Can Windows NT and Sun Solaris be Loaded and Work on a Server

[davesaint]

I really want to know if you can create multiple partitions on a Server and have Solaris/Unix loaded in one area and Windows NT loaded in another area.

We have a situation where Vality Integrity needs to be loaded in a Solaris environment and we have another 3rd-party application that needs to be loaded in a Windows NT environment. We would like both applications to run on the same server if possible. I do not think it will work but I thought I would ask just to make sure.

 

[mikeclark]

You can have a system multiboot to run both operating systems but you can use only one at the time.

 

[bkonline]

I assume you are in a network environment. If so, then, it will make most sence to have two separate servers to handle the task. Alternatively, if you have a Sparc machine availagle, then you can kill 2 birds with one stone using PC Netlink (free download from Sun's site:

http://www.sun.com/solutions/interoperability/netlink/).

IT enables you to run several virtual NT servers on a Solaris box (up to 10 NT v-servers). That's both (NT & Solaris) running their respective applications/services concurrently. Yet Users see them as regular NT servers.

 

[Butterfly123]

You can use some virtual machine software to run multiple OS on a single machine simultaniously..