RE: New HA server and business server strategy?

["Dave Sussman" <davids@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'd certainly read up more about it; as I said I haven't done any of
this yet and I think I've got the theory right.

d

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of
> Paul Gale
> Sent: 22 July 2006 10:50
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] New HA server and business server strategy?
>
> That's interesting - I have the MS Action Pack which includes Virtual
> Server, so have the required software :)
>
> Paul.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
Behalf
> Of
> > Dave Sussman
> > Sent: 22 July 2006 10:44
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] New HA server and business server strategy?
> >
> > This is something I'll be doing in the future, using
virtualisation.
I
> > have a friend who has a single big machine with three virtual
servers
> > (using MS Virtual Server) running on it; each appears as a
separate
> > server. The advantages are:
> >
> > a) Fewer physical servers; less power, space, heat, etc.
> > b) Backups; each virtual server is a single file (.vhd I think),
which
> > means it can easily be backed up onto an external disc. Easy for
> restores.
> >
> > Downside is single point of failure. My plan is to give each
virtual
> > server it's own pair of mirrored discs for their OS and
centralise
all
> > storage onto a raid nas box. I'll be using MS Virtual Server, but
I
> > suspect the VMWare solution is similar.
> >
> > Dave