Thread: VMware

Hello everyone ,


I'm trying to install Ubuntu 8.10 on Windows Vista (which is acting as a Host OS). Now i'm a bit confused ,as to how to go about doing it.
So it would be very helpful if someone could guide me in a step-by-step manner as to how to go about doing it .

Actually i'm bit confused as to what all would i require to perform this action ,I mean Vmplayer,server etc. so ,please provide the download links of the specified software as well which all would be required.


thnxx in advance.

for VMWare you will have to look for a crack too because it's not free.use this free software instead which is very good & also less resource hungry than VMWare:---
Downloads - VirtualBox

These kind of softwares ie vmware or virtual pc or virtualbox etc have a wizard interface, where everything is explain.

All you need to do is select how much of the resources like memory,cpu should be alocated to the guest.

And you can load the ISO file via the CD/DVD rom option, or using your physical drive.

thnxx a lot bro's for your replies and helpful suggestions ..............
but still i was wondering is their anybody on this forum using VMware .... ??

I'm using Vmware....

Originally Posted by newprouser

I'm using Vmware....

Hey!thats gr8 bro ................
so,was wondering would you please guide me how to set it up ...................

thnxx in advance ...............

Originally Posted by newprouser

I'm using Vmware....

i hope original.

Originally Posted by whitestar_999

i hope original.

Well here goes :

1. Install Vmware Workstation. (vMware player can only run existing files.)
2. You get a windows with 3 options. Choose "new virtual machine"
3. A wizard comes up.

- choose typical
- Next u need an XP/VISTA/Any other OS CD Image or present in DVD-drive
- select the drive letter in the 2nd screen of wizard
- skip next 3 screens by clicking next untill you get the screen "specify disk cappacity"
- now select the size of VIRTUAL HDD u want(even default 8Gb is ok) , and make sure ur PHYSICAL HDD has enough space.
- Select next and finish

Now your virtual machine will start !


PS: after installing XP, right click on the tab of virtual machine and install VM tools.

@eruptionjoojo01

Try VMware Player with VM Image of Ubuntu. Both are available from trusted source (originator). You do not need to install Ubuntu. Just importing the VM Image of Ubuntu in VMware Player will do the job.

VMWare Player
VMWare version of Ubuntu 9.10

If you go with VMware, then you need a license key.

Once you downloaded both VMware Player and VMware Image of Ubuntu. Follow these simple steps to load Ubuntu.

Open VMware Player

vmware_player.jpg

Choose "Open" Option and navigate to downloaded file path of Ubuntu VMware

vmware_ubuntu.jpg

Once you referred the path, Ubuntu reference will be added in VMware Player and no need to refer the location every time. Ubuntu immediately starts loading.

vmware_ubuntuload.jpg

Originally Posted by newprouser

Well here goes :

1. Install Vmware Workstation. (vMware player can only run existing files.)
2. You get a windows with 3 options. Choose "new virtual machine"
3. A wizard comes up.

- choose typical
- Next u need an XP/VISTA/Any other OS CD Image or present in DVD-drive
- select the drive letter in the 2nd screen of wizard
- skip next 3 screens by clicking next untill you get the screen "specify disk cappacity"
- now select the size of VIRTUAL HDD u want(even default 8Gb is ok) , and make sure ur PHYSICAL HDD has enough space.
- Select next and finish

Now your virtual machine will start !


PS: after installing XP, right click on the tab of virtual machine and install VM tools.

thnxx a lot for the help ............
but had some questions in mind which are as mentioned under :-
(1).Vmware Workstation is not a Free-ware as already mentioned by @whitestar_999 .......... they only provide a 30 days trial version .... so are you really using the original one ..... if not could you guide me .
(2).what is the difference between Vmware Server and workstation ....... i mean what purpose does the server serve.

Originally Posted by skap

Once you downloaded both VMware Player and VMware Image of Ubuntu. Follow these simple steps to load Ubuntu.

Open VMware Player

vmware_player.jpg

Choose "Open" Option and navigate to downloaded file path of Ubuntu VMware

vmware_ubuntu.jpg

Once you referred the path, Ubuntu reference will be added in VMware Player and no need to refer the location every time. Ubuntu immediately starts loading.

vmware_ubuntuload.jpg

thnxx a lot for this useful post .............

although i already knew this method but infact was lazy enough not to download the VMWare version of Ubuntu as it was of 529 MB and also was a bit confused .
anyways i was just wondering if it is possible to load the ordinary ubuntu (which i already have in the form of an .ISO image as well as CD) in the VMware player. i suppose it's not possible without the VMware Workstation ........... am i correct ...... ??

