[NTLUG:Discuss] VM Host Resources

[Stuart Johnston]

On 1/28/2013 11:15 AM, Stuart Johnston wrote:
> On 1/27/2013 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)
>
> Memory would be the main thing, I think, and is pretty cheap right now.
>   Of course you'll need enough disk to store all of the images. If you
> are buying an SSD, you might feel some constraint.  Any HDD is going to
> be plenty big.
>
> For CPU, make sure you have hardware virtualiztion support, AMD-Vi or
> Intel VT-d.  If you are DIY, you should be fine. If you are buying
> something like a Dell, you'll have to dig a little deeper.

Actually, I may be wrong about that. I think all modern CPUs will 
support virtualization but not all motherboards.  Also, this support is 
not mandatory but will help with performance.