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Anyone using LAMP appliance in a production windows env?
Hey all
I have a robust windows 2003 server running a few web apps at a co-lo provider. I have some linux oriented apps that I would love to host for myself and friends, and was considering running a VMWARE server instance and a LAMP appliance to get it. I have only used virtualization at my desktop and never at a server. If resources were sufficient, would this be a reasonable method? I am trying to avoid colo-ing another box, or VPS fees for some very simple apps (bug tracker, small forum, etc.)
Thanks
DMA
Replies (2)
Thanks
Reply 1Go for it.
Reply 2I think VMware Server works quite well under Server 2k3 and provides a handy web ui for administration. I did notice a bit of a 2k3 desktop performance hit with a couple of VMs running but it was pretty low spec hardware.
Much appreciated. I would love to drop esxi on the box but I cannot do the downtime.