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 === Notes ===
-* VM management
+'''VM management'''
-** Host-based
+* Host-based
-*** [http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/esxi-and-esx/ Vmware ESX]
+** [http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/esxi-and-esx/ Vmware ESX]
-**** Already supported by Mozilla IT using HP blades servers.
+*** Already supported by Mozilla IT using HP blades servers.
-**** IT says it ''may'' have two outdated servers in the San Jose data-center that we can use.
+*** IT says it ''may'' have two outdated servers in the San Jose data-center that we can use.
-**** IT also says that there is an existing QA license for ESX (still waiting for details).
+*** IT also says that there is an existing QA license for ESX (still waiting for details).
-**** According to VMware, is superceded in future by shiny new ESXi, which doesn't have same feature set. Need to know Mozilla's migration path, if any, to ESXi.
+*** According to VMware, is superceded in future by shiny new ESXi, which doesn't have same feature set. Need to know Mozilla's migration path, if any, to ESXi.
-**** Pricing for [http://www.vmware.com/vmwarestore/vsphere_purchaseoptions.html ESX] vs. [http://www.vmware.com/vmwarestore/buyvsphere-small-business.html ESXi].
+*** Pricing for [http://www.vmware.com/vmwarestore/vsphere_purchaseoptions.html ESX] vs. [http://www.vmware.com/vmwarestore/buyvsphere-small-business.html ESXi].
-**** Supports all of the Windows and Linux operating systems we currently use.
+*** Supports all of the Windows and Linux operating systems we currently use.
-**** supports scriptable installations through utilities like KickStart.
+*** supports scriptable installations through utilities like KickStart.
-**** supports managing VMs through VI Web Access.
+*** supports managing VMs through VI Web Access.
-**** uses [http://www.vmware.com/products/converter/faqs.html vcenter converter] to convert existing Vmware VMs or hardware machines to ESX capable VMs.
+*** uses [http://www.vmware.com/products/converter/faqs.html vcenter converter] to convert existing Vmware VMs or hardware machines to ESX capable VMs.
-**** Scriptable via [http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vcli/ vSphere Command-Line Interface] (VCLI) ''(Though this may only apply to ESXi and ESX may use a different set of local tools. Unclear.)''
+*** Scriptable via [http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vcli/ vSphere Command-Line Interface] (VCLI) ''(Though this may only apply to ESXi and ESX may use a different set of local tools. Unclear.)''
-**** [http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vima/ vSphere Management Assistant] (vMA) - prepackaged Linux VM that can deploy scripts and third-party agents to manage ESX systems.
+*** [http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vima/ vSphere Management Assistant] (vMA) - prepackaged Linux VM that can deploy scripts and third-party agents to manage ESX systems.
-*** [http://www.xen.org/ Xen]
+** [http://www.xen.org/ Xen]
-**** Runs as host under:
+*** Runs as host under:
-***** SUSE Linux Enterprise 10
+**** SUSE Linux Enterprise 10
-***** RHEL 5/Fedora 7
+**** RHEL 5/Fedora 7
-***** Sun Solaris
+**** Sun Solaris
-***** Debian's Etch
+**** Debian's Etch
-**** Client, guest, VMs:
+*** Client, guest, VMs:
-***** Linux
+**** Linux
-***** OpenBSD, FreeBSD
+**** OpenBSD, FreeBSD
-***** Windows (if the host machine's processor supports hardware virtualization)
+**** Windows (if the host machine's processor supports hardware virtualization)
-** Cloud-based
+*** Commercial versions
-*** [http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/ Amazon Elastic Cloud Compute (EC2)]
+**** [http://www.citrix.com/English/ps2/products/product.asp?contentID=683148 Citrix XenServer]
-**** Supports:
+* Cloud-based
-***** Windows Server 2003/2008
+** [http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/ Amazon Elastic Cloud Compute (EC2)]
-***** Fedora, Gentoo, Ubuntu, SUSE, Debian
+*** Supports:
-**** No Windows client systems (XP, Vista, 7)
+**** Windows Server 2003/2008
-**** Can import VMware VMs for Windows Server 2008 SP2
+**** Fedora, Gentoo, Ubuntu, SUSE, Debian
-**** Scriptable through command line interface of [http://www.logicstyle.com/raintoolkit.html Rain Toolkit]
+*** No Windows client systems (XP, Vista, 7)
-**** [http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/#pricing Pricing]:
+*** Can import VMware VMs for Windows Server 2008 SP2
-***** Machines cost between $0.085 to $0.68 an hour for Linux, $0.12 to $0.96 an hour for Windows
+*** Scriptable through command line interface of [http://www.logicstyle.com/raintoolkit.html Rain Toolkit]
-***** Data transfer in or out is $0.10 per GB.
+*** [http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/#pricing Pricing]:
-***** $0.11 per GB-month of provisioned storage, $0.11 per 1 million I/O requests
+**** Machines cost between $0.085 to $0.68 an hour for Linux, $0.12 to $0.96 an hour for Windows
-**** Primary advantage is immediate, on-demand, infinite* scaling based on ability to pay.
+**** Data transfer in or out is $0.10 per GB.
-*** [http://www.rackspace.com/managed_hosting/private_cloud/index.php Rackspace]
+**** $0.11 per GB-month of provisioned storage, $0.11 per 1 million I/O requests
-**** Runs VMware-based virtual machines in cloud using either ESX or ESXi
+*** Primary advantage is immediate, on-demand, infinite* scaling based on ability to pay.
-**** Appears to only suppport Linux or Windows Server systems.
+** [http://www.rackspace.com/managed_hosting/private_cloud/index.php Rackspace]
+*** Runs VMware-based virtual machines in cloud using either ESX or ESXi
+*** Appears to only suppport Linux or Windows Server systems.
 * Other Hosting Options
 ** Mac OS X would have to be run on its own Apple hardware due to licensing.