Seems like half the questions on this list are about vmware.
Working for the University of Wisconsin, I've heard that I can get a license
for vmware workstation for my home machine. Anybody run jaws in a vmware
virtual machine? Does it work?
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From: "Ryan Shugart"
Hi Frank: I can only speak to Window-Eyes, but so long as you are running Window-Eyes 7.0 or higher you should be fine. You'll be able to access VMs using RDP just like you do physical machines today. GW-Micro introduced a fix into 7.0 to help WE run in virtual environments without causing a BSOD in the VM, so I wouldn't go earlier than 7.0. We use VMWare's ESX product, not HyperV but I imagine the idea is the same. Actually, the best approach is to get the screen reader installed on the template, the VM used to create other VMs, kind of like the master image for Ghost or similar. That way as soon as a new VM comes up you have speech and no issues to worry about. You won't be able to access the console of the VM obviously and from that angle you'll be up a creak, but if you plan well enough you should be fine with RDP access only. Ryan
-----Original Message----- From: blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Frank Ventura Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 7:05 PM To: matt.bsa@wh1t3.net; Blind sysadmins list Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Moving to virtual servers
Hello all, In the first quarter of next year we are planning on replacing all of our WS 2003 servers with WS 2008 servers. Simple and straight forward enough. However, many of our servers that are now run on physical hardware will be virtualized using Hyper-V. Meaning, that on each WS 2008 box we may have 3 or 4 other virtualized servers. This is where my concern lies. Hyper-V (as well as its predecessor Virtual Server 2005) has no support for virtualized sound cards. Up until now I have had no problem installing JFW or WindowEyes on the physical servers and having full access. Now, with no sound support on the virtualized servers what are my options. If I install JFW or WE on the virtualized servers and RDP into them would I have access that way or am I up the proverbial creek here? Thanks Frank
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