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Ritesh Nair · 12th May 2008, 19:43

Dude Ritesh here.

First thing:
Decide how much u can invest on the processor speed.
so the best proc can be a quad core if u need.

Memory is 8 GB nothing less as you already know that the VMs u use face claustrophobia.

For the IO:

option 1: Invest in a lean 1 gb memory system seperately if you have one lying around with a sata 2.0 card. Insert about 2 or 3 drives in a raid.
That is the Iscsi : Built from openfiler,Open-E iSCSI SAN.

Option2: Use a 3 disk sata on raid 0. for best IO. always prefer a hw based SAS card for optimal results, as cache matters.I suggest using a PATA for the base os as most OS' will work on it.

Oh don't use viridan it sucks (dont flame me on this) i have used it since beta. I have a few better options for virtualization. Anyone who needs it can send me an note on this. I suggest Parallels or virtualbox . These are lighter and work great.

12th May 2008, 19:43	#9 (permalink)
Ritesh Nair Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Thane Posts: 0	Dude Ritesh here. First thing: Decide how much u can invest on the processor speed. so the best proc can be a quad core if u need. Memory is 8 GB nothing less as you already know that the VMs u use face claustrophobia. For the IO: option 1: Invest in a lean 1 gb memory system seperately if you have one lying around with a sata 2.0 card. Insert about 2 or 3 drives in a raid. That is the Iscsi : Built from openfiler,Open-E iSCSI SAN. Option2: Use a 3 disk sata on raid 0. for best IO. always prefer a hw based SAS card for optimal results, as cache matters.I suggest using a PATA for the base os as most OS' will work on it. Oh don't use viridan it sucks (dont flame me on this) i have used it since beta. I have a few better options for virtualization. Anyone who needs it can send me an note on this. I suggest Parallels or virtualbox . These are lighter and work great. Last edited by tsk1979 : 13th May 2008 at 08:16.