Posted on Wednesday, November 01, 2006 9:38 PM
I just listened to a TechNet podcast on Windows Server Virtualisation. Windows Server Virtualisation is the replacement for Virtual Server 2005 R2 and some of the current gripes are being addressed in the next release. For example:
- 32 bit / 64 bit guests
- Multi processor guests
- Hot add memory, processors and NICs
- Up to 32GB RAM Guests
With multi core, multi proc, 64 bit machines already the norm, it seems quite fair to want the above features today! So why do we have to wait until 180 days after Windows Longhorn Server to ship?! That is half a year after some very distant future date. Grrr.
I am not sure why I feel so committed to Virtual Server at the moment given VMWare ESX Server can already support 64 bit, 4 way, 16GB RAM guests... Being free helps and maybe that is enough to keep some market share whilst MS play catch up, but then VMWare have got VMWare Server which is free. I think I might have to try some defection.
Has anyone else got some guidance? Preferences? Nasty limitations of the free VMWare products I should know about?