by dmphotography » 14. August 2009 22:13
No problem Rob.
I did want to add, just so you understand why it won't run on your network storage drives . . .
In order for a "virtual" server to work, it still requires physical processing hardware like any other computer. It is a software program that must be ran under an operating system, so therefore whatever you plan to install and run it on has to be an actual computer capable of processing it's data. Your network storage drives are nothing more than just that: hard drives. It may have a chip with a tiny bit of software on it to make it function in the network, but it doesn't run an operating system capable of other programs.
Understanding that Virtual doesn't mean it's hardware-exempt is the key. It means it's mostly isolated from the computer's main operating system, which protects the main operating system from any harmful attacks, crashes, errors, etc. that occurs inside the virtual environment because the virtual environment is self-contained. It also allows you to run cross-platform software, meaning running Linux virtually on a Windows PC, etc.
I hope that clarifies it, because I didn't understand it at first myself about a year ago.
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