Originally Posted by eruptionjoojo01

(2).what is the difference between Vmware Server and workstation ....... i mean what purpose does the server serve.

I hope this helps :

Workstation is a user-mode program. It runs while you are logged on, and it won't run when you are logged off. So, it isn't well suited to long-running applications. It isn't appropriate (or even allowed by the licensing) to run Web or application servers in a Workstation session. By comparison, Server runs as a service independent of any particular user login. You connect a client GUI to a running session as required, and you can connect to sessions on remote Server machines as well.

If, like me, you run VMware on a laptop, you face the issue of what happens to your VMware sessions when the host's battery runs out of power, and the host wants to shut down. Neither Workstation nor Server does a perfect job of shutting down the guest sessions cleanly before the host shuts down, not in my experience, but Server definitely does a better job.

Workstation is a more appropriate choice if you are doing software testing primarily. In particular, you can create snapshots of your system as you are testing, and then revert to any of those snapshots as required. That can be a lot faster than having to do a from-scratch system setups for each part of your testing.

So, in summary, VMware Workstation is better for software testing, VMware Server is the choice for actually doing real work.

Source:

I don't think its possible to load an iso, in Vmware player. But i haven't tried it either

Originally Posted by newprouser

I hope this helps :



Source:

I don't think its possible to load an iso, in Vmware player. But i haven't tried it either

thnxx a lot for the useful info bro .................
although couldn't really understand the difference as both seem to be same for a general user and yeah have you ever tried using the server edition of Vmware for virtualization purpose.I mean does it serve the same purpose as the VMware workstation does. i'm asking this bcoz Vmware server is free.

bcoz Vmware server is free.

i think VMWare server is meant for windows server OS & not XP.

Originally Posted by eruptionjoojo01

thnxx a lot for the useful info bro .................
although couldn't really understand the difference as both seem to be same for a general user and yeah have you ever tried using the server edition of Vmware for virtualization purpose.I mean does it serve the same purpose as the VMware workstation does. i'm asking this bcoz Vmware server is free.

well basically it means that for short term testing purposes workstation is better.

For continous operation like for server, server version is better.


Sorry haven't tried server version. Its just 1/3rd size of the workstation. Interesting.....

Originally Posted by whitestar_999

i think VMWare server is meant for windows server OS & not XP.

Me too, but i couldn't find a place where requirements are mentioned ...

VMware Server 2.0.1 Release Notes
no mention anywhere of XP.

Originally Posted by whitestar_999

VMware Server 2.0.1 Release Notes
no mention anywhere of XP.

they have only mentioned the guest os'es over there, no info abt hosts...

This issue is applicable to Windows Vista and Windows 2008 guest operating systems running on Windows Vista or Windows 2008 hosts.

there is no mention of XP as a host for any issue so i am guessing server is meant for windows server & VISTA.

Possible Yes

That i am using VMware 6.5.1 version.
for ubuntu, it is bootable only ok. It will directly install to it. when you put the cd or iso image. it load and open directly into the os and u can work GUI mode. it is not like other xp(in xp it will inspect, choose the drive, copy and then installation starts) but in ubuntu it will boot directly and run some process and then open GUI mode and u can start work.

VMware, with this u can test the OS cd or iso image. its working properly.before u install to HDD.

VMware workstation here u creat new virtual machine and instal and test it
its nice and cool also. we can create more virtual machine and connect to network (option is will in VMware) u can ping to it.
it support usb and

Originally Posted by whitestar_999

there is no mention of XP as a host for any issue so i am guessing server is meant for windows server & VISTA.

It was available for Linux in 2.0. Might not be now. But not possible.

Originally Posted by ashok_au84

That i am using VMware 6.5.1 version.
for ubuntu, it is bootable only ok. It will directly install to it. when you put the cd or iso image. it load and open directly into the os and u can work GUI mode. it is not like other xp(in xp it will inspect, choose the drive, copy and then installation starts) but in ubuntu it will boot directly and run some process and then open GUI mode and u can start work.

VMware, with this u can test the OS cd or iso image. its working properly.before u install to HDD.

VMware workstation here u creat new virtual machine and instal and test it
its nice and cool also. we can create more virtual machine and connect to network (option is will in VMware) u can ping to it.
it support usb and

VMware server is different fish.

what's vm ware?

It gives us software virtualisation. By it we can run an OS on top of a host OS.
No experience with it. I have used virtual box.