intrepid and vmware server 2

[Eberhard Roloff]

D. R. Evans wrote:
> Does anyone have any detailed instructions as to how to get vmware 
> server 2 working with intrepid?
> 
> I have used vmware ever since they stopped charging for it, and I've 
> never really had any problems with it under Linux. But blowed if I can 
> figure out how to make it work with intrepid. VMware seem to have 
> changed everything, so that nothing is recognisable any more. I've 
> managed to copy a virtual machine over from my hardy installation, but 
> when I power up I expect to see the virtual machine boot up, but all 
> that sems to happen is that a status message in their fancy-dancy new 
> web interface tells me that the machine is powered up. But I can't see 
> anything. Maybe I have to install something they call "remote console" 
> (although I have no idea why I would need to install something 
> separately if it's mandatory to see the virtual machine )... but when I 
> follow the instructions it just says "follow the instructions", which is 
> hardly useful (Yes, you did read that right: the instructions appear to 
> be "follow the instructions").
> 
> Anyway, I *have* to have vmware for my work, and if I can't get it 
> working soon I'll have to ditch intrepid and just keep using the old 
> hardy system.
> 
>   Doc
> 
> 
> 
This has nothing to do with intrepid but with vmware. VMware Server 2 
ditched the remote console in favour of a webinterface that is hardly 
useable when you are looking for a free as in beer vmware workstation 
replacement.

It is more like a small esx server has been, just a server, not a 
workstation. If you want to have vmware workstation for free, Sun 
Virtualbox is the best replacement you can get.

Kind regards
Eberhard