[ILUG] Virtualisation, what the point?

[Stephen Holmes]

Super-servers would usually have hot swap-able RAID, Redundant power supplies, more than 1 CPU and self-diagnosis
capability so that it keeps chugging along and keeps the IT department posted on its health.  Most clued-in IT folks
would also have some form of a disaster plan with contingency around the hardware aspects of keeping such systems up and
running (co-location, entire redundant system etc)

S.




>>> On Wed, Jun 7, 2006 at 12:44 PM, in message
<OF9A93C86F.E8A65575-ON80257186.00403662-80257186.003F4013 at IE>,
<JMcCarthy at mortgagelink.ie> wrote: 

> Using one super server, doesnt that cause the problem of everything going
> down if the hardware fails?
> And how far would you take it?
> Would you have a mail/file/print/groupware/domain controller/dns/web
> proxy/firewall all on one hefty goliath of a machine?
> 
> 
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