august 30, 2006 : steve kong : 2 comment(s)
I thought VMware Server was great. The performance of Guest OSes were fast enough for me. Then I tried out the VMware Tools! Whoa! What a difference. I am not sure where they are when you do a RPM installation, but if you download the tar.gz file, you can find them here:
vmware-server-distrib/lib/isoimages
For RPM installations, the ISO files are here:
/usr/lib/vmware/isoimages
After you install your OS (Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Netware, or Solaris), use the appropriate ISO file as a CDROM drive for your guest OS. On the virtual CD will be the appropriate drivers and stuff for your guest OS to truly take advantage of VMware Server. It makes a hell of a lot of difference. Screen redraws become faster. Mouse control becomes ultrasmooth. Disk I/O is faster. It is worth the effort to get the VMware Tools installed for your guest OSes.
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Got mentioned on VMware Technology Network blog:
http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/blog/2006/08/#remaindered_links_8_31
September 1, 2006 @ 08:46 AM
Its nice and work nicely i think
March 14, 2007 @ 06:23 PM