VMware

[ronaldo75]

Hi every one

I want to buy new laptop I preferred hp to use VMWare or OracleVM for practicing E-Business Suite and other oracle heavy software
-how can I choose the hardware and software for good performance
- is winXP support i5/i7 processors
thanks to all

 

[christiangordon]

RAM is key.
i5/i7 are both supported on XP

I would suggest quad core or higher with a good amount of RAM.

I use VirtualMachine on my desktop and use two hexa cores with 24GB ram

 

[huron]

I'd have to agree....RAM is a huge factor, but having enough cores to run the multiple VMs is a big deal too. Make sure it supports x64 virtualization if you plan on virtualizing 64 bit OSs.

 

[christiangordon]

I would suggest Server 2003 or 2008 for your primary OS

1-2 cores per VM and 1-4GB ram per VM

 

[JiT_S1]

Since we are talking about the requirements to run on a machine, what about the Video Card? I'm building a laptop with i7, 8GB of RAM and it has Intel HD Graphics 3000. Would the built in graphics card do the work? if not please let me know.

 

[huron]

I think you'd have to check the hardware compatibility list, or even the VMware whitebox site. I'd have to assume a generic driver would work, but I have never tried the new i7/3000 iGPU.