Has anyone tried this? I've searched and searched to no avail.
I'd like to setup a box (Q6600) with Linux (I've gotten fond of Ubuntu because it's pretty damn easy and the GUI reduces my learning curve). I would then like to install VMWare Server and setup two VMs (again using Linux) and installing an SMP client in each.
I've alread got the VM "image" I want to use so this works well for me. I just need to get the Host OS and VMWare Server up and running.
- I had thought about WinXP, but cost of licensing is an issue
- I had looked at diskless, but I don't believe it can run Dual SMPs (please correct me if I am wrong).
- Running Dual SMPs (native in Linux) I believe suffers from the same issue that running it in Windows where it crashes the other instance if you kill the first instance
If so,
- is 2 GB enough memory for this? or would 4GB be better
- Are there any pitfalls to be aware of when setting this up?
- Can you run this possibly on WMWare Player?
Are there any reasons you wouldn't want to do this?
I'd like to setup a box (Q6600) with Linux (I've gotten fond of Ubuntu because it's pretty damn easy and the GUI reduces my learning curve). I would then like to install VMWare Server and setup two VMs (again using Linux) and installing an SMP client in each.
I've alread got the VM "image" I want to use so this works well for me. I just need to get the Host OS and VMWare Server up and running.
- I had thought about WinXP, but cost of licensing is an issue
- I had looked at diskless, but I don't believe it can run Dual SMPs (please correct me if I am wrong).
- Running Dual SMPs (native in Linux) I believe suffers from the same issue that running it in Windows where it crashes the other instance if you kill the first instance
If so,
- is 2 GB enough memory for this? or would 4GB be better
- Are there any pitfalls to be aware of when setting this up?
- Can you run this possibly on WMWare Player?
Are there any reasons you wouldn't want to do this?