Andy Zbikowski wrote: > > Keep in mind you need processing power for each VM you have running. > VMware more or less dedicates processing power and memory to each VM. So > if you have 2 > 166 VM's on a 333 machine, you have no processing power left for your > host OS. > > I've pulled up a 166 VM running NT4, and even that brings Linux (host > os) to a near stand still on this P2/350. I think memory is more important than processor speed when running VMware. More CPU ticks will obviously help, but it is important to note that disk I/O is pretty evil under VMware (at least it was the last time I played with it). Any swapping will have a big impact. I'm not sure if it would be possible to run Netware in a VM, unless you use IP-only networking. However, you can get Netware for Linux, which allows you to run Netware services natively. That would remove the need for one of the VMs, and a chunk of memory and disk space along with it. -- _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ ___ _ _ __ If you choke a smurf, / \/ \(_)| ' // ._\ / - \(_)/ ./| ' /(__ what color does it turn? \_||_/|_||_|_\\___/ \_-_/|_|\__\|_|_\ __) [ Mike Hicks | http://umn.edu/~hick0088/ | mailto:hick0088 at tc.umn.edu ] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org