After a five-month beta test program, VMware has released the final version of VMware Server, the free successor to the company's GSX Server virtualization product. VMware Server allows administrators to create multiple virtual machines running a variety of guest operating systems on x86 servers running either Windows or Linux.
The new product includes support for 64-bit guest OSes on 64-bit processors, as well as experimental support for 2-way virtual SMP (symmetric multiprocessing) and Intel's VT hardware virtualization support. In addition, the final version includes support for management via VMware's Virtual Center console product, providing an easy upgrade path to the company's enterprise-class Virtual Infrastructure product line.
Posted by Neil McAllister on July 12, 2006 10:11 AM
