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stumbling
Posting Yak Master
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 Posted - 2008-12-14 : 20:56:07
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| Hi all Work has asked to investigate running SQL 200 and maybe 2005 in a virtual environment, and hope that with all the knowledge on this forum some would could either point me in the right direction or let me in on the main pitfalls or things to look out for.Much appreciated.CheersPhil |
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess
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stumbling
Posting Yak Master
104 Posts |
Posted - 2008-12-15 : 03:04:14
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| Ok so we need to be using the Microsoft VM product is there anything else that you can think of that is different setup wise?ps thanks for the response i would have thought heaps of people are doing this kind of thing maybe i am wrong?Cheers Phil |
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SwePeso
Patron Saint of Lost Yaks
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Posted - 2008-12-15 : 03:39:42
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Really think and design for disk access.
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess
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Posted - 2008-12-15 : 11:49:48
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| You don't have to use Microsoft's VM solution. We are using VMWare. But you need to be aware that Microsoft does not support SQL Server unless it is the approved VM solutions, which VMWare is not one of them. So yes we are using SQL Server on VMs that are using VMWare and yes we take the risk of no support from Microsoft on them. You have to be selective on what types of database you are willing to put on non-supported solutions.Tara KizerMicrosoft MVP for Windows Server System - SQL Serverhttp://weblogs.sqlteam.com/tarad/Subscribe to my blog |
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stumbling
Posting Yak Master
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Posted - 2008-12-15 : 16:07:26
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| Ah got it thanks for clearing that up. Other than that i think it should be fairly straight forward.CheersPhil |
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