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== Officially Supported Guest Operating Systems ==
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In the world of VMware Server 2.0 there are supported and unsupported guest operating systems. it is important to understand, however, that just because an opearing systems is not officially supported to run within a VMware Server virtual machine does not necessarily mean it will not actually work in this environment. In fact, the majority of operating systems missing from the officially supported list will actually run without any problems in VMware Server.
  
Guest operating systems fall into two categories, officially supported and unsupported. As with host operating systems, just because a guest operating system is not officially supported does not necessarily mean that it won't run as a guest operating system in VMware Server 2.0 virtual machine. For example, Fedora Linux is not, at the time of writing, an officially supported guest operating system, yet based on testing it appears to function perfectly well within a VMware Server 2.0 virtual machine.  
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If the required guest operating system is not officially supported it is still worth trying to run it inside a virtual machine. After all, when virtual machine can be created in minutes and deleted in seconds, there is little to lose in experimenting.
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== Unsupported Linux Guest Operating Systems ==
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There are many Linux distributions freely available today, and as such it would be impossible for VMware to validate every single one. It is important to note, however, that even if a specific Linux guest operating system is not listed, it does not necessarily mean it will not run within VMware Server 2.0. In fact, it is usually sufficient to select the closest match from the list. In the case of unsupported Linux distributions, identify the kernel version (current versions are 2.4 and 2.6) and whether the operating system is 32-bit or 64-bit, and then make an appropriate selection from the ''Other Linux'' options. In most cases, the Linux distribution will run perfectly (or at least no less perfectly than a supported distribution) within the VMware Server virtual machine.
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== Officially Supported Guest Operating Systems ==
  
With this information in mind, the following tables list the current officially supported guest operating systems:
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With the aboveinformation in mind, the following tables list the current officially supported VMware Server 2.0 guest operating systems:
  
 
=== Microsoft Windows (64-bit) ===
 
=== Microsoft Windows (64-bit) ===

Revision as of 13:59, 30 September 2008

In the world of VMware Server 2.0 there are supported and unsupported guest operating systems. it is important to understand, however, that just because an opearing systems is not officially supported to run within a VMware Server virtual machine does not necessarily mean it will not actually work in this environment. In fact, the majority of operating systems missing from the officially supported list will actually run without any problems in VMware Server.

If the required guest operating system is not officially supported it is still worth trying to run it inside a virtual machine. After all, when virtual machine can be created in minutes and deleted in seconds, there is little to lose in experimenting.




Unsupported Linux Guest Operating Systems

There are many Linux distributions freely available today, and as such it would be impossible for VMware to validate every single one. It is important to note, however, that even if a specific Linux guest operating system is not listed, it does not necessarily mean it will not run within VMware Server 2.0. In fact, it is usually sufficient to select the closest match from the list. In the case of unsupported Linux distributions, identify the kernel version (current versions are 2.4 and 2.6) and whether the operating system is 32-bit or 64-bit, and then make an appropriate selection from the Other Linux options. In most cases, the Linux distribution will run perfectly (or at least no less perfectly than a supported distribution) within the VMware Server virtual machine.


Officially Supported Guest Operating Systems

With the aboveinformation in mind, the following tables list the current officially supported VMware Server 2.0 guest operating systems:

Microsoft Windows (64-bit)

Microsoft Operating Systems (64-bit)

Supported Versions

Windows Server 2008 x64

Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition

Windows Vista x64

Business Edition, Ultimate Edition

Windows XP x64

Windows Server 2003 x64 Standard Edition

SP1, SP2, R2

Windows Server 2003 x64 Web Edition

SP1, SP2, R2

Windows Server 2003 x64 Enterprise Edition

SP1, SP2, R2

Microsoft Windows (32-bit)

Microsoft Operating Systems (32-bit)

Supported Versions

Windows Server 2008

Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition

Windows Vista

Business Edition and Ultimate Edition

Windows XP

SP2

Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition

SP1, SP2, R2

Windows Server 2003 Web Edition

SP1, SP2, R2

Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition

SP1, SP2, R2

Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard Edition

R2

Windows Small Business Server 2003 Premium Edition

R2

Windows 2000 Server

SP3, SP4

Windows 2000 Advanced Server

SP3, SP4

Linux Operating Systems (64-bit)

Linux Operating Systems (64-bit)

Supported Versions

Mandriva Linux 2006

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

5.0, 5.1

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS

4.5

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES

4.5

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS

4.5

SUSE Linux

9.0, SP1, SP2, SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

10, 10 SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0

SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop

10, 10.1, 10.2

openSUSE

10.2

Open Enterprise Server

SP1, SP2

Ubuntu Linux

8.04 7.10, 7.04, 6.10, 6.06, 5.10, 5.04

Linux Operating Systems (32-bit)

Linux Operating Systems (32-bit)

Supported Versions

Mandriva Linux

2006, 10.1, 10.0, 9.x

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

5.1, 5.0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS

4.5

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES

4.5

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS

4.5

SUSE Linux

9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

10, 10 SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

9, SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop

10, 10.1, 10.2

openSUSE

10.2

Open Enterprise Server

SP1, SP2

Ubuntu Linux

8.04, 7.10, 7.04, 6.10, 6.06, 5.10, 5.04

Sun Solaris

Sun Solaris Operating Systems

Supported Versions

Solaris 64-bit Platform Edition 10

update 3, update 4

Solaris 32-bit Platform Edition 10

update 3, update 4

Novell Netware

Novell Netware Operating Systems

Supported Versions

NetWare 6.x Server 32-bit

6.5 SP6