Whil Hentzen (Pro*) wrote: >Malcolm Greene wrote: > > >>Anyone have any experience with the free version of VMware Server? >> >>Background: >>http://www.vmware.com/products/server_comp.html >>http://www.vmware.com/products/server/overview.html >>http://www.vmware.com/products/server/faqs.html >> >>I'm curious how you're using this, any gotchas or warnings, and why you >>decided to or not to purchase the Workstation Edition of VMware. >> >> > >I spent part of a day working with the free workstation because from the >docs, it seemed you were required to have two machines to run vmware >server. But then reading and networking have never been my forte. > >Ran the ws version on a 1 GB Thinkpad and it was a tad sluggish. > >I'd be interested in hearing other folks are doing. It wasn't >immediately apparent how to get the vmware client (XP running inside >vmware) to talk to the hardware, such as a printer or a USB Thumbdrive. >But like I said.... > > It's really very easy. I'm running VMware hosted in FC4. Once the vmware rpm is installed, I just type vmware in a command window to run it. The first time I typed vmware in the command window, VMware told me to run vmware-config.pl. I ran vmware-config.pl, accepting all the defaults, and once it finished, I received a success and enjoy message. Next time I typed vmware in the command window it came up.
I click on "Install a New Virtual Machine", and filled out a simple dialog about how big of a folder I wanted for my Virtual Machine. I slected a 12 gig folder for Windows XP Pro. After creating the folder, I had to reboot the computer, and when it came up, I was instructed to insert my windows XP Pro CD, and from there it was just like installing windows XP Pro on a fresh computer, including the Internet searches for most current drivers and entering my registration number. I didn't need to do anything from VMware to insure window XP Pro found all the hardware on the computer. Next time I started VMware it came up with an option to select windows XP Pro to start it in a Virtual Machine. Once Window XP Pro was running, I clicked on an option to install VMware tools ,which is used with certain devices, like the mouse. After installing the VMware tools form the VMware menu option, the mouse was a lot faster, and I have been very happy with the system. The virtual machine is easy to back up. All I have to do is back up the Window XP Pro VM folder, and its done. The VM folders can be moved around, and I can browse to it from VMware to open it up, after the VM has been moved, or to open a backup VM folder. I can cut and paste between FC4 and the VMware Virtual Machine. Regards, LelandJ >Whil > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
