Getting on the virtualization bandwagon

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Getting on the virtualization bandwagon | Easycoded — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:59:02 GMT

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re: Getting on the virtualization bandwagon

Jay Bazuzi — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 05:46:14 GMT

I just saw this article & thought of your blog post:

http://www.andrewconnell.com/blog/articles/UseVirtualPCsDifferencingDisksToYourAdvantage.aspx

Specifically, thinking about the value of multiple layers of differencing disks. They are a way to checkpoint key steps in configuring your machine.

I suppose that you can accomplish the same thing with Windows Home Server, making a persistent backup of each step. (Ooh, and you can run your WHS inside a VM!)

re: Getting on the virtualization bandwagon

Jay Bazuzi — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 19:20:48 GMT

You told me you wanted better performance for your development environment than you were seeing in a virtual machine.

Have you taken a look at Hyper-V? My understanding is that, given compatible hardware, a VM can be one step closer to the actual hardware, giving it a perf boost.

re: Getting on the virtualization bandwagon

kevinpilch-bisson — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:14:33 GMT

I haven't personally taken a look at Hyper-V, but one of my colleagues said that while it was better, it still wasn't fast enough when building code. I'll give it another shot once the rest of the VM software I use supports it.

Virtualization Update

kevinpilch-bisson's WebLog — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:38:46 GMT

Just a quick update.  After my previous post, I actually stopped using virtualization for most cases,