[geeks] Virtual Machine Hosting

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Lionel Peterson wrote:
> You know, a proper VM host (to my mind) wouldn't take a 'big bad' 
> server, two quad core CPUs, 8 Gigs of RAM, and a RAID 1 terrabyte array 
> can be had for under one grand, and could host a bunch of 512 Meg RAM 
> VMs...
> 
> Of course, you are giving up redundant PS and spiffy rack form factor, 
> but that's a lot of computin' for under a grand...

A "proper" VM host has redundant CPUs/memory and coprocessed I/O.  And 
uptimes measured in decades.  8-)


Peace...  Sridhar