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Introduction and System
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This chapter describes the key product features and benefits of using VMware Server. It also describes the system requirements for operating VMware Server. This chapter contains the following topics:
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“VMware Server Product Benefits” on page 19
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“New Features of VMware Server 2.0” on page 20
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“Host System Requirements” on page 23
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“VI Web Access and VMware Remote Console Client System Requirements” on page 27
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“Virtual Machine Specifications” on page 28
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“Supported Guest Operating Systems” on page 31
VMware Server Product Benefits
VMware Server is a free virtualization product for Microsoft Windows and Linux servers. It enables you to quickly provision new server capacity by partitioning a physical server into multiple virtual machines. You can use VMware Server to provision a wide variety of plug‐and‐play virtual appliances for commonly used infrastructure. VMware Server supports the following hardware and software:
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Any standard x86‐compatible or x86‐64‐compatible personal computer
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A wide variety of Windows, Linux, Solaris, and other guest operating systems, including 64‐bit operating systems „
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