RE: Partitioning and Windows Servers?

Indeed,
        The only way that you could run windows in i/5 partition is if
Microsoft released their PowerPC port of windows, and then worked with
IBM to get it running on the I/5. This is not the case at present your
business partner is out to lunch.

Chris

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Pete Massiello
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 12:58 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Partitioning and Windows Servers?

The short answer is NO.  The real answer is look for a new Business
Partner.

Pete

Corbett wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I was just discussing with a business partner the possibility of
>consolidating some Windows servers on integrated Netfinity servers in
an i5.
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>I was told:
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>You can just partition the i5 and run Windows on the partition(s).
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> 
>
>This is WITHOUT a netfinity card?????  
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>
>What have I missed?  Will Windows run on a non-Intel (or
Intel-look-alike)
>processor, namely the i5 processor?   Partition or no partition, I find
it
>hard to believe that Windows Server will run on an i5 CPU without an
"Intel"
>chip in the mix somewhere.
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> 
>
>Am I just way out in space or what?
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> 
>
>William A.(Tony) Corbett
>
>IBM Certified - AS/400 Developer
>
>http://www.asresources.com
>
>corbett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>404-784-4737
>
>fax: 678-935-5005
>
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>  
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