On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 07:39:10 -0800, mark <m.roth2006@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Ok, too many jobs want it, so I am going to put it on my system. Now,
I've done
some research, and what I need to do is not a bare metal install, but
rather an
install *over* an existing operating system (Linux, of course).
So, if I d/l the freeware version (VMWare server, I think it is), are
there any
gotchas that will toast my system? Are there things I need to watch for,
like
"oh, in 5pt type, and written by a lawyer, translated by someone for whom
English is a third language, you need to do this and that first, and
then check
this option"?
mark
Hi Mark,
You don't install "over" an existing operating system but rather install it on a host system (running Linux or Windows). It is just like another application running.
Yes, VMware Server 2.0 will do what you need (the other option is VMware ESXi / VMware ESX which is what you considered as the barebone installation (although it's as easy as a thumb drive plugin w/ the VMware embedded hypervisor.
There aren't any gotcha's and VMware Server is nothing new (been around for a long time, and prior to being free it was VMware GSX).
Have fun
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