[ale] R&D server for VMware ESX?

[Greg Freemyer]

On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 2:16 PM, Brian Pitts <brian at polibyte.com> wrote:
> Greg Freemyer wrote:
>
>> ie. Buying a Dell, etc. would be ideal
>>
>> Does anyone have experience running a low-end server with ESX.  Does
>> it really require a dual-cpu.
>
> Right now, the upgrade to a dual-core chip is free on the PowerEdge
> T100, T105, and SC440. Those are all < $400.
>
> -Brian

I forgot to ask about hardware VT (virtual technology) support.

Not sure if ESX requires it or not but I think it would be good to
have on VM test platform.

It appears the CPU on the T105 has VT support, but I don't know about the BIOS.

Does anyone know how Dell handles that now.  ie. Is in all their
BIOSes just waiting to be enabled, or is it only in their bigger
servers?

Thanks
Greg
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