Well, how would you approach what I’m asking about in your preferred *nix platform? I’m sure there’s a very similar if not identical way to solve it in my situation.
-David Schwartz
> On Apr 12, 2020, at 1:51 AM, Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss <plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
>
> Wouldn't these questions be better asked in a Mac mailing list?
>
> SteveT
>
> On Sun, 12 Apr 2020 07:41:26 +0000 (UTC)
> David Schwartz via PLUG-discuss <plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
>
>> I’ve got a 2014 Mac Mini with 16GB RAM and 2TB of SSD.
>>
>> I’m thinking of getting a newer one with more RAM, which can be
>> upgraded by uers. But the SSD is soldered to the board, so it’s not
>> expandable. (My 2014 unit has space for a couple of 2.5” drives I
>> guess, and it can be upgraded in the field as well, although I bought
>> this from an outfit that did the upgrade.)
>>
>> I have some VMs that take up 80-120 GB of disk space, and they eat up
>> nearly 700 GB of SSD.
>>
>> At work, we have a bunch of VMs on servers somewhere that we can
>> access via VNC connections. Of course, we have to be logged in to our
>> company domain using VPN. So there’s a lot of overhead in
>> communicating with those VMs.
>>
>> As an aside, I think one of the coolest things about MacOS is it’s
>> multiple desktops — I think they call them “Spaces” these days. I
>> have 10 of them set up that I can access via <Ctrl-1> .. <Ctrl-0>. I
>> use different desktops for different things, and usually keep apps
>> and browser windows open for related stuff on the same desktop.
>>
>> Now suppose I were to get a new faster Mac Mini with more RAM and
>> literally stack it on top of my existing one. I’m curious about a
>> couple of things.
>>
>> First, what’s the best way to set things up so I could use one the
>> way I currently am (eg, as my “desktop” machine), and then set up a
>> VNC window (or ?) on one or more of the desktops so when I switch to
>> them, it looks like I’m working on the other machine?
>>
>> The other thing I’m wondering is how to go about using the “desktop”
>> machine (assume it’s the newer one) to run VMs or apps that reside on
>> the other (headless) machine with minimal delays in data access.
>>
>> Like … would I stick a short ethernet cable between the two e-net
>> ports? (Would it need to be wired as a null-modem / cross-over
>> cable?) Or maybe a short Thunderbolt or USB3 cable between them?
>> Would a hardwire connection be faster than using WiFi through my
>> router? I do realize that if I got a 3rd machine, I’d probably need a
>> switch. But with just two?
>>
>> As I said, my VMs are 80-120 GB, and since I only have 16 GB of RAM,
>> clearly it’s not necessary to have the entire VM loaded to run it.
>> Copying them in their entirey can take a while, so is it even
>> possible to run one on my “desktop” machine even if it’s residing on
>> the other machine — without copying it?
>>
>> (I’ve read where people used to use Apple’s OSX Server for things
>> like this, but it has apparently been so dumbed-down that people say
>> it’s useless today.)
>>
>> -David Schwartz
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