[OpenAFS] AFS server and VMWare ESX

[Neulinger, Nathan]

Any particular reason for doing that? OpenAFS server should run just
fine in that environment, but it seems like you'll just be creating a
lot more headache for yourself than anything.

What do you propose to gain by running the servers on virtual machines
instead of real hardware?

-- Nathan

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Nathan Neulinger                       EMail:  nneul@umr.edu
University of Missouri - Rolla         Phone: (573) 341-4841
Computing Services                       Fax: (573) 341-4216

-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Huntley [mailto:bhuntley@clarkson.edu]=20
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 2:03 PM
To: openafs-info@openafs.org
Subject: [OpenAFS] AFS server and VMWare ESX



Good day everyone...=20

We are preparing a project plan to migrate our current Transarc AFS cell
living on Sun and IBM UNIX systems to a Linux-based OpenAFS environment.


We are contemplating creating the AFS servers (3-6 of them) as vm's on 2
or 3 physical platforms  using VMWare's ESX server.  Has anyone ever
tried to run an AFS server on a VM?  We are wondering specifically how
well AFS will cope with the virtual disk space it will have available,
vs. being able to access the hardware directly, as it would normally
expect.  Any thoughts or experiences would be greatly appreciated!=20
TIA!=20

Best regards,=20
Brian=20
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Office of Information Technology
Clarkson University
bhuntley@clarkson.edu
"UNIX *is* user friendly. It's just selective about who its friends
are."