Xserve running Windows Server in a VM

Hi Guys,
We're looking to completely replace 4 servers, 2 are windows servers and the 2 are linux servers. We require to keep running those windows services for clients for now. Can Xserve run Windows Server in a VM properly?

I don't know why any small shop would buy a Windows box to run Windows.
It can be done better on the Mac with virtualization.
Read this link:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2417389&start=0&tstart=45
I'm 145 days of uptime with a 2008 Xserve 2x3.0GHz/12GB/3x1TB/10.6.3/Parallels 5.x running four W2K3 VM's and one NT4 VM. The setup is 2x1TB software RAID-1 in Bay 2/3 with a third 1x1TB in Bay 1, and a 1TB 2.5" USB drive hanging off the back. Utilization with 10 clients is <10%. Yawn.
Scheduled SuperDuper flings the Bay2/3 1TB RAID over to the internal 1TB in Bay 1 and the USB at night giving my a 1 day stale backup of the running VM's.
I can pull the USB out, plug it into my 15" i7, double click on the VM's and run the whole office.
The Parallels Transporter app can often be used to pull your entire server over into the virtual environment on the Mac, so your clients don't even know anything happened.
You will need legit/licensed/bonafide Windows with keys to do this, as Windows will recognize that the hardware has changed and want to be re-activated.
Get Parallels, dump your Windows boxes and don't look back.
If this is your first Xserve though, be prepared.
It's loud and hot.

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