VMWARE Server supporting VMPRO, One-X, Xima, and Remote Access Client

[dwone555]

Hello all,

I would like some other opinions based on this solution to the customer. We would have a single server that has VMWARE installed with two Servers built; one the Apps Server (CentOS), the other Windows 7. This greatly reduces cost of purchasing a Server edition of Windows and provides the stability of the Apps server. Windows 7 is needed for XIMA an remote access using our Client. Below are the server specs as well. Well what do you think???

- Intel Pentium Dual-Core G2010 3.0Ghz
- MSI H61M DDR3 1066/1333/1600 M-ATX Motherboard
- 8GB DDR3 1333Mhz
- (2) USB 3.0, (4) USB 2.0
- Integrated Gigabit Ethernet
- 500 GB Hard Drive (Enterprise Version for Virtual environment)
- LG DVD-RW Optical Drive

DWONE555

 

[tlpeter]

Xima can be installed on the Linux apps server too.
Remote access if a different story.


BAZINGA!

I'm not insane, my mother had me tested!

 

[HeathBCT]

I would think, more cores? In my humble opinion. Or is it 2 cores per VM? Cause that should be fine.

ACSS - SME

 

[nnaarrnn]

I wouldn't use anything home made--NBD warranty with the big players is worth it's weight in gold.

That CPU would barely run Windows 7 well, let alone all of that. It doesn't even meet the minimum requirements for VM Pro in the Apps Server.
MSI has been junk for the past decade.
I'd want at least 16GB of ram for what you're doing, and that would be for a SMALL site.
I'd want at least dual ethernet, otherwise anyone can get into the VMware host.
I hope you mean at least two 500GB drives and a hardware Raid card--no onboard RAID.
You don't mention a USB drive or SD card to boot vmware from....
Is any of that on the vmware HCL? If not, you're usually out of luck getting support.

How many users?


If I built one to do all that for 50 users, I'd want at a minimum:

1x Xeon Quad-core with Hyper Threading
24GB+ of RAM
Adaptec or LSi RAID card
2x RAID 1 sets for separating the servers up so that if you have disk troubles, it doesn't take the whole thing down.
Intel 4-port Gbit card. 1 management interface for vmware, 1 for each VM

More than 50 and I'd want a second physical CPU, more than 100 and I'd take the memory to 32GB.

 

[hairlessupportmonkey]

You could get a dell R420 that will cover all you need. (not a huge dell fan but the cost of their entry level servers are hard to ignore compared to my favoured HP devices) It will come with Server 2008 r2 STD and the lot will come in around £2.5K for a loaded machine. (Dell have some huge discounts at the moment)

http://configure.euro.dell.com/dell..._id=poweredge-r420&c=uk&l=en&s=bsd&cs=ukbsdt1

Go for 2 x SAS drives mirrored for Boot.
lots of RAM. 16GB will cover it, 24 if you want to be sure, because one-x and 50 users will be hungry.
Raid 10 SATA drives for data / programmes.

All the Apps will will run together on the one box fine.


ACSS - SME
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