| VMware Server | |
|---|---|
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 The web interface of VMware Server 2.0.0 | |
| Developer | VMware |
| Final release | 2.0.2 (Build 203138) / October 26, 2009 (2009-10-26) |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows Linux |
| Platform | x86-compatible |
| Type | Hypervisor |
| License | Freeware (certain underlying components used areopen-source[1]) |
| Website | vmware |
VMware Server (formerlyVMware GSX Server) is a discontinued free-of-chargevirtualization-software server suite developed and supplied byVMware, Inc.
VMware Server has fewer features thanVMware ESX, software available for purchase, but can create, edit, and play virtual machines. It uses aclient–server model, allowing remote access to virtual machines, at the cost of some graphical performance (and3D support). It can run virtual machines created by other VMware products and byMicrosoft Virtual PC.
VMware Server can preserve and revert to a singlesnapshot copy of each separate virtual machine within the VMware Server environment. The software does not have a specific interface for cloning virtual machines, unlikeVMware Workstation.
VMware Server has largely been replaced by the "Shared Virtual Machines" feature, introduced in VMware Workstation 8.0 and onwards.[2]
The former nameGSX Server allegedly stands forGround Storm X, an early code name for the project.[3]
VMware released version 1.0 of Server on July 12, 2006, replacing the discontinued VMware GSX Server product-line. VMware Inc continued to develop the VMware Server 1.0.x series, issuing a maintenance release (version 1.0.10) on 26 October 2009.
VMware Server 2 runs on several server-class host operating systems,[4]including different versions of Microsoft Windows Server 2000, 2003, and 2008, and mainly enterprise-class Linuxes. The manual explicitly states: "you must use a Windowsserver operating system". The product also runs on Windows 7 Enterprise Edition.
Server 2 uses a web-based user-interface, the "VMware Infrastructure Web Access", instead of a GUI. For web interfaces, VMware Server 2 and VMware vCenter 4 use theTomcat 6 web server, while VMware vCenter 2.5 is based on Tomcat 2.5.
As part of the product, the VMware Host Agent service (also carried over to VMware Workstation Server until today) allowsremote access to VMware Server functionality.[5]
VMware server 2 supports the MicrosoftShadow Copy service. (Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 also supports Shadow Copy.) Virtual machines that support this service can bebacked up without stopping.
VMware Server was discontinued in January 2010; general support ended on June 30, 2011.[6]
VMware Host Agent: Dieser Dienst ermoeglicht den Remote-Zugriff (Fernverwaltung) des entsprechenden Hostsystems zur Administration.