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New page: The objective of this chapter is to provide information on installing VMware Server 2.0 on the Microsoft Windows Server family of operating systems. For information on installing on Linux ...
The objective of this chapter is to provide information on installing VMware Server 2.0 on the Microsoft Windows Server family of operating systems. For information on installing on Linux system refer to the chapter entitled [[Installing VMware Server 2.0 on Linux Systems]].
== Supported Windows Versions ==
VMware Server 2.0 is designed to run on Windows Server host operating systems and is not intended for use on desktop variants of Windows (such as Windows XP or Windows Vista). In addition, VMware Server 2.0 is not supported on Windows Server 2008. That said, the list of supported Windows operating systems is quite extensive and provides support for both 32-bit and 64-bit platforms.
The following table lists 32-bit Windows operating systems which are officially supported as VMware Server 2.0 hosts:
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<th>
<p>Operating System</p>
</th>
<th>
<p>Required Service Packs</p>
</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition</p>
</td>
<td>
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6">
<td>Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition</td>
<td>4.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition</td>
<td>SP1, SP2, R2</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6">
<td>Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition</td>
<td>SP1, SP2, R2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Windows Server 2003 Web Edition</td>
<td>SP1, SP2, R2</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6">
<td>Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard</td>
<td>R2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Windows Small Business Server 2003 Premium</td>
<td>R2</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6">
<td>Windows 2000 Server</td>
<td>SP3, SP4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Windows 2000 Advanced Server</td>
<td>SP3, SP4</td>
</tr>
</table>
== Supported Windows Versions ==
VMware Server 2.0 is designed to run on Windows Server host operating systems and is not intended for use on desktop variants of Windows (such as Windows XP or Windows Vista). In addition, VMware Server 2.0 is not supported on Windows Server 2008. That said, the list of supported Windows operating systems is quite extensive and provides support for both 32-bit and 64-bit platforms.
The following table lists 32-bit Windows operating systems which are officially supported as VMware Server 2.0 hosts:
<table border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" id="E3B" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-color:#cccccc; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; margin-bottom:20px">
<tr bgcolor="#cccccc" style="color:black" valign="top">
<th>
<p>Operating System</p>
</th>
<th>
<p>Required Service Packs</p>
</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition</p>
</td>
<td>
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6">
<td>Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition</td>
<td>4.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition</td>
<td>SP1, SP2, R2</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6">
<td>Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition</td>
<td>SP1, SP2, R2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Windows Server 2003 Web Edition</td>
<td>SP1, SP2, R2</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6">
<td>Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard</td>
<td>R2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Windows Small Business Server 2003 Premium</td>
<td>R2</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#e9e9e6">
<td>Windows 2000 Server</td>
<td>SP3, SP4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Windows 2000 Advanced Server</td>
<td>SP3, SP4</td>
</tr>
</table>
