[qmailtoaster] Re: OT: VMWare question

2010-02-03 Thread Eric Shubert
Michael Handiboe wrote: sorry guys, I'll keep this short... I know that many of you are experienced with VMWare. I want to get involved, but I want to keep my present hard drive image -- I like it the way it is. I'd be happy to make a backup (or drive image) and wipe my drives and install

Re: [qmailtoaster] Re: OT: VMWare question

2010-02-03 Thread Michael Handiboe
You got me rightly, Eric, but I'm actually talking about my Windows XP PC at home. I want to VMWare it somehow so that I can 'easily' run multiple instances of Linux and M$ Server for self-study and certiifcation purposes. The goal is to make myself harder to lay off. It looks like

RE: [qmailtoaster] Re: OT: VMWare question

2010-02-03 Thread Phil Leinhauser
To: qmailtoaster-list@qmailtoaster.com Subject: Re: [qmailtoaster] Re: OT: VMWare question You got me rightly, Eric, but I'm actually talking about my Windows XP PC at home. I want to VMWare it somehow so that I can 'easily' run multiple instances of Linux and M$ Server for self-study

[qmailtoaster] Re: OT: VMWare question

2010-02-03 Thread Eric Shubert
@qmailtoaster.com Subject: Re: [qmailtoaster] Re: OT: VMWare question You got me rightly, Eric, but I'm actually talking about my Windows XP PC at home. I want to VMWare it somehow so that I can 'easily' run multiple instances of Linux and M$ Server for self-study and certiifcation purposes. The goal

Re: [qmailtoaster] Re: OT: VMWare question

2010-02-03 Thread sysadmin
Xen Server5.5 from Citrix is also available and free ( at least for 12 months ) If you install vmware server , on a linux box , you can also go headerless ie NO GUI. There are also tons of ready made VM`s for almost any application. Eric Shubert wrote: I hate to contradict Phil, but I

RE: [qmailtoaster] Re: OT: VMWare question

2010-02-03 Thread Phil Leinhauser
: [qmailtoaster] Re: OT: VMWare question I hate to contradict Phil, but I think you want VMware Player 3. The latest version allows you to create VMs (where the previous versions only let you play them). You can use VMware Server ok, but you'd be restricted to a console window. The gui-ness

[qmailtoaster] Re: OT: VMWare question

2010-02-03 Thread Eric Shubert
Shubert Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 4:10 PM To: qmailtoaster-list@qmailtoaster.com Subject: [qmailtoaster] Re: OT: VMWare question I hate to contradict Phil, but I think you want VMware Player 3. The latest version allows you to create VMs (where the previous versions only let you play

Re: [qmailtoaster] Re: OT: VMWare question

2010-02-03 Thread Michael Handiboe
Phil Leinhauser wrote: No contradiction Eric. He mentioned ESXi. I just wanted to point him toward the ones with an underlying OS not a bare metal instal. The only one I have dealt with is the VMServer family and GSX. You are probably more correct with player being a better fit for him, I