Adam,

> Hello Group,
>
> Is there any known issues or considerations for running Firebird
> (specifically 1.5.5, but any version) within a virtual machine
> (specifically VMWare with a 2003 server guest)?
>
> I have it working normally on my laptop (to the extent I can tell),
> but are there any issues/limitations/just don't go there/etc issues I
> need to be aware of.

We run FB under VM's all the time, without any issues.

I have never, though, done any benchmarking of the environment, since we
use VM's mainly for testing and supporting legacy versions of our
product.

I can say that the Firebird Tracker site is hosted on a VMWare GSX v1.0
box, while running a Linux VM. While there have been many issues with
connectivity and the Tracker software itself, the database has been rock
solid.

I would only have concerns if you were using a VM to host a VERY active
database.


Sean