tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13618189.post2385477467417289788..comments2023-10-26T18:24:47.806+02:00Comments on Virtrix - Virtual Tricks: HP: DL580 G5 released - the virtualization monsterVincent Vlieghehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09409651302155503564noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13618189.post-71429485532242345462008-12-11T11:38:00.000+01:002008-12-11T11:38:00.000+01:00One thing to bear in mind with these virtualisatio...One thing to bear in mind with these virtualisation monsters is price.<BR/>Sometimes it is cheaper to buy two DL380 G5's with 64 Gb RAM rather than a single DL580 with 128Gb including the VMWare licenses.<BR/>You get 3 PCI slots on a DL380 and can have 2 x Quad core CPU's.<BR/>Another advantage of having more smaller boxes is flexibility and not having too many eggs in one basket.<BR/>Just something to think about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13618189.post-71532389555970031042008-06-25T22:54:00.000+02:002008-06-25T22:54:00.000+02:00HiIs is possible to run ESX on this server and use...Hi<BR/><BR/>Is is possible to run ESX on this server and use the SmartStart management tools on a guest running on the server to manage raid, etc?Andréshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08530681285758194780noreply@blogger.com