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Author: JD Austin
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Subject: Re: Configuring a test box with multiple VM's
Proxmox is free by the way; you don't have to do their subscriptions and
having a nag telling you that you're not registered on login hasn't been a
big deal for me :)

-- JD Austin
Voice: 480.269.4335 (480 2MY Geek)



On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 12:23 PM, Sean Roe <> wrote:

> Im going to have to go with JD. Proxmox is the best opensource VM
> solution period.
> Sean
>
> On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 11:40 AM, JD Austin <> wrote:
>
>> Proxmox, your preferred Linux OS with Virtualbox, or using your preferred
>> Linux OS's KVM/Qemu virtualization will all work about as well. Proxmox
>> gives you a nice interface to manage it all; there are some 'free' VMWare
>> versions you can use as well.
>>
>> -- JD Austin
>> Voice: 480.269.4335 (480 2MY Geek)
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 11:12 AM, <> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I provided the wrong specs here is the specs of the box I want to use
>>>
>>> i3-3220 with visualization http://ark.intel.com/products/
>>> 65693/Intel-Core-i3-3220-Processor-3M-Cache-3_30-GHz
>>>
>>> 8GB RAM.
>>>
>>> Thank you for your help!!
>>>
>>> Keith
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2014-10-09 13:01, wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I'd like to configure a test box for LAMP development. What I have in
>>>> mind is setting up multiple VM's on the box and loading a different
>>>> distro in each VM. Probably only need 2 or 3 VMs. The number might
>>>> grow over time. Will not be configuring X on any of the VM's - they
>>>> will be LAMP servers only.
>>>>
>>>> I seem to recall someone saying I would need a base system on the box
>>>> and then load the VM's on top of that. Or can I use something like
>>>> Mint and load the VM's on top of that? Is there a disadvantage to
>>>> doing it with Mint as the base system?
>>>>
>>>> The box is an i3 with visualization -
>>>> http://ark.intel.com/products/81018/Intel-Core-i3-4030U-
>>>> Processor-3M-Cache-1_90-GHz
>>>> It has 4GB of RAM which I assume might not be enough.
>>>>
>>>> This box will only be used for testing so I assume each VM will only
>>>> need 1GB of RAM and will probably use much less.
>>>>
>>>> Any direction is much appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!!
>>>>
>>>> Keith
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