Virtualization

[Les Mikesell]

Dwight Johnson wrote:

>> Look at VMWare. The VMWare server product is free at the moment and
>> allows you to setup as many VMs as you want. It allows the VM to have
>> access to network resources through a sort of 'virtual NIC' concept
>> which has worked well for me - it even lets the VM get it's own IP on
>> the network, even going so far as to allow the VM to do DHCP and get
>> an address that way. It should work no matter what the underlying
>> network truly is. (Note that the VM doesn't actually have control of
>> the network card - windows does, and VMWare does stuff underneath to
>> make it all look right to the VM).
>>
>> VMWare also lets the VM get to the CD or DVD-rom drive, or lets you
>> pretend an iso is a real disc.
> 
> VMWare seems to have many flavor, tersely described. Which specific
> VMWare product are you referring to here?

VMware server is the free version that lets you create and modify your 
VM guest images.  Player is also free but it only permits running 
existing VMs.  Workstation is not free but has several extra tricks like 
being able to make multiple snapshots within an image that you can 
revert to if you want to undo subsequent changes.

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   Les Mikesell
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