[lug] advice on lab setup

[Steven Hart]

Hi everyone,

Was hoping for some advice on a computer lab I want to setup. Currently 
I work with RHEL in an environment where each workstationhard mounts 
/home, /usr/local/, and a data storage directory from my RHEL server.  
That works great for those workstations but there is a lab setupI'm 
trying to work with where I needto be able to run some "Windows only" 
programs and I'm looking for a good solution without running a damn 
windows server.

I've also worked with VMWare on individual workstations to run a virtual 
windows setup.  What I'd like for this lab is a setup where there is a 
Linux server, Linux workstations, and some sort of virtual setup to 
allow each workstation to run the "windows only" software (which can be 
processor intensive, i.e. chugging numbers).

I realize this will not be an easy task but what I need is a push in the 
right direction. Where should I start looking? Should the virtualization 
be on the server or client? Should the clients be thin clients or more 
independant of the main server?

I'm less concerned about cost and more interested in theoverall layout 
and having a plan in place so I can make informed decisionsabout what 
hardware to buy down the road.

Any ideas would be appreciated.

cheers

Steve
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Steve Hart
Systems Administrator
Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research
University of Colorado Boulder
Steven.Hart at colorado.edu
(303)492-8109
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