[plug] Virtual Servers

[Nathan Alberti]

Well, as much as I would like an IBM Mainframe I'm not sure I can fit it 
in this years budget :(

My desire is to run multiple instances of a very light Linux distro to
provide segregated and secure access to a shared resource.

I have considered VMware, I have the workstation version which comes in 
handy but their version of GSX server (or whatever the name is) which 
allows more than one OS instance per machine is not a cheap item. For a 
proof of concept the UML software is perfect, for a commercially offered 
service VMware would be at the top of the list.

Regards,

Nathan.

On Tue, 23 Jul 2002, Michael Hunt wrote:

> Nathan Alberti [mailto:nathan at nathanalberti.com] wrote:
> 
> > Can anyone recommend  Virtual server software (not VMware) that will 
allow
> > multiple os instances on the one host server i.e. 5 virtual machines on
> > the one server.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Nathan.
> 
> 
> If you have the money you can always buy yourself a mainframe from IBM and
> run _many_ servers on one box !!!
> 
> I know, I know probably not what you aware looking for but I though I would
> throw it into the fray.
> 
> Could you give us some reasons as top why your are not considering VMware
> ??? Is it solely a cost issue ???
> 
> Michael Hunt
> 
> 
>