VMware Server 2.0 RC1 released

VMware Server 2.0 RC1 released

VMware Server equips you with a stable, easy to use, free virtualization platform ideal for organizations wanting to consolidate multiple servers down to few and reduce the headaches and expense of server provisioning.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

This newest version offers the capabilities from before, plus an array of new features, increased performance and stability—including a broader range of guest operating system support, direct access to virtual machine consoles, an intuitive Web-based management interface, and increased memory for greater scalability. With over 3 million downloads worldwide, VMware Server continues to innovate to provide users with a superior introductory experience to virtualization—for free.

What's New

    * Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS): Properly backup the state of the Windows virtual machines when using the snapshot feature to maintain data integrity of the applications running inside the virtual machine.
    * Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI): Support for fast and efficient communication between a virtual machine and the host operating system and between two or more virtual machines on the same host.
    * Support for SCSI pass-through (generic) devices: Allows for SCSI devices such as tape backup devices to be connected to virtual machines.
    * Expand disk capacity on the fly: Allows for adding new SCSI hard disks and controllers to a running virtual machine.
    * Firefox 3 as a supported browser for the management interface.
    * Remote Client Devices: Access devices such as CD-ROMs that are not physically connected to the host via VMware Remote Console

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