Rick, go download the VM Player and then download a bunch of the free appliances. Then you'll really start to get a good picture of what it's all about.
***************** Ken Ferguson 214.636.6126 ***************** Rick Faircloth wrote: >> complete portability of images >> > > Now that brings me back to a question I asked earlier...does complete > portability of images > include all installed software, files, and data /databases on a virtual > machine? > > Can a virtual machine do the work of cloning software, say, Norton Ghost? > > Rick > > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Beynon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 2:03 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Microsoft Virtual PC / Should I be interested, or not? > > it's a case of installing VIrtual PC/Server - creating a virtual machine, it > setting max ram, disk sizes etc - turning the machine on and watching it > POST then capture the physical CD drive and press any key to boot the CD > then just treat it like a normal computer. > > As for using virtual machines in production i know several LARGE uk corps > use virtualisation - complete portability of images independent of physical > hardware is worth it to them! > > jb > > On 7/14/06, Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX) > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> So, >> >> What are the steps to setup a VM image/session? >> >> N >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> "This e-mail is from Reed Exhibitions (Oriel House, 26 The Quadrant, >> Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1DL, United Kingdom), a division of Reed >> Business, Registered in England, Number 678540. It contains >> information which is confidential and may also be privileged. It is >> for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not >> the intended recipient(s) please note that any form of distribution, >> copying or use of this communication or the information in it is >> strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this >> communication in error please return it to the sender or call our >> switchboard on +44 (0) 20 89107910. The opinions expressed within this >> > communication are not necessarily those expressed by Reed Exhibitions." > >> Visit our website at http://www.reedexpo.com >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Eric A. Haskins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: CF-Talk <[email protected]> >> Sent: Fri Jul 14 18:26:15 2006 >> Subject: RE: Microsoft Virtual PC / Should I be interested, or not? >> >> >>> Any idea if VMotion can be added to the free VMWare Standard Edition, >>> and, if so, for how much? >>> >>> Rick >>> >> VMotion is an ESX only product. Standard can move VMs between servers >> if you power them down first. >> >> Eric >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 12:08 PM >> To: CF-Talk >> Subject: RE: Microsoft Virtual PC / Should I be interested, or not? >> >> Any idea if VMotion can be added to the free VMWare Standard Edition, >> and, if so, for how much? >> >> Rick >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/message.cfm/forumid:4/messageid:246618 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
