Re: [tlug] VMWare/Virtualserver free

[Alain Hoang <hoanga@example.com>]

Gerald Naughton wrote:
> Hi 
>
> Microsoft announced that Virtual server is free and
> VMWare seems to be free as well
>
> http://www.vmware.com/products/server/
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/virtualserver/default.mspx
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/virtualserver/evaluation/linuxguestsupport/default.mspx
>
> I`ve never used them yet
>   
   I had a try with VMWare server last week on a Ubuntu Dapper machine 
and managed to screw up my machine enough that I required a reboot (most 
likely my fault since I was getting impatient with VMware server 
hanging).  That's not to say VMware server doesn't work.  But from my 
personal experience of trying to get it working with Ubuntu Dapper 
seemed to require a little bit more finagling.  I'm not sure if the 
problem was:

1. I've ran update a few times to make sure all the packages were up to 
date with security
2. (1) caused a newer kernel to be installed which VMware hasn't been 
extensively tested with
3. Some other setting that I have is causing VMware server to be very 
unhappy.

   Hopefully, other TLUG members have had more luck with it than I 
have.  Perhaps it's better to use it with suse or Redhat.

   If the Microsoft offering is based on Virtual PC, I'm not 
interested.  My experience with Virtual PC is that it's slow and almost 
unuseable for my needs.


Alain