I've actually done it in the lab. It's totally unsupported and the throughput
is absolute crap. Don't bother.
Curtis Preston | VP Data Protection
GlassHouse Technologies, Inc.
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cpreston AT glasshouse DOT com | www.glasshouse.com
Infrastructure :: Optimized
-----Original Message-----
From: veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of oersted
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 6:56 PM
To: VERITAS-BU AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: [Veritas-bu] VM Master / Media Servers
I can think of no good reason to VM a master server, other than "because I can"
or "because I want to".
leave it be
Schneider, Matthew J. wrote:
> Anyone have any update on weather or not the master alone is supported as a
> VM?
> Havent raised the question to Symantec rep yet. Thanks!
>
> Sry for the double email Kate ;)
>
> Regards,
>
> Matthew J. Schneider
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: veritas-bu-bounces < at > mailman.eng.auburn.edu
> [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces < at > mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of
> Honeybrook, Kate
> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 11:54 PM
> To: Holowinski, Scott; Curtis Preston; VERITAS-BU < at >
> mailman.eng.auburn.edu
> Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] VM Master / Media Servers
>
> As I said earlier we currently have our master server virtualised under
> ESX and it was setup by Symantec themselves. Therefore I was under the
> impression that virtualizing a master server is supported, but media
> server is not due to the I/O.
>
> Regards,
>
> Kate Honeybrook
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: veritas-bu-bounces < at > mailman.eng.auburn.edu
> [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces < at > mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of
> Holowinski, Scott
> Sent: Monday, 26 May 2008 8:07 AM
> To: Curtis Preston; VERITAS-BU < at > mailman.eng.auburn.edu
> Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] VM Master / Media Servers
>
> I called support about this because it was something my company was
> interested in doing (Virtualizing just the master) and was told that it
> would be supported eventually and though they could not promise a date,
> it could be as early as the first quarter of next year for ESX and
> Hypervisor.
>
> I was also told that if you work with your Symantec rep you might be
> able to get a support exception for a virtual master server.
>
>
> > From the responses on the board I am guessing no one else has called
> >
> recently or I got a rouge tech to answer my question.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Curtis Preston [mailto:cpreston < at > glasshouse.com]
> Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 11:13 PM
> To: VERITAS-BU < at > mailman.eng.auburn.edu
> Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] VM Master / Media Servers
>
> Because many people use their master server as a media server.
> Symantec's not going to support it as a master server unless it can also
> be a media server.
>
>
>
> Curtis Preston | VP Data Protection
> GlassHouse Technologies, Inc.
>
> T: +1 760 710 2004 | C: +1 760 419 5838 | F: F: +1 760 710 2009
> cpreston < at > glasshouse.com | www.glasshouse.com
> Infrastructure :: Optimized
> -----Original Message-----
> From: veritas-bu-bounces < at > mailman.eng.auburn.edu
> [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces < at > mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of andrea
> bolongaro
> Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 10:27 AM
> To: VERITAS-BU < at > mailman.eng.auburn.edu
> Subject: [Veritas-bu] VM Master / Media Servers
>
>
> Hello everybody,
> ok it is not supported.
>
> It' clear for me... problems are related to robotics/san etc...
>
> But why do not support a Virtual Master Server if all robotics
> stuff is duty of a physical media server?
>
> regards,
>
> Andrea
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