[wellylug] Setting up & running Virtual systems

[Rob Giltrap]

and check out the documentation here (page 49) 
http://www.vmware.com/pdf/GuestOS_guide.pdf

Rob Giltrap wrote:
> 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
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> 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.
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> 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
>>
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>> -----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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