[NTLUG:Discuss] VM Host Resources

[Bobby Sanders]

On 01/27/2013 11:44 AM, Val Harris wrote:
> I'm planning a new desktop hardware purchase that I want to use as a 
> virtual host.  (As many as 3 or 4 virtual guests will run on my new 
> desktop; not necessarily at the same time.)  Given that my resources 
> are not infinite, I'm trying to decide how to rank my needs between:
>
>     Processors
>     Memory
>     Hard disk space
>     and speed (of all 3 above)
>
> Does the profile change depending on whether I choose Virtualbox, KVM, 
> or VMware?
>
> What other questions should I be asking that I haven't thought of yet?
>
> I don't really expect to be more than a casual user of the virtual 
> guests, but would at least like to have reasonable options.
>
> Thanks,
I use Virtualbox on Ubuntu 10.3.  Very pleased with it. easy to add and 
remove machines and the assets allocated to them.  I can change the 
allocation of the assets of my  machines with no problems and only the 
assets of a os running in a virtualbox affects the assets available to 
my main computer. It is very flexible. I have share files between my 
main OS and Windows or whatever virtual machine I chose to run.  It is 
very flexible when used with its extension.

Good Luck & have fun.

Bobby