How to Create a Virtual Image

[Cameron]

How did you get the 128 GB of ram?
And only a 16 MB graphics card? lol

Custom built, obviously.

[Fuzz Ball]

I know custom built, but that's still a lot of ram... the highest I've ever seen it come is 8GB... so that's really custom built...

[KnacK]

How did you get the 128 GB of ram?

      8 sticks of 16 gig memory

And only a 16 MB graphics card? lol

   I only use the command line on this server as it runs ESX ( red hat enterprise linux variant )

[Fuzz Ball]

8 sticks of 16 gig memory

Ahh... ok I didn't know that RAM came in 16 gb
and i didnt know that computers had 8 slots... only 4 or so

[MaX_OwnAge]

Yeah Fuzz, there is a big difference between workstation PCs and actual servers.
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?oc=becwwk1&c=us&l=en&s=bsd&cs=04&kc=category~rack_optimized
Check out that bad boy; it can hold up to 256GB of memory.

Also, you don't need good graphics on server machines, thus the 16MB graphics card.

[Fuzz Ball]

I knew there was a big difference...
Man add another 30k and you can have the 256gb!

[KnacK]

So I created a new vmdk for Windows 7.

Started VMplayer and had it boot off of the dvd created from the Win7 iso.

Let me tell you, when the installer starts expanding all of the files and copying them over, my laptop came to a screatching halt. It wasn't memory or CPU bottlenecks, but disc I/O.

Once everythign was installed it ran very well. I'm going to play with it and install some of my legacy apps on it and see how it runs. 

I suggest those that are adventurous to give it a shot.