VMware Server is a robust yet easy-to-use product that enables companies to partition a physical server into multiple virtual machines, each running its own environment and operating system. This book is one of the first guides to VMware's new free product offering. VMware expert Eric Hammersley shares his vast experience in using VMware in the development process, and teaches readers how they can streamline their own development with the new VMware server. Real-world examples help get readers up and running with VMware server quickly. This book covers VMware Server installation and host OS performance tweaks; virtual hardware, networks, and the server console; how virtualization fits into the development environment; building base images; automation with VMCom, PerlCOM, and new C APIs; integrating VMware Server into an existing environment; test bank automation; developing in a virtual machine; and virtual network testing.
