If the server is DOWN it doesn't matter whether it is a vmware based solution or not. The server is DOWN. Reality is that you will probably get up and running again faster on vmware than any other. In any event, you should deploy vmware on a single server, take advantage of the High Availability options available. For example, if your 5 traditional servers can coexist on 1 vmware rather make them co-exist on 2 vmware hosts. It's still a 60% reduction in hardware but you can configure HA.
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