Re: Free VMware beta server experience
Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
Hi,
VMware has a beta server that is free to test.
http://www.vmware.com/download/server//
I found the experience frustrating and quit:
I did *not* quit
1. I run the 2.6.16-ck1 kernel and the vmware-configure.pl module ran
into problems doing an address space size test, I had to fix the code.
2. The login to their site is ridiculous. You have to fill in a form
every time you login, even after registration.
Still strange. I ended up with various emails containing serial numbers
because every time you enter their download page you get one.
You need to get 3 files: the beta server, the management interface, and
the server console interface.
I found the best way to download (I am on a dialup line) the latter 2 is
to google for the files and use www.filemirrors.com
3. Documentation is poor. Never found a good description of their
networking interfaces and never found out where to get the VMware
Management Interface or VMware Server Console Interface.
Wrong. The beta server comes with a load of docs.
4. Search options to their forum are poor: you wade through tons of
you-know-what.
5. The network installation creamed Sarge and I could no longer dial in.
Luckily I do good backups and I backed up to yesterday.
That does not *seem* to be necessary. But for safety's sake I back up
before the install.
And I reinstalled using only NAT networking, but we'll see if I can
dialup with that.
If I were tempted by closed source code besides nVidia, it would be
VMware. But I wait this one out a few years ;-)
Doing it right now.
Created a VM for Debian Linux.
Booted Sarge's d-i.
Installs OK. Used Grub on the entire virtual disk.
Stay tuned.
H
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