[ale] New system...

[Jim Kinney]

On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 9:11 AM, Paul Cartwright <ale at pcartwright.com> wrote:

>
> I need a lab system that can support VMWare.. the Fryes AMD and my older
> Dell
> can't do 4 Gb memory, and I think I need at least 4 GB.. HD size isn't as
> muc
> as issue as memory/processor.. NOTE: lab system, not production.. If I
> could
> free up my existing lab box for other duties, like tribox.. that would be
> great.


With RAM requirements over 4G, you will need to look at the 64-bit chip
systems for best capabilities. If you can swing the cash, the AM2/AM2+
Opteron systems have the virtualization b its that make things like Xen fly.
I'm sure VmWare supports that ability as well. I know the socket F Opterons
also have that ability. Athlon 64 X2 Brisbane is their consumer grade
dual-core chip with virtualization bits on the cores (AM2 socket chips).

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James P. Kinney III
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