Due to the problems i have had to work around on my vm host cga NS server ios getting the fast track on some of the upgrades i mentioned. I'm saving up for a new chassis and cpu. The new systme is going to have a quad core 3.1 ghz ivy bridge or haswell xeon... This should mean at least a couple or fe more slots. NO hard timetable but it's coming soon as i save up the cash...The other part of hte upgrade..the raid card that will enable me to switch to vmware is now a low priority item..buy this large increase in cpu mhz should greatly enhance the experinece for hte cga folks and others who like to play ns2..
The new host has been ordered. Due to criticality of the situation i am having to stick with hyper-v for now as the raid card(due to the expense) would ahve meant a significant dealy in deployment...however a jump from 2.4 ghz to 3.1 ghz should help the ns2 experience quite a bit.. The new host arrives in about 2 weeks..