[MLB-WIRELESS] Server Virtualisation - (was RE: possible vpn

[mw at freenet.net.au]

G'day,

> Why not have the dev servers accessible from inside melbourne wireless
> and those who have vpn access? the only public servers could be the
> production ones

Good idea - our datacentre can be put onto the MW network via a tunnel over
wireless link to my node at KBN - which will be available to MW in general
(when the Geelong link is working! ;-)

Even so, unpatched servers are still vulnerable on the MW network, if a
nasty work ever gets loose....  but yeah, much better than when it's live to
the internet.

> I have a few (2 mbe 3) 500GB desktop drives i can donate for something
> or other if needed

Fantastic!  This little IBM server only fits two drives - I cracked it open
just now to discover to my disappointment that it only has an IDE interface
(though it does have hardware raid0) and fitted with just a 40 gig disk! :-D

So one or two 500Gig IDE drives would be a very good thing for a VM
developmentplatform!

BUT, come to think of it, does ESXi support IDE drives?  I seem to recall
that there may be some problem with that....

Cheers,  Mike.