[postgis-users] Anyone using PosGIS w/ VMWare GSX server ?

[Gerry Creager]

Hi, Julia,

I've not used GSX in several years, but I've run multiple OS instances 
on linux host OS's in VMWare (GSX and Workstation!) on much less 
hardware.  I don't think you'll see many problems.

gerry

Julia Harrell wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> We're in need of advice about using Postgres/PostGIS
> on a RedHat Advanced Server box with VMWare GSX.
> 
> We are considering running the production instance
> on the host OS, and using a virtual environment
> only for the test/dev instance. We've got zero
> a budget for a separate test/dev box, so it's
> either this or no test/dev environment at all, and
> that's not really a great idea either...
> 
> The server in question is a Dell PE2850 w/ 2 3.6 GHz cpu's,
> 4gb ram and 6 146gb 15k rpm disks in a raid 5 config.
> Based upon what I've read on the VMWare site, this
> seems like it should be sufficiently robust enough
> to handle several virtual environments.
> 
> Is anyone else out there doing this, have advice,
> words of wisdom or warning, etc?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Julia Harrell
> GIS Coordinator
> NC Dept. Environment & Natural Resources
> julia.harrell at ncmail.net
> 919-715-0363
> 
> 
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