Posts tagged memory

Well, I’ve been reading and it looks like my 2nd virtualization device may get Hyper-V loaded instead of VMware.

According to various posts, an upcoming update to Windows Server 2008 R2 will introduce a feature called “Dynamic Memory”. While technically different in implementation and behavior, this feature can be used to obtain the same results as VMWare’s “Memory Overcommit” feature with few differences if properly configured. It is a key point that is often overlooked by those debating on which is better. Granted – it seems this dynamic memory feature appears to support far less operating systems, but it’s still a step in the right direction if you only intend to load the latest and greatest Microsoft operating systems.

I built a small 1u quad core xeon monster with 12 gb of ram. I’ve been feeling that ESXi was my only way to push the number VMs that I need for my testing. While not as complete as VMWares solution, if MS were to add a contender to VMWare’s “transparent page sharing”, It’d be enough for me to switch. Lets see what the future brings.

A side note: Maybe I’ll just go experiment with Hyper-V anyway. I want to check out RemoteFX when it’s out. With my technet plus subscription I’m already entitled to play with all that stuff.. I don’t have that luxury with VMWare so I’d have to pay for VMWare view if I wanted to see PCoIP in action.

Time will tell.