Running SAP on Microsoft Virtual Servers

Is anyone running SAP on Microsoft Virtual Servers? If so, what has been your experience with this? We are installing NetWeaver 2004s on three virtual servers (running on the same Physical Windows server). We are using the Microsoft Virtual Server software (not VM Ware).
Thanks in advance for any information.

Check Note 674851 - Virtualization on Windows:
VMware, GSX Server, VMware workstation, Microsoft Virtual Server
Due to their restriction to 32-bit, single CPU and host/guest operation, these virtualization products are not suitable for productive SAP applications.
It may be advisable to use one of these products to operate non-production systems (demo systems, test systems, development systems and so on).
I would not use Microsoft Virtual Server for productive installations, additionally, depending on the database used, it may or may not supported by the database vendor and thus also may or may not supported by SAP.
In worst case you will need to reinstall the application on a non-virtualized environment and reproduce a problem there before SAP support will accept the problem.
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[email protected] wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have Novell Netware 4.11 SP9 running in a Microsoft Virtual PC 2004.
> I can not get the network card to detect or work. This looks to be the
> closest support group in the list that might have an answer.
>
> The Virtual PC creates virtual hardware for the Intel / Dec 21140 network
> card.
>
> I know poeple have got 4.11 SP8a to work in VPC 2004 but I can't seem to
> get it to work. Intel suggest I need:
>
> NBI.NLM v2.25 9/17/98
> MSM.NLM v3.95 5/12/99
> ETHERTSM.NLM v3.8 3/1/99
>
> Which I now have. I have tried numerous Intel and even some old Dec lan
> drivers. Here is an example of the error.
>
> LOAD SYS:SYSTEM\DC21X4.LAN SLOT=3 TX_THRESHOLD=4 RX_BUFFERS=5
> FRAME=ethernet_802.3 NAME=DC21X4_1_E83
> Loading module DC21X4.LAN
> Digital DC21X4 Ethernet PCI driver v2.03 (960209)
> Version 2.03 9 February 1996
> (C) Copyright 1994,95,96 Digital Equipment Corp. All Rights Reserved.
> DC21X4-NW-050: No PCI board found in machine!
> SERVER-4.11-1553: Module initialization failed.
>
> Module DC21X4.LAN NOT loaded
>
> Any Ideas ?
>
> (I have loaded the nbi, msm and ethertsm files manually but still do not
> get card detection)
>
> Thanks
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