> I could never take my SQL box with its mega RAID and move it onto a box
> without even a RAID Controller in it, right?
>
> I read that Virtualization is really not for Database servers, but still,
> what about my other servers? What if the host has less physical disk
> space
> or a different number of drives?
>
> Can I make a COPY of a virtual machine as part of a backup plan and then
> restore it to another server if I had a server fail?
> Would the virtual machine run without a lot of config changes?
> I'm just not getting it.
>
> Maybe I'm after more of an disk imaging solution for this, like Acronis?
>
> I see virtualization as very similar to disk imaging as there is simply a
> FILE that can be moved around. It this not correct?
>
> My objective it to have good "snapshots" of my servers so that in the
> event
> of failure, I can move the server intact to similar or NEW hardware, and
> quickly get things back up and running from my users.
>
> Can virtualization accomplish this or am I way off?