From: Chris H. <cha...@di...> - 2004-08-27 21:32:52
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On Fri, 27 Aug 2004, Grant wrote: > The truth is I want to be able to test every necessary > aspect of my web server which runs an online store. I > don't think UML (or VMware) is well-enough suited for > that. You haven't said *why* you don't think it's suited... Superstition? When I was at SPDE, we tested a multimillion dollar rollout on Dells running multiple server instances under VMWare (this was '00, before I knew about UML, if it even existed). This was an intricate dev environment consisting of Oracle with raw filesystem datastores, ATG Dynamo, Apache, Java, MacroMedia Generator, NetGenesis... I doubt you'll run into any issues running on "real" hardware that you wouldn't have seen on UML or VMWare. Of course, it's your dime - spend it as you wish. I'm currently testing all my code on a UML instance before rolling it into production. No, it's not an exact match. But, it *doesn't matter.* Unless you're testing device drivers... Anyway. What specific concerns do you have regarding the different environment? |