Techworld.com - VMware's ticking storage time bomb??I'm with Jim on this...he says
Maybe if the virtual machines are given raw access to the luns... but still, the file system that the virtual disk (vmdk)files are kept on are a file system that windows can't read (vmfs)... I'm not really sure what this guy's talking about.
I'm not sure what they're saying either. I don't see any VMware security risk. My Windows VM's can't see other virtual disks not mounted from the SAN.
Behind the virtual curtain at VMwareRobert Mitchell at ComputerWorld interviews Raghu Raghuram, vice president datacenter and desktop platform products at VMware for some insight into the recent moves by VMware and where they're headed.
Day 3: Not Much Progress
Trying to figure the amount of resources being used by SUSE. Between examining memory on the OS and Vista VM, I never got to running multiple VM's on my new box. The system was really dragging.
Day 2: Windows 2003 R2 & Vista 5270 CTP WorkingYesterday, I was in the throws of installing...first SUSE 10, then VMware Server. I started Windows Vista and was able to finish it today. A couple of quirks on reboot of the VM but booting into Safe mode without loading 32 bit drivers initially seemed to help. I installed Windows 2003 R2 flawlessly today as well. However, running these two simultaneously is problematic probably due to my lack of memory...only 1GB. I'll play around tomorrow (assuming I have the time) and see if I can make any adjustments there. Otherwise, it's truly sweet.
So far I've
read several items about how VMware is distinguishing the various products. I'd really like to know once VMware Server is out of beta and free, what the most compelling reason is to continue to pay for VMware Workstation? Chip Hammond at VMware
claims it's "VMware Server has no support for multiple snapshots or team functionality" but is that enough? I'm checking on the Snapshot piece too because it's there...just haven't tested it.
Stay tuned.
VMWare Server Installed!!
I installed SUSE 10 on my GX280 which took a little time (disabled ACPI for the install). I proceeded to follow the
VMware Server Beta Release Noteswhich were invaluable. The only "gotcha" was making sure the gcc was installed in SUSE which I did after the fact. Everything loaded without a hitch.
Now I'm in the process of loading Windows Vista 5270 from December as one guest OS and Windows 2003 R2 as another. I'll have to pick up tomorrow so stay tuned.
VMware Server Arrives!It's downloading now...I'll be updating you on my experience loading and using the product. I've never run GSX myself, just Workstation and ESX. I plan on loading it on a Dell GX280 desktop 3.2Ghz Pentium IV with 1GB of RAM. Right now, I think I'm going to use SUSE 10 and the Linux product. We'll see how the day progresses.
virtualization.info: Exclusive: free VMware Server details leakedAlessandro was tipped off by a reader and captures some details which should be forthcoming shortly. I'm truly interested to see how this is positioned. I think tomorrow we'll know more. Stay tuned...
Free VMware Server Encourages Virtualization AdoptionBig news! When I saw this in eWeek's feed tonight, my mouth dropped open. If this is GSX server, this is amazing technology for FREE! Virtualization.info has some
a few more details on this breaking story.
I installed SUSE 10 on my GX280 which took a little time (disabled ACPI for the install). I proceeded to follow the
Now I'm in the process of loading Windows Vista 5270 from December as one guest OS and Windows 2003 R2 as another. I'll have to pick up tomorrow so stay tuned.
