yep, though if you're going to dedicate a machine to vmware, gsx is the way to go, if you need to fire up an os once in a while to try something out, wkstn might be easier, though with gsx free I wonder if they'll stop updating it or do something to wkstn to make it attractive enough to buy over a free gsx
On 2/6/06, Bobby Heid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So, I could use this instead of MS VPC or VMWorkstation? > > Bobby > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ben Ruset > Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 1:26 PM > To: The Hardware List > Subject: Re: [H] VMware Server... > > > Blah. It's just as full featured as Workstation. And no, it's not as > full featured as ESX, but unless you're running a datacenter, need > virtual VLANs, need failover and HA, ESX is overkill. > > Plus, GSX supports more OS's than ESX right now. You can't install RHEL4 > under ESX yet, for example. > > j m g wrote: > > cnet i think it was reported that VMWare was going to free up GSX > > server only - sometime this week and they didn't have any details of > > the licensing > > > > gsx ends up being their middle fo the road product, not as > > flexible/full featured/robust as either their workstation product for > > flex or esx for stability or 1 to many ratio > > > > On 2/6/06, Bobby Heid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> VMWare is going to be giving away VMware Server. I can't really find out > >> much about it (use wise). Is this something that a developer could use? > >> And what about VMWare Workstation (which is not free, I AFAIK)? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Bobby > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > -jmg > > -sapere aude > > > > > > > -- -jmg -sapere aude
