Re: Vmware certification

On 3 May 2007 06:58:09 -0700, zigzagdna_at_yahoo.com wrote:

>On May 2, 3:31 pm, DA Morgan <damor..._at_psoug.org> wrote:
>> gazzag wrote:
>> > On 2 May, 09:57, Cristian Cudizio <cristian.cudi..._at_yahoo.it> wrote:
>> >> That's consistent with the fact that oracle certifies OS and not
>> >> hardware. However i can't understand the benefits of using VMWare in a
>> >> production system: anybody can explain me wich are?
>>
>> >> Cristian Cudizio
>>
>> > "Resilience" was one answer I received when I asked my non-IT trained
>> > manager the other day. As Dan points out, Murphy's Law is something
>> > that IT professionals become aware of from very early on in their
>> > careers. Sadly, IT qualification doesn't seem to be a requirement
>> > when it comes to management. Just-get-it-done prevails.
>>
>> Anyone seriously concerned about the "added complexity" of using
>> RAC or ASM should have an apoplectic fit with a virtual environment
>> added to the mix.
>> --
>> Daniel A. Morgan
>> University of Washington
>> damor..._at_x.washington.edu
>> (replace x with u to respond)
>> Puget Sound Oracle Users Groupwww.psoug.org
>
>I have read that VMWare on Windows has limitations of:
>1. It can only have max of 2 CPU's
>2. It can only have max 4GB RAM (not a problem for 32 bit)
>
>As a result, its use in production is limited.
>
>Moreover, Oracle suppot is fuzzy for vmware as pointed by others.

VMWare is not for production databases. There are plenty other uses for it, as well as open-source virtualization technologies (Xen, KVM, etc)
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