On Tuesday 04 January 2005 18:44, Peter Draksler wrote: > Ryan D'Baisse wrote: > > Anyone know if there is a way to run VMWare v4.5 on a FC3 box without > > the need for Gnome or KDE? I want to set up a machine just for the > > purpose of serving virtual machines. Sure, if someone wants to log in > > remotely to a Win2K virtual machine, they can use Terminal Service to > > do it, but I should need the GUI on the server. > > > > If VMWare won't do it, is there anything else that will? > > > > Thanx, > > Ryan > > Can't be done with VMWare Workstation (tell me if you've heard > otherwise) but is exactly what VMWare ESX server does. It allow you to > remotely manage and install all virtual machines using their ESX > console. It's probably pricey, I've only ever used a (fully functional) > demo. It's an amazing product. > > Peter Yes, that is what ESX or GSX are for... We're using it at work quite extensivly. It works great and has a ton of features above workstation, you should really look into it. But since that was not your question - we have quite successfully faked it with Xvnc. You run one Xnvc for each VMWare you want to run and then access it either through vnc or terminal services. It works very well since the Xvnc server has been incredibly stable in my experience and since it runs in memory, speed is also pretty nice. Peter.
