Thanks Paul. We are running our test server under VMware as well, contrary to expectation it actually speeded it up after the initial latency (it is not heavily used). The systems team here would like to put our production machine into vmware.

Peter

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Sent: 19 July 2007 14:28
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Hello

I run a dev version of 7.2 in Virtual Server with the db on the same box (short of resources) but not a great deal of RAM.

This is used by selected evangelists and champions in the college with their courses and seems to be holding up fine.

If this runs well I am looking to run parallel with the production box to compare and contrast with the view of switching the production one to 7.2 next academic year.

I use the snapshot tool to enrol all details so the infrastructure is the same as the 6.2.3 box with all ennoblements and courses.

Hope this helps?

Best Regards,

Paul Beal

Server / Applications Administrator

Doncaster College

The Hub

N.3.720 - CITS

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Doncaster

DN1 2RF

Office:       01302 553553 x4238

Fax:          01302 553568

Mobile:      07976384009

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Sent: 19 July 2007 14:07
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Subject: Running Blackboard under VMware

Although it looks from the documentation that Blackboard do not yet support running within virtualized environments like VMware (unless you know better) is anyone successfully doing this ?

Peter

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