VMware Workstation vs. Server

[Rudolfo Munguia]

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 at 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
> --
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> PaysonLinux User Group
> Community Based Linux Support
> http://www.paysonlinux.org/
>
> Business Consulting Services,
> Advanced Network and Server Design,
> Security Solutions,
> Process Management and Efficiency Consultations
> ---------------------------------------------------
> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change  you mail settings:
> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/pipermail/plug-discuss/attachments/20061213/a7c9c840/attachment-0001.htm