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On Sat, 2009-09-05 at 02:40 +0200, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: |
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> On Samstag 05 September 2009, Nick Khamis wrote: |
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> > Hello Everyone, |
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> > |
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> > I am having no luck at all trying to emerge vmware-server 1.0.9 using |
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> > kernel .30 r5. I know vmware 2 can be instlled easily using layman but I |
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> > do not want that clunker on this 16 core server. The show must go on... |
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> > what is my safest bet XEN? I need an emulator that can handle running |
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> > mutliper virtual machines at once. I need something that is as stable as |
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> > possible. Any suggestion? For those who may have some advice regarding the |
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> > vmware-server error I am getting here it is, however; I am starting to |
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> > lose fate in vmwre 1.0.9: |
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> > |
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> > |
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> > The die message: |
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> > * Unable to emake HOSTCC=i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc |
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> > CROSS_COMPILE=i686-pc-linux-gnu- LDFLAGS= auto-build VMWARE_VER=VME_S1B1 |
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> > KERNEL_DIR=/usr/src/linux KBUILD_OUTPUT=/lib/modules/2.6.30-gentoo-r5/build |
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> > |
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> > |
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> > Thanks in Advnaced, |
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> > Ninus |
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> > |
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> |
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> virtualbox? |
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I was/am using 2 instances of VB on a dual core on gentoo with fedora |
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inside - works well, though loading is mostly light but I have run some |
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tests with heavy loads and nothing broke. Mostly used to offer snmp |
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access for students to test against. |
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Last year I ran vmware player and that was ok, but a real pain with the |
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vmware-tools, module support and lagging kernel support creating |
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"issues". This year I gave up trying to get it to upgrade and run after |
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2-3 days work - installed VB and was in operation soon after. VB |
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upgrades just seem to work. |
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I have qemu (with kqemu) at home, VB, and vmware machines at work - qemu |
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is the easiest to manage, but VB isnt far behind, and seems fastest with |
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best feature set. Cloning is a bit more involved than vmware - export |
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and reload under a different name rather than just copy, but it works. |
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I am seriously considering dropping vmware at work due to its continual, |
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ongoing pain ... |
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Not relevant here is it also has Mac versions - there is no free Mac |
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vmware-player. Been using vmware on gentoo for windows and linux |
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variants since version 1 ... |
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BillK |
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William Kenworthy <billk@×××××××××.au> |
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