From: "Ed Durrant" <virtualized_ecs_users@2rosenthals.com>
Message-ID: <4B202B87.9040705@durrant.mine.nu>
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:58:15 +1100
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Subject: Re: [Virtualized eCS] New VMWare Workstation (v6)
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Steve wrote:
> Ed Durrant wrote:
>>
>>  Just a short note to say that VMWare have released a new version of 
>> their Workstation product and there is a free 60 day trial download 
>> but so far I have been unable to get eComStation to install to it. It 
>> hangs at the eCS logo. It's strange that other VMware products can 
>> run eCS but this one not, I'll keep trying different combinations of 
>> VMWare machine set up parameters and eCS Install pre-boot menu 
>> settings, but considering how easy it was to get the eCS install to 
>> work under other VMWare products, this does look like it wont work on 
>> the new VMWare Workstation product.
>>
> Hi, Ed!
>
> Are you sure what you have is Workstation v6?  The latest, and 
> recently released, version is v7.  I've tried installing RC7 on both 
> v6 and v7 without success. If you manage to make it work please let me 
> know how.
>
> While I'm thinking about it, is there an ESX product, as well as the 
> ESXi you are running?  Their web site, in addition to being circular,  
> is more than a little confusing.  :^)
>
> Regards,
>
> Steve
>
>
You're right v 7.0.0-203739 - not v6.

 From what I have seen, it looks like this wont work with an eCS client.

On the VMWare/VSphere ESX v4.01 products - there are three versions:

    The old full version to be installed on a disk by  a company - this 
is ESX and it comes with various management tools and (expensive) 
support options - this is what should be used for very large installations.

    Then there is a cut-down version called ESXi (i for integrated I 
guess), this is loaded onto a solid state drive on the motherboard of a 
server and is installed by the company producing the hardware - IBM, HP, 
DELL etc. This variant does not come with management tools, you need to 
buy them extra.

   In addition to this VMWare decided to release the cut-down ESXi code 
to be able to be used in test and evaluation environments - to get a 
"foot in the door". This can either be installed as a full featured 
installation for an evaluation period (60 days I think), or in a further 
cut down configuration (less CPU and memory support etc.) in an untimed 
evaluation configuration. This last option is what I installed and 
tested with.
 
>
>


-- 
Cheers/2

Ed

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