When we created the 1.4.1 release of
the NST Virtual Machine, we also wanted to make sure that it would
work within the freely available VMware
Player™. However, we also want to be sure that one could
use the VMware Server™ as it offers some
significant benefits over VMware
Player™. The following details the advantages of using
VMware Server™:
It allows one to power on virtual machines at system boot. For example, it is possible to turn on a Windows machine with VMware Server™ installed and have the NST Virtual Machine automatically started (you don't need to touch anything but the power button - logging into Windows is not required).
It allows one to start/stop/use virtual machines from remote computers. For example, one can run the vmware-server-console on a Linux system and manage (or access) virtual machines running on a remote Windows box.
NOTE: One will need to open port
902 on the host system before remote
access will be possible.
It allows one to enable dual CPUs on SMP systems (the VMware Player™ only allows one to use a single CPU).
It provides a full GUI VMX editor whereas one needs to edit their VMX files in a text editor when using VMware Player™.