My old server machines are too noisy – which is an undeniable fact and the reason for consolidating machines. It was a decision which didn’t make me happy, but logic told me to do so and offered a new challenge to me. The main problem was separating services in a way they don’t bite each other. My solution […]
Tag: virtualisation
CentOS strikes again
If things are running smoothly, things might get really nasty. Today’s special: KVM on CentOS 5.4 My plan was giving KVM a shot for virtualizing a couple of machines. So I inserted the CentOS CD and did a network install, added KVM and Virt-Manager.
Virtual machines vs clock
Virtual machines and their clocks can be quite nasty – at least if I am working with them. Maybe it is because it is impossible to kick against virtual machines? Are they that nasty because they know they are safe?
vmware Player
Today I have rediscovered the vmware player for me. The idea itself is pretty old school, but always nice to have. The problem: Testing a livecd without a reboot to be able to continue working. A preconfigured VM does the trick as you just launch the player which will boot the iso. No CD wasted, no reboot – […]