Virtual Box, Dual Machine or SSH to a Virtual Box?
At my company, we're managing Linux Ubuntu, CentOS and Windows boxes and we have several Mac users. Most of our boxes are Ubuntu.
In your opinion, and with your experience, what's the best practice to manage them?
I've checked answers online, including this one and this one. It seems like my question is not a duplicate.
Background:
I had a discussion with our sysadmins and they think creating a box (regardless the setup: ubuntu, centos, fedora...) on our on-premises server then ssh to the box is the best option for our sysadmins and developers. By default, our company gives people licensed Windows laptops.
I wasn't convinced and I wasn't able to make much of an argument. I used to dual-boot my machine back in the day (about 7 years ago) because the virtual box bogged down my machine a lot. So I'm leaning toward dual-boot. Also, I'm a developer and not a sysadmin so I think I don't know enough to rest the case.
Mods: I'm not trying to stir up arguments, just asking for answers from more experienced sysadmins/devops engineers. If you feel this one will just cause problems, please let me know, I'll remove this question.
networking dual-boot server virtualbox ssh
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At my company, we're managing Linux Ubuntu, CentOS and Windows boxes and we have several Mac users. Most of our boxes are Ubuntu.
In your opinion, and with your experience, what's the best practice to manage them?
I've checked answers online, including this one and this one. It seems like my question is not a duplicate.
Background:
I had a discussion with our sysadmins and they think creating a box (regardless the setup: ubuntu, centos, fedora...) on our on-premises server then ssh to the box is the best option for our sysadmins and developers. By default, our company gives people licensed Windows laptops.
I wasn't convinced and I wasn't able to make much of an argument. I used to dual-boot my machine back in the day (about 7 years ago) because the virtual box bogged down my machine a lot. So I'm leaning toward dual-boot. Also, I'm a developer and not a sysadmin so I think I don't know enough to rest the case.
Mods: I'm not trying to stir up arguments, just asking for answers from more experienced sysadmins/devops engineers. If you feel this one will just cause problems, please let me know, I'll remove this question.
networking dual-boot server virtualbox ssh
asked Dec 16 at 18:38
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Seems like a matter of opinion, like asking for best practices raising kids. The BEST way to manage multiple systems in my particular organization (and ONLY my organization) is whatever has the lowest learning curve for the part-time fellow who will mind the store when I'm on vacation or sick. We're big on keeping good notes, and on cross-training other folks' jobs.
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Dec 17 at 4:38
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At my company, we're managing Linux Ubuntu, CentOS and Windows boxes and we have several Mac users. Most of our boxes are Ubuntu.
In your opinion, and with your experience, what's the best practice to manage them?
I've checked answers online, including this one and this one. It seems like my question is not a duplicate.
Background:
I had a discussion with our sysadmins and they think creating a box (regardless the setup: ubuntu, centos, fedora...) on our on-premises server then ssh to the box is the best option for our sysadmins and developers. By default, our company gives people licensed Windows laptops.
I wasn't convinced and I wasn't able to make much of an argument. I used to dual-boot my machine back in the day (about 7 years ago) because the virtual box bogged down my machine a lot. So I'm leaning toward dual-boot. Also, I'm a developer and not a sysadmin so I think I don't know enough to rest the case.
Mods: I'm not trying to stir up arguments, just asking for answers from more experienced sysadmins/devops engineers. If you feel this one will just cause problems, please let me know, I'll remove this question.
networking dual-boot server virtualbox ssh
asked Dec 16 at 18:38
Viet
1288
At my company, we're managing Linux Ubuntu, CentOS and Windows boxes and we have several Mac users. Most of our boxes are Ubuntu.
In your opinion, and with your experience, what's the best practice to manage them?
I've checked answers online, including this one and this one. It seems like my question is not a duplicate.
Background:
I had a discussion with our sysadmins and they think creating a box (regardless the setup: ubuntu, centos, fedora...) on our on-premises server then ssh to the box is the best option for our sysadmins and developers. By default, our company gives people licensed Windows laptops.
I wasn't convinced and I wasn't able to make much of an argument. I used to dual-boot my machine back in the day (about 7 years ago) because the virtual box bogged down my machine a lot. So I'm leaning toward dual-boot. Also, I'm a developer and not a sysadmin so I think I don't know enough to rest the case.
Mods: I'm not trying to stir up arguments, just asking for answers from more experienced sysadmins/devops engineers. If you feel this one will just cause problems, please let me know, I'll remove this question.
networking dual-boot server virtualbox ssh
networking dual-boot server virtualbox ssh
asked Dec 16 at 18:38
Viet
1288
asked Dec 16 at 18:38
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asked Dec 16 at 18:38
Viet
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asked Dec 16 at 18:38
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asked Dec 16 at 18:38
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Seems like a matter of opinion, like asking for best practices raising kids. The BEST way to manage multiple systems in my particular organization (and ONLY my organization) is whatever has the lowest learning curve for the part-time fellow who will mind the store when I'm on vacation or sick. We're big on keeping good notes, and on cross-training other folks' jobs.
– user535733
Dec 17 at 4:38
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Seems like a matter of opinion, like asking for best practices raising kids. The BEST way to manage multiple systems in my particular organization (and ONLY my organization) is whatever has the lowest learning curve for the part-time fellow who will mind the store when I'm on vacation or sick. We're big on keeping good notes, and on cross-training other folks' jobs.
– user535733
Dec 17 at 4:38
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Seems like a matter of opinion, like asking for best practices raising kids. The BEST way to manage multiple systems in my particular organization (and ONLY my organization) is whatever has the lowest learning curve for the part-time fellow who will mind the store when I'm on vacation or sick. We're big on keeping good notes, and on cross-training other folks' jobs.
– user535733
Dec 17 at 4:38
Seems like a matter of opinion, like asking for best practices raising kids. The BEST way to manage multiple systems in my particular organization (and ONLY my organization) is whatever has the lowest learning curve for the part-time fellow who will mind the store when I'm on vacation or sick. We're big on keeping good notes, and on cross-training other folks' jobs.
– user535733
Dec 17 at 4:38
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Seems like a matter of opinion, like asking for best practices raising kids. The BEST way to manage multiple systems in my particular organization (and ONLY my organization) is whatever has the lowest learning curve for the part-time fellow who will mind the store when I'm on vacation or sick. We're big on keeping good notes, and on cross-training other folks' jobs.
– user535733
Dec 17 at 4:38