From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:37:09 -0500 Message-ID: From: Jacob Todd To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0003255571d68f44f10499bf71e0 Subject: Re: [9fans] Plan9 topology Topicbox-Message-UUID: 96d6fa9a-ead6-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --0003255571d68f44f10499bf71e0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Maybe a gigabyte if you used a separate vm for cpu, auth and the fs. You can combine cpu/auth and even the file server into one if you wanted. On Jan 13, 2011 2:34 PM, "Duke Normandin" wrote: > On Thu, 13 Jan 2011, Skip Tavakkolian wrote: > >> if the intent is to get a full understanding of what an operational >> Plan 9 environment is like, using VMware or Qemu to create VM's for >> various roles (auth/cpu, fs, term) connected by a virtual network is >> an excellent option. I've successfully used this setup for >> experimenting/testing and for demos. > > Sounds like _a lot_ of fooling around! I've set up numerous *nix LANs > before, but don't have one at the moment. How much memory would a > machine need to set up all those VMs? > -- > Duke > --0003255571d68f44f10499bf71e0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Maybe a gigabyte if you used a separate vm for cpu, auth and the fs. You= can combine cpu/auth and even the file server into one if you wanted.

On Jan 13, 2011 2:34 PM, "Duke Normandin&qu= ot; <dukeofperl@ml1.net> wr= ote:
> On Thu, 13 Jan 2011, Skip Tavakkolian wro= te:
>
>> if the intent is to get a full understanding of what an o= perational
>> Plan 9 environment is like, using VMware or Qemu to = create VM's for
>> various roles (auth/cpu, fs, term) connecte= d by a virtual network is
>> an excellent option. I've successfully used this setup for
= >> experimenting/testing and for demos.
>
> Sounds like = _a lot_ of fooling around! I've set up numerous *nix LANs
> befor= e, but don't have one at the moment. How much memory would a
> machine need to set up all those VMs?
> --
> Duke
>=
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