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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Lou,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I would go VMware hands-down. They are the pros, and you want
pros when it comes to your backbone. Thoughts: one single server can probably
handle all of your needs. I usually get a 1:10+ consolidation ratio, especially
with the power out there. Here would be my suggestion for a budget:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Dell PowerEdge2970 2x2.4GHz Six-Core, 24GB RAM, 4 NICs = ~$6,000<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>SAN ~$10,000 (Either Dell MD3000i or AX4-5i)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>ESX License: Use ESXi and it is free; buy support for about
$1,000. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Until you get to the place where you have multiple hosts, it
doesn’t seem to make sense to go through the expense of Virtual Center
and such…just a thought. It is really very cheap to virtualize these days
compared to what it used to be.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Also, if you want to forgo the SAN (and I am not sure why you
need it with only one single host), you could run most everything off of local
storage and save a bundle.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Dan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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discuss-bounces@itdiscuss.org [mailto:discuss-bounces@itdiscuss.org] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Lou Hablas<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 07, 2009 3:10 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> IT Discussion Forum<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [itdiscuss] Quick question re: virtualization<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>I've
been asked to give an umbrella number to somebody in our org. re: virtualizing
six of our servers and leave a bit of room to grow. At this point, I'm
not up-to-speed on the best of breed or other options related to
virtualization - I guess this goes with already wearing too many hats.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>Speaking
in ballpark figures, what is a reasonable number to toss out? Last time I
did any significant homework on this subject, we were looking at an investment
north of $28K to purchase the necessary hardware.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>Re:
software, is VMWare still the best route to go or should I seriously consider
Microsoft's offering?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>Again,
not looking for numbers to the penny - just something that can be used for
guidance as we start rolling on the upcoming budget discussion. Any feedback
based upon your personal experiences would be greatly appreciated.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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