Jeff Dean on Wed, 14 Feb 2001 00:30:20 -0500


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Re: [PLUG] Using dual Processors with VMware?


I run VMware with Win98 and two niced SETI@home processes constantly on a Dual P-II/333 box with 192MB.  Windows performance is reasonable.  I've also had another VM running NT4, with no problems.

jd

At 11:32 PM 2/13/01 -0500, you wrote:
>As some of you know, I run VMware on my PC.   Currently only 1 VM
>configured.
>
>My needs will soon expand to running 2 VMs concurrently....Netware & NT
>WS.
>
>Currently my h/w is barely adequate to run VMware..... 128Mb RAM, PII
>300 processor.
>If I'm to run a full PC with LInux apps (maybe) and 2 VMs concurrently,
>I know I'll need more RAM, probably try to get an upgrade to 256Mb.
>
>My question is whether I would benefit from dual processors...dual PIIs?
>I assume I would, like I understand VMware likes to have Linux
>configured for SMP.
>
>
>-- 
>regs
>rupert
>
>
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Jeff Dean
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