Okay I am doing this from my iPhone so I am trying to answer everything
1. I am tied to scp because my COBOL app needs a program called eroded
which will not port to Linux I have a lot of that covered but we are moving
to PowerSchool in the cloud so I need these systems as is for historical
reasons
2. I have tested this with all 17 machines running on one of the hps and
although it works it is sluggish and file transfers suck
3. I am using virtual box because $WORK doesn't like to spend money and our
main it office uses the free version which I think is stupid. Plus I did
all of testing and setup with virtual box and I don't have the time and
resources to text VMware. I have the virtual systems all configured so all
I have to is get a beefy server and copy over the vms and I am in business
Lastly when done I have two GP 160s to at with. They are fine once you get
past the noise. Last thing when my boss opens his pocket you act
immediately before he say no. He says get one server that is wuiet I am
doing it
On Friday, August 23, 2013, Smith, David wrote:
> You’ll almost certainly be much happier getting VMware. The Essentials
> pack (three servers at 2 CPUs each) lists for $560, . There will be even
> less overhead than in Ubuntu, better support, probably better compatibility.
> ****
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> You’ll want at least 16GB of RAM, and when people realize how easy and
> cheap it is to spin up VMs they will do it; you might want to get 32GB just
> to be safe in the future. Ditto for CPUs, though the Essentials license
> limits you to two CPUs per host. (You can get 6 or 8 cores per CPU, though;
> unless these are very high load servers, or multi-core servers, having
> 12-16 cores on a host is likely more than adequate.)****
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> If you have a bit more budget, get a couple servers and shared storage, so
> you can do fun things like vMotion (moving your guests between host servers
> without having to shut them down first). You can probably get by with
> “cheap” shared storage like a Dell PowerVault NAS, unless you have really
> high IO requirements.****
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> If you’re new to virtualization, it’s worthwhile to talk to a VMware
> expert. ****
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> David Smith****
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> *Subject:* [lopsa-tech] Server for Hosting Virtual Machines****
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> Here at $work they have decide to get one server to handle 17+ of my
> current servers. I am doing this right now with two HP DL-160 G5. Stupid HP
> has some weird Memory configurations. Anyway those two HPs sound like Jet
> engines although they are in our NOC I don't hear them. ****
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> This server will be running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS with the latest Virtual box
> software. It will hold 17 to 20 SCO legacy systems who will get 512mb of
> RAM apiece. They are character based without the X system running and the
> sessions on there are just Telnet (well ssh) but still very low overhead.*
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> We normally buy HP or Dell (whoever has the best bang for the buck.****
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> Any pointers are greatly appreciated. Please no flames that I am keeping
> SCO machines around. I know about them but you have to play with the cards
> that are dealt you.
> ****
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> -- ****
>
> John J. Boris Sr.****
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> Member of LOPSA Board of Directors****
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> League of Professional System Administrators (lopsa.org)****
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