Virtual servers and ArchiCAD?

[Mats_Knutsson]

Hi,

Does anyone run BIM server on virtual machines? We have an idea (but no hands-on knowledge) about running ArchiCAD BIM Server on virtual machines (wm ware) to reduce down-time if there is a hardware crash. Possible/smart/stupid/go/no-go?

Best regards,
Mats

[Link]

I personally don't have any experience with it, but I know a firm in Melbourne that has successfully implemented their BIM Server on a virtual machine.

Cheers,
Link.

[Anonymous]

Hi Mats!
I've kept a training in a technical college with twenty pupil group in teamwork, BIM server running in a virtual server managed by their IT dept.
We modeled identical single family houses, one for everybody. I don't know the installation behind but it went well.

All Finnish basic trainings are kept in teamwork. We have a macmini as a server, and a laptop class (cable network).
Cheers,
Ville

[Mats_Knutsson]

Thanks both! Will probably do this.
Mats

[Anonymous]

We are running it in Windows Hyper-V without any issues. It was a little tricky getting the usb to pass through to also run the protection key on the VM.

[Anonymous]

Hi Michael,

Could you kindly elaborate on how you manage going around the issue with the Key being seen in the VM?
Thanx,
Yves

[Anonymous]

To use USB in the VM there is a 2 part software instalation. The main server is running a server and inside the vm is a client./ This is the software to make it work.
www.fabulatech.com/usb-over-network.html

Hope this helps.

[Anonymous]

Mats_Knutsson wrote:
Hi,

Does anyone run BIM server on virtual machines? We have an idea (but no hands-on knowledge) about running ArchiCAD BIM Server on virtual machines (wm ware) to reduce down-time if there is a hardware crash. Possible/smart/stupid/go/no-go?

Best regards,
Mats

Our company runs a bim server successfully on a vm. What would you like to know?

[Mats_Knutsson]

cdorsett wrote:

Mats_Knutsson wrote:
Hi,

Does anyone run BIM server on virtual machines? We have an idea (but no hands-on knowledge) about running ArchiCAD BIM Server on virtual machines (wm ware) to reduce down-time if there is a hardware crash. Possible/smart/stupid/go/no-go?

Best regards,
Mats

Our company runs a bim server successfully on a vm. What would you like to know?

Thanks! I just wanted to know that it works! We will start virtualizing with wm-ware in a couple of weeks. Mats

[Mats_Knutsson]

Already end on january...

We've been running the BIM-Server on a virtual host with VM-ware for about a month now and everything is working fine.

Mats