I have found that the free version limits you in the ability to start
and stop the VM from the command line.
On Wed, 2006-12-13 at 10:29 -0700, Rudolfo Munguia wrote:
> I run XP Pro on my laptop with VMware running 2 instances of RHELAS4
> for development due to company policy. I started with Workstation and
> moved over to Server (free). I noticed only a slight difference in
> speed between the two versions, with workstation actually being
> faster.
>
> The biggest difference seemed to be in the way drivers were handled,
> Server was practically painless to install, whereas Workstation took a
> few days and a lot of headache. Server also had no trouble with the
> virtual networking setup, I have 1 RHEL instance pulling DHCP from the
> company LAN and the 2nd RHEL instance running on a private Virtual LAN
> between the 2. Workstation wanted to either have them both face
> external or internal.
>
> That sums up my experience.
>
> Enjoy
>
> Rudy
>
> On 12/13/06, Nathan England <nathan@paysonlinux.org> wrote:
>
> All,
>
> Has anyone used VMware Workstation and the free Server?
> I am wondering if there are any differences, or if you've
> noticed any
> difference between the two and how they work on your linux box
> running
> different guest os's.
>
> I use Workstation 5 and love it, but I'm wondering if there is
> any benefit to
> running Server instead, other than the cool web interface.
>
> nathan
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