David Davis

Have you seen 64-bit versions of popular operating systems any applications? Perhaps you would like to try out these 64-bit editions. VMware is the ideal test bed to do this but what is required? Let’s find out how to make it work… Running a 64-bit VM Guest on your 32-bit CPU? There are a ton…

In using VMware Server, sooner or later you will have a need to script the startup and shutdown of VMware Servers. You may want to do this for backup purposes or just to be able to run a script that can quickly stop or start virtual servers without bring up the VMware administrative application. Let‘s…

In our article on How to Install VMWare Server, we encountered an error on installation about the VMWare Web Service. In this article, we will learn how to resolve that error and get the VMWare web server started. In the installation, we received the error that the install could not start the VMware Management Interface…

Did you know that you can download FREE, already configured servers from the Internet, then run them on your Windows XP/2003 or Linux VMware computer? These servers can do some amazing things, they are free, and they can be up and running in minutes. Let’s find out how… Read more: Updated for 2013 – Top…

Just like with any network operating system, to securely setup VMware ESX, you need to understand how to configure users, groups, and roles. In this article, you will find out how. Introduction to VMware ESX users, groups, and roles Keep in mind that VMware ESX is a modified version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Thus,…

In our Remotely Manage VMware Servers article, we talked about the different ways to remotely manage your VMware Server. A very cool (I believe) “backdoor” management method for VMware is VNC. And even better, its built-in to VMware – you don’t have to install it. All you have to do is turn it on. Let’s…

When most people think of Virtualization, they might think of Microsoft but I’d be willing to bet that they think of VMware. In fact, there may be many out there who don’t know that there are other virtualization products besides VMware’s solutions. While VMware has excellent Virtualization products, I think it is important to know…

When using VMware Server & Workstation, you will, at some point, go to the directory where your VMware virtual machines are stored. Inside this directory, you will see a number of strange files and you will probably wonder what they are and what they do. Now, you can stop wondering and find out. Directory Listing…

Pointing and clicking is great but you can save a lot of time by knowing the keyboard shortcuts used by VMware. In fact, in some cases, you must know the right keys to push to do what you need to do. Let’s learn more… What can you do with Keyboard Shortcuts? So what can you…

Perhaps you need to test the result of configuration changes on a server or maybe you want to see what happens if you install a new service pack. No matter what you are doing on a computer, many times, you actions may have unintended consequences. Have you ever installed a new program you downloaded and…

VMware has released a new “solution” called Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). If you are using VMware’s products to serve up desktops to your end users, you may already be using a more basic form of VDI and not even know it. Let’s find out more about VDI… What is VDI? This is a VMware solution,…

In the past, VMware was just a single product. Now, you will find that there are a wide variety of VMware products to choose from. Because of this, it can be confusing which one to choose. This article aims at helping you sort it all out by providing a quick review of all VMware products….