[Wlug] comparison of virtualization technologies

[Adam Keck]

Hello All,

I recently tried both the free VMWare GSX server and the quasi-free
virtualbox with gui.  I ended with GSX for two reasons.

o Virtualbox kernel panics under the Debian FAI install kernel after about
10 minutes of package installs.  Not sure why it dies, but since I want to
use VMs to test new installations to keep machines from breeding in my
office, this was a show-stopper for me.

o Setting up bridged networking and the tap interfaces to share the host
connection happens outside the virtual application.  Setting them up I found
to be a pain, even though I eventually got it working.  The GSX install
seems to do this for you which saved a lot of time.

-Adam


Mike Leo wrote:
> > I wasn't at the meeting, but anytime virtualization I have to mention
> > virtualbox.com....works better than VMWare Workstation plus its free!
>
> Correction:
> http://www.virtualbox.org/
>
>
>
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