Are the posted questions getting worse?

Question

Are the posted questions getting worse?

Viewing 15 posts - 23,791 through 23,805 (of 66,712 total)

You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Login to reply

Luke L SSC-Dedicated Points: 35547 More actions · Answer 1

Not sure about an FAQ, but you could always point them to Jeff's How to ask for help article? It's always good reading for newbies...

To help us help you read this[/url]For better help with performance problems please read this[/url]

Roy Ernest SSC-Dedicated Points: 38780 More actions · Answer 2

Only four people responded? I am surprised. I know that there are more presenters who check this THREAD. :unsure:

-Roy

Jack Corbett SSC Guru Points: 184394 More actions · Answer 3

I use Virtual PC right now, but it doesn't support 64-bit so if I ever get a machine with enough memory to run 64-bit guests I'd use VirtualBox.

Jack Corbett
Consultant - Straight Path Solutions
Check out these links on how to get faster and more accurate answers:
Forum Etiquette: How to post data/code on a forum to get the best help
Need an Answer? Actually, No ... You Need a Question

Tom257 SSChampion Points: 11543 More actions · Answer 4

Seems like VirtualBox is the preferred choice.

Just wondered why, no one mentioned VmWare or Hyper-V?

As far as I know Hyper-V is only available on Windows 2008 Server - but free if you have that.

Anyone care to explain the virtues of VirtualBox over the others

Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 5

I was at a company that used VmWare a few years ago, but I never touched it or used anything on the machine it was running on. That company was a disaster, so it is likely just as well. The guy that decided on VmWare new his stuff though, so don't take the condemnation of the company using it as a sliight on the product.

--------------------------------------
When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
--------------------------------------
It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

Jack Corbett SSC Guru Points: 184394 More actions · Answer 6

I don't know anything about VMWare and if there is a free "desktop" edition which I think was the question being asked. The "desktop" edition is why most don't mention Hyper-V because most of us aren't running Server edition on our laptops although I know a few people who do because they want Hyper-V.

From what I understand the ability to run 64-bit guests on a non-server Windows edition is really the main reason to use VirtualBox. There may also be some slight performance reasons, but I don't know because I haven't used it yet.

Jack Corbett
Consultant - Straight Path Solutions
Check out these links on how to get faster and more accurate answers:
Forum Etiquette: How to post data/code on a forum to get the best help
Need an Answer? Actually, No ... You Need a Question

Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398890 More actions · Answer 7

I just haven't tried VMWare yet. I've got a license sitting here, but I've been busy on other stuff. Once I got things running with VirtualBox, I focused on what I needed to get done

You've nailed it one. I don't use Hyper-V because it requires a server. I could have rebuilt my laptop using server software, but I'm a lazy sob. Virtual Box got up and running with 64-bit support of OS's. I'm done.

Hey, while I've got you guys here, when I was off the network, the Virtual Box and the laptop stopped communicating. I'm sure I've got a configuration wrong. Anyone point me in the right direction?

"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
- Theodore Roosevelt

Author of:
SQL Server Execution Plans
SQL Server Query Performance Tuning

Luke L SSC-Dedicated Points: 35547 More actions · Answer 8

I use VMWare products for my production workloads, and simply put it just works. IMHO Hyper-V is still way behind in that space. The question however was what people use for presentations on workstations, laptops etc. I don't think VMWare's free products (Vmware Player or Vmware Server) are as full featured as VirtualBox, though the VMWare Workstation (the one you pay for) or VMWare Fusion (for you Mac folks) products work pretty well. But given the option of the free one from Oracle or the for pay one from VMware for doing presentations and such, I'd stick with what works and is cheapest.

-Luke.

To help us help you read this[/url]For better help with performance problems please read this[/url]

Greg Edwards-268690 SSC-Insane Points: 20680 More actions · Answer 9

I use Hyper-V, but I also have an MSDN License.

And I also have a workstation on which to run a server OS.

So in effect, since it's paid for already, whether I use it or not, I use it.

Works just fine for me, no need to explore other options.

Greg E

Tom257 SSChampion Points: 11543 More actions · Answer 10

Well I asked because I've had use of a highly specced server with 2008, and I've experimented with hyper-v. The server itself scores a cpumark of around 2800 (without hyper-v running), but the best of the virtual machines (also a windows 2008 server -64bit) gets a poultry 680. Reading the promo for Hyper-V I got the impression the Xeon CPUs in this server (E5400 series) supported direct hardware virtualization and Hyper-V runs directly on the hardware, bypassing Windows completely so I'd expect nearer 1400 - half the machines capacity (as it has 8-cores, and you can assign 4 to a VM).

I may not have it configured in the best way but dissapointingly my windows XP VM only gets a cpumark of 200 - and is visibly slow and plodding.

cpumarks were conducted with only one VM running and no other load on the machine.

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173068 More actions · Answer 11

Okay, I have to ask. Did you mean "paltry" or does the VM actually come with a chicken?

😀

Brandie Tarvin, MCITP Database AdministratorLiveJournal Blog: http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/[/url]On LinkedIn!, Google+, and Twitter.Freelance Writer: ShadowrunLatchkeys: Nevermore, Latchkeys: The Bootleg War, and Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night are now available on Nook and Kindle.

Koen Verbeeck SSC Guru Points: 259105 More actions · Answer 12

I used VMWare once. It screwed up so many things on my laptop, I swiftly uninstalled it. (for example it screwed up autoplay).

But maybe that is more a sign of my skills than the capabilities of VMWare 🙂

Need an answer? No, you need a question
My blog at https://sqlkover.com.
MCSE Business Intelligence - Microsoft Data Platform MVP

Greg Edwards-268690 SSC-Insane Points: 20680 More actions · Answer 13

W2008 R2?

If so, you could test directly booting to that .vhd.

I seemed to get acceptable performance from an XP VM on just a core 2 duo host.

But I always also had my machine off the C:\ drive of the host.

Greg E

Evil Kraig F SSC Guru Points: 100851 More actions · Answer 14

A VM without a chicken means you can't do voodoo on it to make it work. Only the No-Frills versions do that.

- Craig Farrell

Never stop learning, even if it hurts. Ego bruises are practically mandatory as you learn unless you've never risked enough to make a mistake.

For better assistance in answering your questions[/url] | Forum Netiquette
For index/tuning help, follow these directions.[/url] |Tally Tables[/url]
Twitter: @AnyWayDBA

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736270 More actions · Answer 15

64 bit guest what why I picked it. Couldn't get a VMWare license for free, and the "free edition" didn't have something I wanted. I would have bought VMWare if Virtual Box hadn't worked.

Hyper-V required me to install Win2008 as the host, and didn't want that for my laptop. So I kept the same hypervisor on the desktop. I was tempted by Hyper-V, but when I was looking in 2009, didn't seem to be mature enough for me. USB guest support was one thing I wanted at that time.