Hi Andrew,
I played around with vmware workstation on my laptop.
I had just one issue running the latest ubuntu for workstation in vmware.
Always when I brought the vm down my soundcard muted automaticly.
For me no problem because I still have braille output.
I hope to try esx server out ass well.
Wonder if it would be possible to access the esx server console without the use of virtual center?
With microsoft virtual pc I did not even try to use it.
We had virtual pc at my microsoft courses.
So what I used to do was, to ask a sighted student to boot up my virtual pc and then I started my screenreader.
Vincent.
Andrew Hodgson wrote
> Hi,
>
> I am just wondering what people think about virtualisation, specifically in an IT company using products like VmWare, Virtual PC, and presumably some of the technology coming up in 2008?
>
> I have had a couple of experiences:
>
> I have been using Linux virtualisation for ages, both running kernels inside a host operating system – the machine that runs this list is running in this way, and for a small length of time, using the Zen virtualisation system in RedHat for a test project I am working on at work. The Zen I have had more problems with, both on a technical level, and also the fact that it is harder to get at what is happening in the virtual system – if I don’t have SSH access to the machine, I have to resort to a virtual serial connection.
>
> However, I have had less success with Microsoft Windows – using both VmWare and Virtual PC, I have had issues installing the Jaws intercept drivers, and when I am running in a Virtual PC session, it seems to somehow disrupt the Jaws session on the host OS, so that Jaws doesn’t speak correctly until I reboot. I think this may be something to do with video drivers, or the way I am using the virtual system, as I go into full screen mode on occasions.
>
> I am hoping to try out ESX server this year, which is VmWare’s flagship product, to see if it has any advantages over the others.
>
> Have any of you had any experiences, both good and bad using this technology?
>
> Thanks.
> Andrew.
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