Should I be even considering running small Oracle databases inside VMWare's
ESX
hosted virtual systems?

In my situation, I would gladly settle for up to 10% in overhead costs (like

slower I/O, lesser potent CPU juice) in exchange for flexibility that comes
with virtual hosts if someone who tried it gives a nod...

If you tried it and were happy and/or unhappy with results, please let me
know
(on-list, off-list).

Thanks,

Branimir Petrovic
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