[wellylug] Setting up & running Virtual systems

[Rob Giltrap]

VMware server is good but not without problems. Ensure you download the 
latest version and check the issues around which kernels it works on. 
Debian 2.6.17 is only supported in 1.0.2

I have experienced a number of issues with VMware server so just make 
sure you back everything up nicely on a regular basis in case you run 
into trouble.

Mian Lin wrote:
> Hi Peter,
> I recommend to use the vmware server for linux,which is free download from
> vmware company now. Using other machines as clients to connect the server.
> Don't install gnome and kde,kind of heavyweight desktop,just X is ok from
> clients side, let the pc directly boot to the vmware client application
> which doesn't occupy much of resource at all.Cheers, Mian
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wellylug-bounces at lists.wellylug.org.nz
> [mailto:wellylug-bounces at lists.wellylug.org.nz] On Behalf Of
> phreadde at ihug.co.nz
> Sent: Friday, 13 April 2007 3:43 p.m.
> To: wellylug at lists.wellylug.org.nz
> Subject: [wellylug] Setting up & running Virtual systems
>
> Hi All!
>     I have a need to "save" some half dozen Win95/8 boxes
> with development environmnents on them so we can ditch the
> hardware.
>     Does anyone on the list have experience in setting up a
> number of virtual systems on a Linux base?
>     There is no need for huge performance or concurrency,
> just being able to run one of the systems at a time with a
> speed in excess of a PII/300 will be fine. Each of the old
> systems has at most 3Gb of disc space with 64Mb RAM tops.
>     I have a P4/2.66GHz system available with a 160Gb HDD
> and I can crank the RAM to 4Gb if necessary.
>     Debian is the preferred Linux platform (I use it
> already) and I have found it has kvm (18) on the unstable
> base, as well as QEMU.
>     Any help would be appreciated, off list if you prefer.
>     TIA, Cheers, Peter :-)
>
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