Server hassles are virtually solved

How we tested

  Virtual servers
  Microsoft
  VMware

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 How we tested
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 About RMIT

The test system was configured with a 1.8GHz Pentium 4 processor, 1GB of memory, and two 40GB hard drives. The Host was running Windows 2003 Server with the hardware configuration as seen in the diagram.

We ran the basic disk performance benchmarks on the host machine and within a virtual server on each package to get an idea of what sort of overheads the virtualisation software placed on the host.

Test bench

Interoperability
What host operating systems with the software run on, and what client operating systems can you install?

Futureproofing
Will you be able to manage many virtual servers with provided or third-party tools?

ROI
What will the software cost and will this be compensated by the time and resources saved?

Service
What support is provided as standard and how much will support contracts cost?

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