VMware宣布推出了服务器版虚拟软件VMware Server最终正式版本——VMware Server for Windows / Linux 1.0 Build 28343。作为商业版VMware GSX Server的继任者,VMware Server for Linux/Windows允许用户同时运行多个操作系统,网络管理员也可以方便地测试新操作系统,且风险大大降低。
目前,VMware正面临来自微软Virtual PC 2004与日俱增的竞争威胁。这款软件由2003年被微软收购的Connectix公司开发,同样允许用户虚拟安装运行操作系统。
VMware Server具体支持操作系统如下:
Full support for SUSE Linux 10.1 as host and guest operating systems.
Full support for 32-bit Ubuntu 6.x as host and guest operating systems.
Full support for 32-bit Sun Solaris 10.x as guest operating systems.
Full support for 32-bit and 64-bit FreeBSD 6.0 as guest operating systems.
Experimental support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 Update 8 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 Update 4.
Experimental support for 64-bit Ubuntu 6.x as host and guest operating systems.
Experimental support for 64-bit Sun Solaris 10.x as guest operating systems.
Experimental support for 32-bit and 64-bit FreeBSD 6.0 as guest operating systems.
Experimental support for SUSE Linux 10.1 as host and guest operating systems.
Support for all guest operating systems supported by WorkStation 5.5.
Support for all host operating systems supported by VMware Server GSX 3.2.
VMware官方网站地址:
VMware Server for Windows 1.0 Build 28343下载地址:
http://download3.vmware.com/software/vmserver/VMware-server-installer-1.0.0-28343.exe
VMware Server for Linux 1.0 Build 28343下载地址:
http://download3.vmware.com/software/vmserver/VMware-server-linux-client-1.0.0-28343.zip