Re: Multiboot Server - Is this possible?

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From: Pegasus \(MVP\) (I.can_at_fly.com)
Date: 01/11/05

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    I'm not an expert on GRUB - better pop this question in a GRUB newsgroup.

    "Jason Hunsberger" <systems182@nospam_andersontech.com> wrote in message
    news:%23jMjZMC%23EHA.3124@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
    > Thanks for your response, Pegasus. Would GRUB also work or does that
    > need to be with LINUX only? Also, do you foresee any issues with RAID?
    > BTW the Ranish site has some interesting links - these will be most
    > helpful.
    >
    > Jason
    >
    > Pegasus (MVP) wrote:
    > > "Jason Hunsberger" <systems182@nospam_andersontech.com> wrote in message
    > > news:%23xFfCRQ9EHA.1292@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
    > >
    > >>Hello everyone! My company needs to create a server for our lab. After
    > >> some initial tests we've decided that Virtual PC will not meet our
    > >>needs sufficiently. What we are wondering is if we can create a
    > >>multiboot server with three SCSI drives, each drive hosting a different
    > >>OS? We would like to run Windows Server 2000, Server 2003, and Small
    > >>Business Server 2003 on each of the drives. Is this possible and how
    > >>would one deal with the potential MBR issues? Is there an order in
    > >>which the OS's should be installed? What would need to happen if we
    > >>wanted to later put Red Hat on one of the SCSI drives? Thanks for any
    > >>suggestions!
    > >
    > >
    > > The cleanest way to do this would be with a third-party boot
    > > manager, e.g. XOSL (free!). It would let you install each OS
    > > in its own partition, completely independently from each other
    > > OS.
    > >
    > > I recommend you play with XOSL on a workstation until
    > > you're comfortable with it, then load your three server OSs.
    > > Remember to back them up with an imaging tool when
    > > finished!
    > >
    > >

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