G+_Walter L. McCormick Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Does anyone here have experience using VMware workstation pro? I have been using the free VMware player and like it. I am a little confused on the licensing. It says that if you want to use it on both windows host and linux host, you need to buy 2 licenses. What if you have 2 linux host and want to run on both, can you use 1 license? Are there any other details I should be aware of before I purchase? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Pat Hacker Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 I would think you would have to get to license Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_John Parson Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 You do have to buy a license for each host computer. What you can do is create client VM's and use player to run them on other hosts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Walter L. McCormick Posted October 3, 2016 Author Share Posted October 3, 2016 What is the advantages of buying the pro version as opposed to sticking with player? I know that with pro you can run multiple vm's at a time while you can't do that with player. Are there any other features that would be worth buying pro? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Scott Snodgrass Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 I run an ESXI server at work and usually licensing goes by the number of sockets on each host. Make sure you look into it before not buying enough licensing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Reese Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 I don't open VMware Player very often, but I'm pretty sure it can run multiple machines at once. (FWIW, I'm on Windows.) Have you considered trying another virtualization host? I've mostly been using VirtualBox and have run 3 or 4 machines at once (quite the workout for my 8yo desktop). A couple features I like that I can't find in VMware Player are: headless boot (good for web servers to run in the background) and the ability to limit CPU usage. For example, my OpenVPN VM has 1 processors and is also limited to a 40% execution cap. It doesn't need much power and won't hinder anything else I'm doing on the machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Walter L. McCormick Posted October 3, 2016 Author Share Posted October 3, 2016 Ben Reese? yes I have been using virtual box for a few years, but here lately it has been a hassle to do what I need. Making a vm is fine but when I want to share a directory from my host to guest or USB pass through, it can a lot to get set up. I like how easy it is to use vmware, but the price is a little much for me to justify since u need it for multiple machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Steve Martin Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Screw VMWare and their licenses. Put XenServer on the Linux box and run all of the operating systems you want from there. Free, open source and easy to maintain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Walter L. McCormick Posted October 3, 2016 Author Share Posted October 3, 2016 Steve Martin? that is my next choice. I've tried xen server and it did the job. I wonder if xen on the desktop will be what I'm after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Steve Martin Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 The problem is even to do a free trial of Xen Desktop you are going to have to re-format and install on your desktop and if it doesn't work for you, go back and re-install Windows. The big problem will be Drivers for your video card and how well it works for real time video stuff like gaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Walter L. McCormick Posted October 4, 2016 Author Share Posted October 4, 2016 Steve Martin? oh I see. Looks like virtual box is want I should stick with then for what I'm looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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