I am looking to purchase a MacPro4,1 8-core 2x2.93GHz, and do the firmware hack to 5,1, so it can accommodate the 1333MHz memory. I may also consider some other upgrades such as GPU, RAID card, and possibly a card that would allow a SATA 3 boot disk.
I am not sure yet if I will use VMWare fusion, Oracle Virtual Box, or possibly turn the server into a VMware ESXi 5.5 free hypervisor host, but may run up to 10 'lab' VMs at once.
Has anyone experienced virtualization issues with any of these mods (I'm sure some smart hardware selection will be important).
Thoughts on running 10 or more lab VMs using any of these particular virtualization solutions?
Thanks!
Avery
I am not sure yet if I will use VMWare fusion, Oracle Virtual Box, or possibly turn the server into a VMware ESXi 5.5 free hypervisor host, but may run up to 10 'lab' VMs at once.
Has anyone experienced virtualization issues with any of these mods (I'm sure some smart hardware selection will be important).
Thoughts on running 10 or more lab VMs using any of these particular virtualization solutions?
Thanks!
Avery
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