VMware Server 2.0.0, build 116503 vydán
Společnost VMware, známý výrobce virtualizačního SW dnes vydala
souběžně nové verze svých produktů. Virtualizaci pro desktopy VMware
Workstation 6.5.0 a virtualizaci pro servery VMware Server 2.0.0.
Co je nového?
Nová verze se vyznačuje novým webovým rozhraním které výrazně
rozšiřuje možnosti práce s VMware Server (v podstatě je již jako
povinný „doplněk“). Rozšířila se podpora USB včetně USB 2.0 a
především je podporována mnohem širší spektrum operačních
systémů.
Přehled nových funkcí (anglicky)
- VI Web Access: VI Web Access enables you to perform host
and virtual machine configuration on VMware Server 2.0. This intuitive
web-based interface provides a simple and flexible tool for virtual machine
management. - VMware Remote Console: VMware Remote Console enables you to
interact with the guest operating system on the host or a remote system. After
you install it as a Web browser add-on, it can run independently from VI Web
Access. VMware Remote Console also allows you to connect and disconnect client
CD/DVD and floppy devices. - USB 2.0 Device Support: VMware Server now supports faster
data transfer with USB devices plugged into the host system. If the guest
operating system has appropriate USB 2.0 device drivers, you can use
peripherals that require high-speed performance, such as speakers, webcams,
next-generation printers and scanners, and fast storage devices. - Increased RAM support: The maximum amount of memory that
can be allocated per virtual machine has been raised from 3.6GB to 8GB. The
amount of memory used by all virtual machines combined is limited only by the
amount of the host computer’s RAM. - Improved 64-bit guest support: 64-bit guest operating
systems that run on Intel EM64T VT-capable or AMD64 revision D or later
processors are fully supported. - Native 64-bit host support on Linux: VMware Server now runs
natively on 64-bit Linux host operating systems. - Quiesced backups of virtual machines: On Windows hosts, you
can enable the VMware VSS Writer, which uses snapshots to maintain the data
integrity of applications running inside the virtual machine when you take
backups. - VMCI Sockets interface: This feature provides a sockets
interface for the Virtual Machine Communication Interface, which provides a
faster means of communication among applications running on the host and in
virtual machines. For more information, see the VMCI Sockets
Programming Guide. - Hot add and remove for SCSI hard disks: You can now add and
remove SCSI virtual hard disks while the virtual machine is running in hardware
version 7 virtual machines.