> I'd like to put Virtual Server on an XP Pro physical PC and intall SBS2003 as
> the guest. But I can't find a definition for "Non-Production" environment.
> Can someone give me details as to what features will not be accessible
> through this configuration?
>
> Ultimately, I'd like to use SBS2003 as the only server on a local area
> network of about 8 PCs and run an Intranet site with sharepoint.

> In article <(email address - cut out)>, in the
> microsoft.public.virtualserver news group, =?Utf-8?B?U1JRV2ViVGVjaA==?=
> <(email address - cut out)> says...
>
>> I'd like to put Virtual Server on an XP Pro physical PC and intall
>> SBS2003 as
>> the guest. But I can't find a definition for "Non-Production"
>> environment.
>> Can someone give me details as to what features will not be accessible
>> through this configuration?
>
> This has nothing to do with what features will or will not be available.
> It has to do with it being an unsupported environment.
>>
>> Ultimately, I'd like to use SBS2003 as the only server on a local area
>> network of about 8 PCs and run an Intranet site with sharepoint.
>
> This is a production environment and if you use XP as a host you'll be
> in an unsupported configuration. That means that if you have problems
> you won't get any support from Microsoft's PSS. There's a difference
> between works and supported.
>
> --
> Paul Adare - MVP Virtual Machines
> It all began with Adam. He was the first man to tell a joke--or a lie.
> How lucky Adam was. He knew when he said a good thing, nobody had said
> it before. Adam was not alone in the Garden of Eden, however, and does
> not deserve all the credit; much is due to Eve, the first woman, and
> Satan, the first consultant." - Mark Twain

> Additionally, I never had much luck with SBS as a VM - too slow.
>
> *but* - I was testing SBS SP1 (including WS SP1) - and most of the problems
> were *after* the application of WS SP1. With VS R2, or the VM additions
> released after WS SP1 - those performance issues have been somewhat
> mitigated.
>
> So if you have beefy hardware for the host - or if you just want to play -
> go for it ;-).
>
> Where I'm at just now, though - is using SBS as the host, VS installed - and
> running member server (TS Apps mode) and/or XP as guests.
>
> --
> Les Connor [SBS Community Member - SBS MVP]
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> SBS Rocks !
> ----------------------
> "Tell me and I'll forget. Show me and I'll remember. Involve me and I'll
> understand." - Confucius
>
>
> "Paul Adare" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
> > In article <(email address - cut out)>, in the
> > microsoft.public.virtualserver news group, =?Utf-8?B?U1JRV2ViVGVjaA==?=
> > <(email address - cut out)> says...
> >
> >> I'd like to put Virtual Server on an XP Pro physical PC and intall
> >> SBS2003 as
> >> the guest. But I can't find a definition for "Non-Production"
> >> environment.
> >> Can someone give me details as to what features will not be accessible
> >> through this configuration?
> >
> > This has nothing to do with what features will or will not be available.
> > It has to do with it being an unsupported environment.
> >>
> >> Ultimately, I'd like to use SBS2003 as the only server on a local area
> >> network of about 8 PCs and run an Intranet site with sharepoint.
> >
> > This is a production environment and if you use XP as a host you'll be
> > in an unsupported configuration. That means that if you have problems
> > you won't get any support from Microsoft's PSS. There's a difference
> > between works and supported.
> >
> > --
> > Paul Adare - MVP Virtual Machines
> > It all began with Adam. He was the first man to tell a joke--or a lie.
> > How lucky Adam was. He knew when he said a good thing, nobody had said
> > it before. Adam was not alone in the Garden of Eden, however, and does
> > not deserve all the credit; much is due to Eve, the first woman, and
> > Satan, the first consultant." - Mark Twain
>
>
>

>I used this configuration on a machine here (XP host, SBS VS). Without
> issues. Though my host was a dual P4 Xeon 3GHz with 3GB RAM and 2 NICs.
>
> Worked good for development but I wouldn;t run it that way to actually use
> the SBS machine in production.
> --
> Madrona
>
>
> "Les Connor [SBS Community Member - SBS M" wrote:
>
>> Additionally, I never had much luck with SBS as a VM - too slow.
>>
>> *but* - I was testing SBS SP1 (including WS SP1) - and most of the
>> problems
>> were *after* the application of WS SP1. With VS R2, or the VM additions
>> released after WS SP1 - those performance issues have been somewhat
>> mitigated.
>>
>> So if you have beefy hardware for the host - or if you just want to
>> play -
>> go for it ;-).
>>
>> Where I'm at just now, though - is using SBS as the host, VS installed -
>> and
>> running member server (TS Apps mode) and/or XP as guests.
>>
>> --
>> Les Connor [SBS Community Member - SBS MVP]
>> -----------------------------------------------------------
>> SBS Rocks !
>> ----------------------
>> "Tell me and I'll forget. Show me and I'll remember. Involve me and I'll
>> understand." - Confucius
>>
>>
>> "Paul Adare" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>> > In article <(email address - cut out)>, in the
>> > microsoft.public.virtualserver news group, =?Utf-8?B?U1JRV2ViVGVjaA==?=
>> > <(email address - cut out)> says...
>> >
>> >> I'd like to put Virtual Server on an XP Pro physical PC and intall
>> >> SBS2003 as
>> >> the guest. But I can't find a definition for "Non-Production"
>> >> environment.
>> >> Can someone give me details as to what features will not be accessible
>> >> through this configuration?
>> >
>> > This has nothing to do with what features will or will not be
>> > available.
>> > It has to do with it being an unsupported environment.
>> >>
>> >> Ultimately, I'd like to use SBS2003 as the only server on a local area
>> >> network of about 8 PCs and run an Intranet site with sharepoint.
>> >
>> > This is a production environment and if you use XP as a host you'll be
>> > in an unsupported configuration. That means that if you have problems
>> > you won't get any support from Microsoft's PSS. There's a difference
>> > between works and supported.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Paul Adare - MVP Virtual Machines
>> > It all began with Adam. He was the first man to tell a joke--or a lie.
>> > How lucky Adam was. He knew when he said a good thing, nobody had said
>> > it before. Adam was not alone in the Garden of Eden, however, and does
>> > not deserve all the credit; much is due to Eve, the first woman, and
>> > Satan, the first consultant." - Mark Twain
>>
>>
>>