[olug] Ubuntu VMWare Virualization

[Benjamin Watson]

VMWare is awesome for sure.  At work I've run upwards of 7 instances
of Windows Server 2003 Standard on a single box.  A truly useful tool
for development.  Of course, using it makes you want massive storage
as backing up disk images ranging from 8 to 100+ GB tends to chew up
space.

Ben

On 10/19/07, Joe Gulizia <jrguliz at yahoo.com> wrote:
> From another list.....(edited)
>
>
> Joe Gulizia
> ----- Forwarded Message ----
> From: Troy
> Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 11:07:25 AM
> Subject: Re: Virtual Machine
>
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> I just wanted to share what I've done lately.
>
> At work I was finally approved to install Linux on one of the new`er`
> desktops they issued me to use. They gave me absolutely zero
> specifics on how they wanted it done so I wiped the entire 80 Gig
> drive and installed Ubuntu Feisty.
>
> Call it a perverted pleasure on my part but it felt oh so good doing
>  it.
>
> Now I know I must use knuckle-dragging flat-earther `WinDuhs`.
> Originally being from Texas I can be extremely politically direct
> about life on the high plains.
>
> Back to the issue.
>
> I downloaded vmware and installed it using the following directions
> at Ubuntu Geek.
>
> ---start of link---
> http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-install-vmware-server-from-canonical-
> commercial-repository-in-ubuntu-feisty.html
> ---end of link---
>
> You will need to apply the patch to get one of the daemons to work
> properly with Feisty.
>
> Then after vmware was working I created an 8 gig XP virtual install.
> There is absolutely no reason to give it more space in my reasoning
> since it is nothing more than a somewhat functional OS when needed.
>
> Then I installed certain WinDuhs-only apps which out IT shop uses and
> software, specifically Internet Exploder users use to interact with
> the Oracle-based Banner servers on campus. There were other apps like
> anti-virus, registry cleaners and anti-spyware which is part of a
> normal build. After getting the virtual network card registered with
> the other half of our systems database I bridged the connection and
> logged `LookOut` into the `Extra Change` server.
>
> It works so well I can keep it running inside Linux and log into it
> remotely through the VPN using a TS client from home. I also made a
> direct copy of the folder the files live in as-well-as tar.gz anothe
> copy to be stored. It reduces the restore from failure time to
> minutes rather than several hours.
>
> Hope this gives you all another tool to use from the Linux kit.
>
> Troy in Portales
>
>
>
>
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