VMWare Server 2.0 RC1 available

Mattus · 7 Jul 2008 at 19:22

Quick heads-up for people running Linux SMP under VMware: the first release candidate of VMWare Server 2.0 has been released here.

Downloading now, will upgrade from beta 2 and report back

theheyes · 7 Jul 2008 at 19:27

Does the previous version expire? I'm on the "if it ain't broke, don't fiddle with it" setting, aka lazy mode.

Mattus · 7 Jul 2008 at 19:36

theheyes said:
Does the previous version expire? I'm on the "if it ain't broke, don't fiddle with it" setting, aka lazy mode.

Beta 2? I don't think it expires. I'll see if the new version has any advantages - if not, probably no point upgrading.

Cob · 7 Jul 2008 at 19:44

Really couldn't get used to the web interface in the betas.

But I'll give it another whirl.

Mattus · 7 Jul 2008 at 19:58

Cob said:
Really couldn't get used to the web interface in the betas.

But I'll give it another whirl.

TBH, I'm not too keen on it either. Have to use it because the drivers for 1.0.5 won't install on Vista x64. At least since beta 2 you can open the remote console directly and bypass the web interface. The web interface can also use 100MB of RAM which is a bit annoying.

Mattus · 7 Jul 2008 at 20:23

Installed. Probably shouldn't bother - it's all pretty similar to the beta.

Cob · 7 Jul 2008 at 20:56

Yeah got it set up eventually.

Not particulary happy with it, but may as well start getting used to it.

Berserker · 7 Jul 2008 at 21:12

Bleurgh. /throws up

Why oh why did they have to persist with the web access? Though I'll grant it's a small improvement over the early beta I tried.

/throws up some more.

I'll stick with VMWare Server 1.0 until someone gives me a bloody good reason to upgrade, and they haven't done that yet.

shadowscotland · 7 Jul 2008 at 22:03

theheyes said:
I'm on the "if it ain't broke, don't fiddle with it"

Still on 1.0.1 for the same reason - Always have down time when I fiddle - always use ubuntu server command line to get info on how client is doing.

Any ppd improvement over 1.0.1 - at just under 11mins per step (2605) rig in sig. Not that I've Fahmon to tell me the ppd anyway

Edit: thanks Mr.B - just what I wanted to know*

*started writing this post over 90mins ago - Wife need a spot of support (her best friends unborn is way to small

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Cob · 7 Jul 2008 at 22:14

Well I'm back on 1.0.6 already. v2 kept killing on of my cores for some reason.