Re: [TCLUG:19461] Multiple VM's

[Tim Sandquist <tsandqui@yahoo.com>]

I think you can run a couple VM's.  You are talking VMware right?
Memory is the biggest problem though.  If you're gonna run linux + 
two VM's I'd try to get at least 512M.

On Wed, Jul 05, 2000 at 01:28:49PM -0500, Brian wrote:
> I'm moving into a very small apartment and I'm looking into network
> options.  I really don't have room for 3-4 individual server boxen as my
> old place did and I'm trying to come up with a few options.  I'm long
> overdue on a workstation upgrade and I figured with the extra $$ I'm
> saving on rent I could build really hyped up workstation.  My question is
> this..would it be practical to have a machine running linux as a primary
> OS and have both NT and Novell running in VM's at the same time?  I'm
> thinking something in terms of dual 800+Mhz processors and 256+ MB RAM.
> The boxen I'm replacing are essentially low-end pentiums, so I'm not
> looking for performance past that.  I'm just wondering if it'd be possible
> to run multiple VM's at the same time and still keep linux running at a
> decent speed.  Any thoughts would be appreciated.
> 
> -Brian
> 
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