VMware server FREE!!!

VMWare is pretty cool, if you don't know what it is... it basically allows you to run a virutal operating system. So, for instance, you could run windows and linux on top of it... or vice versa.
 
SJConsultant said:
FYI, this is *BETA* software and *time limited*
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Think you have downloaded the wrong one, no time limit on mine, doesnt say anything about being beta either.....not to say thats not out there, my download does not meet that criteria
 
laserdemon said:
Think you have downloaded the wrong one, no time limit on mine, doesnt say anything about being beta either.....not to say thats not out there, my download does not meet that criteria
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I can't see how you can miss the fact it's BETA. It's plastered on the front page and the download section.

As for the time limit, read the forums
 
SJConsultant said:
I can't see how you can miss the fact it's BETA. It's plastered on the front page and the download section.

As for the time limit, read the forums
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The only reason it has a time limit is because they will be replacing it with a non-beta product. It will still be free when they do. They just don't want people using the beta after the full version has been released.

Also, if you have used ESX, you will be familiar with this product. Even though it's a "beta", it uses a lot of the technology from ESX and is very stable.
 
MorfiusX said:
The only reason it has a time limit is because they will be replacing it with a non-beta product. It will still be free when they do. They just don't want people using the beta after the full version has been released.

Also, if you have used ESX, you will be familiar with this product. Even though it's a "beta", it uses a lot of the technology from ESX and is very stable.
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I have not seen confirmation the final product will be free, however I wanted to point out that currently, this is in fact beta software that has a time limit. People downloading need to know that, so they don't get pissed off because the product is buggy or stops working after a certain timeframe. ;)
 
I have both a paid for license for VMWare GSX Server, and a copy of the new VMWare Server; of the two, I have to say that GSX Server seems to be.. um... more robust.

The new (freebie) Server works ok (and it even supports 64bit virtual OSes on a 32 bit Host OS (running 64 Bit Fedora Core 4 on WinXP Pro Host on Athlon X2 4400 for server, works ok, though it's prone to odd bits of seizure). On a Win2K server running dual 2.8Ghz Xeons (Hyperthreading ENabled, VMWare recommends DISabled, but I've found that I get better performance on both the virtual and the host with it enabled), I can host another copy of Win2K without any issues; I can't get it to install on the VMWare Server running on the XP box (and both machines are specked nicely, but the XP Workstation is newer, and should be faster). I've tried a few other OSes on the VMWare Server and had issues with some of them, too.
 
Unless you have specific needs that server can fulfill I would suggest going with the free VMware Player, coupled with VMXwizard it is great for standard virtualization needs. It is very stable and NON beta.
 
vbrtrmn said:
VMWare is pretty cool, if you don't know what it is... it basically allows you to run a virutal operating system. So, for instance, you could run windows and linux on top of it... or vice versa.
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:eek:

Eeeexcellent!! :D
 
RGMBill said:
I have both a paid for license for VMWare GSX Server, and a copy of the new VMWare Server; of the two, I have to say that GSX Server seems to be.. um... more robust.

....I can host another copy of Win2K without any issues; I can't get it to install on the VMWare Server running on the XP box (and both machines are specked nicely, but the XP Workstation is newer, and should be faster). I've tried a few other OSes on the VMWare Server and had issues with some of them, too.
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Update it for current build... no issues with Win2K on the VMWare Server now. Installed without a hitch, runs like a champ.

For the guy who went ":eek:" at the thought of running Linux onto of a Windows host, it works. though not as nicely as it did; one of the builds basically ate the entire install (FC4x64), and it's hobbled severely now. I would defintely do it the other way anyway from a VMWare perspective; it's been widely found in the past that the Linux/Unix versions of VMWare are slightly more robust, and unlikely to bring down the host OS as badly, though in honesty, I've found that both Server and GSX Server are robust enough not to crash the host OS (except for once, with Server... and I'm not convinced that it wasn't a case of VMWare Server AND.... in this case, NT Backup, since I'm having serious issues with a brand new HP DAT72 drive, which seems to have abruptly died less than a week and a half old.)
 
SJConsultant said:
I have not seen confirmation the final product will be free, however I wanted to point out that currently, this is in fact beta software that has a time limit. People downloading need to know that, so they don't get pissed off because the product is buggy or stops working after a certain timeframe. ;)
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http://www.vmware.com/products/server/

VMware Server Beta FAQs

Q: Will VMware Server still be free when it is generally available?
A: Yes, VMware Server will be a free product. There will not be any charge for licenses to VMware Server when it becomes generally available.
 
Loki008 said:
http://www.vmware.com/products/server/

VMware Server Beta FAQs

Q: Will VMware Server still be free when it is generally available?
A: Yes, VMware Server will be a free product. There will not be any charge for licenses to VMware Server when it becomes generally available.
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That information was not on their FAQs when I posted that over 2 months ago.

But thanks for the heads up.
 
i'm assuming this is a software based solution running on top of any platform to "virtualize" an OS much like wine for *nix or bootcamp for mac os x, etc.

how will AMD's new AM2 chip help/not help this? would it just be "faster" or somn? in another words how does a virtualization software like VMware work compared with AMD's pacifica.
 
From what I've read, the free VMware Server does support the new virtualization technologies like AMD's Pacifica and Intel's Vanderpool (VT).
 
but as what? hardware accelerated? meaning i don't get the diff between using VMWare now on any existing system vs. what Pacifica is supposed to do.
 
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