I've actually just started using VMWare. It is pretty cool, I have 2 W2K machines (one is a template) and a W98 machine. I've been successful at cloning the W2K machine and I want to also be able to clone the W98 machine. I just have to copy the virtual file system and edit a couple of configuration files. It supports NAT so the virtual machines have their own subnet. The Windows virtual machines can access the host (Linux) systems filesystem through Samba.
All of the administration is with a GUI, so there is no hcp stuff to speak of. You can add and remove devices that the machines can use, though. For instance, if I don't need the CD I just disconnect it since evidently Windows will check for a CD every second in order to be able to automatically run it. My laptop doesn't have a floppy, so none of the virtual machines have a floppy drive. But, I can create a floppy image and connect a virtual machine to it. On Thu, 2003-09-18 at 18:15, Richard Troth wrote: > Has anyone done any correlation between VMware and z/VM? > I mean ... concepts. We had a list some time back, FREEVM-L, > where we discussed a spec (no code, just the high-level stuff) > for a common hypervisor design. > > Some things are common between z/VM and VMware. > Many things are unique. I'd like the common things to be > revealed and discussed, especially w/r/t guest operatinng systems > like Linux. Imagine if Linux-on-VMware and Linux-on-VM had > some common interface options! As it is, there is less in common > between the VMware tools and the z/VM interface than I would like. > (Not assigning blame; just stating fact.) > > Imagine if Linux-on-VMware could do something like > > hcp attach cdrom [to] guest37 cdrom > > So the question is, have any in the group written down anything > that they could share with the public? > > -- R; -- Rich Smrcina Sr. Systems Engineer Sytek Services - A Division of DSG Milwaukee, WI rsmrcina at wi.rr.com rsmrcina at dsgroup.com Catch the WAVV! Stay for requirements and the free-for-all. Update your zSeries skills in 4 days for a very reasonable price. WAVV 2004 in Chattanooga, TN April 30-May 4, 2004 For details see http://www.wavv.org
