"Mark Rae [MVP]" <> wrote in message
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> "Raven" <> wrote in message
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>> I have become curious enough about running virtual PC's that I want to
>> take the plunge. I have done some searching on Google and found various
>> articles that describe the basic concepts involved, but most of what I
>> come across is marketing information. My intent is to run Win Server 2008
>> with HyperV and use it to provision Win7 virtual PC's that can be
>> accessed by clients remotely. Think employees working from home type
>> scenario, the virtual PC's will have the same image and I need to provide
>> for at least 10 people. How beefy will the host need to be to accomplish
>> this? If you can point me at resources that explain the hardware
>> requirements in more detail it would be great.
>
> Microsoft Virtual PC is a piece of desktop application software which
> allows one operating (the host) to run virtual machines running other
> operating systems (guests). Although these virtual machines are
> functionally identical to physical machines to the extent where the
> software running on them (both OS and applications) can't ordinarily tell
> the difference, this is really not designed to be a multi-user solution.
> I.e., it is primarily designed for one user to access many virtual
> machines, not many users accessing the same virtual machine(s) remotely.
>
> From what you've described of your requirements, it sounds like this is
> what you require:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserv...duct-home.aspx
>
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> Mark Rae
> ASP.NET MVP
> http://www.markrae.net
You hit the nail on the head Mark...thank you for the explanation and the
link =)
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