +0000 http://vinf.wordpress.com/2009/05/21/cheap-vsphere-server/#comment-858 Hi, yeah I thought that AMD would be ok.. not bad for a cheapy entry level chip.

Good news that I can just reinstall.. I think I may have ways to apply for NFS licences so I may investigate that route.

Thanks for your help,
R

]]> By: vinf http://vinf.net/2009/05/21/cheap-vsphere-server/#comment-857 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:14:26 +0000 http://vinf.wordpress.com/2009/05/21/cheap-vsphere-server/#comment-857 Hi,

initial experiments look like the AMD 115G5 isn’t FT compatible – I don’t have one but http://www.techhead.co.uk does; the CPU check utility comes back as not supported :(
the ML110g5 with AMD CPU is FT compatible :) – see here

you can reinstall every 60 days, you’ll have to rebuild Virtual Centre though as you can’t easily reinstall it and get another 60 day trial, I am using the 60 day eval at the moment, but I do have access to NFR licences.

I used the Exchange load generator for the load test – http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=C7534CB2-4234-41F1-B0B2-ED9F376B4CB2&displaylang=en

HTH

***UPDATED 2nd June 09 to reflect AMD Quad Core FT compat***

]]> By: Welcome to vSphere-land! » White Box Links http://vinf.net/2009/05/21/cheap-vsphere-server/#comment-847 Fri, 29 May 2009 18:00:17 +0000 http://vinf.wordpress.com/2009/05/21/cheap-vsphere-server/#comment-847 [...] compatible WhiteBox New ESX WhiteBox Asus V3-P5G45 A VMware High-Availability Cluster at Home Cheap vSphere Server vSphere WhiteBox HCL Author: esiebert7625 Categories: vSphere Links Tags: White Box [...]

]]> By: rap http://vinf.net/2009/05/21/cheap-vsphere-server/#comment-846 Fri, 29 May 2009 12:48:46 +0000 http://vinf.wordpress.com/2009/05/21/cheap-vsphere-server/#comment-846 Interesting read.. I’m thinking of setting up a home ESX test lab.. Thinking the ML115 G5 would be a better option with FT compatible CPU..

One thing I was wondering is regarding the 60 day trial ESX licence.. what do you do at the end of that trial? reinstall? or can you replace the licence with a new 60 day one?

Also for all your servers are you just using 30 day non-activated licences?

How did you emulate 500 users?

Ta

]]> By: vSphere is finally here – Evaluation « Virtualised Reality http://vinf.net/2009/05/21/cheap-vsphere-server/#comment-817 Thu, 21 May 2009 08:48:05 +0000 http://vinf.wordpress.com/2009/05/21/cheap-vsphere-server/#comment-817 [...] then there is a very useful article posted on vinf.net which will point you in the right direction http://vinf.net/2009/05/21/cheap-vsphere-server/, also don’t forget it is possible to install vSphere in workstation, I will blog about this [...]

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