VMware Workstation 8 released September, 2011
- 8 Things I Really Like About VMware Workstation 8 - Sept 16, 2011
- Background VMs, VM sharing, AutoStart. Seriously, Workstation is like a mini-vSphere. If you’re still using VMware Server, and I know some of you are because you just can’t bring yourself to go vSphere & ESXi for a whole bunch of terrible reasons, spend $200 and convert to Workstation.
- Workstation vs. Server vs. Player July 2011 - suggesting player for an individual situation
- VMWorkstation vs. VMWare Free Server
- The version of VMware you should install (32-bit or 64-bit) has to do with matching the host operating system you are running, not the guests.
- Free is also VMware Hypervisor (and IMHO is the right choice if you plan to use a server) and VMware Player.
- http://vninja.net/virtualization/vmware-workstation-8-whats-new/
- Share your VMs - This new features allows you to control who access them from other instances of Workstation, great feature for teams working together or single administrators that access the same VMs from multiple computers. Also, a VM that is shared is started with the host OS without starting the VMware Workstation GUI, similar to how VMware Server worked before it was discontinued. - Source - VMware Workstation 8 – What’s new?
- http://jpaul.me/?p=2364
- Comparison with virtualbox - https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=25418
- vmWare server 2 and vmWare Workstation 8 machine - communities.vmware.com/thread/329917 - just a question, no real answer
- http://communities.vmware.com/message/1862223
- Suggestion to replace VMware Server with ESXi (free) instead of Workstation
Features to look for:
| Workstation 6.0.0 | Server 1.0.3 | |
| Launch VM At Boot | No | Yes |
| Headless Interface | Yes | Yes |
| VMs/Core ratio | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Year | 2007 | 2007 |
Sources:
Other comparisons:
- 2009
- VMWare Server or VMWare Workstation - http://communities.vmware.com/thread/187477
- http://communities.vmware.com/thread/190175
- 2007
- VMWare Workstation 6 vs. server 1.0 - http://virtualization.info/en/news/2007/05/feature-comparison-vmware-workstation.html
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