Thinking of starting a server

[GoldenPSP 24]

So after getting totally hooked on this game I of course have thought of the next logical step, which is to setup a server.

 

There are tons of resources on buying servers as well as specs for running your own.  But there were some things I couldn't find so I figured I would ask.

 

First off, I am thinking of running my own(not renting a server).  I own a small IT consulting company, and we rent 1/4 rack of space at a data center to run our internal servers (email etc yada yada).  It has dual 10MB connectiong with essentially unlimited bandwidth.

 

I have excess capacity with our servers, but our entire system is virtualized.  As long as I can give the virtual server the appropriate resources can a dayz server run within a virtual server?  Or does it need an actual real server instance?

Edited August 9, 2013 by GoldenPSP

[AmberHelios 2071]

it could run on a KVM i've had one running on one for testing purposes 

[GoldenPSP 24]

it could run on a KVM i've had one running on one for testing purposes 

 

 

KVM?  All I know of KVM's would be Keyboard/video/monitor switch?  Or was the K an accidental typo?

[AmberHelios 2071]

KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine)

Edited August 10, 2013 by AmberHelios

[GoldenPSP 24]

KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine)

 

Gotcha,

 

Follow up question I also meant to ask.  Can you run a Dayz server from a 2008R2 core install?

[AmberHelios 2071]

yeah you can most people run it on that as standard