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Being able to run virtual machines on our local computers, whether for testing or development is very convenient and almost natural.
Hyper-V is part of Windows and is an obvious choice for many. This post is based on recent Twitter conversations where few people asked what everyone is using for local development. I am not benefiting in any way from this post. VMware did not pay me to write this, I am just sharing my experience as some may find it useful when making a decision. As a developer, I want things to happen quickly and be repeatable. Cloning is almost instant.
I may also want multiple parallel configurations running over a longer period of time so a simple snapshot approach would be much more convoluted if possible at all. They are my templates but not actual VMware Templates. More on that later:. Creating new SQL Server from the Windows Server template takes about 2 minutes altogether and it does not happen very often.
The next part happens more often. Now the interesting bit. This is what cloning is. Similar to clones but with the added benefit of not using the extra disk.
Linked Clones are like database snapshots in SQL Server, they do not use any space unless modifications are made and are instant. In a similar way, linked clones will not use any additional space unless modifications are made. This is a critical feature and it means I can have hundreds of different virtual machines cloned with different configuration and only using few megabytes. Templates allow quick provisioning of a VM without having to install the OS and the related software and patches from scratch every time we need a new VM.
Another benefit of templates in VMware world is that they can be shared by multiple users. If you have a team of developers they would be able to clone from pre-existing templates prepared for them. Another deal-breaker. Sometimes, we want to have a test VM running for a few days or even a few weeks on the same IP. This made connectivity a little nightmare. I believe this has changed recently so probably not a valid reason anymore.
However, VMware also offers port forwarding which makes connecting to VMs from another machine very easy. We can run the VM typically in a window, full screen, or the Unity Mode. Unity mode blends the VM and the host into one desktop.
Not that anyone would do it, but we could. Surprisingly, the free VirtualBox can do most if not all of it for free so please check it out before you spend money on VMware.
I had been using Hyper-V for my local development for a number of years and it was much harder for me to apply the same workflow as in VMware Workstation.
Better pick this up with your local MS expert to not violate your local laws.
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